Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

ततः पुण्यां तिथिमिमां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् उपोष्य विधिनानेन गच्छ विष्णोः परं पदम् //

Transliteration

tataḥ puṇyāṃ tithimimāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm upoṣya vidhinānena gaccha viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam //

Translation

Thereafter, by fasting on this sacred lunar day—which destroys all sins—according to this prescribed method, you shall go to Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter

• puṇyām: sacred, meritorious

• tithim: lunar day (tithi)

• imām: this

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśinīm: destroyer of all sins

• upoṣya: having fasted/observed a fast

• vidhinā anena: by this method/according to this rule

• gaccha: (you) go/attain

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu

• param padam: the highest state/abode (supreme goal)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (as Viṣṇu), instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Vishnu

Tags

• Vrata
• Upavasa
• Dharma
• Tithi
• Moksha

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it teaches a dharmic means (fasting on a purifying tithi) that leads beyond sin toward Viṣṇu’s supreme state.

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

It frames vrata and upavāsa as practical duties for disciplined living—by observing a sacred tithi according to rule, a householder or ruler purifies wrongdoing and aligns governance and personal life with dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: proper observance of a tithi-based fast (upavāsa) “according to method” is emphasized as the efficacious procedure leading to spiritual attainment.