Shloka 82

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीद्देवो व्रतं त्वं चर भार्गव पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु कणधूममवाक्शिराः यदि पास्यसि भद्रं ते ततो मन्त्रानवाप्स्यसि //

Transliteration

evamukto 'bravīddevo vrataṃ tvaṃ cara bhārgava pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu kaṇadhūmamavākśirāḥ yadi pāsyasi bhadraṃ te tato mantrānavāpsyasi //

Translation

Thus addressed, the Lord said: “O Bhārgava, undertake this vow. For a full thousand years, drink only the smoke of chaff, keeping your head bowed downward. If you can observe it, blessings to you—then you shall obtain the mantras.”

Word by Word

• evam uktaḥ: thus spoken to/thus addressed

• abravīt: said

• devaḥ: the Lord/the deity

• vratam: vow, religious observance

• tvam: you

• cara: practice/perform

• bhārgava: O descendant of Bhṛgu (Bhārgava)

• pūrṇam: complete, full

• varṣa-sahasram: a thousand years

• tu: indeed

• kaṇa: chaff/grain-husks

• dhūmam: smoke

• avāk-śirāḥ: with head bent downward, facing down

• yadi: if

• pāsyasi: you will drink/imbibe

• bhadram te: auspiciousness/blessing to you

• tataḥ: then

• mantrān: mantras, sacred formulae

• avāpsyasi: you will obtain/attain.

Speaker

• The Lord (Deva), likely Lord Matsya/Vishnu addressing Bhargava

Entities Mentioned

• Bhargava (descendant of Bhrigu)

Tags

• Vrata
• Tapas
• Mantra-siddhi
• Austerity
• Ritual discipline

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it focuses on tapas (austerity) and the disciplined observance of a vow as the means to attain mantras.

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

It highlights the Purāṇic ethic that spiritual attainments (like mantra-knowledge) arise from sustained self-control and vrata-observance—principles applicable to kings and householders as disciplined dharma, even if the specific austerity is ascetic.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it prescribes a severe vrata (time span, posture, and restricted intake) as a formal procedure leading to mantra-attainment (mantra-siddhi).