Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Viśokā-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि विशोकाख्यां च सप्तमीम् सो ऽपीन्द्रलोकमाप्नोति न दुःखी जायते क्वचित् //

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi viśokākhyāṃ ca saptamīm so 'pīndralokamāpnoti na duḥkhī jāyate kvacit //

Translation

Whoever recites or even listens to the account of the seventh lunar day called Viśokā attains Indra’s world; and he is never born anywhere as one afflicted by sorrow.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• paṭhet: recites/reads

• chṛṇuyāt: hears/listens

• vā api: or even

• viśokā-ākhyām: named ‘Viśokā’ (sorrowless)

• ca: and

• saptamīm: the seventh (tithi/lunar day)

• saḥ api: he also

• indra-lokam: Indra’s realm/heaven

• āpnoti: attains

• na: not

• duḥkhī: sorrowful/afflicted

• jāyate: is born/becomes

• kvacit: anywhere/ever

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for this chapter’s vrata-phala narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Viśokā Saptamī

Tags

• Vrata
• Phala-śruti
• Saptamī
• Punya
• Svarga

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a phala-śruti stating the spiritual reward of reciting or hearing the Viśokā Saptamī observance—attaining Indra’s realm and freedom from sorrowful birth.

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

It promotes śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of dharmic observances as accessible duties for householders (and rulers supporting public recitations), emphasizing that even hearing sacred instruction yields merit and inner well-being.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is tithi-based vrata praise: honoring (or learning about) the Viśokā Saptamī is said to grant svarga (Indraloka) and relief from duḥkha; no Vāstu or temple-building rule is mentioned in this verse.