Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

कालधर्ममनुप्राप्ता कर्मयोगेण नारद सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता जगाम शिवमन्दिरम् //

Transliteration

kāladharmamanuprāptā karmayogeṇa nārada sarvapāpavinirmuktā jagāma śivamandiram //

Translation

Having reached the destined law of time (the appointed end), O Nārada, and through the discipline of karma-yoga, she—freed from all sins—went to Śiva’s temple, his abode.

Word by Word

• kāla-dharmam: the law/ordainment of Time (destiny)

• anuprāptā: having attained/reached

• karma-yogeṇa: by karma-yoga (the path of disciplined action)

• nārada: O Nārada

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktā: completely freed from all sins

• jagāma: went

• śiva-mandiram: Śiva’s temple/abode

Speaker

• Primary narrator (Matsya Purana’s narration in a Nārada-addressed episode; exact speaker varies by recension, commonly the main Purāṇic narrator addressing Nārada)

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Śiva

Tags

• Dharma
• Karma-yoga
• Śiva-bhakti
• Punya-Papa
• Liberation

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; it teaches the governing force of kāla (Time) over embodied life—death arrives by kāla-dharma—and that spiritual discipline can purify one beyond sin at life’s end.

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

It emphasizes karma-yoga: performing one’s prescribed duties without moral stain. For householders and rulers, righteous action and governance aligned with dharma are presented as a means to cleanse pāpa and attain auspicious posthumous destiny.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse highlights the ritual-centrality of the śiva-mandira (Śiva temple) as a locus of merit and final refuge; it implies temple worship/approach as spiritually efficacious, though it does not state specific Vāstu or construction rules.