Shloka 51
Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines
*सूत उवाच गवां धर्मं तु वै श्रुत्वा संभ्रान्तस्तु विसृज्य तम् शक्त्यान्नपानदानात्तु गोपतिं संप्रसादयत् //
*sūta uvāca gavāṃ dharmaṃ tu vai śrutvā saṃbhrāntastu visṛjya tam śaktyānnapānadānāttu gopatiṃ saṃprasādayat //
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഗോവുകളുടെ ധർമ്മം കേട്ട് അവൻ അത്യന്തം വിറയലോടെ കലങ്ങിയു; പിന്നെ അവനെ വിട്ടയച്ച്, തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് അന്നപാന ദാനങ്ങളാൽ ഗോപതിയെ പ്രസാദിപ്പിച്ചു।
FAQs
This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on dharma related to cattle and the merit of pleasing a protector through appropriate gifts.
It highlights a practical dharmic duty: after learning the proper conduct regarding cattle, one should act with humility and, within one’s means, support and honor protectors/guardians through annapāna-dāna (gifts of food and drink)—a core householder and governance ethic.
No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual-ethical takeaway is annapāna-dāna—propitiation and social-religious harmony through feeding and refreshment offered according to capacity.