Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Phala-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

कुर्वाणः सप्तमीं चेमां सततं रोगवर्जितः भूतान्भव्यांश्च पुरुषांस् तारयेदेकविंशतिम् यः शृणोति पठेद्वापि सो ऽपि कल्याणभाग्भवेत् //

Transliteration

kurvāṇaḥ saptamīṃ cemāṃ satataṃ rogavarjitaḥ bhūtānbhavyāṃśca puruṣāṃs tārayedekaviṃśatim yaḥ śṛṇoti paṭhedvāpi so 'pi kalyāṇabhāgbhavet //

Translation

By continually observing this Saptamī rite, one remains free from disease. He delivers twenty-one persons—both those already departed and those yet to come. And whoever even hears it or recites it, he too becomes a sharer in auspiciousness.

Word by Word

• कुर्वाणः: performing/observing

• सप्तमीम्: the seventh lunar day (Saptamī)

• च: and

• इमाम्: this

• सततम्: continually/always

• रोग-वर्जितः: free from illness

• भूतान्: those who have been (past/departed)

• भव्यांश्: those who will be (future)

• च: and

• पुरुषान्: persons/men (people)

• तारयेत्: would ferry across/deliver (grant salvation/benefit)

• एकविंशतिम्: twenty-one

• यः: whoever

• शृणोति: hears

• पठेत्: recites/reads

• वा अपि: or even

• सः अपि: he too

• कल्याण-भाग्: partaker of auspicious good

• भवेत्: becomes.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Saptamī (tithi)
• Vrata (vow/observance)

Tags

• Vrata
• Saptamī
• Dharma
• Phala
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches vrata-phala: the spiritual efficacy of observing Saptamī and the transferable merit that benefits past and future members of one’s lineage.

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

It frames Saptamī observance as a practical dharma for householders (and rulers as exemplars): regular tithi-based vows support personal well-being (freedom from disease) and confer upliftment upon one’s family line (twenty-one persons).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it highlights Saptamī-vrata as a repeated observance whose merit accrues even through listening or recitation, emphasizing śravaṇa–pāṭha (hearing/reciting) as valid ritual acts.