Matsya Purana — Chapter 74
MtP 74.1
भगवन् भवसंसारसागरोत्तारकारक किंचिद्व्रतं समाचक्ष्व स्वर्गारोग्यसुखप्रदम्
bhagavan bhavasaṃsārasāgarottārakāraka kiṃcidvrataṃ samācakṣva svargārogyasukhapradam
"O Blessed One, you who effect the crossing over the ocean of worldly existence, tell (me) of some observance that bestows heaven, health, and happiness."
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MtP 74.2
सौरं धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामि नाम्ना कल्याणसप्तमीम् विशोकसप्तमीं तद्वत् फलाढ्यां पापनाशिनीम्
sauraṃ dharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi nāmnā kalyāṇasaptamīm viśokasaptamīṃ tadvat phalāḍhyāṃ pāpanāśinīm
I shall declare the law of the Sun: by name, the Kalyāṇa-seventh, and likewise the Viśoka-seventh, rich in fruit and destroying sin,
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MtP 74.3
शर्करासप्तमीं पुण्यां तथा कमलसप्तमीम् मन्दारसप्तमीं तद्वच् छुभदां शुभसप्तमीम्
śarkarāsaptamīṃ puṇyāṃ tathā kamalasaptamīm mandārasaptamīṃ tadvac chubhadāṃ śubhasaptamīm
the meritorious Śarkarā-seventh, and likewise the Kamala-seventh, the Mandāra-seventh, and likewise the auspicious-giving Śubha-seventh.
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MtP 74.4
सर्वानन्तफलाः प्रोक्ताः सर्वा देवर्षिपूजिताः विधानमासां वक्ष्यामि यथावदनुपूर्वशः
sarvānantaphalāḥ proktāḥ sarvā devarṣipūjitāḥ vidhānamāsāṃ vakṣyāmi yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ
All (of these) are declared to have endless fruit, all are honoured by the gods and sages; I shall state the procedure of these in due order, as it is.
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MtP 74.5
यदा तु शुक्लसप्तम्याम् आदित्यस्य दिनं भवेत् सा तु कल्याणिनी नाम विजया च निगद्यते
yadā tu śuklasaptamyām ādityasya dinaṃ bhavet sā tu kalyāṇinī nāma vijayā ca nigadyate
When the day of the Sun (Sunday) falls on the seventh of the bright fortnight, that (day) is called Kalyāṇinī by name, and also Vijayā.
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MtP 74.6
प्रातर्गव्येन पयसा स्नानमस्यां समाचरेत् ततः शुक्लाम्बरः पद्मम् अक्षताभिः प्रकल्पयेत्
prātargavyena payasā snānamasyāṃ samācaret tataḥ śuklāmbaraḥ padmam akṣatābhiḥ prakalpayet
On that (day) one should perform the bathing in the morning with cow's milk; then, clad in white garments, he should lay out a lotus with unhusked grains,
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MtP 74.7
प्राङ्मुखो ऽष्टदलं मध्ये तद्वद्वृत्तां च कर्णिकाम् पुष्पाक्षताभिर्देवेशं विन्यसेत्सर्वतः क्रमात्
prāṅmukho 'ṣṭadalaṃ madhye tadvadvṛttāṃ ca karṇikām puṣpākṣatābhirdeveśaṃ vinyasetsarvataḥ kramāt
facing east, of eight petals, and likewise a round pericarp in the middle; with flowers and unhusked grains he should install the lord of gods (in it) all around, in order:
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MtP 74.8
पूर्वेण तपनायेति मार्तण्डायेति चानले याम्ये दिवाकरायेति विधात्र इति नैरृते
pūrveṇa tapanāyeti mārtaṇḍāyeti cānale yāmye divākarāyeti vidhātra iti nairṛte
in the east, with "to Tapana"; in the fire-quarter (southeast), with "to Mārtaṇḍa"; in the south, with "to Divākara"; in the southwest, with "to Vidhātṛ";
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MtP 74.9
पश्चिमे वरुणायेति भास्करायेति चानिले सौम्ये विकर्तनायेति रवये चाष्टमे दले
paścime varuṇāyeti bhāskarāyeti cānile saumye vikartanāyeti ravaye cāṣṭame dale
in the west, with "to Varuṇa"; in the wind-quarter (northwest), with "to Bhāskara"; in the north, with "to Vikartana"; and on the eighth petal, "to Ravi";
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MtP 74.10
आदावन्ते च मध्ये च नमो ऽस्तु परमात्मने मन्त्रैरेभिः समभ्यर्च्य नमस्कारान्तदीपितैः
ādāvante ca madhye ca namo 'stu paramātmane mantrairebhiḥ samabhyarcya namaskārāntadīpitaiḥ
and at the beginning, at the end, and in the middle, "Homage be to the Supreme Self." Having worshipped well with these mantras, which are made resplendent by ending in an obeisance,
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MtP 74.11
शुक्लवस्त्रैः फलैर्भक्ष्यैर् धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः स्थण्डिले पूजयेद्भक्त्या गुडेन लवणेन च
śuklavastraiḥ phalairbhakṣyair dhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ sthaṇḍile pūjayedbhaktyā guḍena lavaṇena ca
he should worship (him) with devotion on the altar with white garments, fruits, foods, incense, garlands and unguents, and with jaggery and salt.
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MtP 74.12
ततो व्याहृतिमन्त्रेण विसृजेद्द्विजपुंगवान् शक्तितः पूजयेद्भक्त्या गुडक्षीरघृतादिभिः तिलपात्रं हिरण्यं च ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
tato vyāhṛtimantreṇa visṛjeddvijapuṃgavān śaktitaḥ pūjayedbhaktyā guḍakṣīraghṛtādibhiḥ tilapātraṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
Then with the vyāhṛti mantra he should dismiss the foremost of the twice-born; according to his means he should honour (them) with devotion with jaggery, milk, ghee and the rest, and he should present a vessel of sesame and gold to a brahmin.
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MtP 74.13
एवं नियमकृत्सुप्त्वा प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः कृतस्नानजपो विप्रैः सहैव घृतपायसम्
evaṃ niyamakṛtsuptvā prātarutthāya mānavaḥ kṛtasnānajapo vipraiḥ sahaiva ghṛtapāyasam
Having thus kept the restrictions and slept, the man, rising in the morning, having performed his bath and recitation, together with the brahmins (should eat) milk-rice with ghee;
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MtP 74.14
भुक्त्वा च वेदविदुषे बिडालव्रतवर्जिते घृतपात्रं सकनकं सोदकुम्भं निवेदयेत्
bhuktvā ca vedaviduṣe biḍālavratavarjite ghṛtapātraṃ sakanakaṃ sodakumbhaṃ nivedayet
and having eaten, he should present a vessel of ghee together with gold and with a water-jar to one who knows the Veda and is free of the cat's vow (hypocrisy),
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MtP 74.15
प्रीयतामत्र भगवान् परमात्मा दिवाकरः अनेन विधिना सर्वं मासि मासि व्रतं चरेत्
prīyatāmatra bhagavān paramātmā divākaraḥ anena vidhinā sarvaṃ māsi māsi vrataṃ caret
(saying) "May the blessed Supreme Self, the Sun, be pleased herewith." By this whole procedure he should perform the observance month after month.
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MtP 74.16
ततस्त्रयोदशे मासि गा वै दद्यात्त्रयोदश वस्त्रालंकारसंयुक्ताः सुवर्णास्याः पयस्विनीः
tatastrayodaśe māsi gā vai dadyāttrayodaśa vastrālaṃkārasaṃyuktāḥ suvarṇāsyāḥ payasvinīḥ
Then in the thirteenth month he should give thirteen cows, furnished with cloth and ornaments, with gold on their muzzles, and giving milk.
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MtP 74.17
एकामपि प्रदद्याद्वा वित्तहीनो विमत्सरः न वित्तशाठ्यं कुर्वीत यतो मोहात्पतत्यधः
ekāmapi pradadyādvā vittahīno vimatsaraḥ na vittaśāṭhyaṃ kurvīta yato mohātpatatyadhaḥ
Or one who is without wealth, being free of grudging, may give even a single one; he should not practise deceit about his wealth, since through such delusion one falls downward.
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MtP 74.18
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यात्कल्याणसप्तमीम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोके महीयते आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यम् अनन्तमिह जायते
anena vidhinā yastu kuryātkalyāṇasaptamīm sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sūryaloke mahīyate āyurārogyamaiśvaryam anantamiha jāyate
Whoever performs the Kalyāṇa Seventh by this rule is freed from all sins and is honoured in the world of the Sun; and here long life, health, and endless lordship come to be.
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MtP 74.19
सर्वपापहरा नित्यं सर्वदैवतपूजिता सर्वदुष्टोपशमनी सदा कल्याणसप्तमी
sarvapāpaharā nityaṃ sarvadaivatapūjitā sarvaduṣṭopaśamanī sadā kalyāṇasaptamī
The Kalyāṇa Seventh is ever the remover of all sins, honoured by all the gods, always the queller of all evils.
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MtP 74.20
इमामनन्तफलदां यस्तु कल्याणसप्तमीम् शृणोति पठते चेह सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
imāmanantaphaladāṃ yastu kalyāṇasaptamīm śṛṇoti paṭhate ceha sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
And whoever here listens to or recites this Kalyāṇa Seventh, which yields endless fruit, is released from all sins.
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