Shloka 53

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

कीर्तिर्लक्ष्मीर्धृतिर्मेधा पुष्टिः श्रद्धा क्रिया मतिः बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शान्तिस् तुष्टिः क्रान्तिश्च मातरः एतास्त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु धर्मपत्न्यः समागताः //

Transliteration

kīrtirlakṣmīrdhṛtirmedhā puṣṭiḥ śraddhā kriyā matiḥ buddhirlajjā vapuḥ śāntis tuṣṭiḥ krāntiśca mātaraḥ etāstvāmabhiṣiñcantu dharmapatnyaḥ samāgatāḥ //

Translation

May these Mother-powers—Fame, Lakṣmī (Fortune), Steadfastness, Intelligence, Nourishment, Faith, Right Action, Discernment, Higher Intellect, Modesty, Comeliness, Peace, Contentment, and Spiritual Striving—assembled as the consorts of Dharma, anoint you with consecration.

Word by Word

• kīrtiḥ: fame, renown

• lakṣmīḥ: prosperity, auspicious fortune

• dhṛtiḥ: firmness, steadiness

• medhā: intelligence, insight

• puṣṭiḥ: nourishment, thriving

• śraddhā: faith, trust

• kriyā: right action, sacred performance

• matiḥ: mind, understanding

• buddhiḥ: intellect, higher discernment

• lajjā: modesty, moral shame

• vapuḥ: bodily beauty, comeliness

• śāntiḥ: peace, tranquility

• tuṣṭiḥ: contentment, satisfaction

• krāntiḥ: energetic striving, spiritual vigor

• mātaraḥ: motherly powers (personified virtues)

• etāḥ: these

• tvām: you

• abhiṣiñcantu: may (they) anoint, consecrate

• dharmapatnyaḥ: the wives/consorts of Dharma (personified virtues)

• samāgatāḥ: assembled, gathered together

Speaker

• Ritual officiant / narrator invoking auspicious personifications (likely within Sūta’s narration of the Matsya Purana’s rite-context)

Entities Mentioned

• Dharma
• Dharmapatnīs (personified virtues)
• Lakṣmī
• Śānti
• Kīrti

Tags

• Abhiṣeka
• Dharma
• Maṅgala
• Puranic ritual
• Auspicious qualities

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it functions as a consecratory blessing, invoking personified virtues (Dharmapatnīs) to “anoint” the recipient with auspicious qualities.

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

It frames ideal rulership/household life as grounded in dharma: prosperity (lakṣmī) must be joined with steadiness (dhṛti), discernment (buddhi), modesty (lajjā), peace (śānti), and contentment (tuṣṭi)—a moral checklist for governance and daily conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual term is abhiṣeka (anointing/consecration): a standard Purāṇic procedure used for installing deities, initiating vows, or consecrating kings/ritual patrons, where auspicious powers are invoked to sanctify the act.