Shloka 65

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

पुण्यस्त्वं शङ्ख पुण्यानां मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् विष्णुना विधृतश्चासि ततः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे //

Transliteration

puṇyastvaṃ śaṅkha puṇyānāṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam viṣṇunā vidhṛtaścāsi tataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me //

Translation

O Conch, you are holy among all that is holy, and the very auspiciousness among all auspicious things. You are borne by Lord Viṣṇu; therefore, grant me peace (and protection).

Word by Word

• puṇyaḥ: holy/meritorious

• tvam: you

• śaṅkha: O conch

• puṇyānām: among holy things

• maṅgalānām: among auspicious things

• ca: and

• maṅgalam: the auspicious one/the best auspiciousness

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu

• vidhṛtaḥ: held/borne

• ca asi: and you are

• tataḥ: therefore/for that reason

• śāntim: peace, pacification, auspicious calm

• prayaccha: bestow/grant

• me: to me.

Speaker

• A devotee/ritual reciter (stuti addressed to the Śaṅkha of Viṣṇu)

Entities Mentioned

• Śaṅkha (Conch)
• Viṣṇu

Tags

• Stuti
• Shanti
• Ritual
• Vaishnava
• Mangala

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it functions as a protective peace-invocation (śānti) that would be recited to remove disturbances—relevant to Purāṇic ritual contexts rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

It supports the dharmic practice of maintaining auspiciousness and social-ritual order: a householder (and by extension a king overseeing public rites) invokes Viṣṇu’s sacred symbols for purification, calm, and protection before ceremonies.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, the conch is praised as a supreme auspicious object and is invoked to bestow śānti; in temple practice it aligns with conch-blowing and sanctification rites used to commence worship and dispel inauspiciousness.