Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

संध्यादीपप्रदो यस्तु समां तैलं विवर्जयेत् समान्ते दीपिकां दद्याच् चक्रशूले च काञ्चने //

Transliteration

saṃdhyādīpaprado yastu samāṃ tailaṃ vivarjayet samānte dīpikāṃ dadyāc cakraśūle ca kāñcane //

Translation

جو شخص شام کے وقت دیپ دان کرتا ہے وہ پورے ایک سال تک (جمع کیا ہوا) تیل ترک کرے۔ سال کے آخر میں چکر اور شُول کے نشان والی سونے کی چھوٹی دیویہ (چراغ) دان کرے۔

Word by Word

• saṃdhyā: twilight (sandhyā)

• dīpa-pradaḥ: giver/offerer of a lamp

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• samām: for a year / yearly

• tailam: oil (for the lamp)

• vivarjayet: should avoid, should abstain from

• samānte: at the end of the year

• dīpikām: a small lamp, lamplet

• dadyāt: should give/offer

• cakra: discus (Vishnu’s emblem)

• śūle: on/with a trident (śūla)

• ca: and

• kāñcane: in gold / made of gold.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the didactic discourse of the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Chakra
• Shula

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Dīpadāna
• Vrata
• Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on ritual discipline in dīpadāna (lamp-offering), prescribing what should be avoided and what should be offered at the completion of a yearly observance.

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

It frames a householder-style vrata: maintain regular twilight lamp-offering, observe purity/discipline regarding lamp oil across the year, and complete the observance with a prescribed donation—showing how daily piety culminates in formal dāna.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies dīpadāna procedure and completion (samānte) with a gold lamp marked by chakra and trident—iconic emblems that sacralize the offering and connect it to divine protection and auspiciousness.