Shloka 158

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

ग्रहयज्ञत्रयं गेहे लिखितं यत्र तिष्ठति न पीडा तत्र बालानां न रोगो न च बन्धनम् //

Transliteration

grahayajñatrayaṃ gehe likhitaṃ yatra tiṣṭhati na pīḍā tatra bālānāṃ na rogo na ca bandhanam //

Translation

In the house where the threefold graha-yajña is written down and kept, there is no affliction for the children—no disease and no bondage.

Word by Word

• ग्रहयज्ञत्रयम् (grahayajñatrayam): the threefold rite/sacrifice connected with the grahas (planetary powers)

• गेहे (gehe): in the house

• लिखितम् (likhitam): written/inscribed

• यत्र (yatra): where

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati): remains/is kept/stands

• न (na): not

• पीडा (pīḍā): distress, harm, affliction

• तत्र (tatra): there

• बालानाम् (bālānām): of children

• न रोगः (na rogaḥ): no disease

• न च (na ca): and not

• बन्धनम् (bandhanam): bondage, confinement, captivity (also understood as binding misfortune).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (context: household protective rites)

Entities Mentioned

• Grahas
• Grahayajña-traya

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Griha Shanti
• Grahayajna
• Householder Dharma
• Protective Rites

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it teaches a protective household practice—keeping the written grahayajña-traya—to avert harm, disease, and misfortune, especially for children.

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

It supports the gṛhastha’s duty of safeguarding the household through prescribed rites and dharmic observances; maintaining such protective rituals is presented as a means to ensure welfare, health, and freedom from calamities for the family.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights the efficacy of the grahayajña-traya and the practice of keeping it “written” in the home as a talismanic-ritual safeguard (a gṛha-śānti measure) associated with Vastu-linked domestic well-being.