Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

पुराणं दशसाहस्रं कूर्मकल्पानुगं शिवम् यः शरद्विषुवे दद्याद् वैष्णवं यात्यसौ पदम् //

Transliteration

purāṇaṃ daśasāhasraṃ kūrmakalpānugaṃ śivam yaḥ śaradviṣuve dadyād vaiṣṇavaṃ yātyasau padam //

Translation

Whoever, at the autumnal equinox, donates the auspicious Purāṇa consisting of ten thousand verses—aligned with the Kūrma-kalpa—attains the supreme Vaiṣṇava abode.

Word by Word

• purāṇam: a Purāṇa text

• daśa-sāhasram: consisting of ten thousand (verses)

• kūrma-kalpa-anugam: following/pertaining to the Kūrma-kalpa

• śivam: auspicious, benevolent

• yaḥ: whoever

• śarad-viṣuve: at the autumnal equinox

• dadyāt: should give/donates

• vaiṣṇavam: the Vaiṣṇava (supreme) [abode/state]

• yāti: goes/attains

• asau: that person

• padam: realm, station, abode

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kūrma-kalpa
• Vaiṣṇava-pada

Tags

• Dāna
• Purāṇa-Phalaśruti
• Viṣuva
• Vaiṣṇava
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it frames cosmic time through the term “kalpa” (here, Kūrma-kalpa) and links merit to alignment with sacred cosmic/seasonal transitions like the viṣuva.

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

It presents a householder/kingly duty of dāna (charitable gifting), specifically the high merit of donating scripture on an auspicious calendrical moment (śarad-viṣuva), promising elevation to the Vaiṣṇava state/abode.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is calendrical and devotional: performing śāstra-dāna (donating a Purāṇa) on the autumnal equinox; no Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.