Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

य इच्छन्कीर्तिमाप्नोति प्रतिमासं नराधिप सौभाग्यारोग्यरूपायुर् वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः न वियुक्तो भवेद्राजन् नवार्बुदशतत्रयम् //

Transliteration

ya icchankīrtimāpnoti pratimāsaṃ narādhipa saubhāgyārogyarūpāyur vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ na viyukto bhavedrājan navārbudaśatatrayam //

Translation

O king, one who seeks to attain lasting fame should, month after month, make gifts of garments, ornaments, and jewelry; thereby, O ruler, he is not deprived of good fortune, health, beauty, and longevity throughout a span of nine hundred million years.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): who

• इच्छन् (icchan): desiring, seeking

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim): fame, renown

• आप्नोति (āpnoti): attains

• प्रतिमासम् (pratimāsam): every month

• नराधिप (narādhipa): O lord of men, O king

• सौभाग्य (saubhāgya): good fortune

• आरोग्य (ārogya): health

• रूप (rūpa): beauty, pleasing form

• आयुः (āyuḥ): lifespan, longevity

• वस्त्र (vastra): garments

• अलंकार (alaṅkāra): ornaments, decorative adornments

• भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ): with jewelry/ornaments (instrumental plural)

• न (na): not

• वियुक्तः (viyuktaḥ): separated, deprived

• भवेत् (bhavet): would become

• राजन् (rājan): O king

• नवा (nava): nine

• अर्बुद (arbuda): a crore/ten million (traditional large-number term)

• शत (śata): hundred

• त्रयम् (trayam): three (i.e., “three hundreds”).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• King (Narādhipa/Rājan)
• Gifts (Dāna)
• Vastra
• Alaṅkāra
• Bhūṣaṇa

Tags

• Dāna-Dharma
• Kīrti
• Monthly observance
• Royal ethics
• Merit (Phalaśruti)

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a phalaśruti on dāna (charitable gifting), describing long-lasting merit and worldly well-being gained through monthly gifts.

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

Addressed to a king, it frames regular charity as a royal/householder duty: consistent monthly giving (especially of clothing and adornments) is presented as a dharmic means to secure reputation (kīrti) and sustain prosperity, health, and longevity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual emphasis is on periodic (monthly) dāna—specifically vastra-dāna and alaṅkāra/bhūṣaṇa-dāna—rather than temple architecture; it highlights a structured charitable practice as part of religious observance.