Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — Glory of Tīrtha-Śrāddha: Best Times

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे दाने तथा होमे स्वाध्याये जलसंनिधौ कायावरोहणं नाम तथा चर्मण्वती नदी //

Transliteration

śrāddhe dāne tathā home svādhyāye jalasaṃnidhau kāyāvarohaṇaṃ nāma tathā carmaṇvatī nadī //

Translation

In śrāddha rites for the ancestors, in charitable giving (dāna), and likewise in fire-offerings (homa), in Vedic self-recitation (svādhyāya), and when one is near water—there is a sacred place called Kāyāvarohaṇa, and also the river Carmaṇvatī.

Word by Word

• श्राद्धे (śrāddhe): in śrāddha/ancestral rites

• दाने (dāne): in giving/charity

• तथा (tathā): and likewise

• होमे (home): in homa/fire-offering

• स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye): in svādhyāya/Vedic study-recitation

• जलसंनिधौ (jalasaṃnidhau): in the vicinity of water/near a water-source

• कायावरोहणम् (kāyāvarohaṇam): Kāyāvarohaṇa (name of a tīrtha/sacred site)

• नाम (nāma): named/called

• तथा (tathā): also

• चर्मण्वती (carmaṇvatī): Carmaṇvatī (river, commonly identified with the Chambal)

• नदी (nadī): river.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s sacred geography/ritual merits)

Entities Mentioned

• Kāyāvarohaṇa
• Carmaṇvatī (Chambal)

Tags

• Shraddha
• Dana
• Homa
• Svadhyaya
• Tirtha

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on ritual merit connected with śrāddha, charity, homa, svādhyāya, and the sanctity of specific tīrthas and a river.

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

It reinforces key householder duties—honoring ancestors (śrāddha), giving charity (dāna), maintaining sacrificial worship (homa), and practicing Vedic recitation (svādhyāya)—and links them to proper performance near sacred waters and tīrthas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights that acts like śrāddha and homa gain special potency when performed near water and at recognized sacred sites such as Kāyāvarohaṇa and the Carmaṇvatī river.