Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा बभूव या द्वादशी माघदिनेषु पूज्या सा पाण्डुपुत्रेण कृता भविष्यत्य् अनन्तपुण्यानघ भीमपूर्वा //

Transliteration

kalyāṇinī nāma purā babhūva yā dvādaśī māghadineṣu pūjyā sā pāṇḍuputreṇa kṛtā bhaviṣyaty anantapuṇyānagha bhīmapūrvā //

Translation

Autrefois, il y eut une observance sacrée nommée Kalyāṇinī, une Dvādaśī (le douzième jour lunaire) à vénérer durant les jours de Māgha. Ce rite fut accompli par le fils de Pāṇḍu, Bhīma ; et, ô toi sans faute, il deviendra une source de mérite sans fin.

Word by Word

• कल्याणिनी (kalyāṇinī): ‘Kalyāṇinī’, auspicious observance/name

• नाम (nāma): by name

• पुरा (purā): formerly, in ancient times

• बभूव (babhūva): existed/was

• या (yā): which

• द्वादशी (dvādaśī): the twelfth lunar day

• माघदिनेषु (māgha-dineṣu): on the days in the month of Māgha

• पूज्या (pūjyā): to be worshipped, venerable

• सा (sā): that

• पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍu-putreṇa): by the son of Pāṇḍu

• कृता (kṛtā): performed, undertaken

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will become/will be

• अनन्तपुण्या (ananta-puṇyā): of endless merit

• अनघ (anagha): O sinless one (vocative)

• भीमपूर्वा (bhīma-pūrvā): with Bhīma as the foremost/precedent (i.e., first exemplar)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (typical Matsya Purana dialogue frame for vrata sections)

Entities Mentioned

• Kalyāṇinī (vrata/observance)
• Dvādaśī
• Māgha (month)
• Pāṇḍu
• Bhīma (Pāṇḍava)

Tags

• Vrata
• Māgha
• Dvādaśī
• Punya
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on vrata-dharma, specifically the worship of a Māgha Dvādaśī called Kalyāṇinī and its inexhaustible merit.

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

It presents a model of dharmic practice: observing calendrical vows (vratas) and performing worship on sacred tithis to accumulate puṇya—an ethic applicable to householders and rulers alike as part of righteous living.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the sanctity of Māgha Dvādaśī worship (Kalyāṇinī). No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated, but the verse anchors a specific tithi-based pūjā as a high-merit rite.