Shloka 135

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

पञ्चभिः सप्तभिर्वापि होमः कार्यो ऽत्र पूर्ववत् स्नाने दाने च मन्त्राः स्युस् त एव मुनिसत्तम //

Transliteration

pañcabhiḥ saptabhirvāpi homaḥ kāryo 'tra pūrvavat snāne dāne ca mantrāḥ syus ta eva munisattama //

Translation

Here the homa (fire-offering) should be performed as before, with either five or seven oblations. And in bathing (snāna) and in gifting (dāna) as well, the mantras are to be those very same ones, O best of sages.

Word by Word

• पञ्चभिः: with five (oblations/offerings)

• सप्तभिः: with seven (oblations/offerings)

• वा अपि: or else/alternatively

• होमः: fire-offering, homa

• कार्यः: should be done/performed

• अत्र: here/in this rite

• पूर्ववत्: as previously stated, in the same manner

• स्नाने: in bathing/ritual bath

• दाने: in giving/charity

• च: and

• मन्त्राः: mantras/sacred formulas

• स्युः: should be/are to be

• ते एव: those very (same)

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to a sage/interlocutor; commonly framed as Matsya teaching Manu in the Matsya Purana’s dialogue style)

Entities Mentioned

• Muni (addressed as munisattama)
• Homa
• Snana
• Dana
• Mantras

Tags

• Homa Vidhi
• Mantra
• Snana
• Dana
• Ritual Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it preserves ritual continuity, stating that the same mantras and a standard homa-count (five or seven oblations) apply in the prescribed rite.

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

It reinforces dharmic discipline: a householder (and likewise a king as patron of dharma) should perform homa properly and maintain mantra-consistency across snāna (purificatory bath) and dāna (charitable giving).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it specifies homa performance with five or seven offerings and confirms that the previously given mantras are reused for snāna and dāna—an instruction typical of Matsya Purana ritual manuals.