Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

*सूर्य उवाच अलं क्लेशेन महता पुत्रस्तव नराधिप भविष्यति चिरंजीवी किंतु कल्मषनाशनम् //

Transliteration

*sūrya uvāca alaṃ kleśena mahatā putrastava narādhipa bhaviṣyati ciraṃjīvī kiṃtu kalmaṣanāśanam //

Translation

Sūrya said: “Enough of this great distress. Your son will become a lord of men (a king); he will be long-lived, and a remover of sin.”

Word by Word

• sūryaḥ uvāca: Sūrya said

• alam: enough, cease

• kleśena: with anguish/distress

• mahatā: great

• putraḥ tava: your son

• narādhipaḥ: ruler of men, king

• bhaviṣyati: will become

• ciraṃjīvī: long-lived

• kiṃtu: and indeed/also (emphatic contrast)

• kalmaṣa-nāśanam: destroyer/remover of impurity or sin

Speaker

• Sūrya (the Sun-god)

Entities Mentioned

• Sūrya
• Putra (the son)
• Narādhipa (king)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Kingship
• Blessing
• Sin-removal
• Prophecy

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a consoling prophecy about a future king—emphasizing moral purification (kalmaṣa-nāśana) rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By calling the future ruler a “remover of sin,” the verse aligns kingship with ethical governance—protecting subjects, upholding dharma, and reducing social wrongdoing through just rule.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the only ritual-ethical idea implied is “kalmaṣa-nāśana,” a Purāṇic motif of cleansing sin through righteous leadership (and, by extension, dharmic rites).