Matsya Purana — Chapter 90

MtP 90.1

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि रत्नाचलमनुत्तमम् मुक्ताफलसहस्रेण पर्वतः स्यादनुत्तमः

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi ratnācalamanuttamam muktāphalasahasreṇa parvataḥ syādanuttamaḥ

Next I shall declare the most excellent jewel-mountain: with a thousand pearls the mountain would be of the highest (grade).

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MtP 90.2

मध्यमः पञ्चशतिकस् त्रिशतेनाधमः स्मृतः चतुर्थांशेन विष्कम्भपर्वताः स्युः समन्ततः

madhyamaḥ pañcaśatikas triśatenādhamaḥ smṛtaḥ caturthāṃśena viṣkambhaparvatāḥ syuḥ samantataḥ

The middling one is of five hundred, and with three hundred it is reckoned the lowest; with a fourth part (of that amount) the supporting mountains should be (made) all around.

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MtP 90.3

पूर्वेण वज्रगोमेदैर् दक्षिणेनेन्द्रनीलकैः पद्मरागयुतः कार्यो विद्वद्भिर्गन्धमादनः

pūrveṇa vajragomedair dakṣiṇenendranīlakaiḥ padmarāgayutaḥ kāryo vidvadbhirgandhamādanaḥ

On the east (it is to be made) with diamonds and gomeda stones, on the south with sapphires; Gandhamādana is to be made by the learned as furnished with rubies.

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MtP 90.4

वैदूर्यविद्रुमैः पश्चात् सम्मिश्रो विमलाचलः पद्मरागैः ससौवर्णैर् उत्तरेण च विन्यसेत्

vaidūryavidrumaiḥ paścāt sammiśro vimalācalaḥ padmarāgaiḥ sasauvarṇair uttareṇa ca vinyaset

On the west, Vimalācala (is to be made) mixed with cat's-eye gems and coral; and on the north he should set (it) down with rubies together with gold.

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MtP 90.5

धान्यपर्वतवत्सर्वम् अत्रापि परिकल्पयेत् तद्वदावाहनं कुर्याद् वृक्षान्देवांश्च काञ्चनान्

dhānyaparvatavatsarvam atrāpi parikalpayet tadvadāvāhanaṃ kuryād vṛkṣāndevāṃśca kāñcanān

Here too he should arrange everything as in the case of the grain-mountain; likewise he should perform the invocation, and (make) the trees and gods of gold.

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MtP 90.6

पूजयेत्पुष्पगन्धाद्यैः प्रभाते च विमत्सरः पूर्ववद्गुरुऋत्विग्भ्य इमान्मन्त्रानुदीरयेत्

pūjayetpuṣpagandhādyaiḥ prabhāte ca vimatsaraḥ pūrvavadguruṛtvigbhya imānmantrānudīrayet

And in the morning, free of envy, he should worship (them) with flowers, perfumes and the rest; as before, he should utter these mantras to the teacher and the officiating priests.

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MtP 90.7

यदा देवगणाः सर्वे सर्वरत्नेष्ववस्थिताः त्वं च रत्नमयो नित्यं नमस्ते ऽस्तु सदाचल

yadā devagaṇāḥ sarve sarvaratneṣvavasthitāḥ tvaṃ ca ratnamayo nityaṃ namaste 'stu sadācala

Since all the hosts of gods abide in all the jewels, and you too are always made of jewels — homage be to you, O ever-mountain.

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MtP 90.8

यस्माद्रत्नप्रदानेन तुष्टिं प्रकुरुते हरिः सदा रत्नप्रदानेन तस्मान्नः पाहि पर्वत

yasmādratnapradānena tuṣṭiṃ prakurute hariḥ sadā ratnapradānena tasmānnaḥ pāhi parvata

Since Hari is made content by the giving of jewels, therefore, O mountain, protect us always through this gift of jewels.

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MtP 90.9

अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्याद्रत्नमयं गिरिम् स याति विष्णुसालोक्यम् अमरेश्वरपूजितः

anena vidhinā yastu dadyādratnamayaṃ girim sa yāti viṣṇusālokyam amareśvarapūjitaḥ

He who gives a mountain made of jewels by this rite goes to the same world as Viṣṇu, honoured by the lord of the immortals.

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MtP 90.10

यावत्कल्पशतं साग्रं वसेच्चेह नराधिप रूपारोग्यगुणोपेतः सप्तद्वीपाधिपो भवेत्

yāvatkalpaśataṃ sāgraṃ vasecceha narādhipa rūpārogyaguṇopetaḥ saptadvīpādhipo bhavet

He dwells here, O king of men, for a full hundred kalpas; endowed with beauty, health and (good) qualities, he becomes lord of the seven continents.

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MtP 90.11

ब्रह्महत्यादिकं किंचिद् यदत्रामुत्र वा कृतम् तत्सर्वं नाशमायाति गिरिर्वज्रहतो यथा

brahmahatyādikaṃ kiṃcid yadatrāmutra vā kṛtam tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti girirvajrahato yathā

Whatever has been done here or in the other world, brahmin-slaying and the like, all that comes to destruction, as a mountain struck by the thunderbolt.

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