Shloka 93

Matsya Purana — Glory of Tīrtha-Śrāddha: Best Times

Devanagari script

श्राद्धकाले च वक्तव्यं तथा तीर्थनिवासिभिः सर्वपापोपशान्त्यर्थम् अलक्ष्मीनाशनं परम् //

Transliteration

śrāddhakāle ca vaktavyaṃ tathā tīrthanivāsibhiḥ sarvapāpopaśāntyartham alakṣmīnāśanaṃ param //

Translation

This should be recited at the time of śrāddha, and likewise by those dwelling at sacred pilgrimage places (tīrthas), for the pacification of all sins; it is the supreme destroyer of misfortune (alakṣmī).

Word by Word

• श्राद्धकाले (śrāddha-kāle): at the time of ancestral rite

• च (ca): and

• वक्तव्यं (vaktavyam): should be spoken/recited

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• तीर्थनिवासिभिः (tīrtha-nivāsibhiḥ): by those residing at a sacred ford/pilgrimage place

• सर्वपापोपशान्त्यर्थम् (sarva-pāpa-upaśānti-artham): for the purpose of calming/ending all sins

• अलक्ष्मीनाशनम् (alakṣmī-nāśanam): destroyer of misfortune/inauspiciousness

• परम् (param): supreme, most excellent.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating Purāṇic instruction in the Matsya Purāṇa)

Entities Mentioned

• Śrāddha
• Tīrtha
• Alakṣmī

Tags

• Śrāddha
• Tīrtha
• Ritual Dharma
• Pāpa-śānti
• Auspiciousness

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual efficacy—recitation during śrāddha and at tīrthas is said to pacify sins and remove inauspiciousness.

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

It supports the gṛhastha duty of performing śrāddha and maintaining ritual purity; it also implies that rulers and householders should promote tīrtha culture and expiatory practices that uphold social and spiritual order (dharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: prescribed recitation at śrāddha and by tīrtha-residents as a means of pāpa-śānti and alakṣmī-nāśa; no temple-architecture (vāstu) rule is stated in this verse.