Shloka 55

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः कल्पं शिवपुरे वसेत् यस्तु मत्परमं कालं करोत्येतेषु मानवः //

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ kalpaṃ śivapure vaset yastu matparamaṃ kālaṃ karotyeteṣu mānavaḥ //

Translation

Freed from all sins, that human who—during these (prescribed observances)—spends his time with Me as his highest refuge shall dwell for a full kalpa in Śiva’s city.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins

• कल्पम्: for a kalpa (aeon)

• शिवपुरे: in Śiva’s city/abode

• वसेत्: may dwell/shall dwell

• यः तु: whoever indeed

• मत्-परम्: having Me as the supreme goal/refuge

• कालम्: time (one’s life-span/period)

• करोति: makes/spends/observes

• एतेषु: in these (rites/vows/occasions previously mentioned)

• मानवः: a human being

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within early Matsya Purana dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Shiva
• Shivapura
• Manava (human)

Tags

• Dharma
• Bhakti
• Shiva
• Punya
• Afterlife

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; instead, it teaches the post-mortem fruit of devotion and observance—sinlessness and residence in Śiva’s abode for a kalpa.

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

It frames dharmic living in terms of regulated observances (“eteṣu”) and single-pointed devotion (“matparama”), implying that householders and rulers gain purification and enduring merit by dedicating their time to disciplined worship rather than mere ritual formality.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is primarily ritual-devotional, not architectural; its key ritual takeaway is that observances performed with wholehearted devotion lead to exceptional merit—symbolized as dwelling in “Śivapura.”