Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भगर्भस्त्वं हेमबीजं विभावसोः अनन्तपुण्यफलदम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे //

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhagarbhastvaṃ hemabījaṃ vibhāvasoḥ anantapuṇyaphaladam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me //

Translation

Hỡi Đấng ngự trong thai tạng của Hiraṇyagarbha, hạt giống vàng của Hỏa Thần rực sáng (Agni), bậc ban cho quả phúc vô tận—vì thế xin ban cho con sự an tịnh.

Word by Word

• hiraṇyagarbha: Hiraṇyagarbha (the cosmic golden embryo/Brahmā-principle)

• garbha-stvam: you as the indwelling ‘womb/inner essence’

• hemabījam: golden seed, luminous germ

• vibhāvasoḥ: of Vibhāvasu (Agni, the radiant one)

• ananta: endless, infinite

• puṇya: merit, auspicious virtue

• phala-dam: giving results/fruits

• ataḥ: therefore, hence

• śāntim: peace, pacification

• prayaccha: grant, bestow

• me: to me

Speaker

• A devotee/reciter within the Matsya Purana’s śānti-prayoga (invocatory voice addressing a cosmic deity principle, commonly aligned with Agni/Hiraṇyagarbha)

Entities Mentioned

• Hiraṇyagarbha
• Vibhāvasu (Agni)

Tags

• Shanti
• Mantra
• Cosmogony
• Agni
• Punya

FAQs

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

By invoking Hiraṇyagarbha (the cosmic ‘golden embryo’ associated with primordial creation), the verse points to the pre-cosmic creative principle from which ordered manifestation arises—peace (śānti) is sought by aligning with that origin of cosmic order.

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

It models a householder/kingly ideal of beginning undertakings with śānti and auspicious invocation—seeking inner and outer pacification so that actions yield puṇya (merit) and stable results, a recurring ethical emphasis across Purāṇic guidance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a śānti-mantra: a pacificatory invocation typically recited at the start of Purāṇa reading, yajña, or consecratory acts; while not giving Vastu measurements, it supports the standard Vastu/temple-ritual principle that rites begin with śānti to remove obstacles.