Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तं पञ्चभङ्गसमन्वितम् स्थापयेदव्रणं कुम्भं वरुणं तत्र विन्यसेत् //

Transliteration

pañcaratnasamāyuktaṃ pañcabhaṅgasamanvitam sthāpayedavraṇaṃ kumbhaṃ varuṇaṃ tatra vinyaset //

Translation

One should install an unblemished ritual water-pot (kumbha), furnished with the five gems and accompanied by the five sacred substances; and there one should invoke and establish Varuṇa.

Word by Word

• पञ्चरत्न (pañcaratna): five gems

• समायुक्तम् (samāyuktam): furnished/combined with

• पञ्चभङ्ग (pañcabhaṅga): the five ‘bhaṅga’ substances (a ritual set of five sacred materials)

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam): accompanied by/endowed with

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet): should स्थापित/should install

• अव्रणम् (avraṇam): unblemished/without defect

• कुम्भम् (kumbham): ritual pot/water-jar (kalaśa)

• वरुणम् (varuṇam): Varuṇa (deity of waters, cosmic order)

• तत्र (tatra): there/in that place

• विन्यसेत् (vinyaset): should place/should establish (as nyāsa/invocation).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, in the broader Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Varuṇa
• Kumbha (Kalaśa)
• Pañcaratna

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Pratishtha
• Kalasha
• Ritual
• Varuna

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it focuses on ritual order—invoking Varuṇa, lord of waters and ṛta (cosmic order), through a properly prepared kumbha.

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

It presents a disciplined, rule-based model of worship: a king or householder should perform consecrations with pure, faultless implements and prescribed materials, ensuring ritual correctness and public/religious welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It specifies kalaśa-sthāpana: a defect-free pot prepared with pañcaratna and a fivefold ritual set (pañcabhaṅga), followed by Varuṇa-nyāsa—standard consecration logic used in temple/altar rites connected with water and sanctification.