Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

त्वया कृतमिदं वीर त्वन्नामाख्यं भविष्यति सा भीमद्वादशी ह्येषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा या तु कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा कल्पेषु पठ्यते //

Transliteration

tvayā kṛtamidaṃ vīra tvannāmākhyaṃ bhaviṣyati sā bhīmadvādaśī hyeṣā sarvapāpaharā śubhā yā tu kalyāṇinī nāma purā kalpeṣu paṭhyate //

Translation

O hero, since this has been performed by you, it will become renowned by your very name. Indeed, this is the auspicious Bhīma-Dvādaśī, the remover of all sins—formerly recited in earlier aeons as the vow called ‘Kalyāṇinī.’

Word by Word

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• कृतम् (kṛtam): done, performed

• इदम् (idam): this

• वीर (vīra): O hero

• त्वत्-नाम-आख्यम् (tvat-nāma-ākhyam): known by your name

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will become, will be

• सा (sā): that

• भीम-द्वादशी (bhīma-dvādaśī): Bhīma Dvādaśī (12th lunar day observance associated with Bhīma)

• हि (hi): indeed

• एषा (eṣā): this

• सर्व-पाप-हरा (sarva-pāpa-harā): remover of all sins

• शुभा (śubhā): auspicious

• या (yā): which

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• कल्याणिनी (kalyāṇinī): ‘Kalyāṇinī’ (the beneficent vow)

• नाम (nāma): by name

• पुरा (purā): formerly, in ancient times

• कल्पेषु (kalpeṣu): in (previous) kalpas/aeons

• पठ्यते (paṭhyate): is recited, is spoken of (in tradition).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhima-Dvadashi
• Kalyanini (Vrata)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dvadashi
• Dharma
• Punya
• Papahara

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on vrata-mahātmya—how a Dvādaśī observance is praised as auspicious and sin-destroying across kalpas.

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

It frames religious duty as disciplined observance: performing a recognized Dvādaśī vrata brings lasting merit, public remembrance, and ethical purification (sarva-pāpa-hara), fitting for both rulers and householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it identifies a specific Dvādaśī vow (Bhīma-Dvādaśī/Kalyāṇinī) as especially auspicious and traditionally transmitted across earlier kalpas.