Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — The Rohiṇī–Candraśayana Vow

Devanagari script

इति संसारभीतस्य मुक्तिकामस्य चानघ रूपारोग्यायुषामेतद् विधायकमनुत्तमम् //

Transliteration

iti saṃsārabhītasya muktikāmasya cānagha rūpārogyāyuṣāmetad vidhāyakamanuttamam //

Translation

Thus, O sinless one, for a person who fears saṃsāra and longs for mokṣa, this is the unsurpassed ordinance that bestows beauty of form, health, and longevity.

Word by Word

• इति: thus

• संसार-भीतस्य: of one afraid of saṃsāra (worldly bondage)

• मुक्तिकामस्य: of one desiring liberation

• च: and

• अनघ: O sinless one (vocative)

• रूप: beauty/appearance

• आरोग्य: health/freedom from disease

• आयुषाम्: longevity/long life

• एतत्: this (practice/teaching just described)

• विधायकम्: that which brings about/produces

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution typical to this teaching frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Saṃsāra
• Mukti

Tags

• Moksha
• Phala-shruti
• Dharma
• Health
• Longevity

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a phala-śruti style conclusion stating that the taught practice is a supreme means for one fearful of saṃsāra, yielding both worldly well-being (beauty, health, long life) and the aspiration for liberation.

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

It frames dharmic practice as serving dual aims: sustaining life and social responsibility through ārogya and āyuḥ, while also supporting the higher goal of mokṣa—an ideal especially relevant to householders and rulers who must balance worldly duties with spiritual liberation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated directly; the verse functions as a benefits-summary, indicating that the ritual/observance taught in the surrounding passage is considered anuttama (unsurpassed) in producing desired results.