Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

ततो भोगवतीं गत्वा वासुकेरुत्तरेण तु दशाश्वमेधकं नाम तीर्थं तत्रापरं भवेत् //

Transliteration

tato bhogavatīṃ gatvā vāsukeruttareṇa tu daśāśvamedhakaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ tatrāparaṃ bhavet //

Translation

Then, having gone to Bhogavatī, and to the north of Vāsuki, there is another sacred ford there, known as Daśāśvamedhaka (the ‘Ten Horse-Sacrifices’ Tīrtha).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• bhogavatīm: (to) Bhogavatī (a sacred place/city)

• gatvā: having gone

• vāsukeḥ: of Vāsuki

• uttareṇa: to the north of

• tu: indeed/and

• daśa-aśvamedhakam: (place) connected with ten Aśvamedha sacrifices

• nāma: named/called

• tīrtham: sacred ford/pilgrimage place

• tatra: there

• aparam: another/further

• bhavet: is/exists/comes to be

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s tirtha descriptions in discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhogavatī
• Vāsuki
• Daśāśvamedhaka Tīrtha
• Aśvamedha

Tags

• Tirtha
• Pilgrimage
• Sacred Geography
• Ritual Merit
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya passage mapping sacred places and their ritual merit.

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

It points to dharmic life through pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) and honoring great Vedic rites (like Aśvamedha), ideals traditionally supported by kings and pursued (as capacity allows) by householders for merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the association with “ten Aśvamedhas,” implying exceptional sanctity and merit; the verse functions as a geographic pointer to a named tīrtha rather than a Vāstu/temple-building rule.