Shloka 58

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

त्वमादिकर्ता भव सौकरे ऽस्मिन् कल्पे महावीरवरप्रधान यस्याः स्मरन्कीर्तनमप्यशेषं विनष्टपापस्त्रिदशाधिपः स्यात् //

Transliteration

tvamādikartā bhava saukare 'smin kalpe mahāvīravarapradhāna yasyāḥ smarankīrtanamapyaśeṣaṃ vinaṣṭapāpastridaśādhipaḥ syāt //

Translation

In this Saukara Kalpa, be the primordial initiator—O foremost among the greatest heroes. By remembering Her and even singing Her praise, one’s sins are entirely destroyed, and one may become the lord of the thirty gods (Indra).

Word by Word

• tvam: you

• ādikartā: primordial maker/first creator

• bhava: become/be

• saukare: in the Saukara (Boar-related) [Kalpa]

• asmin: in this

• kalpe: aeon/cosmic cycle

• mahā-vīra: great hero

• vara-pradhāna: best and foremost

• yasyāḥ: of whom/whose (feminine)

• smaran: remembering

• kīrtanam: praising/recitation/singing

• api: even

• aśeṣam: completely/without remainder

• vinaṣṭa-pāpaḥ: with sins destroyed

• tri-daśa-adhipaḥ: lord of the thirty (gods), i.e., Indra

• syāt: would become/may become.

Speaker

• Likely a devotee/supplicant voice within the narrative (stuti-style address), in the Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame traditionally transmitted by Suta to sages; exact in-verse speaker not explicitly stated here.

Entities Mentioned

• Saukara Kalpa
• Indra (Tridaśādhipa)
• A Devī-like feminine referent (yasyāḥ)

Tags

• Stuti
• Kalpa
• Merit of remembrance
• Sin-destruction
• Indrahood

FAQs

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

It situates the praise within a specific cosmic cycle (the Saukara Kalpa) and invokes a “primordial creator,” but it does not directly describe Pralaya; the emphasis is devotional efficacy within a Kalpa framework.

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

It promotes smaraṇa (remembrance) and kīrtana (praise/recitation) as accessible disciplines that purify wrongdoing—practices recommended for householders and rulers alike to maintain ethical clarity and merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the power of kīrtana/smaraṇa as a purificatory act capable of granting high divine status (Indrahood) in Puranic merit logic.