Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya

Devanagari script

*मनुरुवाच सौभाग्यारोग्यफलदम् अमुत्राक्षय्यकारकम् भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं देव तन्मे ब्रूहि जनार्दन //

Transliteration

*manuruvāca saubhāgyārogyaphaladam amutrākṣayyakārakam bhuktimuktipradaṃ deva tanme brūhi janārdana //

Translation

Manu said: “O God Janārdana, tell me of that observance which bestows the fruits of good fortune and health, which makes one’s merit imperishable in the hereafter, and which grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation.”

Word by Word

• manuḥ uvāca: Manu said

• saubhāgya: good fortune, auspicious married life

• ārogya: health, freedom from disease

• phaladam: fruit-giving, bestowing results

• amutra: in the other world/after death

• akṣayya: imperishable, undecaying

• kārakam: causing, producing

• bhukti: worldly enjoyment/prosperity

• mukti: liberation

• pradam: granting, bestowing

• deva: O divine Lord

• tat: that (rite/teaching/observance)

• me: to me

• brūhi: tell, explain

• janārdana: Janārdana (Viṣṇu, remover of afflictions).

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Manu
• Janardana (Vishnu)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Bhukti
• Mukti
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it frames Manu’s request for a practice whose merit remains “imperishable” after death, implying concern for posthumous destiny rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By asking for a dharmic observance that yields health, prosperity, and lasting merit, Manu models the ideal ruler/householder approach: seeking sanctioned rites that support both social well-being (ārogya, saubhāgya) and ultimate spiritual aim (mukti).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse signals ritual significance in general (a vrata/rite that grants bhukti and mukti), but it does not mention Vāstu, temple-building, or iconographic rules in this specific line.