Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

षष्टिव्रतं नारद पुण्यमेतत् तवोदितं विश्वजनीनमन्यत् श्रोतुं तवेच्छा तदुदीरयामि प्रियेषु किं वाकथनीयम् अस्ति //

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭivrataṃ nārada puṇyametat tavoditaṃ viśvajanīnamanyat śrotuṃ tavecchā tadudīrayāmi priyeṣu kiṃ vākathanīyam asti //

Translation

O Nārada, this Ṣaṣṭi‑vrata is indeed a meritorious observance, proclaimed by you and beneficial to all people. Since you desire to hear further, I shall expound another observance. For what need is there to withhold words from those who are dear?

Word by Word

• षष्टिव्रतम् (ṣaṣṭi-vratam): the Ṣaṣṭi vow/observance

• नारद (nārada): O Narada

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam): meritorious, sacred

• एतत् (etat): this

• त्वया उदितम् (tvayā uditam): declared by you

• विश्वजनीनम् (viśvajanīnam): for all people, universally beneficial

• अन्यत् (anyat): another (vrata/teaching)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum): to hear

• तव इच्छा (tava icchā): your wish/desire

• तत् (tat): that

• उदीरयामि (udīrayāmi): I will proclaim/explain

• प्रियेषु (priyeṣu): toward/among dear ones

• किम् (kim): what?

• वाकथनीयम् (vākathanīyam): something to be spoken / a matter of speech

• अस्ति (asti): is/exists

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the teaching in a Narada-centered vrata discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Narada
• Ṣaṣṭi-vrata

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Punya
• Rituals
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on vrata-dharma—affirming the universal merit (puṇya) of religious observances and the willingness to teach them.

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

It frames vratas as universally beneficial practices; for householders (and rulers supporting dharma), it implies that observing and promoting such vows is a legitimate path to merit and social-religious welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it introduces/continues a discussion of vratas, emphasizing their puṇya and the proper transmission of ritual knowledge.