Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Eclipse-Time Planetary Bath

Devanagari script

मुखं यः सर्वदेवानां सप्तार्चिरमितद्युतिः चन्द्रोपरागसम्भूताम् अग्निः पीडां व्यपोहतु //

Transliteration

mukhaṃ yaḥ sarvadevānāṃ saptārciramitadyutiḥ candroparāgasambhūtām agniḥ pīḍāṃ vyapohatu //

Translation

May Agni—who is the very mouth of all the gods, whose seven flames shine with immeasurable splendor—remove the affliction that has arisen from a lunar eclipse.

Word by Word

• मुखम् (mukham): mouth, offering-mouth

• यः (yaḥ): who

• सर्वदेवानाम् (sarva-devānām): of all the gods

• सप्तार्चिः (sapta-arcīḥ): seven-flamed, having seven tongues of fire

• अमितद्युतिः (amita-dyutiḥ): of immeasurable radiance

• चन्द्रोपरागसम्भूताम् (candra-uparāga-sambhūtām): arisen from a lunar eclipse

• अग्निः (agniḥ): Agni, the fire-deity

• पीडाम् (pīḍām): affliction, distress

• व्यपोहतु (vyapohatu): may he remove, dispel.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice) presenting a śānti-mantra/prayer within the Matsya Purana’s ritual section

Entities Mentioned

• Agni
• Devas
• Chandra (Moon)
• Candra-uparāga (lunar eclipse)

Tags

• Graha-Śānti
• Candra-uparāga
• Agni
• Mantra
• Ritual Remedies

FAQs

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

It is not a pralaya verse; it reflects the Purāṇic ritual worldview where cosmic disturbances like eclipses can generate adverse effects (pīḍā) that are ritually pacified through divine invocation.

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

It supports the duty of maintaining auspicious order (śānti) in society: kings and householders are encouraged to perform prescribed pacification rites during eclipses, invoking Agni to avert feared harms and restore well-being.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it centers on Agni as the carrier of offerings (the gods’ ‘mouth’)—implying fire-offerings and protective prayers as key eclipse remedies, rather than temple architecture rules.