Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

सिद्धिं प्रयान्ति योगेन पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभाम् योगिनामेव देयानि तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि दातृभिः //

Transliteration

siddhiṃ prayānti yogena punarāvṛttidurlabhām yogināmeva deyāni tasmācchrāddhāni dātṛbhiḥ //

Translation

Through yoga they attain the supreme accomplishment from which return is difficult—liberation beyond rebirth. Therefore, donors should offer śrāddha-gifts specifically to yogins.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim): spiritual accomplishment, final attainment

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti): they attain, they reach

• योगेन (yogena): through yoga, by yogic discipline

• पुनरावृत्ति-दुर्लभाम् (punarāvṛtti-durlabhām): from which return/rebirth is hard (rare), difficult to recur

• योगिनाम् (yoginām): of yogins, to yogic practitioners

• एव (eva): indeed, only/emphatically

• देयानि (deyāni): should be given, are to be offered

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• श्राद्धानि (śrāddhāni): śrāddha offerings/rites and their gifts

• दातृभिः (dātṛbhiḥ): by donors, by those who give.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu
• Yogins
• Shraddha

Tags

• Shraddha
• Dharma
• Yoga
• Liberation
• Ritual

FAQs

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

It does not discuss pralaya directly; it emphasizes liberation beyond repeated return (punarāvṛtti), a soteriological theme rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It guides the donor’s duty in śrāddha: a householder (and by extension a king as patron) should direct śrāddha-gifts to spiritually accomplished yogins, treating right recipient-selection as part of dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies śrāddha-dāna protocol: the offerings/gifts connected with ancestor rites are best given to yogins, implying that recipient purity/attainment increases the rite’s efficacy.