Matsya Purana — Sādhāraṇa Śrāddha: General Ancestral Rite, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनस्य ह्य् अमावास्या पौषस्यैकादशी तथा आषाढस्यापि दशमी माघमासस्य सप्तमी //

Transliteration

phālgunasya hy amāvāsyā pauṣasyaikādaśī tathā āṣāḍhasyāpi daśamī māghamāsasya saptamī //

Translation

ថ្ងៃអមាវាស្យា នៃខែផាល្គុន; ថ្ងៃឯកាទសី នៃខែបោឝ; ថ្ងៃទសមី នៃខែអាសាឍ; និងថ្ងៃសប្តមី នៃខែមាឃ—ទាំងនេះគួរត្រូវបានគោរពប្រតិបត្តិជាពិសេស។

Word by Word

• फाल्गुनस्य (phālgunasya): of (the month) Phālguna

• हि (hi): indeed

• अमावास्या (amāvāsyā): the new-moon day

• पौषस्य (pauṣasya): of (the month) Pauṣa

• एकादशी (ekādaśī): the eleventh lunar day

• तथा (tathā): and likewise

• आषाढस्य (āṣāḍhasya): of (the month) Āṣāḍha

• अपि (api): also

• दशमी (daśamī): the tenth lunar day

• माघमासस्य (māghamāsasya): of the month of Māgha

• सप्तमी (saptamī): the seventh lunar day

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Phalguna
• Amavasya
• Pausha
• Ekadashi
• Ashadha
• Dashami
• Magha
• Saptami

Tags

• Vrata
• Tithi
• Hindu calendar
• Ritual observance
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on calendrical discipline—highlighting specific lunar days in particular months as important for observance.

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

It supports dharmic governance and household life by prescribing recognized sacred dates (tithis) for vows/fasts and ritual restraint, helping maintain social and personal order through regular observances.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual timing: it identifies specific tithis (Amāvāsyā, Ekādaśī, Daśamī, Saptamī) in named months as especially suitable/important for vrata and related rites.