Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

कथयन्तु भवन्तो मे पुत्रशोकविनाशनम् व्रतं सौभाग्यफलदम् इहलोके परत्र च //

Transliteration

kathayantu bhavanto me putraśokavināśanam vrataṃ saubhāgyaphaladam ihaloke paratra ca //

Translation

Pray tell me, revered ones, of a vow (vrata) that destroys the sorrow of losing a son and bestows the fruit of good fortune—both in this world and in the world beyond.

Word by Word

• कथयन्तु (kathayantu): let (them/you) tell

• भवन्तो (bhavanto): you venerable ones

• मे (me): to me

• पुत्र-शोक-विनाशनम् (putra-śoka-vināśanam): the destruction of grief/sorrow regarding a son

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, religious observance

• सौभाग्य-फलदम् (saubhāgya-phaladam): giving the fruit of auspicious fortune/marital and worldly prosperity

• इह-लोके (ihaloke): in this world

• परत्र (paratra): in the hereafter/other world

• च (ca): and

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (requesting instruction from sages/elders in the discourse frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Putra-shoka
• Auspiciousness
• Merit

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it introduces a dharmic inquiry about a vow (vrata) whose merit is said to operate across both worldly life and the afterlife.

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

It reflects the householder/kingly concern for lineage and wellbeing, seeking a scripturally grounded vrata to address familial grief and secure auspicious prosperity through dharma rather than mere worldly means.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the emphasis on a specific vrata promising saubhagya and relief from putra-shoka; no Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this line, but it sets up a procedural teaching on observance-based merit.