Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — The Ārdrānandakarī Tṛtīyā Vrata: Ritual Procedure

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः शक्रलोके स गन्धर्वैः पूज्यते ऽपि युगत्रयम् //

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ śakraloke sa gandharvaiḥ pūjyate 'pi yugatrayam //

Translation

Whoever regularly listens to this teaching, or causes it to be recited for others, is honored by the Gandharvas in Indra’s world for three yugas.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this (text/teaching)

• śṛṇuyāt: would listen/hear

• nityam: daily/regularly

• śrāvayet: would cause (others) to hear/recite

• vā api: or even

• mānavaḥ: a human person

• śakra-loke: in Śakra’s (Indra’s) world

• saḥ: he

• gandharvaiḥ: by the Gandharvas

• pūjyate: is revered/honored

• api: indeed/even

• yuga-trayam: three yugas (a triad of ages)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phalaśruti of the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Śakra (Indra)
• Gandharvas
• Mānava (human)

Tags

• Phalashruti
• Shravana
• Recitation
• Svarga
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it functions as a phalaśruti, emphasizing the spiritual merit gained through hearing or arranging the recitation of the Purāṇic teaching.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of sustaining dharma through śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvaṇa (enabling public recitation), implying that promoting sacred learning in society yields lasting religious merit and elevated posthumous status.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the value of regular śravaṇa and arranging pāṭha as a meritorious religious practice.