Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows

Devanagari script

वस्त्रयुग्मं च विप्राय तेजस्वी स भवेदिह रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति दीप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् //

Transliteration

vastrayugmaṃ ca viprāya tejasvī sa bhavediha rudralokamavāpnoti dīptivratamidaṃ smṛtam //

Translation

By giving a pair of garments to a brāhmaṇa, one becomes radiant in this very life and attains Rudra’s world. This is remembered as the Dīpti-vrata, the vow that bestows brilliance.

Word by Word

• vastra-yugmam: a pair of garments

• ca: and

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa (learned priest)

• tejasvī: endowed with splendor/radiance

• saḥ: he (the giver/observer)

• bhavet: becomes

• iha: here (in this life)

• rudra-lokam: the world/realm of Rudra (Śiva)

• avāpnoti: attains

• dīpti-vratam: the vow/observance called ‘Dīpti’ (radiance)

• idam: this

• smṛtam: is declared/remembered (as authoritative tradition).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Rudra (Śiva)

Tags

• Dāna
• Vrata
• Dharma
• Merit (Puṇya)
• Afterlife realms

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it teaches dharma through dāna (charitable gifting) and describes its karmic fruit—radiance in life and attainment of Rudraloka.

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

It frames a practical dharma-duty: a householder (and by extension a king as patron of dharma) should support learned brāhmaṇas through gifts. Such vipra-dāna is presented as a vrata that purifies conduct and yields both worldly esteem (tejas) and posthumous merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual point is vrata-based dāna: donating a pair of garments as a prescribed observance (Dīpti-vrata). No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this specific śloka.