Matsya Purana — Eclipse-Time Planetary Bath, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शक्रलोके महीयते //

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śakraloke mahīyate //

Translation

凡人若恒常聆听此教诲，或令他人诵读者，皆得脱离一切罪垢，并在释迦罗（因陀罗）之界受尊崇。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this (teaching/section)

• śṛṇuyāt: should listen/hear

• nityam: daily/regularly

• śrāvayet: should make (others) recite/should cause to be heard

• vā api: or even

• mānavaḥ: a human being/person

• sarva: all

• pāpa: sins/evil deeds

• vinirmuktaḥ: completely released/freed

• śakra-loke: in Śakra’s world (Indra’s heaven)

• mahīyate: is honored/is exalted

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the phala-śruti in the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Śakra (Indra)

Tags

• Phala-śruti
• Śravaṇa
• Pāṭha
• Punya
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya events directly; it functions as a phala-śruti, promising spiritual merit (sin-removal and heavenly honor) for hearing or facilitating recitation of the text.

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

It supports the dharmic practice of śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvana/pravacana (arranging recitation) as regular disciplines; for householders and rulers, sponsoring readings and ensuring public access to sacred instruction is presented as a merit-generating duty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of nitya-śravaṇa (regular listening) and śrāvayet (causing recitation) as a meritorious religious observance.