Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्याद्धान्यमयं गिरिम् मन्वन्तरशतं साग्रं देवलोके महीयते //

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yastu dadyāddhānyamayaṃ girim manvantaraśataṃ sāgraṃ devaloke mahīyate //

Translation

Whoever, in accordance with this prescribed rite, donates a “mountain” made of grain is honored in the world of the gods for a full hundred Manvantaras and even beyond.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this

• विधिना: prescribed method/rite

• यः तु: whoever indeed

• दद्यात्: should give/donates

• धान्यमयम्: consisting of grain

• गिरिम्: a mountain/heap

• मन्वन्तरशतम्: a hundred Manvantaras

• साग्रम्: with an excess/and more

• देवलोके: in the realm of the gods (heaven)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu, teaching dāna-dharma and its फलश्रुति)

Entities Mentioned

• Manvantara
• Devaloka

Tags

• Dāna
• Dharma
• Punya
• Phalaśruti
• Ritual

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it uses the cosmic time-unit “Manvantara” to express the vast duration of merit gained through a properly performed donation.

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

It frames charity (especially grain-giving, a life-sustaining gift) as a prime duty of householders and rulers, promising enduring heavenly honor when the gift is done according to correct ritual procedure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key ritual point is “anena vidhinā”—the donation must follow an established विधि; the specific act is constructing a symbolic ‘mountain’ heap of grain (dhānyamaya giri) as a formal dāna offering.