Matsya Purana 275: adhyāyaḥ 275

275.1

hiraṇyagarbhākhyamahādānavidhivarṇanam.

Matsya said—"I shall now tell you about the excellent Hiraṇyagarbha Mahâ Dânam which is the dispeller of all sins—1

275.2

matsya uvāca.
athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi mahādānamanuttamam.
nāmnā hiraṇyagarbhākhyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam .. 275.1

275.3

puṇyaṃ dinamathāsādya tulā puruṣadānavat.
ṛtvig maṇḍapasambhāra bhūṣaṇācchādānādikam.. 275.2

On an auspicious day the devotee should observe fasting and arrange for a pandal, articles, ornaments, canopy, Ṛtvikas, etc, as needed for the tuladâna He should then invoke Bhagavân Viṣṇu and the Lokapâlas Then after Puṇyahavâchana and Adhîvasana he should get an auspicious jar of gold which should be 72 fingers in height and of the shape of a lotus having its third part filled in with clarified butter and milk and also with ten weapons, jewels, needles, a sickle, gold, and then the jar should be provided with a pedestal and golden stalk of lotus and it should have an image of the Sun on their outer circumference and a golden thread put round its navel—2-6 O Hiraṇyagarbha! O Hiraṇyakavacha! O Lord of the Devas and the seven Lokas! salutations to you Salutations to Lord Viṣṇu and the Holder of the Universe—11

275.4

kuryyādupoṣitastadvat lokeśāvāhanaṃ budhaḥ.
puṇyāhavācanaṃ kṛtvā tadvat kṛtvādhivāsanam .. 275.3

275.5

brāhmaṇairānayetkumbhaṃ tapanīyamayaṃ śubham.
dvisaptatyaṃgulocchrāyaṃ hemapaṅgajagarbhavat .. 275.4

275.6

tribhāgahīnavistāramājyakṣīrābhipūritam.
daśāstrāṇi ca ratnāni dātrīṃ sūcīṃ tathaiva ca .. 275.5

275.7

hemanālaṃ sapiṭhakaṃ bahirāditya saṃyutam.
tathaivāvaraṇaṃ nābherupavītañca kāñcanam .. 275.6

275.8

pārśvataḥ sthāpayettadvat haimadaṇḍakamaṇḍalū.
padmākāraṃ pidhānaṃ syāt samantādaṃgulādhikam .. 275.7

275.9

muktāvalī samopetaṃ padmarāgasamanvitam.
tiladroṇoparigataṃ vedamadhye vyavasthitam .. 275.8

275.10

tato maṅgalaśabdena brahmaghoṣaraveṇa ca.
sarvauṣadhyudakasnāna snāpito vedapuṅgavaiḥ .. 275.9

275.11

śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ .
imamuccārayen mantraṃ gṛhīta kusumāñjaliḥ .. 275.10

275.12

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya hiraṇyakavacāya ca.
saptalokasurādhyakṣa jagadvātre namo namaḥ .. 275.11

275.13

bhūrlokapramukhā lokā stavagarbhe vyavasthitāḥ.
brahmādayastathā devāḥ namaste viśvadhāriṇe .. 275.12

Deva! Bhūloka and other regions are contained in you and so are Brahmā and other Devas You are the holder of the universe I salute you.—12

275.14

namaste bhuvanādhāra! namaste bhuvanāśraya!.
namo hiraṇyagarbhāya garbhe yasya pitāmahaḥ .. 275.13

O Supporter of the Universe, the golden wombed One! Creator of the Universe is contained in you Salutations to You—13

275.15

yatastvameva bhūtātmā bhūte bhūte vyavasthitaḥ.
tasmān māmuddharāśeṣa duḥkhasaṃsārasāgarāt .. 275.14

You are the soul of all the beings You are inherent in each being, pray, therefore drive away all my endless troubles of the world—14

275.16

evamāmantrya tanmadhyamāviśyāsta udṅmukhaḥ.
muṣṭibhyāṃ parisaṃgṛhya dharmarājacaturmukhau .. 275.15

After thus invoking the Lord the devotee should enter the precincts of the altar and keeping his face north wards hold the images of Dharmarāja and Brahmā in both his hands and take five deep breaths after placing his head between his ankles Then the Brāhmaṇa versed in the Vedas should perform the Garbhâdhâna Punsavana and Sīmanta ceremonies of the Hiraṇyagarbha Then the Preceptor and Brāhmaṇas should make the devotee to sit up after chanting the Vedic hymns and getting the music played.—15-17

275.17

jānumadhye śiraḥ kṛtvā tiṣṭheducchvāsapañcakam.
garbhādhānaṃ puṃsavanaṃ sīmantonnayanaṃ tathā .. 275.16

275.18

kuryurhiraṇyagarbhasya tataste dvijapuṅgavāḥ.
gītamaṅgalaghoṣeṇa gururutthāpayet tataḥ .. 275.17

275.19

jātakarmādikāḥ kuryuḥ kriyāḥ ṣoḍaśa cāparāḥ.
sūcyādikañca gurave dadyāt mantramimaṃ japet .. 275.18

Afterwards the sixteen ceremonies such as Yatakarma, etc., should be duly performed and then the devotee should utter the following mantras and make over the needles, etc, to the preceptor—18

275.20

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya viśvagarbhāya vai namaḥ.
carācarasya jagato gṛhabhūtāya vai namaḥ .. 275.19

I salute you Hiraṇyagarbha and Viśvagarbha You are the Soul of the Universe—19

275.21

yathāhaṃ janitaḥ pūrvaṃ martyadharmā surottama!.
tvad garbhasambhavādeṣa divyadeho bhavāmyaham.. 275.20

O Best of the Devas! as I was born of you in the mortal world so let me be born again of Divine form on account of my being born again of you You have created me virtuous and truthful—20

275.22

caturbhiḥ kalaśairbhūyaḥ tataste dvijapuṅgavāḥ.
snāpayeyuḥ prasannāgāḥ sarvābharayaṇabhūṣitāḥ .. 275.21

Afterwards that Brāhmaṇa should decorate a blessed cow with the ornaments and bathe her with four vases He should seat her on the golden seat and bathe her by reciting these mantras viz:—"Devasyar tvāṇ" and say 'I shall now bathe all the limbs born of you'—21-22

275.23

devasyatveti mantreṇa sthitasya kanakāsane.
adya jātasyate'ṅgani abhiṣekṣyāmahe vayam .. 275.22

275.24

divyenānena vapuṣā ciraṃ jīva sukhī bhava.
tato hiraṇyagarbhaṃ tantebhyo dadyādvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 275.23

May all of you live long and happy, holding Divine bodies Afterwards he should make over that golden thing to the Ṛitvika Brāhmaṇs chosen for the performance of the sacrifice—23

275.25

te pūjyāḥ sarvabhāvena bahavo vā tadājñayā.
tatropakaraṇaṃ sarvaṃ gurave vinivedayet .. 275.24

The Ṛitvikas who may be few or many in number should all be worshipped and the things used in the worship should all be given to the Guru—24

275.26

pādukopānahacchatracāmarāsanabhājanam.
grāmaṃ vā viṣayaṃ vāpi yadanyadapi sambhavet .. 275.25

Gift of sandals shoes umbrella chamara, seats utensils villages countries and any other thing should also be made according to the means of the devotee—25

275.27

anena vidhinā yastu puṇye'hani nivedayet.
hiraṇyagarbhadānaṃ sa brahmaloke mahīyate .. 275.26

One who performs this Hiraṇyagarbha ordinance on an auspicious day according to the prescribed rites will go to Brahmaloka and be worshipped there and live for koti kalpas—26

275.28

pureṣu lokapālānāṃ pratimanvantaraṃ vaset.
kalpakoṭiśataṃ yāvad brahmaloke mahīyate .. 275.27

And at the end of the manvantara will reside in the realm of all the Lokapālas one after another after being freed from the sins of the iron age and adored by the Siddhas Sādhyas nymphs He also liberates from hell one hundred Pitri Lokas friends brothers sons grandsons all by himself—27-28 the merit of their Mahâdâna, be cured of all their faults and defects. After reciting this prayer and saluting Śrî Hari, all the articles of worship should be divided into ten parts and then two parts are to be given to the Guru and the rest given away to the Brâhmanas. In an ordinance in which only a small amount is spent by the devotee, only the preceptor should offer libations into the sacrificial fire as is done in Agnihotri and he should be given away all the cloths, ornaments, etc.—12-16

275.29

kali kaluṣavimuktaṃ pūjitaḥ siddhasādhyairamaracamaramālāvījyamānopsarobhiḥ.
pitṛśatamatha bandhūn putrapautrān prapautrān api narakanimagnāṃ stārayedeka eva .. 275.28

275.30

iti paṭhati ya itthaṃ yaḥśrṛṇotīha samyak madhuripuriva loke pūjyate so'pi siddhaiḥ.
matimapi ca janānāṃ yo dadāti priyārthaṃ vibudhapatijanānāṃ nāyakaḥ syādamogham .. 275.29