Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’

Devanagari script

तथेति सत्कृत्य स धर्ममूर्तिर् वचो वसिष्ठस्य ददौ च सर्वान् धान्याचलदीञ्छतशो मुरारेर् लोकं जगामामरपूज्यमानः //

Transliteration

tatheti satkṛtya sa dharmamūrtir vaco vasiṣṭhasya dadau ca sarvān dhānyācaladīñchataśo murārer lokaṃ jagāmāmarapūjyamānaḥ //

Translation

Saying, “So be it,” that embodiment of Dharma honoured Vasiṣṭha’s words and bestowed them all—mountains of grain and gifts in the hundreds. Thereafter, worshipped by the gods, he went to the world of Murāri (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• tathā iti: “so be it”

• satkṛtya: having honoured / respectfully received

• saḥ: he

• dharma-mūrtiḥ: embodiment of righteousness

• vacaḥ: the words / counsel

• vasiṣṭhasya: of Vasiṣṭha

• dadau: gave / bestowed

• ca: and

• sarvān: all (those gifts)

• dhānya: grain

• acala: mountain / heap (figuratively, immense mass)

• dīn: gifts / things given (dāna)

• śataśaḥ: by hundreds / in hundreds

• murāreḥ: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)

• lokam: world / abode

• jagāma: went

• amara-pūjyamānaḥ: being honoured/worshipped by the immortals (gods).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice describing the merit of dāna and obedience to Vasiṣṭha’s counsel)

Entities Mentioned

• Vasiṣṭha
• Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• Amaras (Devas)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Dāna
• Guru-śuśrūṣā
• Vishnu-loka
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it emphasizes the posthumous spiritual destination gained through dharma—honouring a sage’s instruction and performing abundant charity.

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

It presents a core Rajadharma/householder ethic: respectfully accepting the guru’s counsel (here, Vasiṣṭha) and practicing generous dāna—especially food and wealth—leading to lasting religious merit and a higher divine abode.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is dāna as a dharmic act—particularly dhānya-dāna (gift of grain)—and the honoring (satkāra) of a revered ṛṣi.