Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — The Greatness and Procedure of the Aṅgāra

Devanagari script

*विरोचन उवाच भगवंस्तद्व्रतं सम्यक् श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः दीयमानं तु यद्दानं मया दृष्टं भवान्तरे //

Transliteration

*virocana uvāca bhagavaṃstadvrataṃ samyak śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ dīyamānaṃ tu yaddānaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ bhavāntare //

Translation

Virocana said: “O Blessed Lord, I wish to hear, correctly and in its true principles, about that vow (vrata). And I also wish to understand that gift (dāna) which I saw being given in another time (in a different existence/age).”

Word by Word

• विरोचनः: Virocana

• उवाच: said

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord

• तत्-व्रतम्: that vow/observance

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly

• श्रोतुम्: to hear

• इच्छामि: I desire

• तत्त्वतः: in truth, according to first principles

• दीयमानम्: being given, in the act of giving

• तु: indeed/and

• यत्: which

• दानम्: gift, charity

• मया: by me/I

• दृष्टम्: seen

• भव-अन्तरे: in another existence/occasion, in another age or life.

Speaker

• Virocana

Entities Mentioned

• Virocana
• Bhagavan

Tags

• Vrata
• Dana
• Dharma
• Puranic dialogue
• Ethics of giving

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it frames a doctrinal question about vratas and dāna, suggesting continuity of moral acts across “another time/existence” (bhavāntara) rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It highlights the dharmic duty to learn the correct principles of vows and charitable giving—central householder obligations in the Matsya Purana—emphasizing that dāna should be understood not only as an act, but as a properly guided practice.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the focus on “vrata” and “dāna” as formal religious practices; no Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this verse itself.