Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Glory of Prayaga: The Fruit of the Anashaka Fast and the Merit of the Yamuna

Devanagari script

यस्त्विमं कल्य उत्थाय पठते च शृणोति च मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोकं स गच्छति //

Transliteration

yastvimaṃ kalya utthāya paṭhate ca śṛṇoti ca mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ svargalokaṃ sa gacchati //

Translation

Whoever rises at dawn and recites this teaching, and also listens to it, is freed from all sins and goes to the heavenly world.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• tu: indeed

• imam: this (text/teaching)

• kalye: at dawn/early morning

• utthāya: having risen

• paṭhate: recites/reads

• ca: and

• śṛṇoti: listens/hears

• ca: and

• mucyate: is released/is freed

• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: from all sins

• svarga-lokam: to the world of heaven

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic voice giving phalaśruti (likely concluding instruction within the discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Svarga

Tags

• Phalaśruti
• Recitation
• Śravaṇa
• Dharma
• Merit

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it is a phalaśruti stating the spiritual fruit of dawn recitation and attentive listening—freedom from sins and attainment of Svarga.

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

It supports the dharmic discipline of nitya-adhyayana and śravaṇa: a householder (and a king) sustains right conduct by regularly studying and hearing sacred instruction, especially at dawn, which the tradition treats as an auspicious time for self-purification.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the recommended practice of dawn-time pāṭha (recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) as a purificatory observance.