Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

गुडौदनं रवेर्दद्यात् सोमाय घृतपायसम् अङ्गारकाय संयावं बुधाय क्षीरषष्टिके //

Transliteration

guḍaudanaṃ raverdadyāt somāya ghṛtapāyasam aṅgārakāya saṃyāvaṃ budhāya kṣīraṣaṣṭike //

Translation

To Ravi (the Sun) one should offer guḍaudana—rice mixed with jaggery. To Soma (the Moon), ghṛtapāyasa—rice pudding cooked with ghee. To Aṅgāraka (Mars), saṃyāva, a sweet preparation. To Budha (Mercury), ṣaṣṭika rice cooked in milk.

Word by Word

• guḍa-odanaṃ: rice cooked with jaggery

• raveḥ: to Ravi/the Sun

• dadyāt: one should give/offer

• somāya: to Soma/the Moon

• ghṛta-pāyasam: payasa (rice pudding) prepared with ghee

• aṅgārakāya: to Aṅgāraka (Mars)

• saṃyāvam: saṃyāva, a sweet oblation/food offering

• budhāya: to Budha (Mercury)

• kṣīra-ṣaṣṭike: ṣaṣṭika rice cooked in milk (milk-rice).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, via the Purāṇic narrator’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Ravi (Sun)
• Soma (Moon)
• Aṅgāraka (Mars)
• Budha (Mercury)

Tags

• Navagraha
• Graha-Śānti
• Dāna
• Ritual Offerings
• Vrata

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on ritual offerings (naivedya/dāna) prescribed for specific planetary deities.

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

It presents a practical dharmic duty: making prescribed offerings to the grahas for well-being and harmony, a common householder and royal responsibility within Purāṇic ritual ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it assigns specific food offerings to particular grahas as part of Navagraha worship and graha-śānti procedures.