Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Viśoka-Dvādaśī: A Lakṣmī–Viṣṇu Vow for Sorrow-Removal and P...

Devanagari script

विशोका दुःखनाशाय विशोका वरदास्तु मे विशोका चास्तु सम्पत्त्यै विशोका सर्वसिद्धये //

Transliteration

viśokā duḥkhanāśāya viśokā varadāstu me viśokā cāstu sampattyai viśokā sarvasiddhaye //

Translation

May Viśokā destroy my sorrow; may Viśokā be my giver of boons. May Viśokā grant prosperity, and may Viśokā bestow complete success in all attainments.

Word by Word

• viśokā: Viśokā (the Sorrowless Goddess/power)

• duḥkha-nāśāya: for the destruction of suffering

• varadā: boon-giving

• astu: may (she) be

• me: for me / to me

• ca: and

• sampattyai: for prosperity / wealth

• sarva-siddhaye: for all siddhis / total accomplishment

Speaker

• Ritual reciter/narrator within the Matsya Purana (stotra-style invocation; specific interlocutor not explicit from the single verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Viśokā

Tags

• Mantra
• Stotra
• Devī
• Siddhi
• Prosperity

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya narratives; it functions as a devotional-mantric appeal to Viśokā for removing suffering and granting success, reflecting Purāṇic ritual spirituality rather than cosmology.

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

For a householder or ruler, it frames an inner discipline: seeking freedom from grief (duḥkha), righteous prosperity (sampatti), and effective accomplishment (siddhi) through devotional recitation—supporting stable governance and household welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it is a stotra/mantra-style repetition of the deity-name “Viśokā” as a protective and prosperity-invoking formula; no Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this specific verse.