Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

परिलिख्य च यो दद्याद् धेमशूलसमन्वितम् शैवं पदमवाप्नोति मीने चोपागते रवौ //

Transliteration

parilikhya ca yo dadyād dhemaśūlasamanvitam śaivaṃ padamavāpnoti mīne copāgate ravau //

Translation

Whoever has it inscribed and then donates it—together with a golden trident—attains the Śaiva state, especially when the Sun has entered Pisces (Mīna).

Word by Word

• परिलिख्य: having inscribed/caused to be written

• च: and

• यः: whoever

• दद्यात्: should give/donate

• धेम/हेम: gold/golden

• शूल: trident

• समन्वितम्: endowed with/accompanied by

• शैवम्: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)

• पदम्: state/abode

• अवाप्नोति: attains

• मीने: in Pisces (Mīna)

• च: and/also

• उपागते: having arrived/entered

• रवौ: when the Sun (Ravi) (is in that sign)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the teaching as part of a dāna-vidhi passage

Entities Mentioned

• Śiva
• Ravi (Sun)
• Mīna (Pisces)

Tags

• Dāna
• Śaiva
• Ritual timing
• Jyotiṣa
• Merit (Puṇya)

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual merit (puṇya) from a specific donation and its फल (result), namely attaining a Śaiva state.

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

It frames dāna as a key householder duty: commissioning an inscribed religious item and donating it with a golden trident, timed to an auspicious solar transit (Sun in Pisces), as a means to gain spiritual attainment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes a donation featuring a Śiva emblem (śūla/trident) and emphasizes auspicious timing linked to Mīna-saṅkrānti (the Sun’s entry into Pisces).