Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — Saubhagya-Śayana Vow: Lalitā/Gaurī–Śiva Worship

Devanagari script

*मत्स्य उवाच तथैवान्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामफलप्रदम् सौभाग्यशयनं नाम यत्पुराणविदो विदुः //

Transliteration

*matsya uvāca tathaivānyatpravakṣyāmi sarvakāmaphalapradam saubhāgyaśayanaṃ nāma yatpurāṇavido viduḥ //

Translation

Matsya said: “In the same manner, I shall now explain another observance that bestows the fruits of all desired aims—known to the knowers of the Purāṇas as ‘Saubhāgya-Śayana’ (the Bed of Auspicious Fortune).”

Word by Word

• मत्स्य (matsya): Lord Matsya

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• तथा एव (tathā eva): in the same way/likewise

• अन्यत् (anyat): another (rite/teaching)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi): I shall explain

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम् (sarva-kāma-phala-pradam): granting the results of all desires

• सौभाग्य-शयनम् (saubhāgya-śayanam): the ‘bed’/rite named Saubhāgya-Śayana (auspiciousness and marital fortune)

• नाम (nāma): by name

• यत् (yat): which

• पुराण-विदः (purāṇa-vidaḥ): knowers of the Purāṇas

• विदुः (viduḥ): know/recognize.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Matsya Avatāra of Viṣṇu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Purāṇa-vidaḥ (knowers of the Purāṇas)
• Saubhāgya-Śayana

Tags

• Vrata
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Saubhāgya
• Ritual
• Puranic rites

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it introduces a ritual observance (Saubhāgya-Śayana) said to grant desired results, indicating the text’s focus here is on dharma and auspicious rites rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By introducing a rite that confers ‘saubhāgya’ (auspicious fortune), the verse aligns with gṛhastha-dharma: householders are guided toward disciplined observances that support prosperity, harmony, and fulfillment of legitimate aims (kāma) within dharmic bounds.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it announces a named observance, Saubhāgya-Śayana, framed as a recognized Purāṇic practice believed to yield broad auspicious outcomes.