Shloka 75

Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows

Devanagari script

चान्द्रायणं च यः कुर्याद् धैमं चन्द्रं निवेदयेत् चन्द्रव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं चन्द्रलोकफलप्रदम् //

Transliteration

cāndrāyaṇaṃ ca yaḥ kuryād dhaimaṃ candraṃ nivedayet candravratamidaṃ proktaṃ candralokaphalapradam //

Translation

Whoever performs the Cāndrāyaṇa observance and offers a golden image of the Moon—this is declared to be the Candravrata (Moon-vow), bestowing as its fruit attainment of the Moon’s world (Candraloka).

Word by Word

• चान्द्रायणम् (cāndrāyaṇam): the Cāndrāyaṇa vow/penitential lunar observance

• च (ca): and

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should perform

• धैमम् (dhaimam): made of gold, golden

• चन्द्रम् (candram): (an image of) the Moon / the Moon-deity

• निवेदयेत् (nivedayet): should offer, present as a gift

• चन्द्रव्रतम् (candravratam): the Moon-vow

• इदम् (idam): this

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam): is said/declared

• चन्द्रलोक-फल-प्रदम् (candraloka-phala-pradam): granting the fruit of Candraloka (the Moon’s realm).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Chandra
• Candraloka
• Cāndrāyaṇa
• Candravrata

Tags

• Vrata
• Dana
• Ritual Atonement
• Chandra
• Afterlife Fruits

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on vrata-dharma, stating that a specific lunar penance and offering yields the posthumous fruit of Candraloka.

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

It presents a householder-accessible religious duty: performing the Cāndrāyaṇa observance and making a prescribed dāna (offering a golden Moon image), linking disciplined conduct and charity with a defined spiritual result.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes a vow plus an iconic offering (a golden representation of Chandra), highlighting the Purāṇic use of pratima-dāna (image-gift) as a merit-producing rite.