Shloka 109

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

ततो ऽन्यकामसंयोगशब्दादेर् दोषदर्शनात् इत्येतैः कारणैः शुद्धैस् ते ऽमृतत्वं हि भेजिरे //

Transliteration

tato 'nyakāmasaṃyogaśabdāder doṣadarśanāt ityetaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ śuddhais te 'mṛtatvaṃ hi bhejire //

Translation

Therefore, by discerning the faults in association with other desires—and in the distractions beginning with mere talk—purified through these very causes, they indeed attained immortality (amṛtatva).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: therefore/then

• anya-kāma-saṃyoga: connection/association with other (worldly) desires

• śabda-ādeḥ: beginning with speech/words (talk, verbal distractions, sense-objects introduced by sound)

• doṣa-darśanāt: from seeing/recognizing the defect (harm, fault)

• iti-etaiḥ: by these (just mentioned)

• kāraṇaiḥ: causes/reasons/means

• śuddhaiḥ: purified/cleansed

• te: they

• amṛtatvam: immortality (liberation, deathlessness)

• hi: indeed

• bhejire: attained/partook of/obtained.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Moksha
• Vairagya
• Dharma
• Sannyasa
• Self-control

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic dissolution; it teaches inner purification—seeing the defects in desire-based association and idle speech—as a means to attain deathlessness (amṛtatva).

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

It advises disciplined restraint: even while ruling or maintaining a household, one should avoid entanglement in secondary desires and curb harmful or idle talk, since such self-governance is presented as a purifier leading toward higher spiritual attainment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is specified here; the focus is ethical-psychological purification—detachment from desire and control of speech—as the ‘means’ leading to amṛtatva.