Shloka 68

Matsya Purana — Sādhāraṇa Śrāddha: General Ancestral Rite

Devanagari script

सम्पन्नम् इत्यभ्युदये दद्यादर्घ्यं द्वयोर् द्वयोः युग्मा द्विजातयः पूज्या वस्त्रकार्तस्वरादिभिः //

Transliteration

sampannam ityabhyudaye dadyādarghyaṃ dvayor dvayoḥ yugmā dvijātayaḥ pūjyā vastrakārtasvarādibhiḥ //

Translation

At an auspicious celebration, saying “sampannam” (“May it be accomplished”), one should offer arghya in pairs, two by two. The dvijas (twice-born) should likewise be honored as pairs, with garments, cut pieces of cloth, gold, and similar gifts.

Word by Word

• सम्पन्नम् (sampannam): ‘accomplished, successfully completed’

• इति (iti): thus

• अभ्युदये (abhyudaye): on an auspicious occasion/celebration

• दद्याद् (dadyād): one should give

• अर्घ्यम् (arghyam): arghya, a respectful offering (water/oblation of welcome)

• द्वयोः द्वयोः (dvayoḥ dvayoḥ): two by two, in pairs

• युग्माः (yugmāḥ): as pairs

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ): the twice-born (Brahmins and other initiated classes)

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ): to be worshiped/honored

• वस्त्र (vastra): garments/cloth

• कार्त (kārta): cut cloth pieces/cloth articles (as gifts)

• स्वर (svara): gold/precious metal (svarṇa implied)

• आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ): and the like, etc.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Dvijati (twice-born)

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Grihastha
• Dana
• Brahmin-honoring

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on auspicious household rites and the proper honoring of the twice-born through arghya and gifts.

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

It prescribes gṛhastha (and by extension royal) ceremonial etiquette: during auspicious events one should welcome and honor dvijas systematically—offering arghya and giving appropriate gifts such as cloth and gold.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the paired offering: arghya and honor to dvijas should be done ‘two by two,’ along with dakṣiṇā-like gifts (cloth, gold, etc.), reflecting formalized maṅgala-vidhi procedure.