Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

शोभसे मन्दर क्षिप्रम् अतस्तुष्टिकरो भव यस्माच्चूडामणिर्जम्बूद्वीपे त्वं गन्धमादन //

Transliteration

śobhase mandara kṣipram atastuṣṭikaro bhava yasmāccūḍāmaṇirjambūdvīpe tvaṃ gandhamādana //

Translation

O Mandara, you shine forth swiftly; therefore become the bestower of satisfaction. For you, O Gandhamādana, are the crest-jewel (cūḍāmaṇi) of Jambūdvīpa.

Word by Word

• śobhase: you shine/are resplendent

• mandara: O Mandara (mountain)

• kṣipram: swiftly, quickly

• atas: therefore

• tuṣṭi-karaḥ: causing satisfaction, bestowing contentment

• bhava: be (imperative)

• yasmāt: because/for

• cūḍāmaṇiḥ: crest-jewel, finest ornament

• jambūdvīpe: in Jambūdvīpa

• tvam: you

• gandhamādana: O Gandhamādana (mountain)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator describing sacred geography (contextual attribution)

Entities Mentioned

• Mandara
• Gandhamādana
• Jambūdvīpa

Tags

• Sacred geography
• Jambudvipa
• Mountains
• Tirtha-glorification
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s cosmological-sacred geography, praising mountains in Jambūdvīpa as spiritually eminent features of the created world-order.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic life by highlighting sacred geography: kings and householders gain merit through honoring, protecting, and undertaking pilgrimages to revered regions described by the Purāṇa.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated; ritually, the verse functions as a stuti (praise) that elevates Gandhamādana and Mandara as auspicious loci—useful for tīrtha-vrata, pilgrimage intent, and sacral mapping in Purāṇic practice.