Shloka 100

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

Having invoked the ritual pot (kumbha) as before, one should perform the homa in the same manner. After offering a hundred thousand oblations (100,000), and again offering an additional number corresponding to the count of fuel-sticks (samit), one should pour a stream of ghee (ghṛta) from the ghee-pot upon the fire.

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.