Shloka 154

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

ग्रहयज्ञविधानान्ते सदैवाभिचरन्पुनः विद्वेषणं तथा कुर्वन् नेतदेव समाचरेत् //

Transliteration

grahayajñavidhānānte sadaivābhicaranpunaḥ vidveṣaṇaṃ tathā kurvan netadeva samācaret //

Translation

After completing the prescribed procedure of the Graha-yajña, one should not again continually engage in abhicāra (hostile sorcery); nor should one practice such acts at all by performing vidveṣaṇa rites meant to incite enmity.

Word by Word

• ग्रहयज्ञ (graha-yajña): planetary propitiatory sacrifice/rite

• विधान (vidhāna): prescribed procedure

• अन्ते (ante): at the end/after completion

• सदैव (sadaiva): always/continually

• अभिचरन् (abhicaran): practicing hostile magic/sorcery (abhicāra)

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• विद्वेषणम् (vidveṣaṇam): causing hatred/creating enmity

• तथा (tathā): likewise/and

• कुर्वन् (kurvan): doing/performing

• न (na): not

• एतत् (etat): this

• एव (eva): indeed/at all

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should practice/undertake

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Graha (planetary deities)

Tags

• Graha-yajna
• Ritual ethics
• Abhichara prohibition
• Dharma
• Shanti rites

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it gives an ethical restriction within ritual practice, warning that planetary rites should not be followed by harmful sorcery or enmity-producing acts.

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

It frames dharmic restraint: even if one performs protective rites like the Graha-yajña, a king or householder should not resort to abhichāra (harmful magic) or vidveṣaṇa (spreading hostility), emphasizing righteous means over coercive or malicious ritual power.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it marks a boundary at the close of the Graha-yajña: the rite is for propitiation and peace (śānti), not for aggressive applications like abhichāra or vidveṣaṇa.