Matsya Purana — Chapter 105

MtP 105.1

शृणु राजन्प्रयागस्य माहात्म्यं पुनरेव तु यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

śṛṇu rājanprayāgasya māhātmyaṃ punareva tu yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Hear, O king, once again the greatness of Prayāga, on hearing which one is freed from all sins — of this there is no doubt.

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MtP 105.2

आर्तानां हि दरिद्राणां निश्चितव्यवसायिनाम् स्थानमुक्तं प्रयागं तु नाख्येयं तु कदाचन

ārtānāṃ hi daridrāṇāṃ niścitavyavasāyinām sthānamuktaṃ prayāgaṃ tu nākhyeyaṃ tu kadācana

For those who are afflicted, for the poor, and for those of resolute determination, Prayāga is declared to be the (proper) place; but it should never be spoken of (indiscriminately).

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MtP 105.3

व्याधितो यदि वा दीनो वृद्धो वापि भवेन्नरः गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये यस्तु प्राणान्परित्यजेत्

vyādhito yadi vā dīno vṛddho vāpi bhavennaraḥ gaṅgāyamunayormadhye yastu prāṇānparityajet

If a man be diseased, or wretched, or aged, and he gives up his life between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā —

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MtP 105.4

दीप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभैर् विमानैः सूर्यसंनिभैः गन्धर्वाप्सरसां मध्ये स्वर्गे क्रीडति मानवः

dīptakāñcanavarṇābhair vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃnibhaiḥ gandharvāpsarasāṃ madhye svarge krīḍati mānavaḥ

in celestial cars of blazing golden hue, resembling the sun, that man sports in heaven amid Gandharvas and Apsarases.

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MtP 105.5

ईप्सितांल्लभते कामान् वदन्ति ऋषिपुंगवाः सर्वरत्नमयैर्दिव्यैर् नानाध्वजसमाकुलैः वराङ्गनासमाकीर्णैर् मोदते शुभलक्षणैः

īpsitāṃllabhate kāmān vadanti ṛṣipuṃgavāḥ sarvaratnamayairdivyair nānādhvajasamākulaiḥ varāṅganāsamākīrṇair modate śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ

He obtains the desires he wishes for — so say the bulls among sages; and he rejoices in divine (cars) made all of jewels, thronged with many banners, crowded with lovely women, marked with auspicious signs.

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MtP 105.6

गीतवाद्यविनिर्घोषैः प्रसुप्तः प्रतिबुध्यते यावन्न स्मरते जन्म तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते

gītavādyavinirghoṣaiḥ prasuptaḥ pratibudhyate yāvanna smarate janma tāvatsvarge mahīyate

When asleep, he is awakened by the sounds of song and instrumental music; and as long as he does not remember (a former) birth, so long is he honoured in heaven.

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MtP 105.7

ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणकर्मा दिवश्च्युतः हिरण्यरत्नसम्पूर्णे समृद्धे जायते कुले तदेव स्मरते तीर्थं स्मरणात्तत्र गच्छति

tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇakarmā divaścyutaḥ hiraṇyaratnasampūrṇe samṛddhe jāyate kule tadeva smarate tīrthaṃ smaraṇāttatra gacchati

Then, fallen from heaven, his (store of) merit exhausted, dropped down from the sky, he is born in a prosperous family full of gold and jewels; he remembers that very holy place, and by that remembrance he goes there.

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MtP 105.8

देशस्थो यदि वारण्ये विदेशस्थो ऽथवा गृहे प्रयागं स्मरमाणो ऽपि यस्तु प्राणान्परित्यजेत् ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति वदन्ति ऋषिपुंगवाः

deśastho yadi vāraṇye videśastho 'thavā gṛhe prayāgaṃ smaramāṇo 'pi yastu prāṇānparityajet brahmalokamavāpnoti vadanti ṛṣipuṃgavāḥ

Whether he is in his own country or in the forest, in a foreign land or at home, if while remembering Prayāga he gives up his life, he attains the world of Brahmā — so say the bulls among sages.

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MtP 105.9

सर्वकामफला वृक्षा मही यत्र हिरण्मयी ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धास् तत्र लोके स गच्छति

sarvakāmaphalā vṛkṣā mahī yatra hiraṇmayī ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhās tatra loke sa gacchati

Where the trees bear fruit fulfilling all desires and the earth is golden, where there are seers, sages and Siddhas — to that world he goes.

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MtP 105.10

स्त्रीसहस्रावृते रम्ये मन्दाकिन्यास्तटे शुभे मोदते ऋषिभिः सार्धं सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा

strīsahasrāvṛte ramye mandākinyāstaṭe śubhe modate ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ sukṛteneha karmaṇā

Surrounded by a thousand women, on the delightful and auspicious bank of the Mandākinī, he rejoices together with the seers, by reason of the good deed done here.

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MtP 105.11

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैः पूज्यते दिवि दैवतैः ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जम्बूद्वीपपतिर्भवेत्

siddhacāraṇagandharvaiḥ pūjyate divi daivataiḥ tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jambūdvīpapatirbhavet

He is honoured in heaven by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas and the gods; then, fallen from heaven, he becomes lord of Jambūdvīpa.

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MtP 105.12

ततः शुभानि कर्माणि चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः गुणवान्वित्तसम्पन्नो भवतीह न संशयः

tataḥ śubhāni karmāṇi cintayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ guṇavānvittasampanno bhavatīha na saṃśayaḥ

Then, pondering again and again on auspicious deeds, he becomes here endowed with virtues and rich in wealth — there is no doubt.

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MtP 105.13

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा धर्मसत्यप्रतिष्ठितः गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये यस्तु गां सम्प्रयच्छति

karmaṇā manasā vācā dharmasatyapratiṣṭhitaḥ gaṅgāyamunayormadhye yastu gāṃ samprayacchati

He who, established in righteousness and truth in deed, thought and word, bestows a cow between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā —

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MtP 105.14

सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताश्च यदि वान्यत्परिग्रहम् स्वकार्ये पितृकार्ये वा देवताभ्यर्चने ऽपि वा सफलं तस्य तत्तीर्थं यथावत्पुण्यमाप्नुयात्

suvarṇamaṇimuktāśca yadi vānyatparigraham svakārye pitṛkārye vā devatābhyarcane 'pi vā saphalaṃ tasya tattīrthaṃ yathāvatpuṇyamāpnuyāt

and gold, gems and pearls, or whatever else is accepted, whether for his own purpose, or for the rite of the ancestors, or for the worship of the deities — for him that holy place is fruitful, and he would obtain merit in full measure.

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MtP 105.15

एवं तीर्थे न गृह्णीयात् पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च निमित्तेषु च सर्वेषु ह्य् अप्रमत्तो भवेद्द्विजः

evaṃ tīrthe na gṛhṇīyāt puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca nimitteṣu ca sarveṣu hy apramatto bhaveddvijaḥ

Thus at a holy place one should not accept (gifts), nor at sacred shrines; and in all occasions (for gifts) a twice-born should be heedful.

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MtP 105.16

कपिलां पाटलावर्णां यस्तु धेनुं प्रयच्छति स्वर्णशृङ्गीं रौप्यखुरां कांस्यदोहां पयस्विनीम्

kapilāṃ pāṭalāvarṇāṃ yastu dhenuṃ prayacchati svarṇaśṛṅgīṃ raupyakhurāṃ kāṃsyadohāṃ payasvinīm

He who bestows a tawny cow of pale-red colour, with gilded horns and silvered hoofs, with a bronze milking-vessel, yielding milk —

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MtP 105.17

प्रयागे श्रोत्रियं सन्तं ग्राहयित्वा यथाविधि शुक्लाम्बरधरं शान्तं धर्मज्ञं वेदपारगम्

prayāge śrotriyaṃ santaṃ grāhayitvā yathāvidhi śuklāmbaradharaṃ śāntaṃ dharmajñaṃ vedapāragam

having, at Prayāga and according to rule, caused a good Vedic scholar to accept (it), one clad in white garments, tranquil, knowing the law, versed to the end in the Vedas —

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MtP 105.18

सा गौस्तस्मै प्रदातव्या गङ्गायमुनसंगमे वासांसि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च

sā gaustasmai pradātavyā gaṅgāyamunasaṃgame vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca

that cow is to be given to him at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, along with very costly garments and jewels of various kinds.

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MtP 105.19

यावद्रोमाणि तस्या गोः सन्ति गात्रेषु सत्तम तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते

yāvadromāṇi tasyā goḥ santi gātreṣu sattama tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate

As many hairs as there are on the body of that cow, O best of the good, for so many thousands of years is he honoured in the world of heaven.

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MtP 105.20

यत्रासौ लभते जन्म सा गौस्तस्याभिजायते न च पश्यति तं घोरं नरकं तेन कर्मणा उत्तरान्स कुरून्प्राप्य मोदते कालमक्षयम्

yatrāsau labhate janma sā gaustasyābhijāyate na ca paśyati taṃ ghoraṃ narakaṃ tena karmaṇā uttarānsa kurūnprāpya modate kālamakṣayam

Wherever he obtains birth, that cow is born (again) for him; and by that deed he does not see that dreadful hell; reaching the Northern Kurus, he rejoices for unending time.

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MtP 105.21

गवां शतसहस्रेभ्यो दद्यादेकां पयस्विनीम् पुत्रान्दारांस्तथा भृत्यान् गौरेका प्रति तारयेत्

gavāṃ śatasahasrebhyo dadyādekāṃ payasvinīm putrāndārāṃstathā bhṛtyān gaurekā prati tārayet

Rather than a hundred thousand cows, one should give a single milk-giving cow; a single cow carries across (one's) sons, wife, and servants alike.

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MtP 105.22

तस्मात्सर्वेषु दानेषु गोदानं तु विशिष्यते दुर्गमे विषमे घोरे महापातकसम्भवे गौरेव रक्षां कुरुते तस्माद्देया द्विजोत्तमे

tasmātsarveṣu dāneṣu godānaṃ tu viśiṣyate durgame viṣame ghore mahāpātakasambhave gaureva rakṣāṃ kurute tasmāddeyā dvijottame

Therefore, among all gifts, the gift of a cow is distinguished: in a hard, rough, terrible (place), where great sin arises, the cow alone provides protection; therefore she should be given to a foremost brahmin.

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