Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

कृतवीर्येण वै पृष्ट इदं वक्ष्यति भास्करः अशेषदुष्टशमनं सदा कल्मषनाशनम् //

Transliteration

kṛtavīryeṇa vai pṛṣṭa idaṃ vakṣyati bhāskaraḥ aśeṣaduṣṭaśamanaṃ sadā kalmaṣanāśanam //

Translation

Questioned by Kṛtavīrya, Bhāskara will now expound this teaching—one that pacifies every form of wickedness and ever destroys impurity (sin).

Word by Word

• कृतवीर्येण (kṛtavīryeṇa): by Kṛtavīrya

• वै (vai): indeed

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ): having been asked/questioned

• इदं (idaṃ): this (teaching/topic)

• वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati): will speak/expound

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ): Bhāskara (the Sun / a sage named Bhāskara)

• अशेष (aśeṣa): without remainder, all

• दुष्ट (duṣṭa): evil, wickedness

• शमनम् (śamanam): pacification, suppression

• सदा (sadā): always

• कल्मष (kalmaṣa): stain, impurity, sin

• नाशनम् (nāśanam): destruction, removal

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice), introducing Bhāskara’s forthcoming discourse to Kṛtavīrya

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛtavīrya
• Bhāskara

Tags

• Dharma
• Sin-removal
• Protective teachings
• Royal ethics
• Purificatory discourse

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it introduces a purificatory instruction said to quell evil and remove sin, which functions as a moral-spiritual safeguard rather than a cosmological account.

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

By framing the teaching as “evil-pacifying” and “sin-destroying,” the verse signals guidance meant to uphold conduct, restraint, and righteous governance—core aims of rājadharma and gṛhastha-dharma in the Matsya Purana.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this line; its ritual relevance is general—introducing a teaching intended for purification and protection (kalmaṣa-nāśana) that may underpin later rites or observances.