Shloka 83

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

सदैवायुतहोमो ऽयं नवग्रहमखे स्थितः विवाहोत्सवयज्ञेषु प्रतिष्ठादिषु कर्मसु //

Transliteration

sadaivāyutahomo 'yaṃ navagrahamakhe sthitaḥ vivāhotsavayajñeṣu pratiṣṭhādiṣu karmasu //

Translation

This ‘ten-thousand-offering’ homa (ayuta-homa) is always prescribed within the Navagraha-sacrifice, and it is to be performed in marriage rites, festive ceremonies, sacrificial observances, and acts such as consecration (pratiṣṭhā) and related rituals.

Word by Word

• सदैव (sadaiva): always

• आयुतहोमः (āyuta-homaḥ): a homa of ten thousand offerings/oblations

• अयम् (ayam): this

• नवग्रह-मखे (navagraha-makhe): in the Navagraha sacrifice/rite for the nine planets

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ): established/prescribed/placed

• विवाह-उत्सव-यज्ञेषु (vivāha-utsava-yajñeṣu): in marriage, festivals, and yajñas

• प्रतिष्ठा-आदिषु (pratiṣṭhā-ādiṣu): in consecration and similar rites

• कर्मसु (karmasu): in ritual acts/ceremonial procedures

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s ritual guidance)

Entities Mentioned

• Navagraha

Tags

• Navagraha Homa
• Graha Shanti
• Vivaha
• Pratishtha
• Ritual Procedures

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on ritual prescription—specifically the Ayuta-homa within Navagraha rites used to secure auspiciousness in major ceremonies.

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

For householders, it authorizes Navagraha-related homa as part of life-cycle rites like marriage and public festivities; for rulers or patrons, it supports sponsoring such graha-śānti and consecration rituals to maintain social-religious order and communal auspiciousness.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it mandates an Ayuta-homa (10,000 oblations) as a standard component of Navagraha worship; architecturally/temple-wise, it connects directly to pratiṣṭhā—consecration of images/temples—where graha-śānti rites are performed to remove obstacles and stabilize the sacred installation.