Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

देवानामपि सर्वेषाम् उपांशु परमार्थवित् स्वेन स्वेनैव मन्त्रेण होतव्याः समिधः पृथक् //

Transliteration

devānāmapi sarveṣām upāṃśu paramārthavit svena svenaiva mantreṇa hotavyāḥ samidhaḥ pṛthak //

Translation

For all the deities as well, the knower of the highest truth should make the offerings in a low voice (upāṁśu); and the samidh-sticks are to be offered separately, each with its own respective mantra.

Word by Word

• devānām: of the gods/deities

• api: also/even

• sarveṣām: of all

• upāṁśu: in a low voice, softly (not aloud)

• paramārtha-vit: one who knows the highest meaning/reality

• svena svena eva: by one’s own, respectively (each according to its own)

• mantreṇa: with the mantra

• hotavyāḥ: should be offered (in the fire)

• samidhaḥ: fuel-sticks/sacred kindling

• pṛthak: separately, distinct (one by one)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Mantra
• Homa (implied)
• Samidh

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Homa
• Mantra
• Upamsu

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on correct ritual method—how offerings and mantras should be performed in homa.

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

It functions as practical dharma: a householder (and by extension a king maintaining public dharma) should perform fire-offerings with disciplined recitation—soft upāṁśu chanting—and make deity-specific offerings with the proper mantras.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes two key rules: (1) mantras may be recited upāṁśu (softly) by a qualified practitioner, and (2) samidh offerings should be made separately for each deity, each accompanied by its own mantra—emphasizing precision in yajña procedure.