Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Mandāra-Saptamī Vrata

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना सर्वं सप्तम्यां मासि मासि च कुर्यात्संवत्सरं यावद् वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā sarvaṃ saptamyāṃ māsi māsi ca kuryātsaṃvatsaraṃ yāvad vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ //

Translation

Following this prescribed method, one should perform the entire observance on the seventh lunar day (saptamī), month after month, for as long as a full year—free from deceit or miserliness regarding one’s wealth.

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• vidhinā: rule/procedure

• sarvam: the whole (observance)

• saptamyām: on the seventh lunar day (Saptamī)

• māsi māsi: month after month

• ca: and

• kuryāt: should do/perform

• saṃvatsaram yāvat: up to (for) one year

• vitta: wealth

• śāṭhya: fraud, deceit, stinginess

• vivarjitaḥ: devoid of, free from

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Saptamī

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Ritual discipline
• Dana ethics
• Saptamī

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on vrata-dharma—how to sustain a ritual observance regularly for a year with moral purity.

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

It prescribes steady monthly religious practice and emphasizes financial integrity—performing vows without cheating, miserliness, or corrupt handling of resources, a key ethic for both householders and rulers.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is procedural: the observance is to be performed on Saptamī every month for a year, explicitly requiring sincerity and honest use of wealth in the rite and associated offerings.