Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Conclusion of the Prayaga Mahatmya: Kingship Restored

Devanagari script

प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो नियतः शुचिः अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते //

Transliteration

pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute //

Translation

One who turns away from accepting gifts, is content, self-restrained, pure, and free from ego—such a person truly attains the fruit of visiting sacred tīrthas.

Word by Word

• प्रतिग्रहात् (pratigrahāt): from accepting gifts/receiving donations

• उपावृत्तः (upāvṛttaḥ): turned back, refrained, withdrawn

• संतुष्टः (saṃtuṣṭaḥ): content, satisfied

• नियतः (niyataḥ): disciplined, self-controlled

• शुचिः (śuciḥ): pure, clean in conduct

• अहंकार-निवृत्तः (ahaṃkāra-nivṛttaḥ): free from egoism/pride

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he/that person

• तीर्थ-फलम् (tīrtha-phalam): the merit/fruit of pilgrimage

• अश्नुते (aśnute): attains, enjoys, receives.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Tirtha

Tags

• Dharma
• Tirtha
• Pilgrimage
• Self-restraint
• Detachment

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it teaches that the true “fruit of tīrthas” comes from inner discipline—contentment, purity, and egolessness—rather than from external events or cosmic cycles.

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

It frames dharma as restraint and integrity: a householder (or king) should avoid greed and dependence created by accepting gifts, cultivate contentment, maintain purity in conduct, and act without ego—qualities that make religious acts like pilgrimage genuinely meritorious.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is that tīrtha-rituals bear fruit only when supported by ethical purity, self-control, and freedom from pride.