Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

मन्त्रेणानेन शयनं गुडधेनुसमन्वितम् शूर्पं च लक्ष्म्या सहितं दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता //

Transliteration

mantreṇānena śayanaṃ guḍadhenusamanvitam śūrpaṃ ca lakṣmyā sahitaṃ dātavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā //

Translation

With this very mantra, one who seeks prosperity should donate a bed—together with a ‘jaggery-cow’ offering—and also a winnowing basket (śūrpa) accompanied by Lakṣmī as an auspicious emblem.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रेणानेन: with this mantra

• शयनम्: a bed, couch (for donation)

• गुडधेनु-समन्वितम्: accompanied by a guḍa-dhenū (a ritual ‘cow’ made/represented with jaggery as a gift)

• शूर्पम्: a winnowing basket/fan used for grain

• च: and

• लक्ष्म्या सहितम्: together with Lakṣmī, with an auspicious Lakṣmī-symbol/representation

• दातव्यम्: should be given, is to be donated

• भूतिम्: prosperity, well-being, increase of fortune

• इच्छता: by one desiring.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lakṣmī

Tags

• Dana
• Ritual
• Prosperity
• Householder-Dharma
• Mantra

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a dana (charity) context, teaching that prosperity is cultivated through prescribed ritual gifting performed with mantra.

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

It frames a core householder (and royal) duty: dana as a means of public welfare and personal merit—donating practical items (bed, grain-related implements) with auspicious intention to invite bhūti (prosperity).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it prescribes mantra-linked gifting, including symbolic offerings like guḍa-dhenū and Lakṣmī-associated items, indicating codified procedures for prosperity-oriented dana.