Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Śarkarā-Saptamī Vrata: The Sugar Offering Rite to Savitṛ

Devanagari script

यः कुर्यात्परया भक्त्या स वै सद्गतिमाप्नुयात् कल्पमेकं वसेत्स्वर्गे ततो याति परं पदम् //

Transliteration

yaḥ kuryātparayā bhaktyā sa vai sadgatimāpnuyāt kalpamekaṃ vasetsvarge tato yāti paraṃ padam //

Translation

Whoever performs this with supreme devotion indeed attains a blessed destiny; he dwells in heaven for one kalpa, and thereafter goes to the highest abode.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• kuryāt: should do / performs

• parayā: with supreme / highest

• bhaktyā: devotion

• saḥ: he

• vai: indeed

• sat-gatim: good course / blessed state / auspicious destiny

• āpnuyāt: attains

• kalpam: a kalpa (aeon)

• ekam: one

• vaset: dwells

• svarge: in heaven

• tataḥ: thereafter

• yāti: goes

• param: supreme / highest

• padam: abode / state (highest goal).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, phala-śruti style)

Entities Mentioned

• Svarga
• Param Padam

Tags

• Bhakti
• Phala-shruti
• Svarga
• Moksha
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a results (phala) statement teaching that supreme devotion yields prolonged heavenly enjoyment and ultimately the highest spiritual abode.

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

It frames duty and observance as effective only when performed with parā-bhakti: a king or householder who carries out prescribed acts with sincere devotion gains both worldly merit (svarga) and the final goal (parama padam).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or iconographic rule appears here; the verse functions as a general phala-śruti—affirming that any prescribed rite or sacred observance, when done with supreme devotion, bears the highest fruit.