Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Phala-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

तामप्युपोष्य विधिवद् अनेनैव क्रमेण तु तद्वद्धैमफलं दत्त्वा सुवर्णकमलान्वितम् //

Transliteration

tāmapyupoṣya vidhivad anenaiva krameṇa tu tadvaddhaimaphalaṃ dattvā suvarṇakamalānvitam //

Translation

For that observance as well, fasting properly and in this very same sequence, one should likewise perform the prescribed gift—offering a golden fruit adorned with a lotus of gold.

Word by Word

• ताम् (tām): that (observance/that rite)

• अपि (api): also, even

• उपोष्य (upoṣya): having fasted/after observing a fast

• विधिवत् (vidhivat): according to rule, properly

• अनेन एव (anena eva): by this very (method)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa): in sequence, step-by-step order

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• तद्वत् (tadvat): likewise, in the same manner

• धैम-फलम् (dhaima-phalam): a golden fruit (ritual gift)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā): having given/offering

• सुवर्ण-कमल-अन्वितम् (suvarṇa-kamala-anvitam): endowed with/ornamented by a golden lotus.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, vrata-vyavasthā context)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vrata
• Upavasa
• Dana
• Ritual procedure
• Puranic dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on vrata procedure—fasting properly and completing the rite with a specified golden gift.

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

It frames dharma as disciplined practice: a householder (and by extension a ruler) should follow rites in proper order (krama) and conclude them with appropriate dāna, reinforcing self-restraint and generosity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the prescribed dāna: a “golden fruit” ornamented with a “golden lotus,” indicating a formal, symbol-laden offering that completes the fast/observance according to vidhi.