Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Mandāra-Saptamī Vrata

Devanagari script

मन्दारसप्तमीम् एताम् ईप्सितार्थफलप्रदाम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते //

Transliteration

mandārasaptamīm etām īpsitārthaphalapradām yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //

Translation

Whoever recites, or even listens to, this account of the Mandāra-Saptamī—bestowing the fruits of desired aims—is freed from all sins.

Word by Word

• मन्दारसप्तमीम् (mandāra-saptamīm): the Mandāra-Saptamī observance (the ‘seventh’ sacred day)

• एताम् (etām): this

• ईप्सितार्थफलप्रदाम् (īpsitārtha-phala-pradām): granting the fruit of wished-for goals

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• पठेत् (paṭhet): recites

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt): listens/hears

• वा अपि (vā api): or even

• सर्वपापैः (sarva-pāpaiḥ): from all sins

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate): is released/freed.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phalaśruti of the Mandāra-Saptamī vrata

Entities Mentioned

• Mandāra-Saptamī
• Vrata
• Phalaśruti

Tags

• Vrata
• Phalaśruti
• Dharma
• Purification
• Sacred Recitation

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a phalaśruti stating that reciting or hearing the Mandāra-Saptamī observance grants desired results and removes sins.

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

It promotes dharmic conduct through śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of vrata-mahātmya; for householders (and rulers), supporting and observing such rites is presented as a means of ethical purification and attainment of legitimate aims.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the efficacy of the Mandāra-Saptamī vrata-mahātmya itself: merely reciting or listening is said to confer desired fruits and cleanse sins, underscoring the Purāṇic emphasis on vrata observance and devotional hearing.