Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

हुत्वा च तांश्चरून्सम्यक् ततो होमं समाचरेत् आकृष्णेति च सूर्याय होमः कार्यो द्विजन्मना //

Transliteration

hutvā ca tāṃścarūnsamyak tato homaṃ samācaret ākṛṣṇeti ca sūryāya homaḥ kāryo dvijanmanā //

Translation

Having properly offered those ritual rice-cakes (caru) into the fire, one should then duly perform the homa. A twice-born person should make the fire-offering to Sūrya, reciting the formula beginning with “ā-kṛṣṇa…”.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered into the fire

• च (ca): and

• तान् (tān): those

• चरून् (carūn): caru offerings, ritual rice-cakes/gruel oblations

• सम्यक् (samyak): correctly, in due manner

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• होमम् (homam): fire-offering, homa

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should perform/undertake properly

• आकृष्णेति (ākṛṣṇeti): with the utterance/mantra ‘ā-kṛṣṇa…’ (mantra incipit)

• च (ca): and

• सूर्याय (sūryāya): for/to the Sun-god

• होमः (homaḥ): the homa offering

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ): is to be done/should be performed

• द्विजन्मना (dvijanmanā): by a twice-born (Brāhmaṇa/Kṣatriya/Vaiśya) person.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Surya

Tags

• Homa
• Surya
• Mantra
• Ritual Procedure
• Dvija Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it prescribes a precise ritual sequence—first offering the caru oblations, then performing a Sūrya-directed homa with a specified mantra incipit.

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

It frames disciplined ritual action as dharma: a qualified ‘dvija’ (including householders among the twice-born) should perform ordered homa rites, reflecting daily/occasional obligations and purity of procedure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it stresses correct sequencing (caru first, homa next) and mantra-specific offering to Sūrya—key for accurate homa performance in Purāṇic ritual manuals.