Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — The Rite of Donating the ‘Mountain of Ghee’

Devanagari script

वेष्टयेच्छुक्लवासोभिर् इक्षुदण्डफलादिकैः धान्यपर्वतवच्छेषं विधानमिह पठ्यते //

Transliteration

veṣṭayecchuklavāsobhir ikṣudaṇḍaphalādikaiḥ dhānyaparvatavaccheṣaṃ vidhānamiha paṭhyate //

Translation

One should wrap (it) with white cloths, together with sugarcane-stalks, fruits, and the like; and whatever remains should be arranged like a “mountain of grains”—such is the procedure taught here.

Word by Word

• veṣṭayet: one should wrap/cover

• śukla-vāsobhiḥ: with white garments/white cloths

• ikṣu-daṇḍa: sugarcane stalk

• phala: fruits

• ādikaiḥ: and other (offerings/items)

• dhānya: grains

• parvata-vat: like a mountain

• cheṣam: the remainder/what is left over

• vidhānam: prescribed procedure/rite

• iha: here (in this teaching)

• paṭhyate: is recited/taught (in the text).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, Vastu/ritual guideline context)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual procedure
• Offerings
• Consecration
• Purificatory rites

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it preserves a practical ritual instruction—how to wrap ceremonial items with white cloth and offerings, and how to arrange the remaining materials as a symbolic ‘mountain of grains’ (dhānya-parvata).

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

It reflects the householder/royal duty of conducting rites correctly—especially public or domestic consecrations—using purity markers (white cloth) and auspicious abundance symbols (sugarcane, fruits, and a grain-mound).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes specific auspicious materials and the dhānya-parvata arrangement, a prosperity symbol often used in consecration-related ceremonies associated with Vastu/installation contexts.