Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

यो दद्याच्छर्कराशैलम् अनेन विधिना नरः सर्वपापैर् विनिर्मुक्तः स याति परमं पदम् //

Transliteration

yo dadyāccharkarāśailam anena vidhinā naraḥ sarvapāpair vinirmuktaḥ sa yāti paramaṃ padam //

Translation

A man who, following this prescribed procedure, donates a “mountain of sugar,” is freed from all sins and attains the supreme state.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• दद्यात् (dadyāt): should give/donate

• शर्करा-शैलम् (śarkarā-śailam): a heap/mountain-like mass of sugar (jaggery/sugar)

• अनेन (anena): by this

• विधिना (vidhinā): method/rite

• नरः (naraḥ): a man/person

• सर्व-पापैः (sarva-pāpaiḥ): from all sins

• विनिर्मुक्तः (vinirmuktaḥ): completely liberated/freed

• सः (saḥ): he

• याति (yāti): goes/attains

• परमं (paramaṃ): supreme

• पदम् (padam): abode/state.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (Dana-dharma context)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Dana
• Prayaschitta
• Punya
• Dharma
• Ritual procedure

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on dana (charitable gifting) and its soteriological fruit—freedom from sin and attainment of the supreme abode.

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

It frames charity as a core duty (especially for householders and rulers with resources): giving according to proper vidhi is presented as a means of ethical purification and spiritual attainment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: the verse specifies a formal procedure (vidhi) for donating a “sharkara-shaila” (mountain-like heap of sugar), emphasizing correct rite as essential to the promised merit.