Shloka 8

Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य विप्रमिथुनं गौरी मे प्रीयतामिति एतद्गौरीव्रतं नाम भवानीलोकदायकम् //

Transliteration

sampūjya vipramithunaṃ gaurī me prīyatāmiti etadgaurīvrataṃ nāma bhavānīlokadāyakam //

Translation

Having duly worshipped a brāhmaṇa couple, one should pray, “May Gaurī be pleased with me.” This observance is called the Gaurī-vrata, and it bestows the blessed realm of Bhavānī (Pārvatī).

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having worshipped properly

• विप्रमिथुनम् (vipramithunam): a Brahmin couple (male and female pair)

• गौरी (gaurī): Gaurī, Pārvatī

• मे (me): for me / with me

• प्रीयताम् (prīyatām): may (she) be pleased

• इति (iti): thus

• एतत् (etat): this

• गौरीव्रतम् (gaurī-vratam): the vow/observance of Gaurī

• नाम (nāma): by name / called

• भवानीलोकदायकम् (bhavānī-loka-dāyakam): granting the world/realm of Bhavānī

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (vrata-dharma teaching context)

Entities Mentioned

• Gaurī
• Bhavānī
• Vipra (Brahmin)
• Vipra-mithuna (Brahmin couple)

Tags

• Vrata
• Gauri Vrata
• Ritual Worship
• Punya
• Devi Bhakti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it teaches vrata-dharma—how devotional observances (vratas) yield spiritual merit and divine proximity.

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

It emphasizes householders’ and rulers’ dharma of honoring Brahmins and supporting sacred rites; worship of a virtuous Brahmin couple and prayer to Gaurī are presented as meritorious acts leading to auspicious spiritual results.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the Gaurī-vrata: proper worship (sampūjā) of a Brahmin couple followed by a direct devotional supplication to Gaurī, with the stated fruit of attaining Bhavānī’s realm.