Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

विष्णोरिदं विष्णुरिति तमीशेति स्वयम्भुवः इन्द्रम् इद्देवतातेति इन्द्राय जुहुयात्ततः //

Transliteration

viṣṇoridaṃ viṣṇuriti tamīśeti svayambhuvaḥ indram iddevatāteti indrāya juhuyāttataḥ //

Translation

Daraufhin soll der Selbstgeborene (Brahmā) Indra die Opfergabe darbringen und sprechen: „Dies gehört Viṣṇu — Viṣṇu wahrlich; Er herrscht (über alles)“; und ferner die Formel: „Indra ist die Gottheit (dieser Gabe)“, und so Indra darbringen.

Word by Word

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu

• idaṃ: this (oblation/portion)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu

• iti: thus (quoting the mantra)

• tam: him

• īśe: rules/is lord

• iti: thus

• svayambhuvaḥ: the Self-born (Brahmā) / self-existent one

• indram: to Indra / Indra

• id: indeed/this very

• devatā-te (devatā-ite): 'the deity is (this)' / designating the presiding deity

• iti: thus

• indrāya: for Indra

• juhuyāt: should offer into the fire (homa)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic instruction); attributed ritual agent: Svayambhū (Brahmā) as the exemplar performer

Entities Mentioned

• Viṣṇu
• Indra
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)

Tags

• Homa
• Mantra-vidhi
• Indra
• Viṣṇu
• Vedic ritual

FAQs

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

It does not address pralaya directly; it preserves a ritual principle that cosmic order is maintained through yajña, with Viṣṇu acknowledged as the supreme lord while offerings are directed to specific deities like Indra.

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

It supports the householder/royal duty of sustaining dharma through prescribed sacrifices: one offers correctly (juhuyāt) with the proper deity-designation (devatā), while recognizing Viṣṇu’s overarching sovereignty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it gives a mantra-sequence for homa—first affirming the offering as Viṣṇu’s, then specifying Indra as the presiding deity, and finally offering into the fire.