Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — Kamalā-Saptamī Vow: Lotus Rite for Sūrya

Devanagari script

*ईश्वर उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि तद्वत्कमलसप्तमीम् यस्याः संकीर्तनादेव तुष्यतीह दिवाकरः //

Transliteration

*īśvara uvāca ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi tadvatkamalasaptamīm yasyāḥ saṃkīrtanādeva tuṣyatīha divākaraḥ //

Translation

Īśvara said: “Now, next, I shall expound that very observance called Kamalā-Saptamī; by merely reciting and praising it, Divākara (the Sun) becomes pleased here, in this very world.”

Word by Word

• ईश्वर (īśvara): the Lord

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• अतः परम् (ataḥ param): hereafter/next

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi): I shall explain

• तद्वत् (tadvat): that very/accordingly

• कमलसप्तमीम् (kamala-saptamīm): the Kamalā-Saptamī (lotus-Saptamī) observance/holy seventh lunar day rite

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ): of which/whose

• संकीर्तनात् (saṃkīrtanāt): from recitation/praise

• एव (eva): indeed/alone

• तुष्यति (tuṣyati): is satisfied/pleased

• इह (iha): here (in this world)

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ): the Sun, maker of day

Speaker

• Īśvara (Lord Matsya/Vishnu speaking in the Matsya Purana dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Īśvara
• Divākara (Surya)

Tags

• Vrata
• Surya
• Saptami
• Ritual
• Phala-śruti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it introduces a vrata-mahātmya, stating that praise/recitation of Kamalā-Saptamī pleases the Sun.

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

It frames a household/royal duty of dharmic observance: performing and even reciting the praise of a calendrical rite (vrata) connected with Sūrya, understood as supporting prosperity, health, and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it signals the start of instructions for the Kamalā-Saptamī rite and emphasizes saṃkīrtana (devotional recitation) as efficacious; no Vāstu/temple-building detail appears in this verse.