Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — Saptamī Sacred Bath and the Mṛtavatsābhiṣeka Rite for Pacifying Misfortune an...

Devanagari script

कृतवीर्यस्तदाराध्य सहस्रांशुं दिवाकरम् उपवासैर्व्रतैर्दिव्यैर् वेदसूक्तैश्च नारद पुत्रस्य जीवनायालम् एतत्स्नानमवाप्स्यति //

Transliteration

kṛtavīryastadārādhya sahasrāṃśuṃ divākaram upavāsairvratairdivyair vedasūktaiśca nārada putrasya jīvanāyālam etatsnānamavāpsyati //

Translation

O Nārada, Kṛtavīrya, having duly worshipped the thousand-rayed Sun (Divākara) through fasts, exalted vows, and Vedic hymns, will obtain this sacred bath—fully sufficient for securing the life of his son.

Word by Word

• कृतवीर्यः (kṛtavīryaḥ): Kṛtavīrya (a king/person named Kṛtavīrya)

• तदा (tadā): then/thereupon

• आराध्य (ārādhya): having worshipped/propitiated

• सहस्रांशुम् (sahasrāṃśum): the thousand-rayed one (the Sun)

• दिवाकरम् (divākaram): the maker of day, the Sun

• उपवासैः (upavāsaiḥ): by fasts

• व्रतैः (vrataiḥ): by vows/observances

• दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ): sacred/exalted

• वेदसूक्तैः (vedasūktaiḥ): with Vedic hymns

• च (ca): and

• नारद (nārada): O Nārada

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya): of (his) son

• जीवनाय (jīvanāya): for life, for preservation of life

• अलम् (alam): sufficient/adequate

• एतत् (etat): this

• स्नानम् (snānam): bathing, sacred bath

• अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati): will obtain/attain.

Speaker

• Narrator addressing Nārada (likely within a Purāṇic dialogue framework; commonly Sūta or a principal narrator in the Matsya Purāṇa tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Sūrya (Divākara, Sahasrāṃśu)
• Kṛtavīrya
• Veda (Vedic hymns)

Tags

• Surya worship
• Vrata
• Upavasa
• Snana
• Putra-jivana
• Ritual merit

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on Sūrya-upāsanā (Sun worship) and the merit of a specific sacred bath used for life-preservation, especially for one’s child.

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

It presents an ideal of dharmic responsibility: a ruler or householder should undertake disciplined fasts, vows, and Vedic recitation to protect family welfare—here, specifically seeking the preservation of a son’s life through sanctioned ritual means.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: the verse prescribes Sun propitiation through upavāsa (fasting), vrata (vows), and Vedic sūkta recitation, culminating in a meritorious snāna (sacred bath) believed to confer life-preserving benefit.