Shloka 4

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Mountain of Jaggery’

Devanagari script

होमजागरणं तद्वल् लोकपालाधिवासनम् धान्यपर्वतवत् कुर्याद् इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् //

Transliteration

homajāgaraṇaṃ tadval lokapālādhivāsanam dhānyaparvatavat kuryād imaṃ mantramudīrayet //

Translation

In the same manner, one should arrange the homa and the night vigil. Likewise, one should perform the adhivāsana (ritual installation/invocation) of the Lokapālas, forming it like a “mountain of grains”; and then one should recite this mantra.

Word by Word

• होम (homa): fire-offering rite

• जागरणम् (jāgaraṇam): vigil, keeping awake (night observance)

• तद्वत् (tadvat): in the same way, similarly

• लोकपाल (lokapāla): guardian deities of the directions

• अधिवासनम् (adhivāsanam): consecratory installation/invocation rite (prior to main worship)

• धान्य (dhānya): grains, cereals

• पर्वतवत् (parvatavat): like a mountain, heap-like

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should do/perform

• इमम् (imam): this

• मन्त्रम् (mantram): sacred formula, mantra

• उदीरयेत् (udīrayet): should utter/recite.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s teaching dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Lokapālas

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual
• Homa
• Adhivāsana
• Temple Consecration

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on ritual procedure—homa, night vigil, and the consecratory invocation (adhivāsana) of the directional guardians.

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

It frames a dharmic duty of patrons (king/householder) to sponsor and correctly perform preparatory rites—homa, vigil, and invocations—before major worship or installation, ensuring the rite is orderly and auspicious.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It specifies a key pre-consecration step: invoking/installing the Lokapālas (directional guardians) and arranging a dhānya-parvata (heap ‘like a mountain’ of grains), indicating a prescribed ritual layout and offerings within Vastu-aligned ceremonial space.