Matsya Purana — Purūravas Beholds the Divine Himalayan River, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अमृतस्वादुसलिलां तापसैरुपशोभिताम् स्वर्गारोहणनिःश्रेणीं सर्वकल्मषनाशिनीम् //

Transliteration

amṛtasvādusalilāṃ tāpasairupaśobhitām svargārohaṇaniḥśreṇīṃ sarvakalmaṣanāśinīm //

Translation

उसका जल अमृत-सा मधुर था; तपस्वियों से वह और भी शोभित थी। वह स्वर्गारोहण की सीढ़ी और समस्त कल्मषों का नाश करने वाली थी।

Word by Word

• amṛta: nectar/immortality

• svādu: sweet/pleasant

• salilāṃ: (having) water, waters

• tāpasaiḥ: by ascetics, tapas-practitioners

• upaśobhitām: adorned/beautified

• svarga: heaven

• ārohaṇa: ascent

• niḥśreṇīm: ladder/stairway

• sarva: all

• kalmaṣa: impurity/sin/stain

• nāśinīm: destroying/removing

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s tirtha-praise in dialogue context

Entities Mentioned

• Tapasas (ascetics)
• Svarga (heaven)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Punya
• Purification
• Tapas
• Sacred Rivers

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches tirtha-mahātmya—how a sacred place (with nectar-sweet water and ascetics) purifies sins and grants heavenly ascent.

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

It supports the dharma of pilgrimage and reverence to holy places: a householder (and a king guiding public religion) gains merit through tirtha-sevā, honoring ascetics, and seeking ethical purification.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it implies bathing/ablution and tirtha-observance (purificatory practice) at sanctified waters; architecturally it is indirect, but aligns with creating/maintaining tīrtha-ghāṭas and hermitages that support ascetics.