Matsya Purana 284.6
Matsyapurāṇa 284.6
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284.6
dhṛtiḥ sthitiḥ kṣamā kṣoṇī pṛthvī vasumatī rasā 16.
etābhirmūrtibhiḥ pāhi devi saṃsārasāgarāt.
evamuccārya tāṃ devīṃ brāhmaṇebhyo nivedayet 17.
dharārdhaṃ vā caturbhāgaṃ gurave pratipādayet.
śeṣaṃ caivātha ṛtvigbhyaḥ praṇipatya visarjayet 18.
anena vidhinā yastu dadyāddhemadharāṃ śubhām.
puṇyakāle tu saṃprāpte sapadaṃ yāti vaiṣṇavam 19.
vimānenārkavarṇena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā.
"O mother! You are fixed, you pervade all the universe, therefore you are called Viśvambharâ Devī! you are known by the names Dhṛiti, Sthiti, Kshamâ, Kshaunī, Pṛithvī Vasumatī and Rasâ Pray do protect me by all your above-mentioned forms' Afterwards the devotee should give away the Devī to the Brâhmaṇas One-half or one-fourth of the earth made of gold should be given to the preceptor (Guru) and the rest should be given away to the Ṛitvikas Then the Brâhmaṇas should be dismissed after being saluted—16-18
In such a way one who gives away that golden universe in an auspicious moment attains bliss and goes to the realm of Nârāyaṇa seated in a Vimân bright as the Sun and decorated with beautiful network and bells where he remains for 3 Kalpas and liberates his manes, sons, grand-children for twenty one generations One who reads this or hears it is also liberated from all sins and goes to the realm of Śiva resided by thousands of Devas where nymphs yearn for him
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Linked texts (3)
- Matsya — Sanskrit
- Dānasāgara — Ballālasena, Sanskrit
- Dānakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit