Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha

Devanagari script

तस्मान्निधेयमाकाशे दशरात्रं पयस्तथा सर्वदाहोपशान्त्यर्थम् अध्वश्रमविनाशनम् //

Transliteration

tasmānnidheyamākāśe daśarātraṃ payastathā sarvadāhopaśāntyartham adhvaśramavināśanam //

Translation

Therefore, milk should be kept out in the open air for ten nights; it is intended to pacify all burning heat and to remove the fatigue of travel.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore

• nidheyam: should be placed/kept (to be set aside)

• ākāśe: in the open sky/outdoors

• daśa-rātram: for ten nights

• payaḥ: milk

• tathā: likewise/also

• sarva: all

• dāha: burning, heat, inflammation

• upaśānti: pacification, cooling relief

• artham: for the purpose of

• adhva: journey/road

• śrama: exertion, fatigue

• vināśanam: removal, destruction

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within didactic prescriptions)

Tags

• Shanti
• Ritual
• Ayurvedic-cooling
• Travel-fatigue
• Vrata

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to practical śānti-style instructions aimed at calming bodily ‘burning’ (dāha) and restoring strength.

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

It presents a simple, accessible remedy a householder (and by extension a king caring for subjects and travelers) may employ for relief from heat and journey-fatigue—part of welfare-oriented dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes keeping milk under the open sky for ten nights as a cooling/pacifying measure—an example of Matsya Purana’s practical śānti procedures rather than temple architecture.