Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना सर्वं मासि मासि समाचरेत् व्रतान्ते शयनं दद्याद् गुडधेनुसमन्वितम् सोपधानकविश्रामं सास्तरावरणं शुभम् //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā sarvaṃ māsi māsi samācaret vratānte śayanaṃ dadyād guḍadhenusamanvitam sopadhānakaviśrāmaṃ sāstarāvaraṇaṃ śubham //

Translation

Following this prescribed method, one should observe the rite month after month. At the conclusion of the vow, one should donate a bed, accompanied by a ‘jaggery-cow’ (a cow gifted along with jaggery), complete with a pillow and a resting-couch, and furnished with auspicious bedding and coverings.

Word by Word

• अनेन (anena): by this

• विधिना (vidhinā): method, prescribed rule

• सर्वं (sarvaṃ): the entire (observance)

• मासि मासि (māsi māsi): month after month

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should duly practice/perform

• व्रतान्ते (vratānte): at the end of the vow

• शयनम् (śayanam): a bed/bedstead

• दद्याद् (dadyād): should give (as a gift)

• गुड (guḍa): jaggery

• धेनु (dhenu): cow

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam): accompanied by, endowed with

• सोपधानक (sopadhānaka): with a pillow/cushion

• विश्रामम् (viśrāmam): resting-couch/arrangement for repose

• सास्तर (sāstara): with bedding/coverlet

• आवरणम् (āvaraṇam): covering, wrap

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious, good

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu)
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Vrata (vow/observance)
• Dāna (ritual gifting)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dāna
• Udyāpana
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Ritual procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on vrata discipline and the proper concluding charity (dāna) to complete the observance.

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

It reflects gṛhastha-dharma: one should keep regular monthly observances and complete them with prescribed gifts, emphasizing disciplined practice and charitable giving at the vow’s conclusion.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies udyāpana-dāna: donating a ‘śayana’ (bed) furnished with pillow, bedding, and coverings, along with a guḍa-dhenu, indicating completeness and auspiciousness in the gifting set.