Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

होतव्यं च घृताभ्यक्तं चरुभक्षादिकं पुनः मन्त्रैर्दशाहुतीर्हुत्वा होमं व्याहृतिभिस्ततः //

Transliteration

hotavyaṃ ca ghṛtābhyaktaṃ carubhakṣādikaṃ punaḥ mantrairdaśāhutīrhutvā homaṃ vyāhṛtibhistataḥ //

Translation

घी से अभ्यक्त चरु-भक्ष्य आदि को फिर अग्नि में होम करना चाहिए। मंत्रों से दस आहुतियाँ देकर, तत्पश्चात् व्याहृतियों से होम करे।

Word by Word

• होतव्यम्: is to be offered (into the fire)

• च: and

• घृताभ्यक्तम्: smeared/anointed with ghee

• चरु-भक्ष-आदिकम्: cooked rice (caru), edible offerings, and the like

• पुनः: again/further

• मन्त्रैः: with (prescribed) mantras

• दश-आहुतीः: ten oblations

• हुत्वा: having offered

• होमम्: fire-offering, homa rite

• व्याहृतिभिः: with the vyāhṛtis (bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ, etc.)

• ततः: thereafter/then

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, ritual-vidhi context)

Entities Mentioned

• Vyāhṛtis
• Homa
• Caru
• Ghṛta (ghee)

Tags

• Homa
• Vedic ritual
• Gṛhya rites
• Mantra
• Offerings

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it gives a practical ritual sequence for homa—offerings with ghee and caru, ten mantra-oblations, followed by vyāhṛti-homa.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining sacrificial order (yajña): performing properly sequenced fire-offerings with mantra and vyāhṛtis as part of dharma and auspicious governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies the homa workflow: ghṛta-anointed oblations and caru, a set of ten āhutis with mantras, then oblations with the vyāhṛtis—key for correct performance of Vedic-style fire rites.