Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना सर्वम् अनुमासं समाचरेत् सूतकान्ताद्द्वितीये ऽह्नि शय्यां दद्याद्विलक्षणाम् //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā sarvam anumāsaṃ samācaret sūtakāntāddvitīye 'hni śayyāṃ dadyādvilakṣaṇām //

Translation

In this manner, one should duly perform all the prescribed observances for the whole month. Then, after the period of sūtaka (ritual impurity) has ended, on the second day one should give in charity a special bed, as enjoined.

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• vidhinā: procedure/rule

• sarvam: all (prescribed acts)

• anumāsam: for a month/throughout the month

• samācaret: one should practice/perform

• sūtaka-antāt: after the end of sūtaka (impurity period)

• dvitīye: on the second

• ahni: day

• śayyām: a bed/couch

• dadyāt: one should give (as dāna)

• vilakṣaṇām: distinguished/special/with specific qualities

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Sūtaka
• Dāna (charity)
• Śayyā-dāna

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual purity
• Sūtaka rules
• Dāna
• Householder duties

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it addresses dharma in daily life—specifically observances during a month-long period connected with ritual impurity (sūtaka) and the prescribed gift after it ends.

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

It frames a householder’s (and by extension a ruler’s) duty to uphold ritual order: following the stated procedure for the full month and completing it with an appropriate dāna (gift), here a prescribed śayyā-dāna on the second day after sūtaka ends.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: the verse prescribes a post-impurity charitable act—donating a ‘special bed’ (śayyā), a common dāna category in Purāṇic ritual manuals.