Shloka 76

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

यथा भूमिप्रदानस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् दानान्यन्यानि मे शान्तिर् भूमिदानाद्भवत्विह //

Transliteration

yathā bhūmipradānasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm dānānyanyāni me śāntir bhūmidānādbhavatviha //

Translation

Just as other gifts do not merit even a sixteenth part of the merit of giving land, so may my peace (appeasement) arise here through the donation of land.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• bhūmi-pradānasya: of the gift of land

• kalām: a fraction/portion

• na arhanti: do not deserve/are not equal to

• ṣoḍaśīm: a sixteenth part

• dānāni anyāni: other donations

• me: my

• śāntiḥ: peace/appeasement/propitiation

• bhūmi-dānāt: from land-gift

• bhavatu iha: may it arise here/now

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhūmi-dāna (gift of land)
• Śānti (appeasement/peace)

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Bhūmi-dāna
• Merit
• Śānti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it teaches Dāna-dharma by ranking land-gift as superior and as a means to attain śānti (appeasement/peace).

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

It frames bhūmi-dāna as an exceptionally meritorious act—especially relevant to kings (who can grant land) and householders (who support livelihoods)—and presents it as a dharmic means to secure peace and well-being.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Indirectly ritual: land-gift supports sacred and social institutions (temples, āśramas, agriculture), and is treated as a high-grade śānti-karman (appeasement act), even though no specific Vāstu rule is stated in this verse.