Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — Eclipse-Time Planetary Bath

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शक्रलोके महीयते //

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śakraloke mahīyate //

Translation

Any person who regularly listens to this teaching, or causes it to be recited, is freed from all sins and is honored in the world of Śakra (Indra).

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this (teaching/section)

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen/hear

• nityam: daily/regularly

• śrāvayet: should make (others) recite/should cause to be heard

• vā api: or even

• mānavaḥ: a human being/person

• sarva: all

• pāpa: sins/evil deeds

• vinirmuktaḥ: completely released/freed

• śakra-loke: in Śakra’s world (Indra’s heaven)

• mahīyate: is honored/is exalted

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phala-śruti in the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Śakra (Indra)

Tags

• Phala-śruti
• Śravaṇa
• Pāṭha
• Punya
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya events directly; it functions as a phala-śruti, promising spiritual merit (sin-removal and heavenly honor) for hearing or facilitating recitation of the text.

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

It supports the dharmic practice of śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvana/pravacana (arranging recitation) as regular disciplines; for householders and rulers, sponsoring readings and ensuring public access to sacred instruction is presented as a merit-generating duty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of nitya-śravaṇa (regular listening) and śrāvayet (causing recitation) as a meritorious religious observance.