Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

तृतीयः कोटिहोमस्तु सर्वकामफलप्रदः अयुतेनाहुतीनां च नवग्रहमखः स्मृतः //

Transliteration

tṛtīyaḥ koṭihomastu sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ ayutenāhutīnāṃ ca navagrahamakhaḥ smṛtaḥ //

Translation

The third is the koṭi-homa, which bestows the fruits of all desired aims. And the Navagraha-sacrifice is remembered as consisting of ten thousand oblations (āhuti).

Word by Word

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ): the third (rite)

• कोटिहोमः (koṭi-homaḥ): a “crore/koṭi” fire-sacrifice, i.e., a very large-scale homa

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• सर्वकामफलप्रदः (sarva-kāma-phala-pradaḥ): giver of the fruits of all desires

• अयुतेन (ayutena): with ten thousand

• आहुतीनां (āhutīnāṃ): of oblations (offerings into fire)

• च (ca): and

• नवग्रह-मखः (navagraha-makhaḥ): the sacrifice/rite directed to the nine ग्रहs (planets)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered/declared (in tradition).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s ritual instructions; traditionally within the Matsya–Manu frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Navagraha

Tags

• Homa
• Navagraha
• Graha Shanti
• Vrata
• Ritual Procedures

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on ritual efficacy—large-scale homa and a Navagraha-focused makha measured by a fixed number of oblations.

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

It presents sanctioned ritual means (homa and graha-śānti) by which a householder or ruler may seek prosperity and the fulfillment of aims, aligning personal goals with dharmic, scripturally remembered procedures.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies scale and structure: a “koṭi-homa” as a major fire-offering and a Navagraha-makha defined by ten thousand (ayuta) oblations—useful for planning graha-śānti ceremonies.