Shloka 107

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

नवग्रहमखात्सर्वं लक्षहोमे दशोत्तरम् भक्ष्यान्दद्यान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ भूषणान्यपि शक्तितः //

Transliteration

navagrahamakhātsarvaṃ lakṣahome daśottaram bhakṣyāndadyānmuniśreṣṭha bhūṣaṇānyapi śaktitaḥ //

Translation

Having completed everything connected with the sacrifice to the Nine Planets (Navagraha), one should perform a homa of one hundred thousand offerings, plus ten more; and, O best of sages, one should give gifts of food and also ornaments, according to one’s capacity.

Word by Word

• नवग्रह-मखात्: from/after the Navagraha sacrifice

• सर्वम्: all (the prescribed acts) / everything

• लक्ष-होमे: in/with a homa of one lakh (100,000) offerings

• दश-उत्तरम्: plus ten (i.e., ten more than the stated count)

• भक्ष्यान्: edible foods/delicacies

• दद्यात्: should give (as charity)

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: O best of sages

• भूषणानि: ornaments/jewels/adornments

• अपि: also

• शक्तितः: according to ability/means.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for this discourse unit)

Entities Mentioned

• Navagraha

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Homa
• Navagraha
• Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on ritual completion for a Navagraha sacrifice, emphasizing homa counts and charitable gifting.

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

It frames an ethical duty of dāna (charity) tied to ritual practice: after performing prescribed homa, one should donate food and valuables in proportion to one’s means—an ideal standard for householders and rulers alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies a lakṣa-homa (100,000 offerings) with an additional ten, and mandates concluding gifts (food and ornaments), reflecting the Matsya Purana’s emphasis on completing rites with dāna.