Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — The Kalyāṇa-Saptamī

Devanagari script

इमामनन्तफलदां यस्तु कल्याणसप्तमीम् शृणोति पठते चेह सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते //

Transliteration

imāmanantaphaladāṃ yastu kalyāṇasaptamīm śṛṇoti paṭhate ceha sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //

Translation

Whoever, here in this world, listens to or recites this Kalyāṇa-Saptamī—bestowing endless fruits—becomes freed from all sins.

Word by Word

• imām: this (account/observance)

• ananta-phaladām: giving endless results

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• kalyāṇa-saptamīm: the auspicious seventh lunar day / the Kalyāṇa-Saptamī observance

• śṛṇoti: hears, listens to

• paṭhate ca: and recites/reads

• iha: here (in this world)

• sarva-pāpaiḥ: from all sins

• pramucyate: is released, becomes free

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phalaśruti (merit statement) of the observance

Entities Mentioned

• Kalyāṇa-Saptamī

Tags

• Vrata
• Phalaśruti
• Dharma
• Pāpa-kṣaya
• Saptamī

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a phalaśruti stating that hearing or reciting the Kalyāṇa-Saptamī account/observance grants purification from sins and yields endless merit.

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

It frames dharma as accessible through śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation). For householders (and rulers), supporting and participating in such observances and public recitations is presented as a practical means of ethical purification and religious merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the emphasis on Kalyāṇa-Saptamī and the efficacy of hearing/reciting its teaching; no Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this verse.