Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

आप्यायस्वेति सोमाय मन्त्रेण जुहुयात्पुनः अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवो मन्त्र इति भौमाय कीर्तयेत् //

Transliteration

āpyāyasveti somāya mantreṇa juhuyātpunaḥ agnirmūrdhā divo mantra iti bhaumāya kīrtayet //

Translation

Again, one should offer an oblation to Soma with the mantra beginning “Āpyāyasva” (“May you be nourished and increase”). Then, invoking the Earth-born deity (Bhauma), one should recite the mantra: “Agni is the head of heaven.”

Word by Word

• आप्यायस्व (āpyāyasva): be nourished, increase

• इति (iti): thus/so (quoting the mantra)

• सोमाय (somāya): to Soma

• मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa): with a mantra

• जुहुयात् (juhuyāt): one should offer (into the fire)

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• अग्निः (agniḥ): Agni, the fire-god

• मूर्धा (mūrdhā): head, crown, summit

• दिवः (divaḥ): of heaven

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ): mantra/sacred formula

• भौमाय (bhaumāya): to Bhauma (Earth-born

• कीर्तयेत् (kīrtayet): one should recite/proclaim.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating Matsya Purana’s ritual instructions, within the Matsya–Manu teaching frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Soma
• Agni
• Bhauma

Tags

• Homa
• Vedic Mantras
• Agni
• Soma
• Ritual Procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it preserves Vedic-style sacrificial procedure, showing how cosmic deities (Soma, Agni, Bhauma) are approached through precise mantras and offerings.

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

It supports the householder’s (and by extension a king’s) dharma of maintaining sacred fires and performing regulated offerings—upholding order through correct mantra-recitation and oblations to key deities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies the exact mantras for offerings to Soma and for invoking Agni’s cosmic status (“head of heaven”), plus a directed recitation for Bhauma—highlighting mantra-precision in homa practice.