Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Code of Conduct and Vow-Procedure for Courtesans

Devanagari script

संसारोत्तारणायालम् एतद्वेदविदो विदुः यदा सूर्यदिने हस्तः पुष्यो याथ पुनर्वसुः //

Transliteration

saṃsārottāraṇāyālam etadvedavido viduḥ yadā sūryadine hastaḥ puṣyo yātha punarvasuḥ //

Translation

Those who know the Veda understand this to be fully capable of ferrying one across worldly existence: when, on a Sunday, the lunar mansion is Hasta, or Puṣya, or likewise Punarvasu.

Word by Word

• saṃsāra: worldly existence, the cycle of birth and death

• uttāraṇa: crossing over, deliverance

• alam: sufficient, fully capable

• etat: this (observance/auspicious timing)

• veda-vidaḥ: knowers of the Veda

• viduḥ: know, declare

• yadā: when

• sūrya-dine: on the Sun’s day (Sunday)

• hastaḥ: the nakṣatra Hasta

• puṣyaḥ: the nakṣatra Puṣya

• yathā: likewise, similarly

• punarvasuḥ: the nakṣatra Punarvasu

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a didactic discourse on dharma and auspicious timings)

Entities Mentioned

• Surya (as Sunday/Sun’s day)
• Hasta (Nakshatra)
• Puṣya (Nakshatra)
• Punarvasu (Nakshatra)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Nakshatra
• Tithi
• Ritual Timing

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it teaches a practical dharma principle—right timing (Sunday with specific nakṣatras) is said to have liberating merit, metaphorically “carrying one across” saṃsāra.

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

It guides rulers and householders in choosing auspicious muhurta-like conditions for vows, gifts, worship, or public rites—actions believed to yield stronger dharmic results when aligned with Sunday and favorable nakṣatras.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is calendrical: Sunday combined with Hasta/Puṣya/Punarvasu is praised as highly efficacious. By extension, such star-day combinations are also used in Purāṇic practice for selecting auspicious times for consecrations and major rites.