Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines

Devanagari script

*आदित्य उवाच स्थावरं देहि मे सर्वम् आहारं ददतां वर तेन तृप्तो भवेयं वै सा मे तृप्तिर्हि पार्थिव //

Transliteration

*āditya uvāca sthāvaraṃ dehi me sarvam āhāraṃ dadatāṃ vara tena tṛpto bhaveyaṃ vai sā me tṛptirhi pārthiva //

Translation

Āditya said: “O best among givers, grant me as food all sustenance that is fixed (immovable). By that I shall indeed be satisfied; for that, O king, is truly my satisfaction.”

Word by Word

• ādityaḥ uvāca: Āditya (the Sun) said

• sthāvaram: stationary/fixed beings or produce (plants, immobile life, settled offerings)

• dehi: give/grant

• me: to me

• sarvam: all

• āhāram: food/sustenance

• dadatām vara: best among those who give (most excellent donor)

• tena: by that/with that

• tṛptaḥ: satisfied

• bhaveyam: may I become

• vai: indeed

• sā: that

• me: my

• tṛptiḥ: satisfaction/contentment

• hi: surely/indeed

• pārthiva: O king/earthly ruler

Speaker

• Aditya (Surya)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya
• Surya
• Parthiva (King)

Tags

• Cosmology
• Solar deity
• Offerings
• Dana (charity)
• Sustenance

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to the cosmic economy of sustenance: beings and their produce (especially the ‘stationary’ plant-world) function as food/offerings that maintain divine and worldly order—an idea that supports continuity of creation rather than describing Pralaya directly.

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

It frames the ruler/householder as a “best giver” whose duty includes providing food—especially agricultural produce and offerings—supporting dharma through annadāna and ritual hospitality that sustains society and the gods.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it emphasizes food-offerings (āhāra/anna) as the means of satisfying a deity like Surya; while not a Vastu rule, it aligns with temple/household worship where offerings of produce are central to daily rites.