Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतस आकाशस्य उदाहृतः क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां च वायोर्मन्त्रः प्रकीर्तितः //

Transliteration

āditpratnasya retasa ākāśasya udāhṛtaḥ krāṇā śiśurmahīnāṃ ca vāyormantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ //

Translation

“Āditpratna” is declared to be the seed—the creative essence—of the Sky, Ākāśa. “Krāṇā” is proclaimed as the “child of the Earths,” born of the terrestrial realms. And for Vāyu, the Wind, his mantra too is set forth and celebrated.

Word by Word

• ādītpratnasya: of/related to ‘Āditpratna’ (an archaic Vedic epithet/mantra-name)

• retasaḥ: seed, generative essence

• ākāśasya: of the sky/ether

• udāhṛtaḥ: is stated, is declared

• krāṇā: ‘Krāṇā’ (a Vedic mantra-name/epithet)

• śiśuḥ: child, offspring

• mahīnām: of the earths/lands/worlds (plural, often ‘the terrestrial regions’)

• ca: and

• vāyoḥ: of Vāyu (the Wind-god)

• mantraḥ: mantra, sacred formula/name

• prakīrtitaḥ: is proclaimed, is extolled/recited as known.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s mantra-name explanations (within the Matsya–Manu discourse frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Akasha (Ākāśa)
• Vayu (Vāyu)
• Mahī (Earth/terrestrial realms)

Tags

• Creation
• Vedic Mantras
• Cosmology
• Deities
• Etymology

FAQs

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

It frames creation in mantra-cosmological terms: sky (ākāśa) and wind (vāyu) are linked with specific mantra-names and a ‘seed’ (retas), implying an ordered emergence of elements through sacred sound/epithets rather than describing flood-dissolution directly.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that rulers and householders uphold ritual order (mantra-recitation, honoring deities like Vāyu) to maintain cosmic harmony—an underpinning for dharma-based governance and domestic rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it emphasizes mantra-identity of cosmic principles (ākāśa/vāyu). In Vāstu and temple-ritual cross-reading, these elements correspond to space and air—key considerations in consecration and directional/elemental balancing, though no explicit building rule is stated in this verse.