Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Kamalā-Saptamī Vow: Lotus Rite for Sūrya

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना शुक्लसप्तम्यां मासि मासि च सर्वं समाचरेद्भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā śuklasaptamyāṃ māsi māsi ca sarvaṃ samācaredbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ //

Translation

Following this prescribed method, on the bright-lunar seventh day (śukla-saptamī)—and month after month—one should duly perform the entire observance with devotion, free from deceit regarding one’s wealth (i.e., without miserliness or dishonest withholding).

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• vidhinā: method, rule, prescribed procedure

• śukla-saptamyām: on the seventh day of the bright fortnight

• māsi māsi: month after month

• ca: and

• sarvam: all (the rite/observance in full)

• samācaret: should practice/perform properly

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• vitta: wealth, means

• śāṭhya: deception, trickery, fraudulent conduct (also stinginess in giving)

• vivarjitaḥ: devoid of, abstaining from

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukla-Saptamī
• Vrata (observance)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Ritual procedure
• Householder duties
• Monthly worship

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on ritual discipline—performing a prescribed observance regularly with devotion and integrity.

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

It teaches steady, repeatable dharma: a householder (and by extension a king setting public standards) should perform vows and worship consistently each month, without financial deceit—meaning no dishonest economizing, false show of piety, or withholding what the rite requires.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it emphasizes correct procedure (vidhi), proper timing (Śukla-Saptamī), regular monthly repetition, devotion (bhakti), and ethical purity in offerings/expenses.