Shloka 36

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

शुक्रं ते अन्यदिति च शुक्रस्यापि निगद्यते शनैश्चरायेति पुनः शं नो देवीति होमयेत् //

Transliteration

śukraṃ te anyaditi ca śukrasyāpi nigadyate śanaiścarāyeti punaḥ śaṃ no devīti homayet //

Translation

For Venus, one should recite the mantra beginning “śukraṃ te anyat…”. Then again, for Saturn, (reciting) “śanaiścarāya…”, one should offer oblations into the fire with the mantra “śaṃ no devī…”.

Word by Word

• śukram: (for) Śukra/Venus

• te: your/for you

• anyat: another (formula)/different

• iti: thus (quoting the mantra)

• ca: and

• śukrasya: of Śukra (Venus)

• api: also

• nigadyate: is to be recited/declared

• śanaiścarāya: to Śanaiścara (Saturn) (dative)

• iti: thus

• punaḥ: again/further

• śam naḥ: welfare/auspiciousness for us

• devī: O Goddess (invoked as beneficent power/mantra-deity)

• iti: thus

• homayet: one should offer oblations (perform homa).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Shukra (Venus)
• Shanaiścara (Saturn)
• Devi (invoked mantra-deity)

Tags

• Graha-Shanti
• Homa
• Mantra
• Ritual
• MatsyaPurana

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a practical ritual injunction describing mantra-recitation and homa offerings for pacifying planetary influences (Śukra and Śani).

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

It frames graha-śānti as a dharmic duty: a householder (and by extension a king responsible for public welfare) maintains auspiciousness and removes impediments through prescribed mantras and homa, aligning personal and social order with ritual discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it specifies which mantras are to be recited for Venus and Saturn and that oblations should be offered with the “śaṃ no devī…” mantra—an explicit homa-vidhi detail used in planetary pacification rites.