Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

वर्णयन्भोजयेदन्नं मिष्टं पूतं च सर्वदा वर्जयेत्क्रोधपरतां स्मरन्नारायणं हरिम् //

Transliteration

varṇayanbhojayedannaṃ miṣṭaṃ pūtaṃ ca sarvadā varjayetkrodhaparatāṃ smarannārāyaṇaṃ harim //

Translation

मधुर वचन बोलते हुए सदा मधुर और शुद्ध अन्न का सेवन करे; क्रोध में प्रवृत्त होना त्याग दे और नारायण-हरि का स्मरण करता रहे।

Word by Word

• varṇayan: speaking (courteously)/describing pleasantly

• bhojayet: should eat/should partake

• annaṃ: food

• miṣṭam: sweet, wholesome, agreeable

• pūtam: purified, clean, ritually fit

• ca: and

• sarvadā: always

• varjayet: should avoid

• krodha-paratām: devotion to anger, an angry disposition

• smaran: remembering/meditating upon

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu)

• harim: Hari (the remover of sins/sufferings)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Matsya Purana’s didactic dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Narayana
• Hari

Tags

• Dharma
• Sadachara
• Householder Duties
• Bhakti
• Self-control

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it teaches daily dharma—purity in food, gentle speech, and freedom from anger—supported by remembrance of Nārāyaṇa.

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

It prescribes self-governance: refined speech, pure and wholesome food, and restraint from anger—core virtues for both a householder’s discipline and a king’s just rule.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is inner and outer purity (pūta-anna) and devotional recollection (smaraṇa of Nārāyaṇa) as part of right conduct.