Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — The Viśokā-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

यावज्जन्मसहस्राणां साग्रं कोटिशतं भवेत् तावन्न शोकमभ्येति रोगदौर्गत्यवर्जितः //

Transliteration

yāvajjanmasahasrāṇāṃ sāgraṃ koṭiśataṃ bhavet tāvanna śokamabhyeti rogadaurgatyavarjitaḥ //

Translation

For as long as a hundred koṭis and more of thousands of births, one does not fall into sorrow, remaining free from disease and misfortune.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as

• janma: birth

• sahasrāṇām: of thousands

• sāgram: with an excess, and more

• koṭi-śatam: a hundred crores

• bhavet: may be/comes to be

• tāvat: for that long

• na: not

• śokam: sorrow, grief

• abhyeti: approaches, befalls

• roga: disease

• daurgatya: ill-fortune, poverty, adversity

• varjitaḥ: avoided, free from

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) summarizing the phala-śruti; in the broader Matsya Purana frame, teachings are often conveyed as Lord Matsya instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Phala-shruti
• Punya
• Health
• Protection

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it is a merit-statement (phala-śruti) promising long-lasting freedom from grief, disease, and misfortune as a result of dharmic practice.

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

It reinforces the Matsya Purana’s ethical logic that sustained dharma—through vows, gifts, worship, and right conduct—yields tangible welfare: protection from calamity, health, and stability, which are core aims for both rulers and householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu/temple-building rule appears in this line; its ritual relevance is as a phala-śruti formula commonly attached to rites, indicating the protective and health-bestowing fruits of the prescribed observance.