Shloka 136

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

वसोर्धाराविधानं च लक्षहोमे विशिष्यते अनेन विधिना यस्तु कोटिहोमं समाचरेत् सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ततो विष्णुपदं व्रजेत् //

Transliteration

vasordhārāvidhānaṃ ca lakṣahome viśiṣyate anena vidhinā yastu koṭihomaṃ samācaret sarvānkāmānavāpnoti tato viṣṇupadaṃ vrajet //

Translation

The prescribed Vasordhārā rite is especially distinguished in the performance of a lakṣa-homa (one hundred thousand oblations). Whoever, following this very procedure, performs a koṭi-homa (ten million oblations) attains all desired aims—and thereafter goes to Viṣṇupada, Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.

Word by Word

• vasoḥ/vasordhārā: Vasordhārā (a continuous ‘stream’ offering, ritually linked with ghee/wealth)

• vidhānam: prescribed procedure/ordinance

• ca: and

• lakṣa-home: in the lakṣa-homa (100,000 oblations)

• viśiṣyate: is especially distinguished/excels

• anena vidhinā: by this method/according to this rule

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• koṭi-homam: a koṭi-homa (10,000,000 oblations)

• samācaret: performs/undertakes properly

• sarvān kāmān: all desires/aims

• avāpnoti: obtains/attains

• tataḥ: thereafter/then

• viṣṇupadam: Viṣṇu’s abode/supreme state

• vrajet: goes/attains.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (likely frame narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Vishnu
• Vasordhara

Tags

• Homa
• Vasordhara
• Laksha-homa
• Koti-homa
• Vishnupada

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it focuses on ritual efficacy—stating that Vasordhārā performed as a lakṣa-homa (and even more so as a koṭi-homa) yields worldly fulfillments and culminates in reaching Viṣṇu’s abode.

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

It presents a high-merit śrauta/smārta-style fire-ritual pathway: a disciplined performer (often a householder, and also kings commissioning large rites) can pursue kāmya results (desired aims) while orienting the act toward mokṣa-like culmination—Viṣṇupada.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the graded fruit of large-scale homa counts (lakṣa and koṭi) when done with the specific Vasordhārā procedure, emphasizing strict adherence to vidhi (ritual ordinance) for maximum spiritual and material results.