Shloka 62

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

खर्जूर्यो नारिकेलाश्च हरीतकविभीतकाः कालीयका द्रुकालाश्च हिङ्गवः पारियात्रकाः //

Transliteration

kharjūryo nārikelāśca harītakavibhītakāḥ kālīyakā drukālāśca hiṅgavaḥ pāriyātrakāḥ //

Translation

Date-palms and coconut trees; harītakī and vibhītaka (the medicinal fruits), kālīyaka (a fragrant wood), drukālā (a kind of tree/wood), asafoetida plants, and the pāriyātraka trees—these are listed (as notable growths/produce).

Word by Word

• खर्जूर्यः: date-palms

• नारिकेलाः: coconut trees

• च: and

• हरीतक: harītakī (Terminalia chebula)

• विभीतकाः: vibhītaka (Terminalia bellirica)

• कालीयकाः: kālīyaka (fragrant wood, often identified with a sandalwood-like aromatic)

• द्रुकालाः: drukālā (a named tree/wood

• हिङ्गवः: hiṅgu/hiṅgava (asafoetida plant/resin)

• पारियात्रकाः: pāriyātraka (a named tree/plant associated with the Pāriyātra region/variety).

Speaker

• Suta (Purana narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s catalogue-style description (desha-dravya listing)

Tags

• Sacred geography
• Medicinal plants
• Aromatic woods
• Puranic catalogues
• Matsya Purana resources

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it functions as a catalogue of noteworthy trees, medicinal fruits, and aromatic/ritual substances associated with regional descriptions.

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

By naming staple and medicinal resources (e.g., harītakī, vibhītaka, hiṅgu), it supports the householder’s and ruler’s practical responsibilities—health, provisioning, and maintaining prosperity through knowledge of local produce.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Items like kālīyaka (fragrant wood) and hiṅgu (ritual/medicinal substance) are commonly relevant to temple rites, offerings, incense/perfuming, and material culture that also intersects with Matsya Purana-style Vastu and ritual resource lists.