Matsya Purana — Chapter 96
MtP 96.1
फलत्यागस्य माहात्म्यं यद्भवेच्छृणु नारद यदक्षयं परं लोके सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
phalatyāgasya māhātmyaṃ yadbhavecchṛṇu nārada yadakṣayaṃ paraṃ loke sarvakāmaphalapradam
Hear, Nārada, what the greatness of the renunciation of fruit is, which in this world is imperishable, supreme, and bestows the fruit of every desire.
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MtP 96.2
मार्गशीर्षे शुभे मासि तृतीयायां मुने व्रतम् द्वादश्यामथवाष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यामथापि वा आरभेच्छुक्लपक्षस्य कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम्
mārgaśīrṣe śubhe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ mune vratam dvādaśyāmathavāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāmathāpi vā ārabhecchuklapakṣasya kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam
In the auspicious month of Mārgaśīrṣa, O sage, on the third day, or on the twelfth, or on the eighth, or else on the fourteenth of the bright fortnight, he should begin the observance, after having the brahmins pronounce (the benediction).
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MtP 96.3
अन्येष्वपि हि मासेषु पुण्येषु मुनिसत्तम सदक्षिणं पायसेन भोजयेच्छक्तितो द्विजान्
anyeṣvapi hi māseṣu puṇyeṣu munisattama sadakṣiṇaṃ pāyasena bhojayecchaktito dvijān
And in other holy months too, O best of sages, he should feed brahmins with milk-rice according to his means, along with a gift (dakṣiṇā).
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MtP 96.4
अष्टादशानां धान्यानाम् अन्यच्च फलमूलकम् वर्जयेदब्दमेकं तु ऋते औषधकारणम् सवृषं काञ्चनं रुद्रं धर्मराजं च कारयेत्
aṣṭādaśānāṃ dhānyānām anyacca phalamūlakam varjayedabdamekaṃ tu ṛte auṣadhakāraṇam savṛṣaṃ kāñcanaṃ rudraṃ dharmarājaṃ ca kārayet
For one whole year he should avoid the eighteen kinds of grain and also other fruits and roots, except for the sake of medicine; and he should have made a golden Rudra with his bull, and a Dharmarāja.
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MtP 96.5
कूष्माण्डं मातुलिङ्गं च वार्ताकं पनसं तथा आम्रातकं कपित्थानि कलिङ्गमथ वालुकम्
kūṣmāṇḍaṃ mātuliṅgaṃ ca vārtākaṃ panasaṃ tathā āmrātakaṃ kapitthāni kaliṅgamatha vālukam
Pumpkin and citron, and brinjal and jackfruit, and hog-plum, wood-apples, watermelon, and cucumber;
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MtP 96.6
श्रीफलाश्वत्थबदरं जम्बीरं कदलीफलम् काश्मरं दाडिमं शक्त्या कालधौतानि षोडश
śrīphalāśvatthabadaraṃ jambīraṃ kadalīphalam kāśmaraṃ dāḍimaṃ śaktyā kāladhautāni ṣoḍaśa
bilva fruit, aśvattha, jujube, lemon, plantain fruit, kāśmarya, pomegranate — these sixteen (he should have made) of gold, according to his means.
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MtP 96.7
मूलकामलकं जम्बूतिन्तिडीकरमर्दकम् कङ्कोलैलाकतुण्डीरकरीरकुटजं शमी
mūlakāmalakaṃ jambūtintiḍīkaramardakam kaṅkolailākatuṇḍīrakarīrakuṭajaṃ śamī
Radish, myrobalan, rose-apple, tamarind, karamarda, kaṅkola, cardamom, katutuṇḍīra, karīra, kuṭaja, śamī;
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MtP 96.8
औदुम्बरं नारिकेलं द्राक्षाथ बृहतीद्वयम् रौप्याणि कारयेच्छक्त्या फलानीमानि षोडश
audumbaraṃ nārikelaṃ drākṣātha bṛhatīdvayam raupyāṇi kārayecchaktyā phalānīmāni ṣoḍaśa
udumbara, coconut, grape, and the pair of bṛhatī — these sixteen fruits he should have made of silver, according to his means.
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MtP 96.9
ताम्रं तालफलं कुर्याद् अगस्तिफलमेव च पिण्डारकाश्मर्यफलं तथा सूरणकन्दकम्
tāmraṃ tālaphalaṃ kuryād agastiphalameva ca piṇḍārakāśmaryaphalaṃ tathā sūraṇakandakam
He should make of copper the palmyra fruit and the agasti fruit, the piṇḍāra and the kāśmarya fruit, and likewise the sūraṇa bulb,
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MtP 96.10
रक्तालुकाकन्दकं च कनकाह्वं च चिर्भिटम् चित्रवल्लीफलं तद्वत् कूटशाल्मलिजं फलम्
raktālukākandakaṃ ca kanakāhvaṃ ca cirbhiṭam citravallīphalaṃ tadvat kūṭaśālmalijaṃ phalam
and the tuber of the red potato, and the one called kanaka, and the melon (cirbhiṭa), likewise the fruit of the citravallī and the fruit produced by the kūṭaśālmali,
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MtP 96.11
आम्रनिष्पावमधुकवटमुद्गपटोलकम् ताम्राणि षोडशैतानि कारयेच्छक्तितो नरः
āmraniṣpāvamadhukavaṭamudgapaṭolakam tāmrāṇi ṣoḍaśaitāni kārayecchaktito naraḥ
mango, niṣpāva bean, madhuka, banyan fruit, mudga bean, paṭola — these sixteen a man should have made of copper, according to his means.
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MtP 96.12
उदकुम्भद्वयं कुर्याद् धान्योपरि सवस्त्रकम् ततश्च कारयेच्छय्यां यथोपरि सुवाससी
udakumbhadvayaṃ kuryād dhānyopari savastrakam tataśca kārayecchayyāṃ yathopari suvāsasī
He should set two water-jars, with cloth (wrapped round them), upon the grain; and then he should have a bed prepared, with fine garments upon it.
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MtP 96.13
भक्ष्यपात्रत्रयोपेतं यमरुद्रवृषान्वितम् धेन्वा सहैव शान्ताय विप्रायाथ कुटुम्बिने सपत्नीकाय सम्पूज्य पुण्ये ऽह्नि विनिवेदयेत्
bhakṣyapātratrayopetaṃ yamarudravṛṣānvitam dhenvā sahaiva śāntāya viprāyātha kuṭumbine sapatnīkāya sampūjya puṇye 'hni vinivedayet
(That bed) furnished with three vessels of food, accompanied by Yama, Rudra and the bull, and together with a cow — having worshipped a peaceful brahmin who has a household, along with his wife, he should present (it all) to him on a holy day.
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MtP 96.14
यथा फलेषु सर्वेषु वसन्त्यमरकोटयः तथा सर्वफलत्यागव्रताद्भक्तिः शिवे ऽस्तु मे
yathā phaleṣu sarveṣu vasantyamarakoṭayaḥ tathā sarvaphalatyāgavratādbhaktiḥ śive 'stu me
"As myriads of gods dwell in all fruits, so, from this observance of renouncing all fruits, may devotion to Śiva be mine."
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MtP 96.15
यथा शिवश्च धर्मश्च सदानन्तफलप्रदौ तद्युक्तफलदानेन तौ स्यातां मे वरप्रदौ
yathā śivaśca dharmaśca sadānantaphalapradau tadyuktaphaladānena tau syātāṃ me varapradau
"As Śiva and Dharma are ever bestowers of endless fruit, so, by this gift of fruits joined with them, may those two become granters of boons to me."
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MtP 96.16
यथा फलान्यनन्तानि शिवभक्तेषु सर्वदा तथानन्तफलावाप्तिर् अस्तु जन्मनि जन्मनि
yathā phalānyanantāni śivabhakteṣu sarvadā tathānantaphalāvāptir astu janmani janmani
"As the fruits (reaped) by Śiva's devotees are always endless, so may the winning of endless fruit be mine in birth after birth."
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MtP 96.17
यथा भेदं न पश्यामि शिवविष्ण्वर्कपद्मजान् तथा ममास्तु विश्वात्मा शंकरः शंकरः सदा
yathā bhedaṃ na paśyāmi śivaviṣṇvarkapadmajān tathā mamāstu viśvātmā śaṃkaraḥ śaṃkaraḥ sadā
"As I see no difference between Śiva, Viṣṇu, the Sun, and the lotus-born, so may Śaṃkara, the Self of the universe, be ever a bringer of good to me."
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MtP 96.18
इति दत्त्वा च तत्सर्वम् अलंकृत्य च भूषणैः शक्तिश्चेच्छयनं दद्यात् सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्
iti dattvā ca tatsarvam alaṃkṛtya ca bhūṣaṇaiḥ śaktiścecchayanaṃ dadyāt sarvopaskarasaṃyutam
Having given all that with these words, and having adorned it with ornaments, if he is able he should also give a bed together with all its furnishings.
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MtP 96.19
अशक्तस्तु फलान्येव यथोक्तानि विधानतः तथोदकुम्भसंयुक्तौ शिवधर्मौ च काञ्चनौ
aśaktastu phalānyeva yathoktāni vidhānataḥ tathodakumbhasaṃyuktau śivadharmau ca kāñcanau
But one unable (to give that) should give just fruits, those (already) named, according to the rule, and likewise two golden Śiva-dharmas together with a water-jar.
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MtP 96.20
विप्राय दत्त्वा भुञ्जीत वाग्यतस्तैलवर्जितम् अन्यान्यपि यथाशक्त्या भोजयेच्छक्तितो द्विजान्
viprāya dattvā bhuñjīta vāgyatastailavarjitam anyānyapi yathāśaktyā bhojayecchaktito dvijān
Having given (them) to a brahmin, he should eat, keeping silence, (food) free of oil; and he should feed other brahmins too, as far as his means allow, according to his ability.
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MtP 96.21
एतद्भागवतानां तु सौरवैष्णवयोगिनाम् शुभं सर्वफलत्यागव्रतं वेदविदो विदुः
etadbhāgavatānāṃ tu sauravaiṣṇavayoginām śubhaṃ sarvaphalatyāgavrataṃ vedavido viduḥ
But those who know the Veda know this auspicious vow of renouncing all fruits (to belong) to the Bhāgavatas, the Sauras, the Vaiṣṇavas and the yogins.
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MtP 96.22
नारीभिश्च यथाशक्त्या कर्तव्यं द्विजपुंगव एतस्मान्नापरं किंचिद् इह लोके परत्र च व्रतमस्ति मुनिश्रेष्ठ यदनन्तफलप्रदम्
nārībhiśca yathāśaktyā kartavyaṃ dvijapuṃgava etasmānnāparaṃ kiṃcid iha loke paratra ca vratamasti muniśreṣṭha yadanantaphalapradam
And it should be performed by women too according to their ability, O bull among the twice-born; there is no other vow than this, O best of sages, either in this world or the next, which bestows endless fruit.
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MtP 96.23
सौवर्णरौप्यताम्रेषु यावन्तः परमाणवः भवन्ति चूर्ण्यमानेषु फलेषु मुनिसत्तम तावद्युगसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते
sauvarṇaraupyatāmreṣu yāvantaḥ paramāṇavaḥ bhavanti cūrṇyamāneṣu phaleṣu munisattama tāvadyugasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate
However many minute particles there are, O most excellent of sages, when fruits made of gold, silver and copper are ground to powder, for that many thousands of ages he is honoured in the world of Rudra.
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MtP 96.24
एतत्समस्तकलुषापहरं जनानाम् आजीवनाय मनुजेषु च सर्वदा स्यात् जन्मान्तरेष्वपि न पुत्रवियोगदुःखम् आप्नोति धाम च पुरंदरलोकजुष्टम्
etatsamastakaluṣāpaharaṃ janānām ājīvanāya manujeṣu ca sarvadā syāt janmāntareṣvapi na putraviyogaduḥkham āpnoti dhāma ca puraṃdaralokajuṣṭam
This removes all the impurity of people, and it would always serve among men for (their) livelihood; even in other births he does not meet with the sorrow of separation from a son, and (he attains) an abode frequented by the world of Indra.
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MtP 96.25
यो वा शृणोति पुरुषो ऽल्पधनः पठेद्वा देवालयेषु भवनेषु च धार्मिकाणाम् पापैर्वियुक्तवपुरत्र पुरं मुरारेर् आनन्दकृत्पदमुपैति मुनीन्द्र सो ऽपि
yo vā śṛṇoti puruṣo 'lpadhanaḥ paṭhedvā devālayeṣu bhavaneṣu ca dhārmikāṇām pāpairviyuktavapuratra puraṃ murārer ānandakṛtpadamupaiti munīndra so 'pi
Or the man of little wealth who hears it, or recites it in temples and in the houses of the righteous—he too, his body freed from sins here, goes, O lord of sages, to the city of Murāri, the place that produces bliss.
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