Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

कुलानि तारयेद्राजन् दश पूर्वान्दशापरान् मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो गच्छेत्तु परमं पदम् //

Transliteration

kulāni tārayedrājan daśa pūrvāndaśāparān mucyate sarvapāpebhyo gacchettu paramaṃ padam //

Translation

O King, he uplifts his lineage—ten generations before and ten generations after. He is freed from all sins and indeed attains the supreme abode.

Word by Word

• कुलानि (kulāni): lineages, families

• तारयेत् (tārayet): would ferry across, uplift, deliver

• राजन् (rājan): O King

• दश (daśa): ten

• पूर्वान् (pūrvān): ancestors, those before

• दशापरान् (daśāparān): ten descendants, those after

• मुच्यते (mucyate): is released, is liberated

• सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarvapāpebhyaḥ): from all sins

• गच्छेत् (gacchet): would go, attains

• तु (tu): indeed

• परमं पदम् (paramaṃ padam): the highest state/abode (supreme goal).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (the King)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Danadharma
• Ancestral merit
• Punya
• Liberation

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes moral causality—righteous merit can spiritually uplift one’s lineage and lead the doer toward the supreme state.

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

Addressed to a king, it frames dharmic conduct (often including charity, protection of subjects, and ritual duty in this section) as benefiting not only the ruler personally but also ancestors and descendants—linking governance and household merit to lineage welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse broadly supports the ritual-ethical idea that dharmic acts generate merit capable of benefiting multiple generations.