Shloka 8

Matsya Purana — Conclusion of the Prayaga Mahatmya: Kingship Restored

Devanagari script

प्रयागं स्मर वै नित्यं सहास्माभिर्युधिष्ठिर स्वयं प्राप्स्यसि राजेन्द्र स्वर्गलोकं न संशयः //

Transliteration

prayāgaṃ smara vai nityaṃ sahāsmābhiryudhiṣṭhira svayaṃ prāpsyasi rājendra svargalokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ //

Translation

Remember Prayāga indeed every day, O Yudhiṣṭhira, together with us; O best of kings, you yourself will attain the world of heaven—there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• प्रयागम् (prayāgam): Prayāga (the sacred confluence)

• स्मर (smara): remember, recollect

• वै (vai): indeed, certainly

• नित्यम् (nityam): always, daily

• सह (saha): together with

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ): with us

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira): O Yudhiṣṭhira

• स्वयम् (svayam): yourself

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi): you will attain

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra): O lord of kings, best of kings

• स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam): the heavenly world

• न (na): not

• संशयः (saṃśayaḥ): doubt.

Speaker

• A Purāṇic narrator addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira (tīrtha-māhātmya instruction)

Entities Mentioned

• Prayaga
• Yudhisthira
• Svarga

Tags

• Tirtha
• Prayaga
• Smriti
• Punya
• Svarga

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it teaches tīrtha-māhātmya—daily remembrance of the sacred place Prayāga as a means to gain heavenly merit.

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

It frames a practical dharma for rulers and householders: maintain daily sacred recollection (smaraṇa) of a tīrtha like Prayāga, cultivating virtue and accruing puṇya that leads to higher worlds.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the implied ritual takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection) of Prayāga as a simple, repeatable daily practice linked to spiritual reward.