Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — The Madana-Dvādaśī Vow and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

यस्तु तस्या भवेत्पुत्रः शीलायुर्वृद्धिसंयुतः अन्यथा गर्भपतनम् अवाप्नोति न संशयः //

Transliteration

yastu tasyā bhavetputraḥ śīlāyurvṛddhisaṃyutaḥ anyathā garbhapatanam avāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ //

Translation

But the son who is born to her will be endowed with good conduct, longevity, and increasing prosperity; otherwise, miscarriage (loss of the embryo) is incurred—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• yaḥ tu: but whoever

• tasyāḥ: of her

• bhavet: becomes/is born

• putraḥ: son

• śīla: good character, conduct

• āyuḥ: lifespan, longevity

• vṛddhi: increase, prosperity

• saṃyutaḥ: endowed with, joined with

• anyathā: otherwise

• garbha: embryo, pregnancy

• patanam: falling, loss

• avāpnoti: attains, incurs

• na saṃśayaḥ: no doubt

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, dharma-upadesha context)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Grihastha Dharma
• Progeny
• Garbha
• Ethics
• Puranic injunctions

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on household ethics and the karmic/ritual conditions believed to influence the well-being of offspring.

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

It reinforces Gṛhastha-dharma: right conduct and proper observances are portrayed as leading to virtuous, long-lived, and prosperous progeny, while violations are said to result in pregnancy loss.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule appears here; the ritual significance is ethical-ritual causality around conception and pregnancy outcomes (garbha-related injunctions).