Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Prayaga: Manasa Tirtha

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगणसंगीतैः सुप्तो ऽसौ प्रतिबुध्यते हंससारसयुक्तेन विमानेन स गच्छति बहुवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गं राजेन्द्र भुञ्जति //

Transliteration

apsarogaṇasaṃgītaiḥ supto 'sau pratibudhyate haṃsasārasayuktena vimānena sa gacchati bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaṃ rājendra bhuñjati //

Translation

Awakened from sleep by the music of the hosts of Apsarās, he rises; and, mounting a celestial vimāna yoked with swans and cranes, he departs. For many thousands of years, O king of kings, he enjoys heaven.

Word by Word

• apsarogaṇa-saṃgītaiḥ: by the music (saṃgīta) of groups of Apsarās

• suptaḥ: asleep

• asau: that person/he

• pratibudhyate: is awakened/arises from sleep

• haṃsa-sārasa-yuktena: yoked/attached with swans (haṃsa) and cranes (sārasa)

• vimānena: by a celestial chariot/aerial car

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes/departs

• bahu-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: many thousands of years

• svargam: heaven

• rājendra: O best of kings

• bhuñjati: enjoys/experiences (the fruits).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (as rājendra, ‘best of kings’)

Entities Mentioned

• Apsarās
• Vimāna
• Haṃsa (swan)
• Sārasa (crane)
• Svarga (heaven)

Tags

• Svargaphala
• Puṇya
• Dāna
• Afterlife
• Puranic cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it describes svarga-phala (heavenly reward) imagery—Apsarās’ music and a vimāna—indicating the post-death enjoyment produced by puṇya.

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

Addressing the listener as rājendra, the text frames heavenly enjoyment as the result of dharmic merit (typically gained through righteous rule, restraint, and especially dāna/ritual merit in this chapter’s context).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears here; the key ritual takeaway is the doctrine of puṇya-phala—merit yields a celestial conveyance (vimāna) and prolonged svarga-enjoyment.