Shloka 21

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

प्रागुत्तरेण तस्माच्च दध्यक्षतविभूषितम् चूतपल्लवसंछन्नं फलवस्त्रयुगान्वितम् //

Transliteration

prāguttareṇa tasmācca dadhyakṣatavibhūṣitam cūtapallavasaṃchannaṃ phalavastrayugānvitam //

Translation

On its east–north side, it should be adorned with curds and unbroken rice-grains (akṣata), covered with mango leaves, and furnished with fruits and a pair of cloths.

Word by Word

• prāk-uttareṇa: to the east-north (northeastern side)

• tasmāt ca: and from/there (with reference to that spot/arrangement)

• dadhy-akṣata-vibhūṣitam: decorated with curds (dadhi) and unbroken rice grains (akṣata)

• cūta-pallava-saṃchannam: covered/overspread with mango (cūta) tender leaves (pallava)

• phala-vastra-yuga-anvitam: provided with fruits (phala) and a pair of cloths (vastra-yuga)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, ritual/vidhi context)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual items
• Auspiciousness
• Northeast direction
• Puja setup

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it gives procedural ritual directions—especially auspicious placement and adornment—rather than cosmology or dissolution.

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

It reflects the householder/royal duty to perform rites correctly: arranging offerings and auspicious materials (curds, akṣata, leaves, fruits, cloth) in the proper direction as part of dharmic observance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The northeast (īśāna) orientation is treated as highly auspicious; the specified materials are standard markers of śubha-kriyā—purity (dadhi), completeness (akṣata), sanctifying greenery (mango leaves), and prosperity/offerings (fruits, cloth).