Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

यो दद्यात्तद्व्यतीपाते पीतोर्णायुगसंयुतम् राजसूयसहस्रस्य फलमाप्नोति मानवः हेमधेन्वा युतं तच्च ब्रह्मलोकफलप्रदम् //

Transliteration

yo dadyāttadvyatīpāte pītorṇāyugasaṃyutam rājasūyasahasrasya phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ hemadhenvā yutaṃ tacca brahmalokaphalapradam //

Translation

Whoever, on that Vyatīpāta, gives a pair of yellow woolen garments attains merit equal to a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices. And that gift—when accompanied by a golden cow—bestows the fruit of reaching Brahmaloka.

Word by Word

• yo: whoever

• dadyāt: should give

• tad-vyatīpāte: on that (occasion of) Vyatīpāta

• pīta: yellow

• orṇā: wool (woolen cloth)

• yuga-saṃyutam: joined as a pair/two-piece set

• rājasūya-sahasrasya: of a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices

• phalam: fruit/merit

• āpnoti: attains

• mānavaḥ: a human/person

• hema-dhenvā: with a golden cow

• yutam: accompanied/combined

• tat ca: and that (gift)

• brahma-loka-phala-pradam: granting the fruit of Brahmaloka

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Vyatīpāta
• Rājasūya
• Brahmaloka
• Hema-dhenu (golden cow)
• Mānava (the giver/human)

Tags

• Dāna
• Vyatīpāta
• Ritual Merit
• Householder Dharma
• Punya-Phala

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it teaches Dāna-dharma—how specific gifts on Vyatīpāta yield extraordinary spiritual merit.

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

It frames an accessible householder duty (dāna) as a substitute for costly royal rites: a simple, timely gift can equal the merit of grand sacrifices like the Rājasūya, making dharma practicable beyond kings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual-astrological: Vyatīpāta is treated as a potent yoga for dāna, and pairing the cloth-gift with a hema-dhenu is prescribed to elevate the resulting fruit to Brahmaloka.