Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

पूर्ववत्कुम्भमामन्त्र्य तद्वद्धोमं समाचरेत् सहस्राणां शतं हुत्वा समित्संख्याधिकं पुनः घृतकुम्भवसोर्धारां पातयेदनलोपरि //

Transliteration

pūrvavatkumbhamāmantrya tadvaddhomaṃ samācaret sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ hutvā samitsaṃkhyādhikaṃ punaḥ ghṛtakumbhavasordhārāṃ pātayedanalopari //

Translation

Nachdem man den Ritualkrug (kumbha) wie zuvor angerufen hat, soll man das Homa in gleicher Weise vollziehen. Nachdem man hunderttausend Opfergaben (100.000) dargebracht und sodann nochmals eine zusätzliche Zahl entsprechend der Anzahl der Brennhölzer (samit) geopfert hat, soll man einen Strom von Ghee (ghṛta) aus dem Ghee-Gefäß über das Feuer gießen.

Word by Word

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as before, in the earlier prescribed manner

• कुम्भम् (kumbham): the ritual pot, consecrated vessel

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya): having invoked, having addressed with mantras

• तद्वत् (tadvat): likewise, in the same way

• होमम् (homam): fire-offering, homa rite

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should perform, should carry out properly

• सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām): of thousands

• शतम् (śatam): a hundred

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered into the fire

• समित् (samit): fuel-stick for sacred fire

• संख्या-अधिकम् (saṅkhyā-adhikam): an additional amount equal to the number (specified)

• पुनः (punaḥ): again, thereafter

• घृत (ghṛta): clarified butter, ghee

• कुम्भ (kumbha): pot/vessel

• वसोः (vasoḥ): of ghee/fat (here: ghee used as oblation)

• धाराम् (dhārām): stream, continuous pour

• पातयेत् (pātayet): should cause to fall, should pour

• अनल-उपरि (anala-upari): upon the fire.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Agni (sacred fire)
• Kumbha (ritual vessel)

Tags

• Homa
• Kumbha-vidhi
• Agni-ritual
• Purāṇic rites
• Ghee oblation

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about pralaya; it preserves ritual continuity—precise homa counts and ghee-offering technique—showing how dharma is maintained through correct sacrificial procedure rather than describing cosmic dissolution.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It frames dharmic duty as disciplined ritual action: a householder (or a king commissioning rites) must invoke the kumbha properly, complete the prescribed number of oblations, and conclude with a ghee-stream offering—emphasizing accuracy, endurance, and purity in yajña.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies a homa sequence: kumbha-invocation, a major oblation count (100,000), an additional offering tied to the number of fuel-sticks, and a concluding ghṛta-dhārā poured onto the fire—often associated with completion/propitiation in consecratory contexts.