Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Phala-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

उपोष्य दत्त्वा क्रमशः सूर्यमन्त्रमुदीरयेत् भानुरर्को रविर्ब्रह्मा सूर्यः शक्रो हरिः शिवः श्रीमान्विभावसुस्त्वष्टा वरुणः प्रीयतामिति //

Transliteration

upoṣya dattvā kramaśaḥ sūryamantramudīrayet bhānurarko ravirbrahmā sūryaḥ śakro hariḥ śivaḥ śrīmānvibhāvasustvaṣṭā varuṇaḥ prīyatāmiti //

Translation

Having observed a fast and then given the prescribed donation in due order, one should recite the Sun-mantra sequentially: “Bhānu, Arka, Ravi, Brahmā, Sūrya, Śakra, Hari, Śiva, Śrīmān, Vibhāvasu, Tvaṣṭṛ, Varuṇa—may (the Sun) be pleased.”

Word by Word

• उपोष्य: having fasted/after observing a fast

• दत्त्वा: having given (a gift/offering)

• क्रमशः: in sequence, step-by-step

• सूर्यमन्त्रम्: the Sun-mantra

• उदीरयेत्: should utter/recite

• भानुः: Bhānu (the Sun, the shining one)

• अर्कः: Arka (the Sun)

• रविः: Ravi (the Sun)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā (as a divine epithet here)

• सूर्यः: Sūrya (the Sun)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu

• शिवः: Śiva (auspicious one

• श्रीमान्: Śrīmān (the glorious/prosperous one)

• विभावसुः: Vibhāvasu (the radiant one

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan/former)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa (lord of cosmic order/waters)

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased

• इति: thus (ending the mantra).

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya instructing Vaivasvata Manu (didactic narration on vrata and mantra practice)

Entities Mentioned

• Surya
• Bhanu
• Arka
• Ravi
• Brahma
• Shakra (Indra)
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shiva
• Vibhavasu
• Tvastr
• Varuna

Tags

• Surya Upasana
• Vrata
• Mantra Japa
• Dana
• Ritual Procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches a ritual sequence for propitiating Sūrya through fasting, giving, and mantra-recitation using multiple divine epithets.

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

It frames a householder/kingly dharma practice: self-discipline (upavāsa), public virtue through giving (dāna), and daily/occasional worship (japa), aligning personal piety with social responsibility.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: the verse prescribes a step-by-step (kramaśaḥ) liturgical formula—fasting, offering, then reciting a structured list of Sūrya-epithets concluding with “prīyatām,” a standard propitiatory closure.