Shloka 38

Matsya Purana — The Greatness and Procedure of the Aṅgāra

Devanagari script

दद्यात्तेनैव मन्त्रेण भौमं गोमिथुनान्वितम् शय्यां च शक्तितो दद्यात् सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम् //

Transliteration

dadyāttenaiva mantreṇa bhaumaṃ gomithunānvitam śayyāṃ ca śaktito dadyāt sarvopaskarasaṃyutām //

Translation

Using that very same mantra, one should donate a piece of land together with a pair of cows; and, according to one’s means, one should also give a bed fully furnished with all its accessories.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: one should give/donate

• तेनैव: by that very (same)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra

• भौमम्: land/grounded property (a land-grant)

• गो-मिथुन-अन्वितम्: accompanied by a pair of cows (male and female)

• शय्याम्: a bed/couch

• च: and

• शक्तितः: according to ability/means

• दद्यात्: should give

• सर्व-उपस्कर-संयुताम्: furnished with all implements/accessories (complete bedding and appurtenances)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dana
• Grihastha Dharma
• Ritual Mantra
• Punya
• Land Gift

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on dāna-dharma—how specific gifts (land, cows, bedding) are to be offered with proper mantra for religious merit.

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

It prescribes charity as a core duty: a householder (and especially a king with resources) should give bhūmi-dāna and go-dāna, and additionally provide practical welfare-gifts like a fully furnished bed, always calibrated to one’s capacity (śaktitaḥ).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the insistence on donating “with that very same mantra,” indicating that correct mantra-recitation is integral to valid dāna; the mention of land-gift (bhūmi-dāna) also connects to dharmic norms around consecrated property transfer.