Matsya Purana — Code of Conduct and Vow-Procedure for Courtesans, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनम् अनन्तफलदायकम् कल्याणीनां च कथितं तत्कुरुध्वं वराननाः //

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanam anantaphaladāyakam kalyāṇīnāṃ ca kathitaṃ tatkurudhvaṃ varānanāḥ //

Translation

एतद् व्रतं सर्वपापप्रशमनं, अनन्तफलप्रदं च; कल्याणीनां हिताय कथितम्—अतः वराननाः, तत् आचरध्वम्।

Word by Word

• sarva-pāpa: all sins

• praśamanam: pacification, removal

• ananta: endless, infinite

• phala-dāyakam: bestowing results/fruits

• kalyāṇīnām: of the auspicious/virtuous (women or devotees)

• ca: and

• kathitam: declared, taught

• tat: that (practice/observance)

• kurudhvaṃ: do (you all), perform

• varānanāḥ: O fair-faced ones (a respectful address).

Speaker

• Narrator/Teacher voice within the Matsya Purana (instructional passage; likely continuing discourse attributed to Lord Matsya’s teaching tradition)

Tags

• Dharma
• Phala-shruti
• Punya
• Sin-removal
• Vrata

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it functions as a phala-śruti, emphasizing that a recommended observance removes sin and yields limitless spiritual merit.

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

It reinforces the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should undertake prescribed dharmic observances (vratas, charity, worship) for purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and long-term welfare (ananta-phala).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual significance is motivational—asserting that the taught practice is universally purifying and should therefore be performed.