Matsya Purana — Chapter 67

MtP 67.1

चन्द्रादित्योपरागे तु यत्स्नानमभिधीयते तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि द्रव्यमन्त्रविधानवित्

candrādityoparāge tu yatsnānamabhidhīyate tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi dravyamantravidhānavit

(The king said:) But as for the bathing that is prescribed at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, that I wish to hear, (from you) who know the substances, mantras and procedure.

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MtP 67.2

यस्य राशिं समासाद्य भवेद्ग्रहणसम्प्लवः तस्य स्नानं प्रवक्ष्यामि मन्त्रौषधविधानतः

yasya rāśiṃ samāsādya bhavedgrahaṇasamplavaḥ tasya snānaṃ pravakṣyāmi mantrauṣadhavidhānataḥ

Having reached whose zodiacal sign the overwhelming of the eclipse occurs — for him I shall declare the bathing, according to the rules of mantras and herbs.

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MtP 67.3

चन्द्रोपरागं सम्प्राप्य कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम् सम्पूज्य चतुरो विप्राञ् शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः

candroparāgaṃ samprāpya kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam sampūjya caturo viprāñ śuklamālyānulepanaiḥ

Having come upon an eclipse of the moon, having had the brahmins make the (auspicious) recitation, having worshipped four brahmins with white garlands and unguents —

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MtP 67.4

पूर्वमेवोपरागस्य समासाद्यौषधादिकम् स्थापयेच् चतुरः कुम्भान् अव्रणान्सागरानिति

pūrvamevoparāgasya samāsādyauṣadhādikam sthāpayec caturaḥ kumbhān avraṇānsāgarāniti

Having procured the herbs and the rest beforehand, before the eclipse, one should set out four jars, unbroken, (saying) "(these are) the oceans."

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MtP 67.5

गजाश्वरथ्यावल्मीकसंगमाद्ध्रदगोकुलात् राजद्वारप्रदेशाच्च मृदमानीय चाक्षिपेत्

gajāśvarathyāvalmīkasaṃgamāddhradagokulāt rājadvārapradeśācca mṛdamānīya cākṣipet

And having brought earth from an elephant('s stall), a horse('s stall), a carriage-road, an anthill, a river-confluence, a pool, a cow-pen, and from the region of the king's gate, one should throw it in.

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MtP 67.6

पञ्चगव्यं च कुम्भेषु शुद्धमुक्ताफलानि च रोचनां पद्मशङ्खौ च पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितम्

pañcagavyaṃ ca kumbheṣu śuddhamuktāphalāni ca rocanāṃ padmaśaṅkhau ca pañcaratnasamanvitam

And (one should put) in the jars the five products of the cow, pure pearls, yellow pigment, a lotus and a conch, together with the five gems,

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MtP 67.7

स्फटिकं चन्दनं श्वेतं तीर्थवारि ससर्षपम् राजदन्तं सकुमुदं तथैवोशीरगुग्गुलम् एतत्सर्वं विनिक्षिप्य कुम्भेष्वावाहयेत्सुरान्

sphaṭikaṃ candanaṃ śvetaṃ tīrthavāri sasarṣapam rājadantaṃ sakumudaṃ tathaivośīraguggulam etatsarvaṃ vinikṣipya kumbheṣvāvāhayetsurān

Crystal, sandalwood, white (mustard?), water from sacred fords together with mustard seed, rājadana (fruit) with white water-lily, and likewise uśīra and guggulu — having cast all this into the pots, one should invoke the gods (into them).

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MtP 67.8

सर्वे समुद्राः सरितस् तीर्थानि जलदा नदाः आयान्तु यजमानस्य दुरितक्षयकारकाः

sarve samudrāḥ saritas tīrthāni jaladā nadāḥ āyāntu yajamānasya duritakṣayakārakāḥ

May all the oceans, streams, sacred fords, clouds and rivers come, bringing about the destruction of the sacrificer's evil.

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MtP 67.9

यो ऽसौ वज्रधरो देव आदित्यानां प्रभुर्मतः सहस्रनयनश्चेन्द्रो ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु

yo 'sau vajradharo deva ādityānāṃ prabhurmataḥ sahasranayanaścendro grahapīḍāṃ vyapohatu

That god who bears the thunderbolt, who is held to be lord of the Ādityas, thousand-eyed Indra — may he drive away the affliction (caused) by the eclipse.

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MtP 67.10

मुखं यः सर्वदेवानां सप्तार्चिरमितद्युतिः चन्द्रोपरागसम्भूताम् अग्निः पीडां व्यपोहतु

mukhaṃ yaḥ sarvadevānāṃ saptārciramitadyutiḥ candroparāgasambhūtām agniḥ pīḍāṃ vyapohatu

He who is the mouth of all the gods, seven-flamed, of measureless brilliance — may Agni drive away the affliction arising from the lunar eclipse.

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MtP 67.11

यः कर्मसाक्षी भूतानां धर्मो महिषवाहनः यमश्चन्द्रोपरागोत्थां मम पीडां व्यपोहतु

yaḥ karmasākṣī bhūtānāṃ dharmo mahiṣavāhanaḥ yamaścandroparāgotthāṃ mama pīḍāṃ vyapohatu

He who is the witness of the deeds of beings, who is Dharma, whose mount is the buffalo — may Yama drive away my affliction that has arisen from the lunar eclipse.

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MtP 67.12

रक्षोगणाधिपः साक्षात् प्रलयानलसंनिभः खड्गव्यग्रो ऽतिभीमश्च रक्षःपीडां व्यपोहतु

rakṣogaṇādhipaḥ sākṣāt pralayānalasaṃnibhaḥ khaḍgavyagro 'tibhīmaśca rakṣaḥpīḍāṃ vyapohatu

The lord of the hosts of Rākṣasas in person, resembling the fire of world-dissolution, busy with his sword and most terrible — may he drive away affliction from Rākṣasas.

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MtP 67.13

नागपाशधरो देवः साक्षान्मकरवाहनः स जलाधिपतिश् चन्द्रग्रहपीडां व्यपोहतु

nāgapāśadharo devaḥ sākṣānmakaravāhanaḥ sa jalādhipatiś candragrahapīḍāṃ vyapohatu

The god who holds the serpent-noose, who in person rides the sea-monster, that lord of the waters — may he drive away the affliction of the moon's eclipse.

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MtP 67.14

प्राणरूपेण यो लोकान् पाति कृष्णमृगप्रियः वायुश्चन्द्रोपरागोत्थां पीडामत्र व्यपोहतु

prāṇarūpeṇa yo lokān pāti kṛṣṇamṛgapriyaḥ vāyuścandroparāgotthāṃ pīḍāmatra vyapohatu

He who protects the worlds in the form of breath, who is fond of the black antelope — may Vāyu drive away here the affliction arisen from the lunar eclipse.

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MtP 67.15

यो ऽसौ निधिपतिर्देवः खड्गशूलगदाधरः चन्द्रोपरागकलुषं धनदो मे व्यपोहतु

yo 'sau nidhipatirdevaḥ khaḍgaśūlagadādharaḥ candroparāgakaluṣaṃ dhanado me vyapohatu

That god who is lord of treasures, who holds sword, spear and mace — may Dhanada (Kubera) drive away from me the taint of the lunar eclipse.

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MtP 67.16

यो ऽसाविन्दुधरो देवः पिनाकी वृषवाहनः चन्द्रोपरागजां पीडां विनाशयतु शंकरः

yo 'sāvindudharo devaḥ pinākī vṛṣavāhanaḥ candroparāgajāṃ pīḍāṃ vināśayatu śaṃkaraḥ

That god who wears the moon, who holds the Pināka bow, whose mount is the bull — may Śaṃkara destroy the affliction born of the lunar eclipse.

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MtP 67.17

त्रैलोक्ये यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ब्रह्मविष्ण्वर्कयुक्तानि तानि पापं दहन्तु वै

trailokye yāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca brahmaviṣṇvarkayuktāni tāni pāpaṃ dahantu vai

Whatever beings there are in the three worlds, unmoving and moving, joined with Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the Sun — may they indeed burn up (my) sin.

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MtP 67.18

एवमामन्त्र्य तैः कुम्भैर् अभिषिक्तो गुणान्वितैः ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रैश्च शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः पूजयेद्वस्त्रगोदानैर् ब्राह्मणानिष्टदेवताः

evamāmantrya taiḥ kumbhair abhiṣikto guṇānvitaiḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmamantraiśca śuklamālyānulepanaiḥ pūjayedvastragodānair brāhmaṇāniṣṭadevatāḥ

Having invoked (them) thus, (and) being sprinkled with those pots endowed with (the said) qualities, and with the mantras of the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma (Vedas), with white garlands and unguents, he should honour Brahmins and his chosen deities with gifts of garments and cows.

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MtP 67.19

एतानेव ततो मन्त्रान् विलिखेत् करकान्वितान् वस्त्रपट्टे ऽथवा पद्मे पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितान्

etāneva tato mantrān vilikhet karakānvitān vastrapaṭṭe 'thavā padme pañcaratnasamanvitān

Then he should write out these very mantras, together with (the names of) the water-pots, on a strip of cloth or on a lotus, along with the five gems.

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MtP 67.20

यजमानस्य शिरसि निदध्युस्ते द्विजोत्तमाः ततो ऽतिवाहयेद्वेलाम् उपरागानुगामिनीम्

yajamānasya śirasi nidadhyuste dvijottamāḥ tato 'tivāhayedvelām uparāgānugāminīm

Those best of twice-born ones should place it on the sacrificer's head; then he should let pass the time that follows upon the eclipse.

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MtP 67.21

प्राङ्मुखः पूजयित्वा तु नमस्यन्निष्टदेवताम् चन्द्रग्रहे विनिर्वृत्ते कृतगोदानमङ्गलः कृतस्नानाय तं पट्टं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्

prāṅmukhaḥ pūjayitvā tu namasyanniṣṭadevatām candragrahe vinirvṛtte kṛtagodānamaṅgalaḥ kṛtasnānāya taṃ paṭṭaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet

Facing east, having performed worship and doing homage to his chosen deity, when the lunar eclipse is over, having performed the auspicious gift of a cow, he should present that strip of cloth to a Brahmin who has bathed.

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MtP 67.22

अनेन विधिना यस्तु ग्रहस्नानं समाचरेत् न तस्य ग्रहपीडा स्यान् न च बन्धुजनक्षयः

anena vidhinā yastu grahasnānaṃ samācaret na tasya grahapīḍā syān na ca bandhujanakṣayaḥ

But he who performs the eclipse-bath by this rule will have no affliction from the planets, nor loss of his kinsfolk.

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MtP 67.23

परमां सिद्धिमाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभाम् सूर्यग्रहे सूर्यनाम सदा मन्त्रेषु कीर्तयेत्

paramāṃ siddhimāpnoti punarāvṛttidurlabhām sūryagrahe sūryanāma sadā mantreṣu kīrtayet

He attains the highest perfection, hard to win, from which there is no return. At a solar eclipse one should always utter the Sun's name in the mantras.

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MtP 67.24

अधिकाः पद्मरागाः स्युः कपिलां च सुशोभनाम् प्रयच्छेच्च निशां पत्ये चन्द्रसूर्योपरागयोः

adhikāḥ padmarāgāḥ syuḥ kapilāṃ ca suśobhanām prayacchecca niśāṃ patye candrasūryoparāgayoḥ

Rubies should be in excess, and (he should give) a very fine tawny cow; and he should make the gift to the lord of night (i.e. the moon?) at eclipses of both moon and sun.

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MtP 67.25

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शक्रलोके महीयते

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śakraloke mahīyate

The man who constantly hears this, or has it heard (by others), is freed from all sin and is honoured in the world of Śakra.

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