Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Phala-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

शर्करासंयुतं दद्याद् ब्राह्मणाय कुटुम्बिने रविं काञ्चनकं कृत्वा पलस्यैकस्य धर्मवित् दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां भानुर्मे प्रीयतामिति //

Transliteration

śarkarāsaṃyutaṃ dadyād brāhmaṇāya kuṭumbine raviṃ kāñcanakaṃ kṛtvā palasyaikasya dharmavit dadyāddvikālavelāyāṃ bhānurme prīyatāmiti //

Translation

A knower of dharma should give an offering accompanied by sugar to a householder Brāhmaṇa; having fashioned a small golden image of Ravi (the Sun) weighing one pala, he should donate it at the two junction-times (morning and evening), saying, “May Bhānu (the Sun) be pleased with me.”

Word by Word

• śarkarā-saṃyutam: accompanied with sugar

• dadyāt: should give

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brāhmaṇa

• kuṭumbine: a householder (with family responsibilities)

• ravim: Ravi, the Sun

• kāñcanakam: made of gold

• kṛtvā: having made/fashioned

• palasya ekasya: of one pala (a unit of weight)

• dharma-vit: knower of dharma

• dadyāt: should donate

• dvi-kāla-velāyām: at the two times/junctions of the day (dawn and dusk)

• bhānuḥ: Bhānu, the Sun

• me: for me/of me

• prīyatām: may (he) be pleased

• iti: thus.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating Purāṇic instruction on dāna-dharma; framed within the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bhānu
• Brāhmaṇa
• Dharma

Tags

• Dāna
• Sūrya-upāsanā
• Sandhyā
• Ritual
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on dāna-dharma—specifically a Sun-pleasing donation performed at dawn and dusk.

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

It prescribes a dharmic act of charity: giving to a householder Brāhmaṇa and making a measured, intentional offering (a small golden Sūrya image), emphasizing disciplined generosity aligned with daily religious timings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights sandhyā (the two junction-times) as potent moments for gifts and specifies a pratīmā-style donation (a gold image of Sūrya) with a short mantra-like intention: “May Bhānu be pleased.”