Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Description of the Akṣaya Tṛtīyā Observance

Devanagari script

एकामप्युक्तवत्कृत्वा तृतीयां विधिवन्नरः एतासामपि सर्वासां तृतीयानां फलं भवेत् //

Transliteration

ekāmapyuktavatkṛtvā tṛtīyāṃ vidhivannaraḥ etāsāmapi sarvāsāṃ tṛtīyānāṃ phalaṃ bhavet //

Translation

If a person performs even a single Tṛtīyā observance exactly as stated and in due ritual order, he obtains the full merit that is said to arise from all such Tṛtīyā rites.

Word by Word

• ekām: even one (single)

• api: even/also

• uktavat: as stated/according to what has been taught

• kṛtvā: having done/performed

• tṛtīyām: the Tṛtīyā observance (third lunar day rite)

• vidhivan: in due form/according to rule

• naraḥ: a person

• etāsām: of these

• api: also

• sarvāsām: of all

• tṛtīyānām: of the Tṛtīyās (third-day observances)

• phalam: fruit/result/merit

• bhavet: arises/comes to be/is obtained

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Tṛtīyā
• Vidhi (ritual rule)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Ritual Merit
• Tithi Observance
• Phala-śruti

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on ritual efficacy, stating that correctly performing even one prescribed Tṛtīyā observance yields the merit associated with all such Tṛtīyā rites.

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

It emphasizes dharmic discipline: a householder (and likewise a king) gains religious merit not by quantity alone but by performing a vow/rite with proper procedure (vidhi), attention, and fidelity to scriptural instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: the verse is a phala-śruti asserting that one correctly executed Tṛtīyā rite can confer comprehensive merit, highlighting the importance of vidhivan performance.