Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः एवं क्षपातिवाह्या च गीतमङ्गलनिःस्वनैः //

Transliteration

vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ evaṃ kṣapātivāhyā ca gītamaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ //

Translation

With garments and bedding offered, and with no deceit concerning wealth—thus should the night be passed, accompanied by songs and the resonant sounds of auspicious benedictions.

Word by Word

• वासोभिः: with garments/clothing

• शयनीयैः: with beds/bedding, things fit for sleeping

• च: and

• वित्त: wealth/property

• शाठ्य: deceit, cheating, miserliness

• विवर्जितः: devoid of, free from

• एवम्: thus, in this manner

• क्षपा: night

• अतिवाह्या: to be spent/passed through

• च: and

• गीत: songs

• मङ्गल: auspiciousness, benediction

• निःस्वनैः: with sounds/resonances, with chanting/uttered sounds

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the teaching as received in the Matsya Purana’s discourse tradition; ultimately framed as instruction in dharma)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya Purana
• Dharma
• Maṅgala (auspicious benedictions)

Tags

• Dharma
• Ācāra
• Householder
• Dāna
• Maṅgala

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on ethical and auspicious household observance—spending the night with maṅgala songs while remaining free from deceit regarding wealth.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It stresses ācāra: generosity in providing clothing and bedding, and strict honesty (no vitta-śāṭhya). For householders (and rulers by extension), prosperity must be paired with integrity and auspicious, orderly conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights maṅgala-gīta and auspicious sound (benedictory chanting) as part of proper observance; it does not give specific Vāstu or temple-construction rules in this verse.