Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायकलहं चैव दिवास्वप्नं च सर्वदा अनेन विधिना श्राद्धं निरुद्वास्येह निर्वपेत् //

Transliteration

svādhyāyakalahaṃ caiva divāsvapnaṃ ca sarvadā anena vidhinā śrāddhaṃ nirudvāsyeha nirvapet //

Translation

One should always avoid quarrelling during Vedic study (svādhyāya) and sleeping in the daytime; following this procedure, one should here perform the śrāddha offering without driving anyone away (and without causing disturbance).

Word by Word

• स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya): Vedic self-study/recitation

• कलहं (kalahaṃ): quarrel, contention

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• दिवास्वप्नं (divāsvapnaṃ): sleeping by day, daytime sleep

• च (ca): and

• सर्वदा (sarvadā): always

• अनेन (anena): by this

• विधिना (vidhinā): method, prescribed rule

• श्राद्धं (śrāddhaṃ): ancestral rite/oblation

• निरुद्वास्य (nirudvāsya): without expelling/turning away (guests/participants)

• इह (iha): here, in this context/rite

• निर्वपेत् (nirvapet): should offer, should perform the oblation.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Śrāddha
• Svādhyāya

Tags

• Śrāddha
• Ritual purity
• Householder dharma
• Ancestral rites
• Conduct

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on ritual discipline and proper conduct during śrāddha.

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

It teaches the householder (and by extension a ruler overseeing dharma) to maintain restraint and ritual decorum—avoiding disputes during sacred study and avoiding lethargy—so ancestral rites are performed calmly and correctly.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Its significance is ritual: śrāddha should be performed according to prescribed method with controlled behavior, avoiding disruptions (such as quarrels) and not expelling participants/guests, ensuring the rite remains auspicious.