Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

यः पश्यतीदं शृणुयाच्च मर्त्यः पठेच्च भक्त्याथ मतिं ददाति सो ऽप्यत्र लक्ष्मीमचलामवाप्य गन्धर्वविद्याधरलोकभाक्स्यात् //

Transliteration

yaḥ paśyatīdaṃ śṛṇuyācca martyaḥ paṭhecca bhaktyātha matiṃ dadāti so 'pyatra lakṣmīmacalāmavāpya gandharvavidyādharalokabhāksyāt //

Translation

Any mortal who beholds this, listens to it, recites it with devotion, and also offers counsel or understanding—he too, in this very world, attains unwavering prosperity (Lakṣmī) and becomes a partaker of the realms of the Gandharvas and Vidyādharas.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• paśyati: sees/beholds

• idam: this (teaching/text)

• śṛṇuyāt ca: and would listen

• martyaḥ: a mortal

• paṭhet ca: and would recite

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• atha: and then/also

• matim: understanding, counsel, right intention

• dadāti: gives, offers

• saḥ api: he too

• atra: here (in this world)

• lakṣmīm: prosperity, fortune

• acalām: unshakable, steady

• avāpya: having attained

• gandharva: celestial musicians

• vidyādhara: celestial beings who bear supernatural knowledge

• loka: world/realm

• bhāk: partaker, sharer

• syāt: would become

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) summarizing the phala-śruti in the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Lakṣmī
• Gandharvas
• Vidyādharas

Tags

• Phalaśruti
• Punya
• Shravana
• Parayana
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it functions as a phala-śruti, stating the spiritual and worldly rewards for seeing, hearing, reciting, and supporting the Purāṇic teaching.

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

It frames an accessible dharmic practice for householders and rulers alike—supporting sacred learning through listening, recitation, devotion, and offering wise counsel—promising stable prosperity (acalā lakṣmī) as a fruit of such conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of śravaṇa (hearing), pāṭha (recitation), and bhakti as meritorious religious acts.