Matsya Purana — Chapter 71
MtP 71.1
मोहाद्वापि मदाद्वापि यः परस्त्रीं समाश्रयेत् तस्यापि निष्कृतिं देव वद सर्वकृपाकर
mohādvāpi madādvāpi yaḥ parastrīṃ samāśrayet tasyāpi niṣkṛtiṃ deva vada sarvakṛpākara
He who, out of delusion or out of intoxication, resorts to another's wife—tell his expiation too, O god, doer of all mercy.
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MtP 71.2
भगवन्पुरुषस्येह स्त्रियाश्च विरहादिकम् शोकव्याधिभयं दुःखं न भवेद्येन तद्वद
bhagavanpuruṣasyeha striyāśca virahādikam śokavyādhibhayaṃ duḥkhaṃ na bhavedyena tadvada
O Blessed One, tell that by which separation and the rest, grief, illness, fear and sorrow may not come to a man or a woman here.
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MtP 71.3
श्रावणस्य द्वितीयायां कृष्णायां मधुसूदनः क्षीरार्णवे सपत्नीकः सदा वसति केशवः
śrāvaṇasya dvitīyāyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ madhusūdanaḥ kṣīrārṇave sapatnīkaḥ sadā vasati keśavaḥ
On the second day of the dark fortnight of Śrāvaṇa, Madhusūdana Keśava dwells always with his wife in the ocean of milk.
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MtP 71.4
तस्यां सम्पूज्य गोविन्दं सर्वान्कामान्समश्नुते गोभूहिरण्यदानादि सप्तकल्पशतानुगम्
tasyāṃ sampūjya govindaṃ sarvānkāmānsamaśnute gobhūhiraṇyadānādi saptakalpaśatānugam
On that (day), having duly worshipped Govinda, one obtains all desires, (and the fruit of) gifts of cows, land, gold and the rest, following (one) for seven hundred kalpas.
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MtP 71.5
अशून्यशयनं नाम द्वितीया संप्रकीर्तिता तस्यां सम्पूजयेद्विष्णुम् एभिर्मन्त्रैर्विधानतः
aśūnyaśayanaṃ nāma dvitīyā saṃprakīrtitā tasyāṃ sampūjayedviṣṇum ebhirmantrairvidhānataḥ
That second day is proclaimed by the name Aśūnyaśayana ('the bed not empty'); on it one should worship Viṣṇu with these mantras according to the rule.
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MtP 71.6
श्रीवत्सधारिञ्छ्रीकान्त श्रीधामञ्छ्रीपते ऽव्यय गार्हस्थ्यं मा प्रणाशं मे यातु धर्मार्थकामदम्
śrīvatsadhāriñchrīkānta śrīdhāmañchrīpate 'vyaya gārhasthyaṃ mā praṇāśaṃ me yātu dharmārthakāmadam
O bearer of the śrīvatsa, beloved of Śrī, abode of Śrī, lord of Śrī, imperishable one: let my household life, which gives dharma, wealth and pleasure, not go to ruin.
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MtP 71.7
अग्नयो मा प्रणश्यन्तु देवताः पुरुषोत्तम पितरो मा प्रणश्यन्तु मास्तु दाम्पत्यभेदनम्
agnayo mā praṇaśyantu devatāḥ puruṣottama pitaro mā praṇaśyantu māstu dāmpatyabhedanam
Let my (sacred) fires not perish, nor the deities, O best of men; let my ancestors not perish; let there be no separation of husband and wife.
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MtP 71.8
लक्ष्म्या वियुज्यते देव न कदाचिद्यथा भवान् तथा कलत्रसम्बन्धो देव मा मे वियुज्यताम्
lakṣmyā viyujyate deva na kadācidyathā bhavān tathā kalatrasambandho deva mā me viyujyatām
As you, O god, are never parted from Lakṣmī, so, O god, let my bond with my wife not be sundered.
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MtP 71.9
लक्ष्म्या न शून्यो वरद शय्यां त्वं शयनं गतः शय्या ममाप्यशून्यास्तु तथैव मधुसूदन
lakṣmyā na śūnyo varada śayyāṃ tvaṃ śayanaṃ gataḥ śayyā mamāpyaśūnyāstu tathaiva madhusūdana
O giver of boons, you have gone to your bed and couch not empty of Lakṣmī; let my bed too be not empty in just that way, O Madhusūdana.
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MtP 71.10
गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषं देवदेवस्य कीर्तयेत् घण्टा भवेदशक्तस्य सर्ववाद्यमयी यतः
gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ devadevasya kīrtayet ghaṇṭā bhavedaśaktasya sarvavādyamayī yataḥ
One should proclaim the God of gods with the sound of song and instruments; for one unable (to provide these), a bell may serve, since it comprises all instruments.
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MtP 71.11
एवं सम्पूज्य गोविन्दम् अश्नीयात्तैलवर्जितम् नक्तमक्षारलवणं यावत्तत्स्याच्चतुष्टयम्
evaṃ sampūjya govindam aśnīyāttailavarjitam naktamakṣāralavaṇaṃ yāvattatsyāccatuṣṭayam
Having thus worshipped Govinda, one should eat food free of oil, at night, without soda-salt and salt, until that becomes a set of four (such observances).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 71.12
ततः प्रभाते संजाते लक्ष्मीपतिसमन्विताम् दीपान्नभाजनैर्युक्तां शय्यां दद्याद्विलक्षणाम्
tataḥ prabhāte saṃjāte lakṣmīpatisamanvitām dīpānnabhājanairyuktāṃ śayyāṃ dadyādvilakṣaṇām
Then, when morning has come, he should give an excellent bed, together with (an image of) Lakṣmī's lord, furnished with lamps and vessels of food.
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MtP 71.13
पादुकोपानहच्छत्त्रचामरासनसंयुताम् अभीष्टोपस्करैर्युक्तां शुक्लपुष्पाम्बरावृताम्
pādukopānahacchattracāmarāsanasaṃyutām abhīṣṭopaskarairyuktāṃ śuklapuṣpāmbarāvṛtām
(A bed) provided with sandals, shoes, a parasol, a fly-whisk and a seat, furnished with the desired utensils, covered with white flowers and cloth,
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MtP 71.14
सोपधानकविश्रामां फलैर्नानाविधैर्युताम् तथाभरणधान्यैश्च यथाशक्त्या समन्विताम्
sopadhānakaviśrāmāṃ phalairnānāvidhairyutām tathābharaṇadhānyaiśca yathāśaktyā samanvitām
With a pillow for resting, provided with fruits of various kinds, and likewise supplied with ornaments and grain according to (one's) ability.
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MtP 71.15
अव्यङ्गाङ्गाय विप्राय वैष्णवाय कुटुम्बिने दातव्या वेदविदुषे भावेनापतिताय च
avyaṅgāṅgāya viprāya vaiṣṇavāya kuṭumbine dātavyā vedaviduṣe bhāvenāpatitāya ca
It is to be given, with (proper) feeling, to a brahmin whose limbs are not defective, a Vaiṣṇava, a householder, one who knows the Veda and has not fallen (from his duty).
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MtP 71.16
तत्रोपविश्य दाम्पत्यम् अलंकृत्य विधानतः पत्न्यास्तु भाजनं दद्याद् भक्ष्यभोज्यसमन्वितम्
tatropaviśya dāmpatyam alaṃkṛtya vidhānataḥ patnyāstu bhājanaṃ dadyād bhakṣyabhojyasamanvitam
Having seated the married couple there and adorned them according to the rule, he should give to the wife a vessel supplied with food to be eaten and chewed.
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MtP 71.17
ब्राह्मणस्यापि सौवर्णीम् उपस्करसमन्विताम् प्रतिमां देवदेवस्य सोदकुम्भां निवेदयेत्
brāhmaṇasyāpi sauvarṇīm upaskarasamanvitām pratimāṃ devadevasya sodakumbhāṃ nivedayet
To the brahmin also he should present a golden image of the God of gods, along with its accessories and a water-pot.
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MtP 71.18
एवं यस्तु पुमान्कुर्याद् अशून्यशयनं हरेः वित्तशाठ्येन रहितो नारायणपरायणः
evaṃ yastu pumānkuryād aśūnyaśayanaṃ hareḥ vittaśāṭhyena rahito nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ
The man who thus performs the (rite of the) unempty bed of Hari, free of stinginess with wealth and devoted to Nārāyaṇa —
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MtP 71.19
न तस्य पत्न्या विरहः कदाचिदपि जायते नारी वा विधवा ब्रह्मन् यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम् न विरूपौ न शोकार्तौ दम्पती भवतः क्वचित्
na tasya patnyā virahaḥ kadācidapi jāyate nārī vā vidhavā brahman yāvaccandrārkatārakam na virūpau na śokārtau dampatī bhavataḥ kvacit
For him separation from his wife never occurs, nor, O brahmin, does the woman become a widow, as long as moon, sun and stars (endure); nowhere do the couple become ugly or afflicted with grief.
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MtP 71.20
न पुत्रपशुरत्नानि क्षयं यान्ति पितामह सप्त कल्पसहस्राणि सप्त कल्पशतानि च कुर्वन्नशून्यशयनं विष्णुलोके महीयते
na putrapaśuratnāni kṣayaṃ yānti pitāmaha sapta kalpasahasrāṇi sapta kalpaśatāni ca kurvannaśūnyaśayanaṃ viṣṇuloke mahīyate
Nor do sons, cattle and jewels come to ruin, O grandfather; for seven thousand kalpas and seven hundred kalpas one who performs the unempty bed (rite) is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu.
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