Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — Ravi-Saṅkrānti Vow: Udyāpana

Devanagari script

*नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच अथान्यदपि वक्ष्यामि संक्रान्त्युद्यापने फलम् यदक्षयं परे लोके सर्वकामफलप्रदम् //

Transliteration

*nandikeśvara uvāca athānyadapi vakṣyāmi saṃkrāntyudyāpane phalam yadakṣayaṃ pare loke sarvakāmaphalapradam //

Translation

Nandikeśvara said: “Now I shall also describe the reward of performing the concluding rite (udyāpana) of Saṃkrānti—an imperishable merit in the next world, bestowing the fruits of all desired aims.”

Word by Word

• नन्दिकेश्वरः: Nandikeśvara

• उवाच: said

• अथ: now/then

• अन्यदपि: something further/also

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall explain

• संक्रान्ति-उद्यापने: in the udyāpana (formal completion) of Saṃkrānti observance

• फलम्: fruit/reward

• यत्: which

• अक्षयम्: imperishable/inexhaustible

• परे लोके: in the other world/afterlife

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the results of all desired objects (all wishes fulfilled).

Speaker

• Nandikeśvara

Entities Mentioned

• Nandikeśvara
• Saṃkrānti
• Udyāpana
• Para-loka

Tags

• Vrata
• Saṃkrānti
• Ritual completion
• Phala-śruti
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a phala-śruti statement promising imperishable posthumous merit (akṣaya in para-loka) from properly concluding a Saṃkrānti observance.

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

It reinforces the Purāṇic ethic that householders (and rulers supporting public dharma) should complete vows properly—udyāpana is presented as a duty that converts observance into lasting, ‘imperishable’ merit and desired results.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights udyāpana—the formal concluding ceremony of a vrata/festival cycle—stating that correct completion is itself merit-producing; no Vāstu or temple-building detail appears in this verse.