Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां प्रीयेतां शिवकेशवौ दत्त्वा परं पदं याति सौम्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् //

Transliteration

dadyāddvikālavelāyāṃ prīyetāṃ śivakeśavau dattvā paraṃ padaṃ yāti saumyavratamidaṃ smṛtam //

Translation

प्रातः और सायं—दोनों संध्याकालों में दान/अर्पण करे, जिससे शिव और केशव प्रसन्न हों। इस प्रकार देकर वह परम पद को प्राप्त होता है; यह सौम्य-व्रत कहा गया है।

Word by Word

• dadyāt: one should give/offer

• dvikāla-velāyām: at the two times of day (dawn and dusk)

• prīyetām: may (they) be pleased

• śiva-keśavau: Śiva and Keśava (Viṣṇu)

• dattvā: having given

• param padam: the supreme abode/state

• yāti: goes/attains

• saumya-vratam: the Saumya vow/observance

• idam: this

• smṛtam: is remembered/declared (in tradition).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu on vrata-dharma)

Entities Mentioned

• Śiva
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Ritual timing
• Śiva-Viṣṇu harmony
• Moksha

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it teaches vrata-dharma—how timed offerings at dawn and dusk please the deities and lead toward the supreme goal.

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

It prescribes a practical discipline for daily life: making offerings at the two sandhyā-like times. Such regulated giving and worship is presented as a dharmic duty that supports spiritual merit and liberation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the timing: offerings should be made at the two daily junctures (morning/evening), emphasizing correct kāla (ritual time) as a key rule in Purāṇic practice.