Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Viśoka-Dvādaśī: A Lakṣmī–Viṣṇu Vow for Sorrow-Removal and P...

Devanagari script

यामत्रये व्यतीते तु सुप्त्वाप्युत्थाय मानवः अभिगम्य च विप्राणां मिथुनानि तदार्चयेत् //

Transliteration

yāmatraye vyatīte tu suptvāpyutthāya mānavaḥ abhigamya ca viprāṇāṃ mithunāni tadārcayet //

Translation

When three yāmas have passed, even if he has been asleep, a man should rise and, approaching the Brāhmaṇas, then worship the paired forms (male and female) among them.

Word by Word

• yāma-traye: after three yāmas (a traditional division of day/night)

• vyatīte: having elapsed/passed

• tu: indeed/then

• suptvā api: even after sleeping

• utthāya: having risen

• mānavaḥ: a man/person (householder)

• abhigamya: having approached/resorted to

• ca: and

• viprāṇām: of the vipras (Brāhmaṇas)

• mithunāni: pairs/couples (male–female pairs)

• tadā: then/at that time

• arcayet: he should worship/honour (with offerings, reverence).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu on dharma and observances)

Entities Mentioned

• Manu
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)

Tags

• Dharma
• Grihastha
• Ritual timing
• Brāhmaṇa worship
• Ācāra

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on daily religious discipline—specifically, time-regulated conduct and honoring Brāhmaṇas as part of dharma.

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

It prescribes a householder-style duty: rising at an appointed time (after three yāmas) and showing ritual honor to Brāhmaṇas—supporting social order, merit (puṇya), and dharmic governance by respecting the learned.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it specifies a timing rule (yāma-based schedule) and a practice of reverential worship/honoring of Brāhmaṇas, including “paired” (mithuna) forms—suggesting formalized, socially sanctioned worship etiquette.