Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Code of Conduct and Vow-Procedure for Courtesans

Devanagari script

एवमादित्यवारेण सर्वमेतत्समाचरेत् तण्डुलप्रस्थदानं च यावन्मासास्त्रयोदश //

Transliteration

evamādityavāreṇa sarvametatsamācaret taṇḍulaprasthadānaṃ ca yāvanmāsāstrayodaśa //

Translation

Thus, on Sundays one should duly perform all these observances; and one should also donate a prastha-measure of rice, continuing this for thirteen months.

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• ādityavāreṇa: on Sunday (the day of Āditya/Sūrya)

• sarvam: all

• etat: this (set of rites)

• samācaret: should practice/perform properly

• taṇḍula: rice grains

• prastha: a standard dry measure (prastha)

• dānam: gift/charitable donation

• ca: and

• yāvat: as long as/for the duration

• māsāḥ: months

• trayodaśa: thirteen

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Surya)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Dāna
• Sunday observance
• Ritual discipline

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on dharma in the form of Sunday observance and sustained charity (rice donation) over a fixed period.

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

It frames a practical householder/royal duty: regular vrata-performance and dāna (measured rice-gift) carried out with consistency for thirteen months—an ethic of disciplined giving and ritual responsibility.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (vrata-vidhi), specifying the weekday (Sunday), the act (perform all prescribed rites), and the concrete dāna item/quantity (one prastha of rice) maintained for thirteen months.