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मेरुदान (merudAna)

 
पुराणम्
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मेरुदान / MERUDĀNA. Merudānas (gifts of heaps like Meru) are all very effective and productive of good results. The Merus for the dānas are the following:1) Dhānyameru. A dhānyameru or a thousand droṇas of dhānya (grain) is considered the best
a dāna of half that quantity (i.e. 500) was fair and half of the latter, the worst.2) Lavaṇameru. A dāna of sixteen droṇas of lavaṇa (salt) is considered to be uttama (best)
with half of that as Madhyama (fair) and with half of the latter as Adhama (worst).3) Guḍameru. One with ten bhāras of guḍa (jaggery) is considered uttama
with half of that as Madhyama and with half of the latter as adhama.4) Svarṇameru. A svarṇameru with a thousand palas of Svarṇa (gold) is considered uttama
with half of that as madhyama and with half of the latter as adhama.5) Tilameru. One with ten droṇas of tila (gingelly) is considered uttama
with half of that as madhyama and with half of the latter as adhama.6) Kārpāsameru. A Meru with twenty bhāras of Kārpāsa (cotton) is considered uttama
with ten as madhyama and with five as adhama.7) Ghṛtameru. One with twenty jars of ghṛta (ghee) is uttama
with ten, madhyama and five, adhama.8) Rajatameru. One with ten thousand palas of silver is deemed uttama
with half of that as madhyama and with half of the latter as adhama.9) Śarkarāmeru. One with eight bhāras of sugar is deemed uttama
with half of that as madhyama and with half of the latter as adhama. (Chapter 210, agni purāṇa).