Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

तस्माच्च लोकेष्वपराजितत्वम् आरोग्यसौभाग्ययुता च लक्ष्मीः तस्मात्त्वमप्यत्र विधानपूर्वं धान्याचलादीन्दशधा कुरुष्व //

Transliteration

tasmācca lokeṣvaparājitatvam ārogyasaubhāgyayutā ca lakṣmīḥ tasmāttvamapyatra vidhānapūrvaṃ dhānyācalādīndaśadhā kuruṣva //

Translation

Therefore, in the worlds one attains invincibility, and also Lakṣmī—prosperity endowed with health and good fortune. Hence you too, here, in accordance with proper procedure, should perform the tenfold gifts, beginning with the “mountain of grain” (Dhānyācala) and the rest.

Word by Word

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• च (ca): and

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu): in the worlds/among people

• अपराजितत्वम् (aparājitatvam): unconqueredness, invincibility

• आरोग्य (ārogya): health

• सौभाग्य (saubhāgya): good fortune

• युता (yutā): endowed with

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ): prosperity, fortune (goddess Lakṣmī implied)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अपि (api): also

• अत्र (atra): here/in this rite

• विधानपूर्वम् (vidhāna-pūrvam): according to prescribed rules

• धान्याचलादीन् (dhānyācala-ādīn): beginning with Dhānyācala (heap/mountain of grain) and other such gifts

• दशधा (daśadhā): tenfold/in ten ways

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva): do, perform

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lakshmi
• Dhanyachala (Dhānyācala)
• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Dana
• Ritual Procedure
• Punya
• Prosperity
• Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra tips

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it focuses on the karmic fruits of prescribed charity (dāna)—invincibility, health, and Lakṣmī-like prosperity—achieved through properly performed tenfold gifts.

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

It frames dāna as a dharmic duty with tangible outcomes: a king strengthens sovereignty (aparājitatva), while a householder supports social welfare and secures well-being (ārogya) and fortune (saubhāgya) by giving according to scriptural procedure (vidhāna).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key ritual term is vidhāna-pūrvam—performing donations by exact rule—and the specific rite Dhānyācala (“mountain of grain”), a structured offering (often arranged as a symbolic ‘hill’ of grain) that belongs to the Matsya Purana’s detailed dāna-vidhi traditions.