Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Prayaga: Manasa Tirtha

Devanagari script

सोमलोकमवाप्नोति सोमेन सह मोदते षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते //

Transliteration

somalokamavāpnoti somena saha modate ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate //

Translation

He attains the world of Soma, rejoices together with Soma, and for sixty thousand years is honored in the heavenly realm.

Word by Word

• सोमलोकम्: the world/realm of Soma (Moon)

• अवाप्नोति: attains, reaches

• सोमेन सह: together with Soma

• मोदते: rejoices, delights

• षष्टि-वर्ष-सहस्राणि: sixty thousand years

• स्वर्ग-लोके: in heaven, in the celestial world

• महीयते: is honored, is revered

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s account; verse states a phala-śruti style result)

Entities Mentioned

• Soma
• Somaloka
• Svarga

Tags

• Phala-श्रुति
• Svarga
• Soma
• Vrata
• Dāna

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a phala statement describing the reward of merit as rebirth/sojourn in Somaloka and honor in Svarga.

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

It supports the Matsya Purana’s dharma framework where kings and householders gain elevated posthumous states through prescribed rites, vows, and ethical merit—here expressed as attaining Somaloka and celestial honor.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconography detail appears in this verse; it functions as a ritual “result clause” (phala-śruti) promising Somaloka and Svarga honors for the relevant observance described in the surrounding passage.