Shloka 60

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

मेनागर्भसमुत्पन्ना भुक्तमुक्तिफलप्रदा अरुन्धती जपन्त्येतत् प्राप योगमनुत्तमम् //

Transliteration

menāgarbhasamutpannā bhuktamuktiphalapradā arundhatī japantyetat prāpa yogamanuttamam //

Translation

Arundhatī—born from Menā’s womb, bestower of the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation—by reciting this sacred formula attained the unsurpassed state of yoga.

Word by Word

• मेनागर्भसमुत्पन्ना: born from Menā’s womb

• भुक्तमुक्तिफलप्रदा: giver of the fruits of enjoyment (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī (the famed chaste wife of Vasiṣṭha / a revered exemplar)

• जपन्ती: while reciting (in japa)

• एतत्: this (hymn/mantra/teaching just mentioned)

• प्राप: attained

• योगम्: yogic attainment/union/realization

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (instructional narrator) to Vaivasvata Manu (phala-śruti context)

Entities Mentioned

• Arundhatī
• Menā

Tags

• Japa
• Phala-śruti
• Yoga
• Bhukti-Mukti
• Puranic exemplars

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it functions as a phala-śruti, asserting that disciplined recitation (japa) grants both worldly well-being (bhukti) and liberating realization (mukti/yoga).

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

It frames dharmic practice as compatible with both prosperity and liberation: a householder or king may pursue righteous governance and prosperity while sustaining a daily discipline of japa, which culminates in higher yogic realization.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of japa as a sanctioned Purāṇic practice with bhukti–mukti results.