Shloka 10
Matsya Purana — Prologue to the Matsya Purana and the Manu–Pralaya Rescue Narrative
*सूत उवाच पुण्यं पवित्रम् आयुष्यम् इदानीं शृणुत द्विजाः मात्स्यं पुराणमखिलं यज्जगाद गदाधरः //
*sūta uvāca puṇyaṃ pavitram āyuṣyam idānīṃ śṛṇuta dvijāḥ mātsyaṃ purāṇamakhilaṃ yajjagāda gadādharaḥ //
Sūta said: “O twice-born sages, listen now to the Matsya Purāṇa in its entirety—meritorious, purifying, and life-enhancing—just as it was proclaimed by the mace-bearing Lord (Viṣṇu).”
FAQs
This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it frames the Matsya Purāṇa as a purifying, merit-giving revelation spoken by Viṣṇu, preparing the listener for teachings that include cosmic dissolution narratives later.
Indirectly: it emphasizes śravaṇa (reverent listening) to dharmic scripture as a life-enhancing, purifying practice—an ethical foundation for both rulers and householders who are expected to learn and uphold dharma.
No specific Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse functions as a phalaśruti-style invitation, establishing the authority of the text that later contains temple architecture and ritual guidelines.