Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — The Rite and Glory of Meru-Dāna: The Tenfold ‘Gift of Meru’ and Mountain-Offe...

Devanagari script

याम्येन गन्धमदनश्च निवेशनीयो गोधूमसंचयमयः कलधौतयुक्तः हैमेन यज्ञपतिना घृतमानसेन वस्त्रैश्च राजतवनेन च संयुतः स्यात् //

Transliteration

yāmyena gandhamadanaśca niveśanīyo godhūmasaṃcayamayaḥ kaladhautayuktaḥ haimena yajñapatinā ghṛtamānasena vastraiśca rājatavanena ca saṃyutaḥ syāt //

Translation

On the southern side one should place Gandhamadana, fashioned as a heap of wheat (godhūma) and adorned with kaladhauta (fine gold). It should be accompanied by a golden yajñapati, the lord of the sacrifice, with ghee (ghṛta) represented as his disposition/offering, and furnished with garments and a silver grove as ornamentation.

Word by Word

• याम्येन (yāmyena): on the southern side

• गन्धमदनः (gandhamadanaḥ): Gandhamadana (a named auspicious entity/mountain-symbol used in vāstu arrangements)

• च (ca): and

• निवेशनीयः (niveśanīyaḥ): should be placed/installed

• गोधूम (godhūma): wheat

• संचय (saṃcaya): heap/accumulation

• मयः (mayaḥ): made of/consisting of

• कलधौत (kaladhauta): refined gold/fine gold

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ): endowed with/adorned

• हैमेन (haimena): with gold/golden

• यज्ञपतिना (yajñapatinā): with the lord/presider of sacrifice

• घृत (ghṛta): ghee/clarified butter

• मानसेन (mānasena): as the mental disposition/with ghee as the intended offering (ritual intent)

• वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ): with garments/cloths

• च (ca): and

• राजत (rājata): silver

• वनेन (vanena): grove/cluster/ornamental ‘forest’ arrangement

• च (ca): and

• संयुतः (saṃyutaḥ): joined with/accompanied by

• स्यात् (syāt): should be/ought to be.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a Vāstu-vidhi discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Gandhamadana
• Yajñapati

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Griha-pravesha
• Ritual Installations
• Directional Deities
• Auspicious Materials

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it belongs to Vāstu-vidhi and describes auspicious, direction-based ritual placements and materials for establishing a residence.

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

It guides the householder (and by extension a king establishing settlements) to follow orderly, dharmic procedures in building and consecrating a dwelling—using prescribed placements and pure substances (wheat, ghee, gold, cloth) to invoke prosperity and stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It specifies a southern-direction installation featuring Gandhamadana and a yajñapati motif, with symbolic materials—wheat heap (abundance), kaladhauta/gold (auspiciousness), ghee (sacrificial purity), cloth (ritual completeness), and silver ornamentation—used as part of Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra procedure.