Shloka 71
Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation
प्रादुर्भावं नृपश्रेष्ठ न तस्य ह्यशुभं भवेत् एष पौष्करको नाम प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः कीर्तितस्ते महाभाग व्यासश्रुतिनिदर्शनात् //
prādurbhāvaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha na tasya hyaśubhaṃ bhavet eṣa pauṣkarako nāma prādurbhāvo mahātmanaḥ kīrtitaste mahābhāga vyāsaśrutinidarśanāt //
O best of kings, for one who witnesses this divine manifestation, no inauspiciousness can arise. This is the manifestation known as the Pauṣkaraka—belonging to Pushkara—of that great-souled Lord, declared to you, O fortunate one, in accordance with the testimony of Vyāsa’s sacred tradition.
FAQs
This verse is not about cosmic dissolution; it emphasizes tirtha-mahātmya—how a sacred manifestation connected with Pushkara prevents inauspicious outcomes for the devotee.
It instructs a ruler (and by extension householders) to uphold and promote dharmic practices like pilgrimage and reverence for sacred sites, since such acts are described as removing misfortune and strengthening auspicious order in society.
The ritual takeaway is the efficacy of darśana (beholding) or recognition of a specific pradurbhāva at Pushkara; the verse frames it as a sanctioned tradition (Vyāsa-śruti), supporting pilgrimage rites rather than temple-building rules.