Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Procedure for Going to Prayaga and the Greatness of the Ganga

Devanagari script

उर्वशीरमणे पुण्ये विपुले हंसपाण्डुरे परित्यजति यः प्राणाञ् शृणु तस्यापि यत्फलम् //

Transliteration

urvaśīramaṇe puṇye vipule haṃsapāṇḍure parityajati yaḥ prāṇāñ śṛṇu tasyāpi yatphalam //

Translation

In the holy place called Urvaśī-ramaṇa—vast and swan-white—whoever gives up his life there: hear now the fruit that comes to him as well.

Word by Word

• उर्वशीरमणे: at (the tirtha) Urvaśī-ramaṇa

• पुण्ये: in the holy/meritorious place

• विपुले: vast, expansive

• हंसपाण्डुरे: swan-white, brilliantly pale

• परित्यजति: relinquishes, abandons

• यः: whoever

• प्राणान्: the life-breaths, life

• शृणु: listen

• तस्यापि: of him also, for him too

• यत्फलम्: what fruit/result (accrues).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Urvashi (Urvaśī)
• Urvashi-ramana tirtha (Urvāśī-ramaṇa)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Moksha
• Punya
• Sacred Geography
• Antya-kala

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a tirtha-mahātmya passage describing the spiritual “fruit” (phala) gained by giving up one’s life at a specific holy place.

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

It frames pilgrimage and end-of-life religious intention as a legitimate dharmic pursuit: a householder or ruler may seek merit by approaching a sanctioned tirtha, emphasizing faith, right timing, and reverence rather than political duty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated here; the ritual significance is the tirtha’s sanctity and the doctrine that dying (prāṇa-tyāga) at certain sacred sites yields a distinct spiritual result (phala).