Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — The Rite of the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī Vow

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना यस्तु विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम् कुर्यात्पापविनिर्मुक्तः पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम् //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yastu vibhūtidvādaśīvratam kuryātpāpavinirmuktaḥ pitṝṇāṃ tārayecchatam //

Translation

Whoever performs the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī vow according to this prescribed method is freed from sins and delivers a hundred of his forefathers.

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• vidhinā: method/rite

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• vibhūti-dvādaśī-vratam: the Vibhūti Dvādaśī vow/observance

• kuryāt: should do/performs

• pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: completely released from sin

• pitṝṇām: of the ancestors/manes

• tārayet: causes to cross over/delivers

• śatam: a hundred

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Pitṛs (ancestors)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Dvādaśī
• Pitṛs
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it teaches the fruit (phala) of a Dvādaśī vow—sin-removal and the upliftment of ancestors.

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

It frames vrata-observance as a dharmic duty: by following the prescribed rite, a householder (and by extension a king setting an example) gains personal purification and fulfills ancestral obligations through pitṛ-taraṇa.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): performing the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī vrata strictly “by this method” is emphasized, highlighting correct procedure as the basis for promised spiritual results.