Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types

Devanagari script

तृप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा ततः कुर्याद् विकिरन्सार्ववर्णिकम् सोदकं चान्नमुद्धृत्य सलिलं प्रक्षिपेद्भुवि //

Transliteration

tṛptāñjñātvā tataḥ kuryād vikiransārvavarṇikam sodakaṃ cānnamuddhṛtya salilaṃ prakṣipedbhuvi //

Translation

Having ascertained that they are satisfied, one should then perform the scattering-offering (vikiraṇa) meant for all social classes (varṇa); and, lifting up the food together with water, one should pour the water onto the ground.

Word by Word

• tṛptān: those who are satisfied (the fed guests/recipients)

• jñātvā: having known/ascertained

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• kuryāt: one should do

• vikiran: scattering, sprinkling, distributing (a ritual scattering-offering)

• sārva-varṇikam: intended for all varṇas/classes, universal in scope

• sa-udakam: together with water

• ca: and

• annam: food

• uddhṛtya: having lifted/taken up

• salilam: water

• prakṣipet: should cast/pour/throw

• bhuvi: on the earth/on the ground.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu on dharma/ritual procedure)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Lord Matsya
• varṇa (social classes)

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Śrāddha
• Hospitality
• Offerings

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on dharma in ritual conduct—what one should do after confirming that recipients/guests are satisfied, including a universal scattering-offering and pouring water to the earth.

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

It frames a householder’s (and by extension a king’s) duty of proper hospitality and orderly ritual completion: verify the guests’ satisfaction, then perform the prescribed distribution/scattering meant for all classes, and conclude with the appropriate handling of food and water offerings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: it prescribes a vikiraṇa (scattering/distribution) offering for all varṇas and a concluding act of pouring water onto the ground—typical of purification/closure steps in offering rites.