Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Procedure and Merit of the Śubha-Saptamī Vrata

Devanagari script

इमां पठेद्यः शृणुयान्मुहूर्तं पश्येत्प्रसङ्गादपि दीयमानम् सो ऽप्यत्र सर्वाघविमुक्तदेहः प्राप्नोति विद्याधरनायकत्वम् //

Transliteration

imāṃ paṭhedyaḥ śṛṇuyānmuhūrtaṃ paśyetprasaṅgādapi dīyamānam so 'pyatra sarvāghavimuktadehaḥ prāpnoti vidyādharanāyakatvam //

Translation

Whoever recites this, or listens to it for even a single muhūrta, or even happens to see it being given (recited or bestowed) by mere association—he too, in this very state, becomes freed from all sin; and he attains the rank of a leader among the Vidyādharas.

Word by Word

• imām: this (sacred text/recitation)

• paṭhet: may recite/reads

• yaḥ: whoever

• śṛṇuyāt: may hear/listen

• muhūrtam: for a muhūrta (a short sacred time, traditionally ~48 minutes)

• paśyet: may see/behold

• prasaṅgāt api: even by mere chance/association

• dīyamānam: being given/bestowed (i.e., being recited, taught, or offered)

• saḥ api: he too

• atra: here/thereupon (in this context, by this act)

• sarva-agha: all sin/evil

• vimukta: freed/released

• dehaḥ: embodied being/person (lit. body)

• prāpnoti: attains

• vidyādhara: Vidyādhara (celestial bearer of magical knowledge)

• nāyakatvam: leadership/lordship/status of a chief.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phala-śruti; framed within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Vidyādhara

Tags

• Phala-śruti
• Śravaṇa
• Pāṭha
• Puṇya
• Pāpa-kṣaya

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a phala-śruti stating that reciting, hearing, or even incidentally seeing the sacred narration grants purification from sins and a celestial attainment (Vidyādhara leadership).

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

It promotes an accessible dharmic practice for all āśramas: regular śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Purāṇic teaching as a means of pāpa-kṣaya and upliftment—supporting the householder’s duty of maintaining purity and right conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of darśana–śravaṇa–pāṭha (seeing, hearing, reciting) as spiritually potent acts even when performed briefly or by chance association.