Shloka 37

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī Vow: Pushkara

Devanagari script

इति कलुषत्रिदारणं जनानामपि पठतीह शृणोति चाथ भक्त्या / मतिमपि च ददाति देवलोके वसति स कोटिशतानि वत्सराणाम् //

Transliteration

iti kaluṣatridāraṇaṃ janānāmapi paṭhatīha śṛṇoti cātha bhaktyā / matimapi ca dadāti devaloke vasati sa koṭiśatāni vatsarāṇām //

Translation

Thus, whoever among people recites this here, or listens to it with devotion—this teaching that shatters the threefold impurity—receives right understanding as well, and dwells in the world of the gods for hundreds of crores of years.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• kaluṣa: impurity, sin, defilement

• tri-dāraṇam: the shattering/cutting of the threefold (impurity)

• janānām api: even among ordinary people

• paṭhati iha: recites here (in this world)

• śṛṇoti ca: and also hears

• atha: then

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• matim api: understanding/intelligence also

• ca dadāti: is granted/bestowed

• deva-loke: in the world of the gods (heavenly realm)

• vasati: dwells

• sa: he

• koṭi-śatāni: hundreds of crores

• vatsarāṇām: of years.

Speaker

• Sūta (phala-śruti style concluding voice; traditional Purāṇic narrator)

Entities Mentioned

• Devaloka

Tags

• Phala-śruti
• Bhakti
• Śravaṇa
• Pāpa-kṣaya
• Svarga

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it is a phala-śruti verse promising purification and heavenly merit for devoted recitation/hearing.

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

It frames dharmic practice as accessible to all—by śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) with bhakti—supporting the householder ideal of regular sacred study and devotion that purifies conduct and grants right discernment (mati).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of devotional recitation and attentive listening as a purificatory practice.