Shloka 66

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

धर्मस्त्वं वृषरूपेण जगदानन्दकारक अष्टमूर्तेरधिष्ठानम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे //

Transliteration

dharmastvaṃ vṛṣarūpeṇa jagadānandakāraka aṣṭamūrteradhiṣṭhānam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me //

Translation

You are Dharma in the form of the Bull, the one who brings joy to the world. You are the foundational support of the Eight-Formed Lord (Aṣṭamūrti). Therefore, grant me peace.

Word by Word

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ): Dharma, cosmic order

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• वृष-रूपेण (vṛṣa-rūpeṇa): in the form of a bull

• जगत्-आनन्द-कारक (jagad-ānanda-kāraka): maker of the world’s joy, giver of delight to the universe

• अष्ट-मूर्तेः (aṣṭa-mūrteḥ): of the Eight-Formed one (aṣṭamūrti—commonly Śiva as eightfold manifestation)

• अधिष्ठानम् (adhiṣṭhānam): foundation, support, substratum

• अतः (ataḥ): therefore, hence

• शान्तिम् (śāntim): peace, pacification

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha): grant, bestow

• मे (me): to me.

Speaker

• A devotee/narratorial voice offering a stuti (likely within Sūta’s narration; precise interlocutor not explicit in the single verse).

Entities Mentioned

• Dharma (as Vṛṣa/Bull)
• Aṣṭamūrti (Eight-Formed Lord, commonly Śiva)

Tags

• Dharma
• Stuti
• Śānti
• Śiva Aṣṭamūrti
• Bull symbolism

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it frames Dharma as the cosmic foundation supporting the deity’s manifested order—an idea that underlies stability against chaos in any age.

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

By identifying Dharma as the world-supporting principle, it implies that rulers and householders preserve social and cosmic well-being by upholding dharma; peace (śānti) is portrayed as a fruit of alignment with dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is primarily theological and ritual in tone (a śānti-prayer). Its practical ritual takeaway is the use of stuti to invoke pacification and auspiciousness, rather than a specific Vāstu or temple-building rule.