Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Mandāra-Saptamī Vrata

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यान्मन्दारसप्तमीम् विपाप्मा स सुखी मर्त्यः कल्पं च दिवि मोदते //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yastu kuryānmandārasaptamīm vipāpmā sa sukhī martyaḥ kalpaṃ ca divi modate //

Translation

Whoever performs the Mandāra-Saptamī observance in this prescribed manner becomes free from sin; that mortal lives happily and rejoices in heaven for an entire kalpa.

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• vidhinā: prescribed method/rite

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• kuryāt: should do/performs

• mandāra-saptamīm: the Mandāra-Saptamī (seventh-day vow/observance)

• vipāpmā: free from sin

• saḥ: he

• sukhī: happy

• martyaḥ: mortal human

• kalpam: for a kalpa (aeon)

• ca: and

• divi: in heaven

• modate: rejoices/enjoys

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Mandāra-Saptamī
• Diva (Svarga/Heaven)
• Kalpa

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Punya
• Svarga
• Ritual procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a vrata-phala statement, promising sinlessness and heavenly enjoyment for observing Mandāra-Saptamī as prescribed.

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

It frames a practical dharma for householders (and rulers alike): undertaking sanctioned vows (vratas) with proper procedure is presented as a means to ethical purification (removal of pāpa) and the attainment of auspicious results.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: the key point is adherence to the correct vidhi (procedure) for the Mandāra-Saptamī observance, which is said to yield merit and heavenly reward.