Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Rasakalyāṇinī Vrata: Magha-based Goddess Worship

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना यस्तु रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम् कुर्यात्स सर्वपापेभ्यस् तत्क्षणादेव मुच्यते //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yastu rasakalyāṇinīvratam kuryātsa sarvapāpebhyas tatkṣaṇādeva mucyate //

Translation

Whoever performs the Rasakalyāṇinī vow according to this prescribed method is released from all sins immediately, at that very moment.

Word by Word

• अनेन (anena): by this

• विधिना (vidhinā): by the prescribed rule/method

• यः तु (yaḥ tu): whoever indeed

• रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम् (rasakalyāṇinī-vratam): the vow called Rasakalyāṇinī

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should perform/undertake

• सः (saḥ): he/she

• सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarva-pāpebhyaḥ): from all sins

• तत्क्षणात् एव (tat-kṣaṇād eva): from that very instant, immediately

• मुच्यते (mucyate): is freed/released.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Punya
• Papakshaya
• Ritual Procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a phalaśruti (promise of merit) stating that correct performance of a specific vrata grants immediate release from sins.

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

It supports the Purāṇic ethic that householders (and rulers as exemplars) should follow prescribed vratas and rituals as a means of self-purification and moral discipline, leading to pāpa-kṣaya (removal of demerit).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it emphasizes strict adherence to the stated विधि (procedure) for the Rasakalyāṇinī vrata, with the key takeaway that methodical observance is what yields the promised spiritual result.