Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

कार्त्तिक्यां तत्पुनर्हैमं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् स रुद्रलोकमाप्नोति शिवव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् //

Transliteration

kārttikyāṃ tatpunarhaimaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet sa rudralokamāpnoti śivavratamidaṃ smṛtam //

Translation

तत् पुनः कार्त्तिक्यामासि हेममेतद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्। एवं कृत्वा स रुद्रलोकमाप्नोति; इदं शिवव्रतं स्मृतम्॥

Word by Word

• kārttikyām: in (the month of) Kārttika

• tat: that

• punaḥ: again

• haimam: golden (object/gift), made of gold

• brāhmaṇāya: to a brāhmaṇa

• nivedayet: should offer/present

• saḥ: he

• rudra-lokam: Rudra’s world/realm

• āpnoti: attains

• śiva-vratam: Śiva-vow, vow dedicated to Śiva

• idam: this

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

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kārttika (month)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Rudraloka
• Śiva-vrata

Tags

• Vrata
• Dāna
• Śiva
• Kārttika
• Phala-śruti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on vrata-dharma—specifically a Śiva-oriented observance whose fruit is attainment of Rudraloka.

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

It presents a normative duty of a householder (and likewise a king as patron): to perform timely religious gifting (dāna) to a qualified brāhmaṇa, especially in Kārttika, as part of disciplined vow-observance (vrata).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual takeaway is the Kārttika offering of a gold gift (haima-dāna) to a brāhmaṇa as an element of Śiva-vrata; no vāstu/temple-construction detail is mentioned in this specific verse.