Shloka 99

Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity

Devanagari script

गरुत्मानधिकस्तत्र संपूज्यः श्रियमिच्छता सामध्वनिशरीरस्त्वं वाहनं परमेष्ठिनः विषपापहरो नित्यम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे //

Transliteration

garutmānadhikastatra saṃpūjyaḥ śriyamicchatā sāmadhvaniśarīrastvaṃ vāhanaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ viṣapāpaharo nityam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me //

Translation

Therefore, Garutmān (Garuḍa) is to be worshipped above all by one who seeks prosperity. You, whose very body is the resonance of the Sāman chants, are the mount of the Supreme Lord; you ever remove poison and sin—hence, grant me peace.

Word by Word

• गरुत्मान् (garutmān): Garuḍa

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ): superior, foremost

• तत्र (tatra): there/therefore (in this matter)

• संपूज्यः (saṃpūjyaḥ): to be worshipped with full honors

• श्रियम् (śriyam): prosperity, fortune

• इच्छता (icchatā): by one who desires

• सामध्वनिशरीरः (sāmadhvani-śarīraḥ): whose body is the sound/resonance of Sāma-veda chants

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• वाहनम् (vāhanam): vehicle, mount

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ): of the Supreme Lord (the Highest Being)

• विषपापहरः (viṣa-pāpa-haraḥ): remover of poison and sin

• नित्यम् (nityam): always

• अतः (ataḥ): therefore

• शान्तिम् (śāntim): peace, pacification

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha): grant/bestow

• मे (me): to me.

Speaker

• A supplicant/narratorial voice presenting a Garuḍa-śānti prayer within the Matsya Purana’s discourse (traditionally transmitted by Sūta in the frame narrative).

Entities Mentioned

• Garuḍa (Garutmān)
• Parameṣṭhin (Supreme Lord, i.e., Viṣṇu as Garuḍa’s master)

Tags

• Shanti
• Stotra
• Ritual
• Protection
• Poison-remedy

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it functions as a śānti-prayer, emphasizing protective power—Garuḍa as an ever-present remover of poison and sin—rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

It supports dharmic household/royal conduct by prescribing worship that safeguards wellbeing: seeking śrī (prosperity) through proper reverence and seeking śānti (pacification) by removing sources of harm (viṣa) and moral pollution (pāpa).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it presents Garuḍa-śānti: worship of Garuḍa for prosperity and peace, with a specific doctrinal note—his body identified with Sāma-chant resonance—supporting mantra/recitation-centered pacification rites rather than temple-measurement (vāstu) rules.