Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of the Śūra–Vasudeva

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य जन्माभ्युदयं यः कीर्तयति नित्यशः शृणोति मानवो नित्यं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते //

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya janmābhyudayaṃ yaḥ kīrtayati nityaśaḥ śṛṇoti mānavo nityaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //

Translation

Whoever continually proclaims the auspicious advent of Kṛṣṇa—and whoever, as a human being, constantly listens to it—is freed from all sins.

Word by Word

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna

• janma-abhyudayam: the auspicious birth/advent, the glorious manifestation

• yaḥ: whoever

• kīrtayati: praises, narrates, glorifies

• nityaśaḥ: always, regularly

• śṛṇoti: hears, listens

• mānavaḥ: a human being

• nityam: constantly, daily

• sarva-pāpaiḥ: from all sins

• pramucyate: is released, is liberated (from).

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) speaking in a phalaśruti-style statement (merit of recitation/hearing).

Entities Mentioned

• Krishna

Tags

• Bhakti
• Śravaṇa-Kīrtana
• Phalaśruti
• Pāpa-kṣaya
• Krishna

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it teaches bhakti-phala (the spiritual fruit) of regularly hearing and glorifying Krishna’s divine advent.

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

It supports the householder/kingly ideal of daily dharmic practice: śravaṇa (listening) and kīrtana (devotional narration) are presented as accessible disciplines that purify conduct and reduce pāpa, strengthening ethical life and governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the devotional practice itself—regular recitation and attentive hearing as a purificatory observance.