Shloka 83

Matsya Purana — Characteristics of Dvāpara and Kali Yugas

Devanagari script

वल्कलान्यथ वासांसि अधःशय्याश्च सर्वशः परिग्रहो न तेष्वस्ति धनशुद्धिमवाप्नुयुः //

Transliteration

valkalānyatha vāsāṃsi adhaḥśayyāśca sarvaśaḥ parigraho na teṣvasti dhanaśuddhimavāpnuyuḥ //

Translation

Wearing bark-garments and simple clothes, and sleeping on the ground in every way—when there is no possessiveness toward such things, they attain purity of wealth.

Word by Word

• वल्कलानि (valkalāni): bark-garments

• अथ (atha): and/then

• वासांसि (vāsāṁsi): clothes, garments

• अधःशय्याः (adhaḥśayyāḥ): sleeping on the ground/low bedding

• च (ca): and

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ): in every respect, entirely

• परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ): possession, acquisitiveness, grasping

• न (na): not

• तेषु (teṣu): in/with regard to those (things)

• अस्ति (asti): exists

• धनशुद्धिम् (dhanaśuddhim): purity of wealth, purity regarding possessions

• अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ): they would attain/obtain.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Renunciation
• Dhana-shuddhi
• Non-attachment
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches an ethical discipline—detachment from possessions—as a means to inner and material purity (dhana-śuddhi).

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

It frames “purity of wealth” as rooted in non-possessiveness: even when one uses clothing and bedding (necessary supports of life), one should avoid grasping, hoarding, or identity-based attachment—an ideal applicable to rulers and householders managing resources.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the value of simplicity and non-attachment as a supporting virtue for purity in religious life.