Shloka 48

Matsya Purana — Glory of Tīrtha-Śrāddha: Best Times

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्णी ताम्रपर्णी च जया तीर्थमनुत्तमम् तथा मत्स्यनदी पुण्या शिवधारं तथैव च //

Transliteration

śrīparṇī tāmraparṇī ca jayā tīrthamanuttamam tathā matsyanadī puṇyā śivadhāraṃ tathaiva ca //

Translation

There are the sacred places Śrīparṇī, Tāmraparṇī, and Jayā—an unsurpassed holy ford (tīrtha); likewise the holy Matsya River, and also Śivadhārā.

Word by Word

• śrīparṇī: Śrīparṇī (name of a sacred place/river)

• tāmraparṇī: Tāmraparṇī (name of a sacred river)

• ca: and

• jayā: Jayā (name of a tirtha)

• tīrtham: holy ford/pilgrimage site

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent

• tathā: likewise

• matsya-nadī: Matsya River

• puṇyā: sacred, meritorious

• śiva-dhāram: Śivadhārā (Śiva’s stream/cascade

• tathaiva: and also, likewise

• ca: and

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (context: enumeration of tirthas)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya (as Matsyanadī)
• Śrīparṇī
• Tāmraparṇī
• Jayā Tīrtha
• Śivadhārā

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Rivers
• Pilgrimage
• Punya
• Matsya Purana Geography

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it catalogs sacred rivers and tirthas, emphasizing the purifying merit (puṇya) of these places within the Matsya Purana’s sacred geography.

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

By identifying eminent tirthas and holy rivers, the verse supports the householder and kingly duty of maintaining dharma through pilgrimage, ritual bathing, and patronage of sacred sites—standard Purāṇic means of accruing merit and social-religious order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it points to tirtha-snāna (bathing at holy fords) and sacred-water rites; architecturally, it indirectly frames why temples, ghats, and pilgrimage infrastructure are established near revered rivers and tīrthas.