Shloka 103

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

स्नानं च यजमानस्य पूर्ववत्स्वस्तिवाचनम् दातव्या यजमानेन पूर्ववद्दक्षिणाः पृथक् //

Transliteration

snānaṃ ca yajamānasya pūrvavatsvastivācanam dātavyā yajamānena pūrvavaddakṣiṇāḥ pṛthak //

Translation

And the sacrificer should perform the purificatory bath; and, as previously prescribed, the auspicious benedictory recitations (svasti-vācana) should be done. Likewise, the sacrificer should give the priestly fees (dakṣiṇās) as before—each separately.

Word by Word

• स्नानम्: ritual bath/purificatory bathing

• च: and

• यजमानस्य: of the yajamāna (sacrificer/patron of the rite)

• पूर्ववत्: as previously stated/according to prior rule

• स्वस्तिवाचनम्: auspicious recitation/benediction (svasti-vācana)

• दातव्याः: are to be given/should be given

• यजमानेन: by the yajamāna

• पूर्ववत्: as previously prescribed

• दक्षिणाः: dakṣiṇās (honoraria/fees to officiants)

• पृथक्: separately/individually (to each, in distinct allotments)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Yajamāna
• Dakṣiṇā
• Svasti-vācana

Tags

• Ritual
• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā
• Purification
• Householder Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on yajña procedure—purificatory bathing, auspicious benedictions, and the proper giving of dakṣiṇā.

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

It outlines yajamāna-dharma: the patron (including a king or householder) must maintain ritual purity (snāna), ensure auspicious invocations (svasti-vācana), and ethically remunerate officiants through properly apportioned dakṣiṇās.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it prescribes the sequence and obligations in a rite—post/preceding purification, formal benedictions, and the structured distribution of dakṣiṇā to priests/officiants.