Shloka 117

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान् धनार्थी लभते धनम् भार्यार्थी शोभनां भार्यां कुमारी च शुभं पतिम् //

Transliteration

putrārthī labhate putrān dhanārthī labhate dhanam bhāryārthī śobhanāṃ bhāryāṃ kumārī ca śubhaṃ patim //

Translation

One who longs for a son obtains sons; one who longs for wealth obtains wealth; one who longs for a wife obtains an excellent wife—and an unmarried maiden obtains a worthy husband.

Word by Word

• पुत्रार्थी (putrārthī): one desiring a son/children

• लभते (labhate): obtains, attains

• पुत्रान् (putrān): sons/children

• धनार्थी (dhanārthī): one desiring wealth

• धनम् (dhanam): wealth

• भार्यार्थी (bhāryārthī): one desiring a wife

• शोभनां (śobhanāṃ): beautiful, excellent, auspicious

• भार्यां (bhāryāṃ): wife

• कुमारी (kumārī): maiden, unmarried girl

• च (ca): and

• शुभं (śubhaṃ): auspicious, good, worthy

• पतिम् (patim): husband

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) conveying the phala-śruti of Matsya Purāṇa hearing/recitation

Tags

• Phala-श्रुति
• Householder
• Marriage
• Progeny
• Wealth

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a phala-śruti statement promising worldly boons (children, wealth, marriage) as results of meritorious religious engagement.

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

It aligns with gṛhastha-dharma aims—progeny, prosperity, and orderly marriage—presented as legitimate goals supported by righteous practice such as hearing/reciting Purāṇic teaching.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated here; the ritual implication is the efficacy of Purāṇic śravaṇa/pāṭha (listening/recitation) in granting desired life outcomes.