Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

औषधानि च रत्नानि कालस्यावयवाश्च ये सरितः सागराः शैलास् तीर्थानि जलदा नदाः एते त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये //

Transliteration

auṣadhāni ca ratnāni kālasyāvayavāśca ye saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailās tīrthāni jaladā nadāḥ ete tvāmabhiṣiñcantu sarvakāmārthasiddhaye //

Translation

May medicinal herbs and precious gems, and all the limbs (divisions) of Time; rivers, oceans, mountains, sacred tīrthas (fords), rain-bearing clouds, and streams—may all these consecrate you with abhiṣeka, for the fulfillment of every desired aim and object.

Word by Word

• auṣadhāni: medicinal herbs, healing plants

• ca: and

• ratnāni: jewels, precious gems

• kālasya: of Time

• avayavāḥ: parts, limbs, divisions

• ye: which/that

• saritaḥ: rivers

• sāgarāḥ: oceans, seas

• śailāḥ: mountains

• tīrthāni: sacred bathing-places, holy fords/pilgrimage sites

• jaladāḥ: rain-givers, clouds

• nadāḥ: streams/rivers (flowing waters)

• ete: these

• tvām: you

• abhiṣiñcantu: may (they) anoint/consecrate

• sarva: all

• kāma-artha: desired aims and objects (wishes and purposes)

• siddhaye: for success, fulfilment, accomplishment.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing within an abhiṣeka/ritual invocation context (as transmitted in Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame).

Entities Mentioned

• Kāla (Time)
• Tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)
• Saritaḥ (rivers)
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Śaila (mountain)
• Jalada (cloud)

Tags

• Abhisheka
• Ritual
• Consecration
• Tirtha
• Blessings

FAQs

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

It does not narrate Pralaya directly; instead it reflects a Puranic cosmology where Time (kāla) and natural powers (rivers, oceans, clouds, mountains) are treated as sacred forces that can ritually confer auspiciousness and success.

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

It supports the dharmic idea that rulers and householders should perform consecratory rites (abhiṣeka) with reverence for tīrthas and the elements, seeking prosperity and lawful fulfilment of aims (kāma and artha) through sanctioned ritual means.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it describes an abhiṣeka-style invocation: the consecration is symbolically performed by summoning sanctifying powers (herbs, gems, tīrthas, waters, clouds). Such invocations commonly accompany temple or image consecrations and related Vastu-linked ceremonies.