Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

भोजनं च यथाशक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः भुक्त्वा श्रुत्वा पुराणानि तद्दिनं चातिवाहयेत् //

Transliteration

bhojanaṃ ca yathāśaktyā vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ bhuktvā śrutvā purāṇāni taddinaṃ cātivāhayet //

Translation

Let him take his meal according to his means, free from deceit regarding wealth; and, having eaten, let him listen to the Purāṇas and thus pass the day in that manner.

Word by Word

• भोजनम् (bhojanam): meal/food

• च (ca): and

• यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā): according to one’s capacity/as one is able

• वित्त (vitta): wealth/resources

• शाठ्य (śāṭhya): deceit/cheating

• विवर्जितः (vivarjitaḥ): free from/avoiding

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā): having eaten

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā): having heard/listened

• पुराणानि (purāṇāni): the Purāṇas/sacred narratives

• तत्-दिनम् (tad-dinam): that day/the day

• च (ca): and

• अतिवाहयेत् (ativāhayet): should spend/pass (time)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, didactic discourse style)

Entities Mentioned

• Purāṇas

Tags

• Dharma
• Householder Duties
• Satya
• Purana Listening
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it teaches daily ethical discipline—honest handling of wealth, moderate living, and sanctifying time by hearing Purāṇic teachings.

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

It frames a householder’s (and by extension a ruler’s) conduct: live within means, avoid financial deceit, and devote leisure to dharmic listening—supporting personal integrity and righteous governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the recommended practice of Purāṇa-śravaṇa (listening to Purāṇas) as a daily dharmic observance.