Matsya Purana — Vrata-Ṣaṣṭhī: The Sixty Sacred Vows, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं ततो राजा भवेदिह एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम सदा कल्याणकारकम् //

Transliteration

gaurīloke vasetkalpaṃ tato rājā bhavediha etadrudravrataṃ nāma sadā kalyāṇakārakam //

Translation

అతడు గౌరీలోకంలో ఒక కల్పకాలం నివసించి, అనంతరం ఈ లోకంలో రాజుగా అవతరిస్తాడు. దీనిని ‘రుద్ర-వ్రతం’ అంటారు; ఇది ఎల్లప్పుడూ కల్యాణకారకం.

Word by Word

• गौरी-लोके (gaurī-loke): in the world/realm of Gaurī (Pārvatī)

• वसेत् (vaset): would dwell

• कल्पम् (kalpam): for a kalpa (aeon)

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter

• राजा (rājā): a king

• भवेत् (bhavet): would become

• इह (iha): here (in this world)

• एतत् (etat): this

• रुद्र-व्रतम् (rudra-vratam): the vow/observance dedicated to Rudra (Śiva)

• नाम (nāma): by name/called

• सदा (sadā): always

• कल्याण-कारकम् (kalyāṇa-kārakam): producing auspiciousness, welfare-bestowing

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s vrata discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Rudra (Śiva)

Tags

• Vrata
• Rudra
• Gaurī
• Phala-śruti
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on the fruit (phala) of a Śaiva observance—attaining Gaurī’s realm for a kalpa and later gaining kingship on earth.

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

It presents vrata-practice as a dharmic means by which a householder may gain both otherworldly merit (residence in a divine realm) and worldly legitimacy/prosperity (becoming a king), aligning royal fortune with ritual discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: it is a phala-śruti for the Rudra-vrata, stating its auspicious, welfare-producing power and its promised results.