Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Ravi-Saṅkrānti Vow: Udyāpana

Devanagari script

यावन्महेन्द्रप्रमुखैर्नगेन्द्रैः पृथ्वा च सप्ताब्धियुतेह तिष्ठेत् तावत्स गन्धर्वगणैर् अशेषैः सम्पूज्यते नारद नाकपृष्ठे //

Transliteration

yāvanmahendrapramukhairnagendraiḥ pṛthvā ca saptābdhiyuteha tiṣṭhet tāvatsa gandharvagaṇair aśeṣaiḥ sampūjyate nārada nākapṛṣṭhe //

Translation

So long as this earth—together with the seven oceans—endures, and so long as the great mountains headed by Mahendra remain, for that entire span, O Nārada, he is continually honored in the heavenly realm by all the hosts of Gandharvas.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as

• mahendra-pramukhaiḥ: headed by Mahendra

• naga-indraiḥ: by the lordly mountains

• pṛthvī: the earth

• ca: and

• sapta-abdhi-yutā: joined with seven oceans

• iha: here (in this world)

• tiṣṭhet: may stand/endure

• tāvat: for that long

• saḥ: he (the meritorious person previously described)

• gandharva-gaṇaiḥ: by groups/hosts of Gandharvas

• aśeṣaiḥ: without remainder, all

• sampūjyate: is fully honored/worshipped

• nārada: O Nārada

• nāka-pṛṣṭhe: on the surface of heaven, in Svarga.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) addressing Nārada (contextual attribution typical for this praise-style passage)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahendra
• Nagendras (great mountains)
• Pṛthvī
• Sapta-abdhi (seven oceans)
• Gandharvas
• Nārada
• Svarga (Nāka)

Tags

• Svarga-phala
• Punya
• Stuti
• Gandharvas
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it uses cosmic stability markers (earth with seven oceans and enduring mountains) as a poetic measure for how long a meritorious person receives honor in Svarga.

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

The verse functions as a phala-śruti (results statement): it motivates dharmic conduct—charity, vows, worship, and righteous duties—by promising enduring celestial recognition for the doer of the previously stated merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu/temple-building rule appears in this śloka; its ritual import is the idea of sampūjā (full honor/worship) in heaven as the reward for a specified religious act described in the surrounding passage.