Shloka 21

Matsya Purana — The Legend of Acchodā: Pitṛloka

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा स गणस्तेषां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत साप्यवाप च तत्सर्वं फलं यदुदितं पुरा //

Transliteration

ityuktvā sa gaṇasteṣāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata sāpyavāpa ca tatsarvaṃ phalaṃ yaduditaṃ purā //

Translation

Having spoken thus, that host of attendants vanished right there before them; and she too obtained in full that entire reward which had been declared earlier.

Word by Word

• इति-उक्त्वा (ity-uktvā): having said thus

• सः (saḥ): he

• गणः (gaṇaḥ): a troop/attendant-host (divine retinue)

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them / in their presence

• तत्र-एव (tatra-eva): right there, indeed

• अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata): disappeared, became invisible

• सा अपि (sā api): she also

• अवाप (avāpa): obtained, attained

• च (ca): and

• तत् सर्वम् (tat sarvam): all that, the whole of it

• फलम् (phalam): fruit, result, merit

• यत् (yat): which

• उदितम् (uditam): was stated, proclaimed

• पुरा (purā): earlier, formerly.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice) or the chapter’s narrator summarizing the outcome

Entities Mentioned

• Gaṇa (divine attendant-host)
• Unnamed woman (sā)

Tags

• Phala-shruti
• Merit
• Ritual-result
• Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it functions as a narrative closure emphasizing that the promised merit (phala) of a prior observance was truly attained.

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

It reinforces a key Purāṇic ethic: when prescribed dharmic acts are performed with faith, their stated results are believed to manifest—encouraging householders (and rulers) to uphold vows, gifts, and rituals consistently.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu/temple rule is stated here; the ritual significance is the confirmation of phala—an assurance that the earlier-described rite or vow yields its promised outcome.