Shloka 31

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya

Devanagari script

नभस्यादिषु मासेषु प्रीयतामित्युदीरयेत् व्रतान्ते शयनं दद्यात् सुवर्णकमलान्वितम् //

Transliteration

nabhasyādiṣu māseṣu prīyatāmityudīrayet vratānte śayanaṃ dadyāt suvarṇakamalānvitam //

Translation

In the months beginning with Nabhas (Bhādrapada), one should utter, “May (the deity) be pleased.” At the conclusion of the vow, one should gift a ceremonial bed adorned with golden lotus ornaments.

Word by Word

• नभस्यादिषु मासेषु: in the months beginning with Nabhas (Bhādrapada) and following

• प्रीयताम्: may (he/she/it) be pleased

• इति: thus

• उदीरयेत्: one should proclaim/recite

• व्रतान्ते: at the end of the vow

• शयनम्: a bed/couch (ceremonial resting place)

• दद्यात्: should give (as a gift)

• सुवर्ण: golden

• कमल-अन्वितम्: endowed with lotus (motifs)/adorned with lotus ornaments

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the didactic narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Nabhas (Bhādrapada)
• Vrata
• Dāna (gift)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dāna
• Ritual Procedure
• Bhādrapada
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on vrata-ritual timing (months like Nabhas) and the prescribed concluding gift (dāna) to complete the observance.

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

It reflects the householder/royal duty of completing vows properly—reciting a satisfaction-formula (“prīyatām”) and sealing the observance with an appropriate charitable gift, which is a standard dharmic practice in Purāṇic ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes vratānta-dāna: gifting a “śayana” (ceremonial bed/couch) decorated with golden lotus motifs—an auspicious, merit-generating concluding offering rather than a Vāstu/temple-building rule.