Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — The Nakṣatra-Puruṣa Vrata: Worship of Viṣṇu’s Cosmic Body through the Lunar M...

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानधर्मानशेषतः व्रतोपवाससंयुक्तान् यथामत्स्योदितानिह //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dānadharmānaśeṣataḥ vratopavāsasaṃyuktān yathāmatsyoditāniha //

Translation

Sūta said: “Now, hereafter, I shall expound in full the religious disciplines of giving (dāna)—together with vows (vrata) and fasts (upavāsa)—exactly as they were taught here by Lord Matsya.”

Word by Word

• सूत (sūta): Sūta (the narrator)

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• अतः परम् (ataḥ param): henceforth/after this

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi): I shall explain/declare

• दानधर्मान् (dāna-dharmān): the dharmas/rules of gift-giving

• अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ): completely/without remainder

• व्रतोपवाससंयुक्तान् (vrata-upavāsa-saṃyuktān): joined with vows and fasts

• यथा (yathā): as/in the manner that

• मत्स्योदितान् (matsya-uditān): spoken/uttered by Matsya

• इह (iha): here/in this text (in this context).

Speaker

• Sūta (Sūta Goswami)

Entities Mentioned

• Sūta
• Lord Matsya

Tags

• Dharma
• Dana
• Vrata
• Upavasa
• Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it signals a transition to teachings on dāna (charity) combined with vrata (vows) and upavāsa (fasting), attributed to Lord Matsya.

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

It frames the upcoming section as practical dharma: rules of charitable giving supported by vows and fasting—core disciplines for householders and rulers who must sustain society through righteous generosity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated in this verse; the ritual emphasis is on vrata and upavāsa as accompanying disciplines that strengthen the merit and correctness of dāna.