Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Śarkarā-Saptamī Vrata: The Sugar Offering Rite to Savitṛ

Devanagari script

अहोरात्रे गते पश्चाद् अष्टम्यां कृतनैत्यकः तत्सर्वं विदुषे तद्वद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् //

Transliteration

ahorātre gate paścād aṣṭamyāṃ kṛtanaityakaḥ tatsarvaṃ viduṣe tadvad brāhmaṇāya nivedayet //

Translation

When a full day and night have passed, on the Aṣṭamī (eighth lunar day), having completed the prescribed daily rites, one should formally present all of that to a learned Brāhmaṇa in the same proper manner.

Word by Word

• ahorātre: in a day-and-night (a full 24-hour period)

• gate: having passed/elapsed

• paścāt: thereafter

• aṣṭamyām: on the eighth lunar day (Aṣṭamī)

• kṛta-naityakaḥ: one who has performed the daily obligatory rites (nitya-karman)

• tat-sarvam: all that (everything connected with the observance/offerings)

• viduṣe: to the learned/wise person

• tadvat: in that very way/according to the rule just stated

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brāhmaṇa

• nivedayet: should offer/present/dedicate.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Brāhmaṇa
• Aṣṭamī

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Dāna
• Ritual procedure
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on ritual timing (after a full day and night) and the correct dedication of offerings during Aṣṭamī observance.

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

It frames dharmic discipline: after completing one’s daily obligatory rites, one should honor learning and priestly guardianship of ritual by formally offering the vowed items to a qualified, learned Brāhmaṇa.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is procedural: correct timing (after ahorātra), completion of nitya-karmas, and proper nivedana (formal presentation) of the vrata’s offerings to a learned Brāhmaṇa.