Matsyapurana 85
English (machine translation) 85
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85.1
The Lord said: / Next I will describe the excellent mountain of molasses, / by the donation of which a person attains heaven, worshipped by the gods.
85.2
The best is held to be ten bhāras, the intermediate five; / the lowest should be three bhāras; one with little wealth [may give] half of that.
85.3
Likewise the invocation, worship, honoring of the golden trees and the gods, / and similarly the supporting mountains, lakes, and forest deities [are arranged].
85.4
One should perform the fire offering, the night-vigil, and the preliminary consecration of the guardians of the directions / just as for the mountain of grain, and utter this mantra:
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"Just as among gods this Janārdana, the soul of all, is supreme, / the Sāmaveda among the Vedas, and Mahādeva among yogins,
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the praṇava among all mantras, and Pārvatī among women, / so the juice of sugarcane is always held to be supreme among flavors.
85.7
Therefore give me supreme fortune, O mountain of molasses! / Since you are the brother of her who grants fortune, O mountain of molasses, / and also the abode of Pārvatī, therefore grant me peace!"
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Whoever gives a mountain made of molasses according to this rule / is honored in the world of Gaurī, being worshipped by Gandharvas.
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Then, at the end of a hundred eons, he becomes the ruler of the seven continents, / endowed with long life and health, and unconquered by enemies.
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Linked texts (1)
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit