Shloka 109

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

न कुर्याद्दक्षिणाहीनं वित्तशाठ्येन मानवः अददल्लोभतो मोहात् कुलक्षयम् अवाप्नुते //

Transliteration

na kuryāddakṣiṇāhīnaṃ vittaśāṭhyena mānavaḥ adadallobhato mohāt kulakṣayam avāpnute //

Translation

A man should not perform a rite devoid of the prescribed fee (dakṣiṇā) out of deceit regarding wealth. One who does not give—through greed and delusion—incurs the ruin of his family line.

Word by Word

• na: not

• kuryāt: should do/perform

• dakṣiṇā-hīnam: lacking dakṣiṇā (ritual fee/gift)

• vitta-śāṭhyena: by deception/cheating concerning wealth

• mānavaḥ: a man/human

• adadan: not giving

• lobhataḥ: from greed

• mohāt: from delusion

• kula-kṣayam: destruction/decline of the family (lineage)

• avāpnute: attains/incurs

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, dharma-teaching context)

Entities Mentioned

• Dakṣiṇā
• Dāna
• Kula (lineage)

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Ritual
• Householder duties
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches ethical causality in dharma—how greed-driven refusal to give (dakṣiṇā/dāna) brings social and familial decline.

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

It frames giving dakṣiṇā and honest support of rites as a core householder duty; for rulers too, it implies sustaining priests, rituals, and public dharma through proper, non-deceptive patronage.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it mandates that sacrifices/ceremonies should not be performed while withholding the prescribed dakṣiṇā; the emphasis is on correct ritual completion through proper gifts, not on Vastu or temple architecture.