Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Dialogue of Aṣṭaka and Yayāti: Exhaustion of Merit

Devanagari script

येनाश्रयं वेदयन्ते पुराणं मनीषिणो मानसे मानयुक्तम् तन्निःश्रेयस् तेन संयोगमेत्य परां शान्तिं प्राप्नुयुः प्रेत्य चेह //

Transliteration

yenāśrayaṃ vedayante purāṇaṃ manīṣiṇo mānase mānayuktam tanniḥśreyas tena saṃyogametya parāṃ śāntiṃ prāpnuyuḥ pretya ceha //

Translation

By taking refuge in this Purāṇa—known and taught by the wise as a revered support that refines the mind—one attains the highest good through union with it, and gains supreme peace both here and after death.

Word by Word

• yena: by which/through which

• āśrayam: refuge, support, resort

• vedayante: make known, teach, expound

• purāṇam: the Purāṇa (sacred ancient narrative)

• manīṣiṇaḥ: the wise, sages, discerning seers

• mānase: in the mind, mental/spiritual

• māna-yuktam: endowed with reverence/esteem (worthy of honor)

• tat: that

• niḥśreyas: the highest good, final beatitude (mokṣa-oriented welfare)

• tena: by that/through it

• saṃyogam: union, close association, communion

• etya: having attained/approached

• parām: supreme, highest

• śāntim: peace, tranquility

• prāpnuyuḥ: may obtain/attain

• pretya: after death, having departed

• ca: and

• iha: here, in this world.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇa narrator) in a phala-śruti style conclusion for this section (traditional attribution within Purāṇic discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Purāṇa
• Manīṣiṇaḥ (the wise/sages)
• Niḥśreyasa
• Śānti

Tags

• Phala-śruti
• Purana Mahatmya
• Moksha
• Peace
• Satsanga

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes that taking refuge in the Purāṇa as taught by sages leads to niḥśreyasa (highest good) and supreme peace, which is presented as the enduring spiritual fruit beyond cosmic cycles.

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

It frames Purāṇic study/hearing as a mind-purifying support (āśraya) endorsed by the wise—an ethical and devotional discipline that benefits rulers and householders by cultivating inner restraint, right understanding, and peace “here and hereafter.”

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a general phala-śruti, praising association with the Purāṇa itself as spiritually efficacious.