Shloka 8

Matsya Purana — The Viśokā-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना सर्वम् उभयोरपि पक्षयोः कृत्वा यावत्पुनर्माघशुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तमी //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā sarvam ubhayorapi pakṣayoḥ kṛtvā yāvatpunarmāghaśuklapakṣasya saptamī //

Translation

Having performed everything in this manner in both fortnights—the dark and the bright halves—one should continue again until the Saptamī of the bright fortnight of Māgha.

Word by Word

• अनेन (anena): by this

• विधिना (vidhinā): prescribed method/rite

• सर्वम् (sarvam): everything

• उभयोः (ubhayor): of both

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ): of the two fortnights (kṛṣṇa and śukla)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/performed

• यावत् (yāvat): until/as long as

• पुनः (punar): again

• माघ (māgha): the month of Māgha

• शुक्लपक्षस्य (śukla-pakṣasya): of the bright fortnight

• सप्तमी (saptamī): the seventh lunar day

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a vrata/ritual discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Māgha
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Saptamī
• Pakṣa

Tags

• Matsya Purana vrata vidhi
• Māgha observance
• Tithi timing
• Śukla-pakṣa Saptamī
• Ritual procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a calendrical instruction for continuing a prescribed observance across both lunar fortnights until Māgha Śukla Saptamī.

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

It frames dharma as disciplined continuity: a householder (and by extension a ruler setting an example) should follow the prescribed rite through both pakṣas and maintain it until the stated tithi, showing steadiness in vows and ritual obligations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it gives tithi-bound duration: the observance is to be carried out in both the dark and bright halves and continued until Māgha Śukla Saptamī—useful for vrata scheduling and ritual planning.