Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

पुण्ये ऽह्नि दद्यात्स परं ब्रह्म यात्यपुनर्भवम् एतद्ब्रह्मव्रतं नाम निर्वाणपददायकम् //

Transliteration

puṇye 'hni dadyātsa paraṃ brahma yātyapunarbhavam etadbrahmavrataṃ nāma nirvāṇapadadāyakam //

Translation

نیک دن میں یہ دان کرنے سے وہ پرم برہمن کو پاتا ہے اور دوبارہ جنم سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔ اسے ‘برہما ورت’ کہتے ہیں، جو نروان کے مقام کو دینے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• puṇye ahni: on an auspicious/meritorious day

• dadyāt: should give (as charity/ritual gift)

• saḥ: that person

• param brahma: the Supreme Brahman

• yāti: attains/goes to

• apunarbhavam: non-return, freedom from rebirth

• etat: this

• brahmavrataṃ nāma: is named ‘Brahma-vrata’

• nirvāṇapada-dāyakam: bestowing the state/abode of nirvāṇa (liberation)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahman
• Nirvana
• Brahmavrata

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Dana
• Moksha
• Liberation

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it teaches mokṣa-oriented dharma—how a vow (brahmavrata) and timely dāna lead to apunarbhava (no rebirth).

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

It frames dāna performed on a ‘puṇya day’ as a high dharmic duty; for householders and rulers alike, sanctioned giving is presented as a direct means toward spiritual merit culminating in liberation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu/architecture detail appears here; the ritual takeaway is the emphasis on correct timing (puṇya ahan) and prescribed gifting as part of a named vow (brahmavrata).