Shloka 146

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

न चात्र स्थापनं कार्यं न च कुम्भाभिषेचनम् स्नानं सर्वौषधैः कृत्वा शुक्लपुष्पाम्बरो गृही //

Transliteration

na cātra sthāpanaṃ kāryaṃ na ca kumbhābhiṣecanam snānaṃ sarvauṣadhaiḥ kṛtvā śuklapuṣpāmbaro gṛhī //

Translation

Here, no formal installation (sthapana) is to be performed, nor the consecratory sprinkling from a ritual pot (kumbhābhiṣeka). After bathing with all medicinal herbs, the householder (gṛhī) should wear white garments and be adorned with white flowers.

Word by Word

• na: not

• ca: and

• atra: here/in this context

• sthāpanam: installation/establishing (of an image/altar)

• kāryam: to be done/should be performed

• na ca: nor

• kumbha-abhiṣecanam: ritual sprinkling/ablution from a consecration pot

• snānam: bath

• sarva-auṣadhaiḥ: with all herbs/medicinal plants

• kṛtvā: having done

• śukla: white/pure

• puṣpa: flowers

• ambaraḥ: garment/clothing

• gṛhī: householder (gṛhastha).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a ritual/technical discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu
• Grihi (Householder)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Pratima Lakshana
• Ritual Purity
• Abhisheka
• Grihastha Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it focuses on ritual procedure—specifically, a context where installation and kumbhābhiṣeka are explicitly not required, emphasizing purity through a medicinal-herb bath and white attire.

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

It frames a gṛhastha’s duty in ritual observance: the householder should undertake purification (snāna with herbs) and adopt markers of sattvic cleanliness (white clothes and flowers), indicating disciplined domestic religiosity rather than royal administration.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it states an exception: no sthāpana (formal establishment of an image/seat) and no kumbhābhiṣeka (pot-consecration sprinkling) are to be done in this particular rite; instead, purification and sattvic dress serve as the key preparatory requirements.