Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

हुत्वा च तांश्चरून्सम्यक् ततो होमं समाचरेत् आकृष्णेति च सूर्याय होमः कार्यो द्विजन्मना //

Transliteration

hutvā ca tāṃścarūnsamyak tato homaṃ samācaret ākṛṣṇeti ca sūryāya homaḥ kāryo dvijanmanā //

Translation

Setelah mempersembahkan caru itu dengan sempurna ke dalam api, hendaklah kemudian melaksanakan homa dengan tertib. Seorang dvija (dua kali lahir) hendaklah membuat persembahan api kepada Sūrya sambil melafazkan formula yang bermula dengan “ā-kṛṣṇa…”.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered into the fire

• च (ca): and

• तान् (tān): those

• चरून् (carūn): caru offerings, ritual rice-cakes/gruel oblations

• सम्यक् (samyak): correctly, in due manner

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• होमम् (homam): fire-offering, homa

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should perform/undertake properly

• आकृष्णेति (ākṛṣṇeti): with the utterance/mantra ‘ā-kṛṣṇa…’ (mantra incipit)

• च (ca): and

• सूर्याय (sūryāya): for/to the Sun-god

• होमः (homaḥ): the homa offering

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ): is to be done/should be performed

• द्विजन्मना (dvijanmanā): by a twice-born (Brāhmaṇa/Kṣatriya/Vaiśya) person.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Surya

Tags

• Homa
• Surya
• Mantra
• Ritual Procedure
• Dvija Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it prescribes a precise ritual sequence—first offering the caru oblations, then performing a Sūrya-directed homa with a specified mantra incipit.

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

It frames disciplined ritual action as dharma: a qualified ‘dvija’ (including householders among the twice-born) should perform ordered homa rites, reflecting daily/occasional obligations and purity of procedure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it stresses correct sequencing (caru first, homa next) and mantra-specific offering to Sūrya—key for accurate homa performance in Purāṇic ritual manuals.