Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Eclipse-Time Planetary Bath

Devanagari script

यो ऽसौ वज्रधरो देव आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः सहस्रनयनश्चेन्द्रो ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु //

Transliteration

yo 'sau vajradharo deva ādityānāṃ prabhurmataḥ sahasranayanaścendro grahapīḍāṃ vyapohatu //

Translation

May that god Indra—the bearer of the thunderbolt (vajra), regarded as the lord among the Ādityas, the thousand‑eyed—drive away the affliction caused by the planets.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who

• asau: that very (renowned) one

• vajra-dharaḥ: bearer of the vajra (thunderbolt)

• devaḥ: god

• ādityānām: of the Ādityas

• prabhuḥ: lord, master

• mataḥ: considered, held to be

• sahasra-nayanaḥ: thousand-eyed

• ca: and

• indraḥ: Indra

• graha-pīḍām: planetary affliction/torment (graha-induced suffering)

• vyapohatu: may he remove, dispel

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating a Graha-Śānti stotra as taught in the Matsya Purāṇa tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Vajra
• Adityas
• Grahas

Tags

• Graha Shanti
• Stotra
• Indra
• Ritual
• Protection

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it belongs to a graha-śānti context, invoking Indra to remove suffering attributed to planetary influences.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic duty of maintaining śānti (public and domestic welfare) through prescribed prayers and rites—kings for the realm and householders for family well-being—especially when facing graha-pīḍā.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as an appeasement invocation (stuti) within graha-śānti procedures; no direct vastu or temple-construction rule is stated in this specific verse.