Shloka 75

Matsya Purana — Soma

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस् तस्मिंस् तदाहारे श्राद्धं दत्तं तु प्रीणयेत् काले न्यायागतं पात्रे विधिना प्रतिपादितम् प्राप्नुवन्त्यन्नमादत्तं यत्र यत्रावतिष्ठते //

Transliteration

tasmiṃs tasmiṃs tadāhāre śrāddhaṃ dattaṃ tu prīṇayet kāle nyāyāgataṃ pātre vidhinā pratipāditam prāpnuvantyannamādattaṃ yatra yatrāvatiṣṭhate //

Translation

Therefore, a Śrāddha offering given at that very meal (and on each such occasion) truly brings satisfaction—when it is performed at the proper time, bestowed upon a duly qualified recipient who has come in a rightful manner, and presented according to the prescribed rite. The ancestors obtain and accept that food wherever they may be abiding.

Word by Word

• तस्मिंस् तस्मिंस्: in that (very) occasion/instance

• तदाहारे: at that meal/at that time of eating

• श्राद्धम्: Śrāddha, ancestral offering rite

• दत्तम्: given/offered

• तु: indeed

• प्रीणयेत्: satisfies/pleases

• काले: at the proper time

• न्यायागतम्: come rightly/arrived by proper means

• पात्रे: to a worthy recipient (qualified person)

• विधिना: according to rule/rite

• प्रतिपादितम्: properly presented/bestowed

• प्राप्नुवन्ति: they obtain/attain

• अन्नम्: food/oblation

• आदत्तम्: accepted/taken

• यत्र यत्र: wherever

• अवतिष्ठते: they remain/abide.

Speaker

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

Entities Mentioned

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Śrāddha
• Pātra (worthy recipient)

Tags

• Śrāddha
• Pitṛs
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Ritual timing
• Dāna to worthy recipients

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches ritual causality—properly performed Śrāddha reaches the Pitṛs regardless of where they dwell.

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

It emphasizes gṛhastha-dharma: offering Śrāddha at the right time, to a qualified pātra, and by correct procedure—showing that ethical eligibility and ritual correctness determine the fruit of charity and ancestor rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): Śrāddha must be timed correctly and given to a worthy recipient who has arrived properly, then offered according to vidhi so the Pitṛs can receive and accept the food.