Shloka 21
Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’
नृपकोटिसहस्रेण न कदाचित्स मुच्यते कदाचिदास्थानगतः पप्रच्छ स पुरोधसम् विस्मयेनावृतो राजा वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम् //
nṛpakoṭisahasreṇa na kadācitsa mucyate kadācidāsthānagataḥ papraccha sa purodhasam vismayenāvṛto rājā vasiṣṭhamṛṣisattamam //
Even with thousands of crores of kings, he would never be set free. Once, when he had come to the royal court, the king—overwhelmed with astonishment—questioned his family priest, Vasiṣṭha, the foremost among sages.
FAQs
This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it frames a courtly moment of astonishment leading to a question posed to Vasiṣṭha, setting up a subsequent teaching or explanation.
It highlights a core Rajadharma principle: a king should seek guidance from a learned purohita and foremost sages (like Vasiṣṭha), especially when confronted with confusing or extraordinary matters.
No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears in this verse; the ritual-cultural point is the king’s reliance on the purohita (court priest) as the authoritative source for dharma and right procedure.