Shloka 31

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

उज्ज्वालनादुज्ज्वलरुपमस्याः संजातमस्मिन्भुवनाधिपत्यम् यस्मात्कृतं तत्परिकर्म रात्राव् अनुद्धताभ्यां लवणाचलस्य //

Transliteration

ujjvālanādujjvalarupamasyāḥ saṃjātamasminbhuvanādhipatyam yasmātkṛtaṃ tatparikarma rātrāv anuddhatābhyāṃ lavaṇācalasya //

Translation

By the rite of kindling the sacred fire, her form became radiant, and from that arose sovereignty over this world. Therefore, that preparatory rite (parikarma) should be performed at night, by two who are humble and unarrogant, at Lavaṇācala (the Salt Mountain).

Word by Word

• उज्ज्वालनात् (ujjvālanāt): from kindling/igniting (the sacred fire)

• उज्ज्वल-रूपम् (ujjvala-rūpam): radiant in form

• अस्याः (asyāḥ): of her/this (fem.)

• संजातम् (saṃjātam): arose, came into being

• अस्मिन् (asmin): in this

• भुवन-अधिपत्यम् (bhuvana-adhipatyam): lordship/sovereignty over the world

• यस्मात् (yasmāt): because/from which

• कृतम् (kṛtam): done, performed

• तत् (tat): that

• परिकर्म (parikarma): preparatory rite/finishing procedure (pre-consecration)

• रात्रौ (rātrau): at night

• अनुद्धताभ्याम् (anuddhatābhyām): by two who are not proud (humble), by the two unarrogant ones

• लवण-अचलस्य (lavaṇa-acalasya): of/at Lavaṇācala (Salt Mountain)

Speaker

• Suta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s Vastu-vidya instructions as received in the tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Lavaṇācala

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual Procedure
• Parikarma
• Consecration
• Temple Architecture

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it emphasizes Vastu-ritual causality—how a correctly performed rite (especially ujjvālana, kindling) is believed to generate auspicious radiance and worldly authority.

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

It frames sovereignty and success as dependent on disciplined ritual conduct and humility: authority (bhuvanādhipatya) is portrayed as arising from proper rites performed without arrogance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It prescribes a specific preparatory rite (parikarma) connected with ujjvālana, with the timing set at night and the officiants required to be humble—typical of Matsya Purana’s procedural Vastu guidelines before construction/consecration.