Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — The Greatness and Procedure of the Sarva-Phala-Tyaga Vrata

Devanagari script

एतत्समस्तकलुषापहरं जनानाम् आजीवनाय मनुजेषु च सर्वदा स्यात् जन्मान्तरेष्वपि न पुत्रवियोगदुःखम् आप्नोति धाम च पुरंदरलोकजुष्टम् //

Transliteration

etatsamastakaluṣāpaharaṃ janānām ājīvanāya manujeṣu ca sarvadā syāt janmāntareṣvapi na putraviyogaduḥkham āpnoti dhāma ca puraṃdaralokajuṣṭam //

Translation

This teaching/recitation removes all impurity and sin from people; among human beings it ever becomes a lifelong support. Even in later births one does not suffer the grief of separation from one’s sons, and one attains a blessed abode, enjoyed in the world of Purandara (Indra).

Word by Word

• etat: this (text/recitation/teaching)

• samasta: entire/all

• kaluṣa: impurity, sin, defilement

• apaharam: removing, taking away

• janānām: of people

• ājīvanāya: for (one’s) whole life, as lifelong support

• manujeṣu: among humans

• ca: and

• sarvadā: always

• syāt: becomes/should be

• janmāntareṣu api: even in other births

• na: not

• putra: son/children

• viyoga: separation

• duḥkham: sorrow, suffering

• āpnoti: attains/experiences

• dhāma: abode, state, realm

• ca: and

• puraṃdara: Purandara (Indra)

• loka: world/realm

• juṣṭam: frequented/enjoyed/inhabited

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇa narrator) describing the phala (spiritual fruits) of hearing/reciting this portion of the Matsya Purāṇa

Entities Mentioned

• Purandara (Indra)

Tags

• Phala-श्रुति
• Punya
• Dharma
• Karma
• Afterlife

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a phala-śruti promising purification from sin and auspicious post-death attainment for those connected with this recitation/teaching.

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

It frames Purāṇic listening/recitation as a lifelong support for humans—an accessible dharmic practice for householders (and rulers) that purifies karma and is said to protect familial well-being, such as freedom from the sorrow of separation from children.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of Purāṇic recitation/hearing as a sin-removing, merit-producing practice leading to heavenly attainment.