Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

सप्तद्वीपपतिर्जातः सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः यया सुवर्णकारस्य तरवो हेमनिर्मिताः सम्यगुज्ज्वालिताः पत्न्या सेयं भानुमती तव //

Transliteration

saptadvīpapatirjātaḥ sūryāyutasamaprabhaḥ yayā suvarṇakārasya taravo hemanirmitāḥ samyagujjvālitāḥ patnyā seyaṃ bhānumatī tava //

Translation

You became the lord of the seven continents, radiant like tens of thousands of suns; and by this wife of yours, Bhānumatī, even the trees fashioned by the goldsmith—made of gold—were made to shine forth perfectly.

Word by Word

• सप्तद्वीपपतिḥ: lord of the seven dvīpas/continents

• जातः: became/was born as

• सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः: having splendor equal to ten-thousand suns

• यया: by whom/through whom

• सुवर्णकारस्य: of the goldsmith

• तरवः: trees

• हेमनिर्मिताः: made of gold

• सम्यक्: properly, perfectly

• उज्ज्वालिताः: caused to blaze/shine brightly

• पत्न्या: by the wife

• सा इयम्: this very (woman)

• भानुमती: Bhānumatī (name, “radiant one”)

• तव: your.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (to Vaivasvata Manu), within a dynastic/praise narrative context

Entities Mentioned

• Bhānumatī
• Saptadvīpa (seven continents)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Royal prosperity
• Praise of queen
• Puranic imagery
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it highlights royal splendor and prosperity—cosmic-scale radiance and symbolic wealth—within a dynastic narrative.

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

It frames ideal kingship as divinely sanctioned prosperity and fame, and it emphasizes the auspicious role of a righteous, supportive wife (Bhānumatī) in sustaining a ruler’s success and household fortune.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the “golden trees made to shine” is best read as emblematic courtly/ritual magnificence (śrī), a common Purāṇic motif for abundance rather than a construction prescription.