Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — The Nakṣatra-Puruṣa Vrata: Worship of Viṣṇu’s Cosmic Body through the Lunar M...

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्यादिकं किंचिद् इह वामुत्र वा कृतम् आत्मना वाथ पितृभिस् तत्सर्वं क्षयमाप्नुयात् //

Transliteration

brahmahatyādikaṃ kiṃcid iha vāmutra vā kṛtam ātmanā vātha pitṛbhis tatsarvaṃ kṣayamāpnuyāt //

Translation

Whatever sin—beginning with brahmin-slaying—has been committed, whether in this world or the next, whether by oneself or by one’s forefathers, all of it would be brought to destruction, fully exhausted.

Word by Word

• brahmahatyā-ādikam: sins beginning with brahmin-murder

• kiṃcit: any (even a small measure)

• iha: here (in this world)

• vā: or

• amutra: there (in the other world)

• vā: or

• kṛtam: done/committed

• ātmanā: by oneself

• vā: or

• atha: and/or also

• pitṛbhiḥ: by the fathers/ancestors

• tat: that

• sarvam: all

• kṣayam: destruction/exhaustion (of karmic residue)

• āpnuyāt: would attain/bring about.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a dharma/prāyaścitta teaching context)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmahatya
• Pitrs (ancestors)

Tags

• Dharma
• Prāyaścitta
• Karma
• Sin-removal
• Ancestral-deeds

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic pralaya; it speaks of karmic “dissolution” in the ethical sense—sins (even grave ones) can be exhausted and brought to an end through the prescribed purificatory means.

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

It supports the dharmic duty to seek purification for wrongdoing: a householder (and likewise a king responsible for public order) should follow expiatory and merit-producing practices so that even severe or inherited karmic burdens are neutralized.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated directly; the ritual takeaway is the doctrine of prāyaścitta/puṇya that can ‘consume’ sin, including sins attributed to oneself or one’s lineage.