Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Nārāyaṇa as Haṃsa in the Cosmic Ocean: Vedic Yajña-Puruṣa and Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vi...

Devanagari script

स तथैव यथापूर्वं यो धरामटते पुरा पुण्यतीर्थजलोपेतां विविधान्याश्रमाणि च //

Transliteration

sa tathaiva yathāpūrvaṃ yo dharāmaṭate purā puṇyatīrthajalopetāṃ vividhānyāśramāṇi ca //

Translation

Likewise, as in former times, whoever in earlier days wandered over the earth—(frequenting) sacred places endowed with holy waters, and also the many kinds of hermitages—(obtained the due religious merit).

Word by Word

• स (sa): he/that person

• तथैव (tathaiva): in the same way/likewise

• यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam): as before/as formerly

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• धराम् (dharām): the earth

• अटते (aṭate): roams/wanders

• पुरा (purā): formerly/in earlier times

• पुण्य (puṇya): meritorious/holy

• तीर्थ (tīrtha): pilgrimage place/sacred ford

• जल (jala): water

• उपेताम् (upetām): endowed with/attended by

• विविधानि (vividhāni): various/many kinds

• आश्रमाणि (āśramāṇi): hermitages/ascetic dwellings

• च (ca): and/also

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s teaching (within a tirtha-mahatmya style passage)

Entities Mentioned

• Tirtha (sacred pilgrimage sites)
• Ashramas (hermitages)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Pilgrimage
• Ashrama
• Dharma
• Sacred waters

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it emphasizes dharmic merit gained through roaming the earth to holy tirthas with sacred waters and by visiting different ashramas.

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

It supports the householder/kingly ideal of dharmic travel—seeking sanctifying places and meeting sages in ashramas—thereby accruing merit, learning righteous conduct, and strengthening ties with religious institutions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights the importance of sacred waters (tirtha-jala) and ashramas as sanctifying spaces; architecturally, it implies the cultural centrality of maintaining pilgrimage sites and hermitage complexes (useful for cross-referencing Matsya Purana temple and ashrama layout discussions).