Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात् फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम् आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् //

Transliteration

trirātropoṣito dadyāt phālgunyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ smṛtam //

Translation

फाल्गुन्यां त्रिरात्रोपोषितः शुभं भवनं दद्यात्। अनेन आदित्यलोकं प्राप्नोति; इदं धामव्रतमिति स्मृतम्॥

Word by Word

• त्रिरात्र (trirātra): three nights

• उपोषितः (upoṣitaḥ): having fasted/kept a vow of abstinence

• दद्यात् (dadyāt): should give (as a gift/charity)

• फाल्गुन्याम् (phālgunyām): in (the month of) Phālguna

• भवनम् (bhavanam): a house/dwelling

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious, fine, beneficial

• आदित्यलोकम् (ādityalokam): the world/realm of Āditya (Sun)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti): attains, reaches

• धामव्रतम् (dhāmavratam): the vow/observance concerning a dwelling (house-gift)

• इदम् (idam): this

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam): is declared/remembered as (authoritatively taught).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Surya)
• Phalguna
• Dhama-vrata

Tags

• Dana
• Vrata
• House-gift
• Phalguna
• Surya-loka

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it teaches a merit-producing vow (dhāma-vrata) centered on fasting and charitable gifting, promising attainment of Āditya’s realm.

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

It frames an ideal householder’s (and ruler’s) dharma as disciplined self-restraint (three-night fast) followed by high-value charity (gifting a dwelling), portraying social welfare and dāna as spiritually elevating.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes trirātra-upoṣa (three-night fasting) and specifies timing (Phālguna). Architecturally, it highlights bhavana-dāna—donating a proper dwelling—as a meritorious act, implying the religious value of well-made, auspicious housing.