Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

मम तस्मात्परां लक्ष्मीं गुडपर्वत देहि वै यस्मात्सौभाग्यदायिन्या भ्राता त्वं गुडपर्वत निवासश्चापि पार्वत्यास् तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे //

Transliteration

mama tasmātparāṃ lakṣmīṃ guḍaparvata dehi vai yasmātsaubhāgyadāyinyā bhrātā tvaṃ guḍaparvata nivāsaścāpi pārvatyās tasmācchāntiṃ prayaccha me //

Translation

Therefore, O Guḍa-parvata, grant me the highest Lakṣmī—supreme prosperity; since you are called the “brother” of the bestower of good fortune (Goddess Pārvatī), and you are also her abode; therefore bestow peace upon me.

Word by Word

• mama: for me, mine

• tasmāt: therefore/from that reason

• parām: supreme, highest

• lakṣmīm: prosperity, fortune, auspicious well-being

• guḍa-parvata: O Guḍa Mountain (sacred hill addressed)

• dehi: give, grant

• vai: indeed, surely

• yasmāt: because, since

• saubhāgya-dāyinyāḥ: of the giver of good fortune (Pārvatī)

• bhrātā: brother

• tvam: you

• nivāsaḥ: dwelling place, abode

• ca api: and also

• pārvatyāḥ: of Pārvatī

• tasmāt: therefore

• śāntim: peace, appeasement, pacification

• prayaccha: bestow, confer

• me: to me

Speaker

• A devotee/supplicant (narrative voice within the Matsya Purana’s pilgrimage/merit or appeasement context); not the Matsya–Manu dialogue in this verse

Entities Mentioned

• Guḍa-parvata
• Pārvatī
• Lakṣmī (as prosperity/auspicious fortune)

Tags

• Shanti
• Saubhagya
• Parvati
• Sacred Mountain
• Prayer

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmogony; it is a devotional appeal for lakṣmī (auspicious prosperity) and śānti (pacification/peace) through a sacred locale associated with Pārvatī.

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

It reflects a householder’s (and by extension a king’s) concern for saubhāgya and śānti—values sought through dharmic devotion, visiting/remembering sacred sites, and invoking divine protection for stability and well-being.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a śānti-prārthanā (appeasement prayer) tied to a sacred abode of the Goddess; such verses often accompany tīrtha/kshetra practice and site-sanctification themes that overlap with Matsya Purana’s sacred geography and Vastu-related sanctity of place.