Matsya Purana — Chapter 93
MtP 93.1
वैशम्पायनम् आसीनम् अपृच्छच्छौनकः पुरा सर्वकामाप्तये नित्यं कथं शान्तिकपौष्टिकम्
vaiśampāyanam āsīnam apṛcchacchaunakaḥ purā sarvakāmāptaye nityaṃ kathaṃ śāntikapauṣṭikam
Formerly Śaunaka asked Vaiśampāyana, who was seated (there): "For the constant attainment of all desires, how is the rite of appeasement and increase (to be done)?
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MtP 93.2
श्रीकामः शान्तिकामो वा ग्रहयज्ञं समारभेत् वृद्ध्यायुः पुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन्पुनः येन ब्रह्मन्विधानेन तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
śrīkāmaḥ śāntikāmo vā grahayajñaṃ samārabhet vṛddhyāyuḥ puṣṭikāmo vā tathaivābhicaranpunaḥ yena brahmanvidhānena tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
One who desires prosperity, or desires appeasement, should undertake the sacrifice to the planets, or one who desires growth, long life and thriving, and likewise one practising hostile magic — by what prescription, O brahmin, (should this be done)? Hear that as I declare it.
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MtP 93.3
सर्वशास्त्राण्यनुक्रम्य संक्षिप्य ग्रन्थविस्तरम् ग्रहशान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणश्रुतिचोदिताम्
sarvaśāstrāṇyanukramya saṃkṣipya granthavistaram grahaśāntiṃ pravakṣyāmi purāṇaśruticoditām
Having gone through all the treatises and condensed the bulk of the texts, I shall proclaim the appeasement of the planets, as urged by the Purāṇas and the Vedic revelation.
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MtP 93.4
पुण्ये ऽह्नि विप्रकथिते कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम् ग्रहान्ग्रहाधिदेवांश्च स्थाप्य होमं समारभेत्
puṇye 'hni viprakathite kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam grahāngrahādhidevāṃśca sthāpya homaṃ samārabhet
On an auspicious day declared by the brahmins, having had the brahmins recite (the benediction), and having installed the planets and the presiding deities of the planets, he should begin the oblation.
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MtP 93.5
ग्रहयज्ञस्त्रिधा प्रोक्तः पुराणश्रुतिकोविदैः प्रथमो ऽयुतहोमः स्याल् लक्षहोमस्ततः परम्
grahayajñastridhā proktaḥ purāṇaśrutikovidaiḥ prathamo 'yutahomaḥ syāl lakṣahomastataḥ param
The planet-sacrifice is declared to be of three kinds by those learned in the Purāṇas and the Veda: the first would be the oblation of ten thousand, next after that the oblation of a hundred thousand,
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MtP 93.6
तृतीयः कोटिहोमस्तु सर्वकामफलप्रदः अयुतेनाहुतीनां च नवग्रहमखः स्मृतः
tṛtīyaḥ koṭihomastu sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ ayutenāhutīnāṃ ca navagrahamakhaḥ smṛtaḥ
and the third the oblation of ten million, which grants the fruit of all desires. With ten thousand oblations the rite of the nine planets is prescribed.
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MtP 93.7
तस्य तावद्विधिं वक्ष्ये पुराणश्रुतिभाषितम् गर्तस्योत्तरपूर्वेण वितस्तिद्वयविस्तृताम्
tasya tāvadvidhiṃ vakṣye purāṇaśrutibhāṣitam gartasyottarapūrveṇa vitastidvayavistṛtām
I shall now tell the procedure for that, as spoken in the Purāṇas and the Vedic tradition: to the north-east of the pit, (an altar) two spans (vitasti) broad,
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MtP 93.8
वप्रद्वयावृतां वेदिं वितस्त्युच्छ्रायसंमिताम् संस्थापनाय देवानां चतुरस्रामुदङ्मुखाम्
vapradvayāvṛtāṃ vediṃ vitastyucchrāyasaṃmitām saṃsthāpanāya devānāṃ caturasrāmudaṅmukhām
an altar enclosed by two ridges, measuring a span in height, square and facing north, for the installation of the gods.
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MtP 93.9
अग्निप्रणयनं कृत्वा तस्यामावाहयेत्सुरान् देवतानां ततः स्थाप्या विंशतिर्द्वादशाधिका
agnipraṇayanaṃ kṛtvā tasyāmāvāhayetsurān devatānāṃ tataḥ sthāpyā viṃśatirdvādaśādhikā
Having performed the bringing forward of the fire, he should invoke the gods upon it; then thirty-two deities are to be installed.
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MtP 93.10
सूर्यः सोमस्तथा भौमो बुधजीवसितार्कजाः राहुः केतुरिति प्रोक्ता ग्रहा लोकहितावहाः
sūryaḥ somastathā bhaumo budhajīvasitārkajāḥ rāhuḥ keturiti proktā grahā lokahitāvahāḥ
The Sun, the Moon, and Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rāhu and Ketu—these are declared to be the planets that bring benefit to the world.
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MtP 93.11
मध्ये तु भास्करं विद्याल् लोहितं दक्षिणेन तु उत्तरेण गुरुं विद्याद् बुधं पूर्वोत्तरेण तु
madhye tu bhāskaraṃ vidyāl lohitaṃ dakṣiṇena tu uttareṇa guruṃ vidyād budhaṃ pūrvottareṇa tu
In the middle he should conceive the Sun, and the Red one (Mars) toward the south; toward the north he should conceive Jupiter, and Mercury toward the north-east.
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MtP 93.12
पूर्वेण भार्गवं विद्यात् सोमं दक्षिणपूर्वके पश्चिमेन शनिं विद्याद् राहुं पश्चिमदक्षिणे पश्चिमोत्तरतः केतुं स्थापयेच्छुक्लतण्डुलैः
pūrveṇa bhārgavaṃ vidyāt somaṃ dakṣiṇapūrvake paścimena śaniṃ vidyād rāhuṃ paścimadakṣiṇe paścimottarataḥ ketuṃ sthāpayecchuklataṇḍulaiḥ
Toward the east he should conceive Venus, the Moon in the south-east; toward the west he should conceive Saturn, Rāhu in the south-west; in the north-west he should install Ketu with white rice-grains.
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MtP 93.13
भास्करस्येश्वरं विद्याद् उमां च शशिनस्तथा स्कन्दमङ्गारकस्यापि बुधस्य च तथा हरिम्
bhāskarasyeśvaraṃ vidyād umāṃ ca śaśinastathā skandamaṅgārakasyāpi budhasya ca tathā harim
He should know Īśvara as (the presiding deity) of the Sun, and Umā of the Moon, Skanda of Mars, and likewise Hari of Mercury,
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MtP 93.14
ब्रह्माणं च गुरोर्विद्याच् छुक्रस्यापि शचीपतिम् शनैश्चरस्य तु यमं राहोः कालं तथैव च
brahmāṇaṃ ca gurorvidyāc chukrasyāpi śacīpatim śanaiścarasya tu yamaṃ rāhoḥ kālaṃ tathaiva ca
and Brahmā of Jupiter, and of Venus the lord of Śacī (Indra), of Saturn Yama, and likewise Kāla of Rāhu,
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MtP 93.15
केतोर्वै चित्रगुप्तं च सर्वेषामधिदेवताः अग्निरापः क्षितिर्विष्णुर् इन्द्र ऐन्द्री च देवताः
ketorvai citraguptaṃ ca sarveṣāmadhidevatāḥ agnirāpaḥ kṣitirviṣṇur indra aindrī ca devatāḥ
and of Ketu indeed Citragupta—these are the presiding deities of them all. Fire, the Waters, Earth, Viṣṇu, Indra, and Indra's consort are the (further) deities,
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MtP 93.16
प्रजापतिश्च सर्पाश्च ब्रह्मा प्रत्यधिदेवताः विनायकं तथा दुर्गां वायुराकाशमेव च आवाहयेद्व्याहृतिभिस् तथैवाश्विकुमारकौ
prajāpatiśca sarpāśca brahmā pratyadhidevatāḥ vināyakaṃ tathā durgāṃ vāyurākāśameva ca āvāhayedvyāhṛtibhis tathaivāśvikumārakau
and Prajāpati, the Serpents, and Brahmā are the counter-presiding deities; and he should invoke, with the vyāhṛtis, Vināyaka and Durgā, Wind and Space, and likewise the two Aśvin youths.
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MtP 93.17
संस्मरेद्रक्तमादित्यम् अङ्गारकसमन्वितम् सोमशुक्रौ तथा श्वेतो बुधजीवौ च पिङ्गलौ मन्दराहू तथा कृष्णौ धूम्रं केतुगणं विदुः
saṃsmaredraktamādityam aṅgārakasamanvitam somaśukrau tathā śveto budhajīvau ca piṅgalau mandarāhū tathā kṛṣṇau dhūmraṃ ketugaṇaṃ viduḥ
He should call to mind the Sun as red, together with Mars; the Moon and Venus as white, and Mercury and Jupiter as tawny; Saturn and Rāhu as black; and they know the host of Ketus to be smoke-coloured.
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MtP 93.18
ग्रहवर्णानि देयानि वासांसि कुसुमानि च धूपामोदो ऽत्र सुरभिर् उपरिष्टाद् वितानिकम् शोभनं स्थापयेत्प्राज्ञः फलपुष्पसमन्वितम्
grahavarṇāni deyāni vāsāṃsi kusumāni ca dhūpāmodo 'tra surabhir upariṣṭād vitānikam śobhanaṃ sthāpayetprājñaḥ phalapuṣpasamanvitam
Garments and flowers of the planets' colours are to be given; here there is fragrant incense-perfume; above, the wise man should set up a fine canopy furnished with fruits and flowers.
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MtP 93.19
गुडौदनं रवेर्दद्यात् सोमाय घृतपायसम् अङ्गारकाय संयावं बुधाय क्षीरषष्टिके
guḍaudanaṃ raverdadyāt somāya ghṛtapāyasam aṅgārakāya saṃyāvaṃ budhāya kṣīraṣaṣṭike
He should offer rice with molasses to the Sun, milk-rice with ghee to the Moon, wheat-cake (saṃyāva) to Mars, milk with sixty-day rice to Mercury,
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MtP 93.20
दध्योदनं च जीवाय शक्राय च घृतौदनम् शनैश्चराय कृसराम् अजामांसं च राहवे चित्रौदनं च केतुभ्यः सर्वभक्ष्यैरथार्चयेत्
dadhyodanaṃ ca jīvāya śakrāya ca ghṛtaudanam śanaiścarāya kṛsarām ajāmāṃsaṃ ca rāhave citraudanaṃ ca ketubhyaḥ sarvabhakṣyairathārcayet
and rice with curds to Jupiter, and rice with ghee to Indra (i.e. Venus's deity), to Saturn a mess of rice and sesame (kṛsarā), and goat's flesh to Rāhu, and variegated rice to the Ketus; then he should worship with all kinds of food.
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MtP 93.21
प्रागुत्तरेण तस्माच्च दध्यक्षतविभूषितम् चूतपल्लवसंछन्नं फलवस्त्रयुगान्वितम्
prāguttareṇa tasmācca dadhyakṣatavibhūṣitam cūtapallavasaṃchannaṃ phalavastrayugānvitam
And to the north-east of that, (a jar) adorned with curds and unbroken grains, covered with mango sprouts, provided with fruit and a pair of garments,
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MtP 93.22
पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तं पञ्चभङ्गसमन्वितम् स्थापयेदव्रणं कुम्भं वरुणं तत्र विन्यसेत्
pañcaratnasamāyuktaṃ pañcabhaṅgasamanvitam sthāpayedavraṇaṃ kumbhaṃ varuṇaṃ tatra vinyaset
joined with the five gems and furnished with the five twigs—he should set up an unflawed jar and place Varuṇa in it.
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MtP 93.23
गङ्गाद्याः सरितः सर्वाः समुद्रांश्च सरांसि च गजाश्वरथ्यावल्मीकसंगमाद्ध्रदगोकुलात्
gaṅgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvāḥ samudrāṃśca sarāṃsi ca gajāśvarathyāvalmīkasaṃgamāddhradagokulāt
All the rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā, and the oceans and the lakes; (having brought) earth from an elephant('s stall), a horse('s stall), a highway, an anthill, a river-confluence, a pool, and a cow-pen,
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MtP 93.24
मृदमानीय विप्रेन्द्र सर्वौषधिजलान्विताम् स्नानार्थं विन्यसेत्तत्र यजमानस्य धर्मवित्
mṛdamānīya viprendra sarvauṣadhijalānvitām snānārthaṃ vinyasettatra yajamānasya dharmavit
having brought the clay, O best of brahmins, mixed with water containing all the herbs, one who knows the law should set it there for the bathing of the sacrificer.
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MtP 93.25
सर्वे समुद्राः सरितः सरांसि च नदास्तथा आयान्तु यजमानस्य दुरितक्षयकारकाः
sarve samudrāḥ saritaḥ sarāṃsi ca nadāstathā āyāntu yajamānasya duritakṣayakārakāḥ
May all the oceans, rivers, lakes and streams come, bringing about the destruction of the sacrificer's evils.
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MtP 93.26
एवमावाहयेदेतान् अमरान्मुनिसत्तम होमं समारभेत्सर्पिर् यवव्रीहितिलादिना
evamāvāhayedetān amarānmunisattama homaṃ samārabhetsarpir yavavrīhitilādinā
Thus, O best of sages, he should invoke these immortals, and should begin the oblation with ghee, barley, rice, sesame and the rest.
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MtP 93.27
अर्कः पलाशखदिराव् अपामार्गो ऽथ पिप्पलः औदुम्बरः शमी दूर्वा कुशाश्च समिधः क्रमात्
arkaḥ palāśakhadirāv apāmārgo 'tha pippalaḥ audumbaraḥ śamī dūrvā kuśāśca samidhaḥ kramāt
Arka, palāśa and khadira, apāmārga, then pippala, audumbara, śamī, dūrvā and kuśa — (these are) the kindling-sticks, in order.
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MtP 93.28
एकैकस्याष्टकशतम् अष्टविंशतिरेव वा होतव्या मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां दध्ना चैव समन्विताः
ekaikasyāṣṭakaśatam aṣṭaviṃśatireva vā hotavyā madhusarpirbhyāṃ dadhnā caiva samanvitāḥ
For each one, a hundred and eight, or else twenty-eight, are to be offered, together with honey and ghee and with curds.
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MtP 93.29
प्रादेशमात्रा अशिफा अशाखा अपलाशिनीः समिधः कल्पयेत्प्राज्ञः सर्वकर्मसु सर्वदा
prādeśamātrā aśiphā aśākhā apalāśinīḥ samidhaḥ kalpayetprājñaḥ sarvakarmasu sarvadā
The wise man should always, in all rites, prepare kindling-sticks a span in length, without roots, without branches, and without leaves.
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MtP 93.30
देवानामपि सर्वेषाम् उपांशु परमार्थवित् स्वेन स्वेनैव मन्त्रेण होतव्याः समिधः पृथक्
devānāmapi sarveṣām upāṃśu paramārthavit svena svenaiva mantreṇa hotavyāḥ samidhaḥ pṛthak
And for all the gods as well, one who knows the highest truth (should offer) in an undertone; the kindling-sticks are to be offered separately, each with its own mantra.
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MtP 93.31
होतव्यं च घृताभ्यक्तं चरुभक्षादिकं पुनः मन्त्रैर्दशाहुतीर्हुत्वा होमं व्याहृतिभिस्ततः
hotavyaṃ ca ghṛtābhyaktaṃ carubhakṣādikaṃ punaḥ mantrairdaśāhutīrhutvā homaṃ vyāhṛtibhistataḥ
And the caru, the food-offering and the rest, smeared with ghee, is to be offered again; having offered ten oblations with the mantras, (one performs) the oblation with the vyāhṛtis thereafter.
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MtP 93.32
उदङ्मुखाः प्राङ्मुखा वा कुर्युर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवाः मन्त्रवन्तश्च कर्तव्याश् चरवः प्रतिदैवतम्
udaṅmukhāḥ prāṅmukhā vā kuryurbrāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ mantravantaśca kartavyāś caravaḥ pratidaivatam
The foremost of brahmins should perform (it) facing north or facing east; and the carus are to be prepared with mantras, one for each deity.
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MtP 93.33
हुत्वा च तांश्चरून्सम्यक् ततो होमं समाचरेत् आकृष्णेति च सूर्याय होमः कार्यो द्विजन्मना
hutvā ca tāṃścarūnsamyak tato homaṃ samācaret ākṛṣṇeti ca sūryāya homaḥ kāryo dvijanmanā
And having duly offered those carus, one should then carry out the oblation; the oblation to the Sun is to be made by the twice-born with "ākṛṣṇena" ("with the dark one...").
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MtP 93.34
आप्यायस्वेति सोमाय मन्त्रेण जुहुयात्पुनः अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवो मन्त्र इति भौमाय कीर्तयेत्
āpyāyasveti somāya mantreṇa juhuyātpunaḥ agnirmūrdhā divo mantra iti bhaumāya kīrtayet
With the mantra "āpyāyasva" ("swell forth") he should offer again to Soma; and for the son of the earth (Mars) he should recite the mantra "agnir mūrdhā divaḥ" ("Agni is the head of heaven").
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MtP 93.35
अग्ने विवस्वदुषस इति सोमसुताय वै बृहस्पते परिदीया रथेनेति गुरोर्मतः
agne vivasvaduṣasa iti somasutāya vai bṛhaspate paridīyā ratheneti gurormataḥ
"agne vivasvad uṣasaḥ" is for the son of Soma (Mercury); and "bṛhaspate paridīyā rathena" is held (to be the mantra) of the teacher (Jupiter).
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MtP 93.36
शुक्रं ते अन्यदिति च शुक्रस्यापि निगद्यते शनैश्चरायेति पुनः शं नो देवीति होमयेत्
śukraṃ te anyaditi ca śukrasyāpi nigadyate śanaiścarāyeti punaḥ śaṃ no devīti homayet
And "śukraṃ te anyat" is declared (to be the mantra) of Śukra (Venus) too; and again for Śanaiścara (Saturn) he should offer with "śaṃ no devī".
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MtP 93.37
कया नश्चित्र आभुवद् इति राहोरुदाहृतः केतुं कृण्वन्न् अपि ब्रूयात् केतूनामपि शान्तये
kayā naścitra ābhuvad iti rāhorudāhṛtaḥ ketuṃ kṛṇvann api brūyāt ketūnāmapi śāntaye
"kayā naś citra ābhuvat" is declared for Rāhu; and he should also recite "ketuṃ kṛṇvan" for the appeasing of the Ketus.
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MtP 93.38
आ वो राजेति रुद्रस्य बलिहोमं समाचरेत् आपो हि ष्ठेत्युमायास्तु स्योनेति स्वामिनस्तथा
ā vo rājeti rudrasya balihomaṃ samācaret āpo hi ṣṭhetyumāyāstu syoneti svāminastathā
With "ā vo rāja" he should perform the bali-oblation of Rudra; "āpo hi ṣṭhā" is for Umā, and likewise "syonā" for the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.39
विष्णोरिदं विष्णुरिति तमीशेति स्वयम्भुवः इन्द्रम् इद्देवतातेति इन्द्राय जुहुयात्ततः
viṣṇoridaṃ viṣṇuriti tamīśeti svayambhuvaḥ indram iddevatāteti indrāya juhuyāttataḥ
"viṣṇor idaṃ" and "viṣṇuḥ"; "tam īśe" is of the Self-existent (Brahmā); and then, with "indram id devatāte", he should offer to Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.40
तथा यमस्य चायं गौर् इति होमः प्रकीर्तितः कालस्य ब्रह्म जज्ञानम् इति मन्त्रः प्रशस्यते
tathā yamasya cāyaṃ gaur iti homaḥ prakīrtitaḥ kālasya brahma jajñānam iti mantraḥ praśasyate
So too, for Yama, the oblation with "ayaṃ gauḥ" is declared; for Kāla the mantra "brahma jajñānam" is commended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.41
चित्रगुप्तस्य चाज्ञातम् इति मन्त्रविदो विदुः अग्निं दूतं वृणीमह इति वह्नेरुदाहृतः
citraguptasya cājñātam iti mantravido viduḥ agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmaha iti vahnerudāhṛtaḥ
And those who know the mantras know "ajñātam" (to be the mantra) of Citragupta; "agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe" is declared for Fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.42
उद् उत्तमं वरुणमित्य् अपां मन्त्रः प्रकीर्तितः भूमेः पृथिव्यन्तरिक्षम् इति वेदेषु पठ्यते
ud uttamaṃ varuṇamity apāṃ mantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ bhūmeḥ pṛthivyantarikṣam iti vedeṣu paṭhyate
"ud uttamaṃ varuṇa" is declared to be the mantra of the waters; for Earth, "pṛthivyantarikṣam" is recited in the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.43
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुष इति विष्णोरुदाहृतः इन्द्रायेन्दो मरुत्वत इति शक्रस्य शस्यते
sahasraśīrṣā puruṣa iti viṣṇorudāhṛtaḥ indrāyendo marutvata iti śakrasya śasyate
"sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ" is declared for Viṣṇu; "indrāyendo marutvate" is commended for Śakra (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.44
उत्तानपर्णे सुभगे इति देव्याः समाचरेत् प्रजापतेः पुनर्होमः प्रजापतिरिति स्मृतः
uttānaparṇe subhage iti devyāḥ samācaret prajāpateḥ punarhomaḥ prajāpatiriti smṛtaḥ
With "uttānaparṇe subhage" he should perform (the offering) of the Goddess; and again the oblation of Prajāpati is held to be with "prajāpatiḥ".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.45
नमो ऽस्तु सर्पेभ्य इति सर्पाणां मन्त्र उच्यते एष ब्रह्मा य ऋत्विग्भ्य इति ब्रह्मण्युदाहृतः
namo 'stu sarpebhya iti sarpāṇāṃ mantra ucyate eṣa brahmā ya ṛtvigbhya iti brahmaṇyudāhṛtaḥ
"namo 'stu sarpebhyaḥ" is said to be the mantra of the serpents; "eṣa brahmā ya ṛtvigbhyaḥ" is declared for Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.46
विनायकस्य चानूनम् इति मन्त्रो बुधैः स्मृतः जातवेदसे सुनवाम दुर्गामन्त्रो ऽयमुच्यते
vināyakasya cānūnam iti mantro budhaiḥ smṛtaḥ jātavedase sunavāma durgāmantro 'yamucyate
And "anūnam" is held by the wise to be the mantra of Vināyaka; "jātavedase sunavāma" — this is said to be the mantra of Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.47
आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतस आकाशस्य उदाहृतः क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां च वायोर्मन्त्रः प्रकीर्तितः
āditpratnasya retasa ākāśasya udāhṛtaḥ krāṇā śiśurmahīnāṃ ca vāyormantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
"ā it pratnasya retasaḥ" is declared (the mantra) of ether, and "krāṇā śiśur mahīnām" is proclaimed the mantra of Vāyu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.48
एषो उषा अपूर्व्या इत्य् अश्विनोर्मन्त्र उच्यते पूर्णाहुतिस्तु मूर्धानं दिव इत्यभिपातयेत्
eṣo uṣā apūrvyā ity aśvinormantra ucyate pūrṇāhutistu mūrdhānaṃ diva ityabhipātayet
"eṣo uṣā apūrvyā" is said to be the mantra of the Aśvins; and the full oblation he should pour down with "mūrdhānaṃ divaḥ."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.49
अथाभिषेकमन्त्रेण वाद्यमङ्गलगीतकैः पूर्णकुम्भेन तेनैव होमान्ते प्रागुदङ्मुखम्
athābhiṣekamantreṇa vādyamaṅgalagītakaiḥ pūrṇakumbhena tenaiva homānte prāgudaṅmukham
Then, at the end of the homa, with the consecration mantra, with instrumental music and auspicious songs, with that very full water-jar, (the sacrificer) facing east and north—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.50
अव्यङ्गावयवैर्ब्रह्मन् हेमस्रग्दामभूषितैः यजमानस्य कर्तव्यं चतुर्भिः स्नपनं द्विजैः
avyaṅgāvayavairbrahman hemasragdāmabhūṣitaiḥ yajamānasya kartavyaṃ caturbhiḥ snapanaṃ dvijaiḥ
the bathing of the sacrificer, O brahman, is to be performed by four twice-born men whose limbs are without defect and who are adorned with gold wreaths and garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.51
सुरास्त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः वासुदेवो जगन्नाथस् तथा संकर्षणो विभुः प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च भवन्तु विजयाय ते
surāstvāmabhiṣiñcantu brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ vāsudevo jagannāthas tathā saṃkarṣaṇo vibhuḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhaśca bhavantu vijayāya te
May the gods consecrate you: Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara; and may Vāsudeva the lord of the world, and Saṃkarṣaṇa the mighty, and Pradyumna and Aniruddha be for your victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.52
आखण्डलो ऽग्निर्भगवान् यमो वै निरृतिस्तथा वरुणः पवनश्चैव धनाध्यक्षस्तथा शिवः ब्रह्मणा सहितः शेषो दिक्पालास्त्वामवन्तु ते
ākhaṇḍalo 'gnirbhagavān yamo vai nirṛtistathā varuṇaḥ pavanaścaiva dhanādhyakṣastathā śivaḥ brahmaṇā sahitaḥ śeṣo dikpālāstvāmavantu te
Ākhaṇḍala (Indra), lord Agni, Yama and likewise Nirṛti, Varuṇa and Pavana, the lord of wealth (Kubera) and Śiva, and Śeṣa together with Brahmā—may these guardians of the directions protect you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.53
कीर्तिर्लक्ष्मीर्धृतिर्मेधा पुष्टिः श्रद्धा क्रिया मतिः बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शान्तिस् तुष्टिः क्रान्तिश्च मातरः एतास्त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु धर्मपत्न्यः समागताः
kīrtirlakṣmīrdhṛtirmedhā puṣṭiḥ śraddhā kriyā matiḥ buddhirlajjā vapuḥ śāntis tuṣṭiḥ krāntiśca mātaraḥ etāstvāmabhiṣiñcantu dharmapatnyaḥ samāgatāḥ
Fame, Fortune, Constancy, Insight, Growth, Faith, Action, Thought, Intelligence, Modesty, Beauty, Peace, Contentment and Krānti, the mothers—may these, the lawful wives (of the gods), assembled together, consecrate you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.54
आदित्यश्चन्द्रमा भौमो बुधो जीवः सितो ऽर्कजः ग्रहास्त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु राहुः केतुश्च तर्पिताः
ādityaścandramā bhaumo budho jīvaḥ sito 'rkajaḥ grahāstvāmabhiṣiñcantu rāhuḥ ketuśca tarpitāḥ
The Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Rāhu and Ketu—may these planets, when gratified, consecrate you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.55
देवदानवगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः ऋषयो मुनयो गावो देवमातर एव च
devadānavagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ ṛṣayo munayo gāvo devamātara eva ca
Gods, dānavas and gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas and serpents, seers, sages, cows, and the mothers of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.56
देवपत्न्यो द्रुमा नागा दैत्याश्चाप्सरसां गणाः अस्त्राणि सर्वशस्त्राणि राजानो वाहनानि च
devapatnyo drumā nāgā daityāścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ astrāṇi sarvaśastrāṇi rājāno vāhanāni ca
the wives of the gods, trees, nāgas, daityas and the hosts of apsarases, missiles and all weapons, kings and mounts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.57
औषधानि च रत्नानि कालस्यावयवाश्च ये सरितः सागराः शैलास् तीर्थानि जलदा नदाः एते त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये
auṣadhāni ca ratnāni kālasyāvayavāśca ye saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailās tīrthāni jaladā nadāḥ ete tvāmabhiṣiñcantu sarvakāmārthasiddhaye
and herbs and jewels, and those which are the divisions of time, rivers, oceans, mountains, holy fords, clouds and streams—may these consecrate you for the attainment of every desire and purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.58
ततः शुक्लाम्बरधरः शुक्लगन्धानुलेपनः सर्वौषधैः सर्वगन्धैः स्नापितो द्विजपुंगवैः
tataḥ śuklāmbaradharaḥ śuklagandhānulepanaḥ sarvauṣadhaiḥ sarvagandhaiḥ snāpito dvijapuṃgavaiḥ
Then, wearing white garments, anointed with white fragrances, bathed with all the herbs and all the perfumes by the foremost of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.59
यजमानः सपत्नीक ऋत्विजः सुसमाहितान् दक्षिणाभिः प्रयत्नेन पूजयेद्गतविस्मयः
yajamānaḥ sapatnīka ṛtvijaḥ susamāhitān dakṣiṇābhiḥ prayatnena pūjayedgatavismayaḥ
the sacrificer together with his wife, free of amazement, should carefully honour with fees the well-composed officiating priests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.60
सूर्याय कपिलां धेनुं शङ्खं दद्यात्तथेन्दवे रक्तं धुरंधरं दद्याद् भौमाय च ककुद्मिनम्
sūryāya kapilāṃ dhenuṃ śaṅkhaṃ dadyāttathendave raktaṃ dhuraṃdharaṃ dadyād bhaumāya ca kakudminam
To the Sun he should give a tawny milch-cow, and to the Moon a conch; to Mars he should give a red humped draught bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.61
बुधाय जातरूपं तु गुरवे पीतवाससी श्वेताश्वं दैत्यगुरवे कृष्णां गामर्कसूनवे
budhāya jātarūpaṃ tu gurave pītavāsasī śvetāśvaṃ daityagurave kṛṣṇāṃ gāmarkasūnave
To Mercury gold; to Jupiter a pair of yellow garments; to the teacher of the daityas (Venus) a white horse; to the son of the Sun (Saturn) a black cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.62
आयसं राहवे दद्यात् केतुभ्यश्छागमुत्तमम् सुवर्णेन समा कार्या यजमानेन दक्षिणा
āyasaṃ rāhave dadyāt ketubhyaśchāgamuttamam suvarṇena samā kāryā yajamānena dakṣiṇā
To Rāhu he should give an iron object, to the Ketus an excellent goat; the fee is to be made equal (in value) with gold by the sacrificer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.63
सर्वेषामथवा गावो दातव्या हेमभूषिताः सुवर्णमथवा दद्याद् गुरुर्वा येन तुष्यति समन्त्रेणैव दातव्याः सर्वाः सर्वत्र दक्षिणाः
sarveṣāmathavā gāvo dātavyā hemabhūṣitāḥ suvarṇamathavā dadyād gururvā yena tuṣyati samantreṇaiva dātavyāḥ sarvāḥ sarvatra dakṣiṇāḥ
Or else cows adorned with gold are to be given for all of them; or he may give gold, or whatever the teacher is pleased with. All fees, in every case, are to be given with the mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.64
कपिले सर्वदेवानां पूजनीयासि रोहिणी तीर्थदेवमयी यस्माद् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
kapile sarvadevānāṃ pūjanīyāsi rohiṇī tīrthadevamayī yasmād ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
"O tawny one, you are to be worshipped by all the gods, O red cow; since you consist of holy fords and gods, therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.65
पुण्यस्त्वं शङ्ख पुण्यानां मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् विष्णुना विधृतश्चासि ततः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
puṇyastvaṃ śaṅkha puṇyānāṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam viṣṇunā vidhṛtaścāsi tataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
You, O conch, are the pure among pure things and the auspicious among auspicious things, and you are held by Viṣṇu; therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.66
धर्मस्त्वं वृषरूपेण जगदानन्दकारक अष्टमूर्तेरधिष्ठानम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
dharmastvaṃ vṛṣarūpeṇa jagadānandakāraka aṣṭamūrteradhiṣṭhānam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
You are Dharma in the form of a bull, causing joy to the world, the support of the eight-formed one (Śiva); therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.67
हिरण्यगर्भगर्भस्त्वं हेमबीजं विभावसोः अनन्तपुण्यफलदम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
hiraṇyagarbhagarbhastvaṃ hemabījaṃ vibhāvasoḥ anantapuṇyaphaladam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
You are the womb of Hiraṇyagarbha, the golden seed of the Fire (Vibhāvasu), the giver of endless fruit of merit — therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.68
पीतवस्त्रयुगं यस्माद् वासुदेवस्य वल्लभम् प्रदानात्तस्य मे विष्णो ह्य् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
pītavastrayugaṃ yasmād vāsudevasya vallabham pradānāttasya me viṣṇo hy ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
Since a pair of yellow garments is dear to Vāsudeva, therefore, O Viṣṇu, by my gift of it, grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.69
विष्णुस्त्वमश्वरूपेण यस्मादमृतसम्भवः चन्द्रार्कवाहनो नित्यम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
viṣṇustvamaśvarūpeṇa yasmādamṛtasambhavaḥ candrārkavāhano nityam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
You are Viṣṇu in the form of a horse, since from (you) came the origin of the nectar; you have ever the moon and the sun as your vehicles — therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 93.70
यस्मात्त्वं पृथिवी सर्वा धेनुः केशवसंनिभा सर्वपापहरा नित्यम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
yasmāttvaṃ pṛthivī sarvā dhenuḥ keśavasaṃnibhā sarvapāpaharā nityam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
Since you are the whole earth, a milch-cow resembling Keśava, ever removing all sins — therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.71
यस्मादायासकर्माणि तवाधीनानि सर्वदा लाङ्गलाद्यायुधादीनि तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
yasmādāyāsakarmāṇi tavādhīnāni sarvadā lāṅgalādyāyudhādīni tasmācchāntiṃ prayaccha me
Since the works of labour are always dependent on you — the plough and other implements and weapons — therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 93.72
यस्मात्त्वं सर्वयज्ञानाम् अङ्गत्वेन व्यवस्थितः यानं विभावसोर्नित्यम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
yasmāttvaṃ sarvayajñānām aṅgatvena vyavasthitaḥ yānaṃ vibhāvasornityam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
Since you are established as a limb (i.e. necessary part) of all sacrifices, and are ever the conveyance of Fire — therefore grant me peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.73
गवामङ्गेषु तिष्ठन्ति भुवनानि चतुर्दश यस्मात्तस्माच्छ्रिये मे स्याद् इह लोके परत्र च
gavāmaṅgeṣu tiṣṭhanti bhuvanāni caturdaśa yasmāttasmācchriye me syād iha loke paratra ca
Since the fourteen worlds abide in the limbs of cows, therefore may there be prosperity for me in this world and the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.74
यस्मादशून्यं शयनं केशवस्य च सर्वदा शय्या ममाप्यशून्यास्तु दत्ता जन्मनि जन्मनि
yasmādaśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ keśavasya ca sarvadā śayyā mamāpyaśūnyāstu dattā janmani janmani
Since Keśava's couch is never empty at any time, may my bed too, having been given (by me), be not empty, birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.75
यथा रत्नेषु सर्वेषु सर्वे देवाः प्रतिष्ठिताः तथा रत्नानि यच्छन्तु रत्नदानेन मे सुराः
yathā ratneṣu sarveṣu sarve devāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ tathā ratnāni yacchantu ratnadānena me surāḥ
As all the gods are established in all jewels, so may the gods grant me jewels through this gift of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.76
यथा भूमिप्रदानस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् दानान्यन्यानि मे शान्तिर् भूमिदानाद्भवत्विह
yathā bhūmipradānasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm dānānyanyāni me śāntir bhūmidānādbhavatviha
Since other gifts do not amount to a sixteenth part of the gift of land, may peace come to me here from the gift of land.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.77
एवं सम्पूजयेद्भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्येन वर्जितः रत्नकाञ्चनवस्त्रौघैर् धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः
evaṃ sampūjayedbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyena varjitaḥ ratnakāñcanavastraughair dhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ
Thus one should worship with devotion, free of stinginess with wealth, with abundant jewels, gold and garments, with incense, garlands and unguents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.78
अनेन विधिना यस्तु ग्रहपूजां समाचरेत् सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते
anena vidhinā yastu grahapūjāṃ samācaret sarvānkāmānavāpnoti pretya svarge mahīyate
Whoever performs the worship of the planets by this rule obtains all his desires, and after death is honoured in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.79
यस्तु पीडाकरो नित्यम् अल्पवित्तस्य वा ग्रहः तं च यत्नेन सम्पूज्य शेषानप्यर्चयेद्बुधः
yastu pīḍākaro nityam alpavittasya vā grahaḥ taṃ ca yatnena sampūjya śeṣānapyarcayedbudhaḥ
But if a planet is constantly causing affliction, or (if the performer) is of little wealth, the wise man should worship that one with (special) effort and honour the rest as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 93.80
ग्रहा गावो नरेन्द्राश्च ब्राह्मणाश्च विशेषतः पूजिताः पूजयन्त्येते निर्दहन्त्यवमानिताः
grahā gāvo narendrāśca brāhmaṇāśca viśeṣataḥ pūjitāḥ pūjayantyete nirdahantyavamānitāḥ
Planets, cows, kings, and brahmins especially: when honoured, these honour (one); when slighted, they burn (one) up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.81
यथा बाणप्रहाराणां कवचं भवति वारणम् तद्वद्दैवोपघातानां शान्तिर्भवति वारणम्
yathā bāṇaprahārāṇāṃ kavacaṃ bhavati vāraṇam tadvaddaivopaghātānāṃ śāntirbhavati vāraṇam
Just as armour is a warding-off of the blows of arrows, so a propitiation rite is a warding-off of the strokes of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.82
तस्मान्न दक्षिणाहीनं कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता सम्पूर्णया दक्षिणया यस्मादेको ऽपि तुष्यति
tasmānna dakṣiṇāhīnaṃ kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā sampūrṇayā dakṣiṇayā yasmādeko 'pi tuṣyati
Therefore one who desires prosperity should not perform (the rite) deficient in the priestly fee, since with a full fee even one (planet) is satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.83
सदैवायुतहोमो ऽयं नवग्रहमखे स्थितः विवाहोत्सवयज्ञेषु प्रतिष्ठादिषु कर्मसु
sadaivāyutahomo 'yaṃ navagrahamakhe sthitaḥ vivāhotsavayajñeṣu pratiṣṭhādiṣu karmasu
This ten-thousand-oblation rite always stands (prescribed) within the sacrifice of the nine planets, at weddings, festivals and sacrifices, and in rites of consecration and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.84
निर्विघ्नार्थं मुनिश्रेष्ठ तथोद्वेगाद्भुतेषु च कथितो ऽयुतहोमो ऽयं लक्षहोममतः शृणु
nirvighnārthaṃ muniśreṣṭha tathodvegādbhuteṣu ca kathito 'yutahomo 'yaṃ lakṣahomamataḥ śṛṇu
for the removal of obstacles, O best of sages, and in cases of alarm and portents. This ten-thousand-oblation rite has been told; now hear of the hundred-thousand-oblation rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.85
सर्वकामाप्तये यस्माल् लक्षहोमं विदुर्बुधाः पितॄणां वल्लभं साक्षाद् भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
sarvakāmāptaye yasmāl lakṣahomaṃ vidurbudhāḥ pitṝṇāṃ vallabhaṃ sākṣād bhuktimuktiphalapradam
The wise know the hundred-thousand-oblation rite as (serving) for the attainment of all desires, dear to the ancestors, directly bestowing the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.86
ग्रहताराबलं लब्ध्वा कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम् गृहस्योत्तरपूर्वेण मण्डपं कारयेद्बुधः
grahatārābalaṃ labdhvā kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam gṛhasyottarapūrveṇa maṇḍapaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ
Having obtained the strength of the planets and stars, and having had the brahmins recite (the benediction), the wise man should have a pavilion made to the north-east of the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.87
रुद्रायतनभूमौ वा चतुरस्रमुदङ्मुखम् दशहस्तमथाष्टौ वा हस्तान्कुर्याद्विधानतः
rudrāyatanabhūmau vā caturasramudaṅmukham daśahastamathāṣṭau vā hastānkuryādvidhānataḥ
Or on the ground of a temple of Rudra, (he should make it) square and facing north, ten cubits, or else eight cubits, according to the prescription.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.88
प्रागुदक्प्लवनां भूमिं कारयेद्यत्नतो बुधः प्रागुत्तरं समासाद्य प्रदेशं मण्डपस्य तु
prāgudakplavanāṃ bhūmiṃ kārayedyatnato budhaḥ prāguttaraṃ samāsādya pradeśaṃ maṇḍapasya tu
The wise man should take care to make the ground slope toward the east and the north; and having reached the north-eastern quarter of the pavilion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.89
शोभनं कारयेत्कुण्डं यथावल्लक्षणान्वितम् चतुरस्रं समन्तात्तु योनिवक्त्रं समेखलम्
śobhanaṃ kārayetkuṇḍaṃ yathāvallakṣaṇānvitam caturasraṃ samantāttu yonivaktraṃ samekhalam
he should make a fine fire-pit, duly furnished with the (proper) marks, square all round, with a womb-shaped mouth and provided with a girdle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.90
चतुरङ्गुलविस्तारा मेखला तद्वदुच्छ्रिता प्रागुदक्प्लवना कार्या सर्वतः समवस्थिता
caturaṅgulavistārā mekhalā tadvaducchritā prāgudakplavanā kāryā sarvataḥ samavasthitā
The girdle should be four fingers broad and raised as much; it is to be made sloping toward the east and the north, set even on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.91
शान्त्यर्थं सर्वलोकानां नवग्रहमखः स्मृतः मानहीनाधिकं कुण्डम् अनेकभयदं भवेत् यस्मात्तस्मात् सुसम्पूर्णं शान्तिकुण्डं विधीयते
śāntyarthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ navagrahamakhaḥ smṛtaḥ mānahīnādhikaṃ kuṇḍam anekabhayadaṃ bhavet yasmāttasmāt susampūrṇaṃ śāntikuṇḍaṃ vidhīyate
The sacrifice of the nine planets is held to be for the appeasement (of ills) of all people. A pit that falls short of or exceeds the measure would bring on many dangers; for that reason a fully complete pit for the appeasement rite is prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.92
अस्माद्दशगुणः प्रोक्तो लक्षहोमः स्वयम्भुवा आहुतीभिः प्रयत्नेन दक्षिणाभिस्तथैव च
asmāddaśaguṇaḥ prokto lakṣahomaḥ svayambhuvā āhutībhiḥ prayatnena dakṣiṇābhistathaiva ca
Ten times greater than this the hundred-thousand oblation rite was declared by the Self-existent, (ten times) in the oblations offered with effort and likewise in the priestly fees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.93
द्विहस्तविस्तृतं तद्वच् चतुर्हस्तायतं पुनः लक्षहोमे भवेत्कुण्डं योनिवक्त्रं त्रिमेखलम्
dvihastavistṛtaṃ tadvac caturhastāyataṃ punaḥ lakṣahome bhavetkuṇḍaṃ yonivaktraṃ trimekhalam
Likewise, in the hundred-thousand oblation rite the pit should be two cubits broad and again four cubits long, womb-mouthed, with three girdles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.94
तस्य चोत्तरपूर्वेण वितस्तित्रयसंस्थितम् प्रागुदक्प्लवनं तच्च चतुरस्रं समन्ततः
tasya cottarapūrveṇa vitastitrayasaṃsthitam prāgudakplavanaṃ tacca caturasraṃ samantataḥ
And to the north-east of it (an altar) set out at three spans, sloping toward the east and the north, and square on all sides,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.95
विष्कम्भार्धोच्छ्रितं प्रोक्तं स्थण्डिलं विश्वकर्मणा संस्थापनाय देवानां वप्रत्रयसमावृतम्
viṣkambhārdhocchritaṃ proktaṃ sthaṇḍilaṃ viśvakarmaṇā saṃsthāpanāya devānāṃ vapratrayasamāvṛtam
raised half its breadth — such is the altar declared by Viśvakarman for the installation of the gods, enclosed by three ramparts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.96
द्व्यङ्गुलो ह्युच्छ्रितो वप्रः प्रथमः स उदाहृतः अङ्गुलोच्छ्रयसंयुक्तं वप्रद्वयमथोपरि
dvyaṅgulo hyucchrito vapraḥ prathamaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ aṅgulocchrayasaṃyuktaṃ vapradvayamathopari
The first rampart is said to be two fingers high; then above (it) the pair of ramparts, each one finger in height.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.97
त्र्यङ्गुलस्य च विस्तारः सर्वेषां कथ्यते बुधैः दशाङ्गुलोच्छ्रिता भित्तिः स्थण्डिले स्यात्तथोपरि तस्मिन्नावाहयेद्देवान् पूर्ववत्पुष्पतण्डुलैः
tryaṅgulasya ca vistāraḥ sarveṣāṃ kathyate budhaiḥ daśāṅgulocchritā bhittiḥ sthaṇḍile syāttathopari tasminnāvāhayeddevān pūrvavatpuṣpataṇḍulaiḥ
And the breadth of all of them is stated by the learned to be three fingers. On the altar the wall should be ten fingers high, and likewise above. Upon it he should invoke the gods, as before, with flowers and rice grains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.98
आदित्याभिमुखाः सर्वाः साधिप्रत्यधिदेवताः स्थापनीया मुनिश्रेष्ठ नोत्तरेण पराङ्मुखाः
ādityābhimukhāḥ sarvāḥ sādhipratyadhidevatāḥ sthāpanīyā muniśreṣṭha nottareṇa parāṅmukhāḥ
All (the deities), together with the presiding and the co-presiding deities, are to be installed facing the sun, O best of sages, and not facing away toward the north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.99
गरुत्मानधिकस्तत्र संपूज्यः श्रियमिच्छता सामध्वनिशरीरस्त्वं वाहनं परमेष्ठिनः विषपापहरो नित्यम् अतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
garutmānadhikastatra saṃpūjyaḥ śriyamicchatā sāmadhvaniśarīrastvaṃ vāhanaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ viṣapāpaharo nityam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
There Garuḍa is to be worshipped in addition by one who desires prosperity: "You whose body is the sound of the Sāman, the vehicle of the Highest One, ever the remover of poison and of sin — therefore grant me peace."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.100
पूर्ववत्कुम्भमामन्त्र्य तद्वद्धोमं समाचरेत् सहस्राणां शतं हुत्वा समित्संख्याधिकं पुनः घृतकुम्भवसोर्धारां पातयेदनलोपरि
pūrvavatkumbhamāmantrya tadvaddhomaṃ samācaret sahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ hutvā samitsaṃkhyādhikaṃ punaḥ ghṛtakumbhavasordhārāṃ pātayedanalopari
Having addressed the pot with mantras as before, he should perform the fire offering in the same way; having offered a hundred thousand, and again more than the number of the firesticks, he should let fall from the ghee-pot the stream of abundance upon the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.101
औदुम्बरीं तथार्द्रां च ऋज्वीं कोटरवर्जिताम् बाहुमात्रां स्रुचं कृत्वा ततः स्तम्भद्वयोपरि घृतधारां तया सम्यग् अग्नेरुपरि पातयेत्
audumbarīṃ tathārdrāṃ ca ṛjvīṃ koṭaravarjitām bāhumātrāṃ srucaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ stambhadvayopari ghṛtadhārāṃ tayā samyag agnerupari pātayet
Having made a ladle of fig-wood, moreover fresh, straight, free of hollows, an arm's length, then upon two posts, with it he should properly let the stream of ghee fall upon the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.102
श्रावयेत्सूक्तमाग्नेयं वैष्णवं रौद्रमैन्दवम् महावैश्वानरं साम ज्येष्ठसाम च वाचयेत्
śrāvayetsūktamāgneyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ raudramaindavam mahāvaiśvānaraṃ sāma jyeṣṭhasāma ca vācayet
He should have the hymn to Agni recited, and those to Viṣṇu, to Rudra, and to the Moon; and he should have chanted the Mahāvaiśvānara chant and the Jyeṣṭha chant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.103
स्नानं च यजमानस्य पूर्ववत्स्वस्तिवाचनम् दातव्या यजमानेन पूर्ववद्दक्षिणाः पृथक्
snānaṃ ca yajamānasya pūrvavatsvastivācanam dātavyā yajamānena pūrvavaddakṣiṇāḥ pṛthak
And the bathing of the sacrificer, and the recitation of benediction, as before; the fees are to be given separately by the sacrificer, as before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.104
कामक्रोधविहीनेन ऋत्विग्भ्यः शान्तचेतसा नवग्रहमखे विप्राश् चत्वारो वेदवेदिनः
kāmakrodhavihīnena ṛtvigbhyaḥ śāntacetasā navagrahamakhe viprāś catvāro vedavedinaḥ
by one free of desire and anger, with a calm mind, to the officiating priests. At the sacrifice of the nine planets, four brahmins who know the Vedas (are to be employed);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.105
अथवा ऋत्विजौ शान्तौ द्वावेव श्रुतिकोविदौ कार्यावयुतहोमे तु न प्रसज्येत विस्तरे
athavā ṛtvijau śāntau dvāveva śrutikovidau kāryāvayutahome tu na prasajyeta vistare
or else just two calm officiants well versed in scripture are to be employed at the ten-thousand oblation rite; one should not insist upon elaborateness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.106
तद्वच्च दश चाष्टौ च लक्षहोमे तु ऋत्विजः कर्तव्याः शक्तितस्तद्वच् चत्वारो वा विमत्सरः
tadvacca daśa cāṣṭau ca lakṣahome tu ṛtvijaḥ kartavyāḥ śaktitastadvac catvāro vā vimatsaraḥ
Likewise ten, and (also) eight, officiants are to be employed at the hundred-thousand oblation rite; or likewise four, according to one's means, (by a patron) free of grudging.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.107
नवग्रहमखात्सर्वं लक्षहोमे दशोत्तरम् भक्ष्यान्दद्यान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ भूषणान्यपि शक्तितः
navagrahamakhātsarvaṃ lakṣahome daśottaram bhakṣyāndadyānmuniśreṣṭha bhūṣaṇānyapi śaktitaḥ
In the lakṣa-homa everything (is to be done) as in the sacrifice to the nine planets, but tenfold; one should give foods, best of sages, and ornaments too according to one's means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.108
शयनानि सवस्त्राणि हैमानि कटकानि च कर्णाङ्गुलिपवित्राणि कण्ठसूत्राणि शक्तिमान्
śayanāni savastrāṇi haimāni kaṭakāni ca karṇāṅgulipavitrāṇi kaṇṭhasūtrāṇi śaktimān
Beds together with cloths, and golden bracelets, ear-, finger- and pavitra-rings, and neck-cords — (these) one who is able (should give).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.109
न कुर्याद्दक्षिणाहीनं वित्तशाठ्येन मानवः अददल्लोभतो मोहात् कुलक्षयम् अवाप्नुते
na kuryāddakṣiṇāhīnaṃ vittaśāṭhyena mānavaḥ adadallobhato mohāt kulakṣayam avāpnute
A man should not make (the rite) deficient in sacrificial fees out of miserliness with wealth; not giving, out of greed and delusion, he brings about the ruin of his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.110
अन्नदानं यथाशक्त्या कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता अन्नहीनः कृतो यस्माद् दुर्भिक्षफलदो भवेत्
annadānaṃ yathāśaktyā kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā annahīnaḥ kṛto yasmād durbhikṣaphalado bhavet
The gift of food is to be made according to one's ability by him who desires prosperity, since (a rite) made deficient in food would yield famine as its fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.111
अन्नहीनो दहेद्राष्ट्रं मन्त्रहीनस्तु ऋत्विजः यष्टारं दक्षिणाहीनं नास्ति यज्ञसमो रिपुः
annahīno dahedrāṣṭraṃ mantrahīnastu ṛtvijaḥ yaṣṭāraṃ dakṣiṇāhīnaṃ nāsti yajñasamo ripuḥ
One deficient in food would burn the kingdom, one deficient in mantras (would burn) the priests, and one deficient in fees (would burn) the sacrificer: there is no enemy like a sacrifice (badly done).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.112
न वाप्यल्पधनः कुर्याल् लक्षहोमं नरः क्वचित् यस्मात्पीडाकरो नित्यं यज्ञे भवति विग्रहः
na vāpyalpadhanaḥ kuryāl lakṣahomaṃ naraḥ kvacit yasmātpīḍākaro nityaṃ yajñe bhavati vigrahaḥ
Nor should a man of little wealth ever perform the lakṣa-homa, since a quarrel arising in a sacrifice is always a cause of affliction.
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MtP 93.113
तमेव पूजयेद्भक्त्या द्वौ वा त्रीन्वा यथाविधि एकमप्यर्चयेद्भक्त्या ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् दक्षिणाभिः प्रयत्नेन न बहूनल्पवित्तवान्
tameva pūjayedbhaktyā dvau vā trīnvā yathāvidhi ekamapyarcayedbhaktyā brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam dakṣiṇābhiḥ prayatnena na bahūnalpavittavān
He should worship just that one (priest) with devotion, or two or three according to rule; even one brahmin who has gone to the far shore of the Veda he should honour with devotion — a man of little wealth should carefully (honour him) with fees, not many (priests).
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MtP 93.114
लक्षहोमस्तु कर्तव्यो यथावित्तं भवेद्बहु यतः सर्वानवाप्नोति कुर्वन्कामान्विधानतः
lakṣahomastu kartavyo yathāvittaṃ bhavedbahu yataḥ sarvānavāpnoti kurvankāmānvidhānataḥ
But the lakṣa-homa is to be performed according to one's wealth, (and) it may be much; for by performing it according to the prescription one obtains all one's desires.
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MtP 93.115
पूज्यते शिवलोके च वस्वादित्यमरुद्गणैः यावत्कल्पशतान्यष्टाव् अथ मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
pūjyate śivaloke ca vasvādityamarudgaṇaiḥ yāvatkalpaśatānyaṣṭāv atha mokṣamavāpnuyāt
And he is honoured in the world of Śiva by the Vasus, Ādityas and the hosts of Maruts for as long as eight hundred kalpas, and then he may attain liberation.
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MtP 93.116
सकामो यस्त्विमं कुर्याल् लक्षहोमं यथाविधि स तं काममवाप्नोति पदमानन्त्यम् अश्नुते
sakāmo yastvimaṃ kuryāl lakṣahomaṃ yathāvidhi sa taṃ kāmamavāpnoti padamānantyam aśnute
He who, having a desire, performs this lakṣa-homa according to rule obtains that desire and attains the endless station.
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MtP 93.117
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान् धनार्थी लभते धनम् भार्यार्थी शोभनां भार्यां कुमारी च शुभं पतिम्
putrārthī labhate putrān dhanārthī labhate dhanam bhāryārthī śobhanāṃ bhāryāṃ kumārī ca śubhaṃ patim
One who wants sons obtains sons, one who wants wealth obtains wealth, one who wants a wife (obtains) a lovely wife, and a maiden (obtains) a good husband.
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MtP 93.118
भ्रष्टराज्यस्तथा राज्यं श्रीकामः श्रियमाप्नुयात् यं यं प्रार्थयते कामं स वै भवति पुष्कलः निष्कामः कुरुते यस्तु स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति
bhraṣṭarājyastathā rājyaṃ śrīkāmaḥ śriyamāpnuyāt yaṃ yaṃ prārthayate kāmaṃ sa vai bhavati puṣkalaḥ niṣkāmaḥ kurute yastu sa paraṃ brahma gacchati
One who has lost his kingdom (obtains) his kingdom, one who desires prosperity would obtain prosperity; whatever desire he prays for, that indeed becomes abundant; but he who performs it without desire goes to the supreme Brahman.
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MtP 93.119
अस्माच्छतगुणः प्रोक्तः कोटिहोमः स्वयम्भुवा आहुतीभिः प्रयत्नेन दक्षिणाभिः फलेन च
asmācchataguṇaḥ proktaḥ koṭihomaḥ svayambhuvā āhutībhiḥ prayatnena dakṣiṇābhiḥ phalena ca
A hundred times greater than this is the koṭi-homa declared by the Self-existent one — in oblations, in effort, in sacrificial fees, and in fruit.
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MtP 93.120
पूर्ववद्ग्रहदेवानाम् आवाहनविसर्जने होममन्त्रास्त एवोक्ताः खाने दाने तथैव च कुण्डमण्डपवेदीनां विशेषो ऽयं निबोध मे
pūrvavadgrahadevānām āvāhanavisarjane homamantrāsta evoktāḥ khāne dāne tathaiva ca kuṇḍamaṇḍapavedīnāṃ viśeṣo 'yaṃ nibodha me
As before, for the summoning and dismissal of the planet-deities, the very same homa-mantras are prescribed, and likewise in the digging and the giving; but hear from me this distinction concerning the fire-pits, pavilions and altars.
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MtP 93.121
कोटिहोमे चतुर्हस्तं चतुरस्रं तु सर्वतः योनिवक्त्रद्वयोपेतं तदप्याहुस् त्रिमेखलम्
koṭihome caturhastaṃ caturasraṃ tu sarvataḥ yonivaktradvayopetaṃ tadapyāhus trimekhalam
In the koṭi-homa (the pit should be) four cubits, square on all sides, provided with a pair of yoni-mouths; that too they say has three girdles.
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MtP 93.122
द्व्यङ्गुलाभ्युच्छ्रिता कार्या प्रथमा मेखला बुधैः त्र्यङ्गुलाभ्युच्छ्रिता तद्वद् द्वितीया परिकीर्तिता
dvyaṅgulābhyucchritā kāryā prathamā mekhalā budhaiḥ tryaṅgulābhyucchritā tadvad dvitīyā parikīrtitā
The first girdle should be made two fingers high by the wise; likewise the second is declared to be three fingers high.
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MtP 93.123
उच्छ्रायविस्तराभ्यां च तृतीया चतुरङ्गुला द्व्यङ्गुलश्चेति विस्तारः पूर्वयोरेव शस्यते
ucchrāyavistarābhyāṃ ca tṛtīyā caturaṅgulā dvyaṅgulaśceti vistāraḥ pūrvayoreva śasyate
And the third is four fingers in both height and breadth; a breadth of two fingers is commended for the two former ones.
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MtP 93.124
वितस्तिमात्रा योनिः स्यात् षट्सप्ताङ्गुलविस्तृता कूर्मपृष्ठोन्नता मध्ये पार्श्वयोश्चाङ्गुलोच्छ्रिता
vitastimātrā yoniḥ syāt ṣaṭsaptāṅgulavistṛtā kūrmapṛṣṭhonnatā madhye pārśvayoścāṅgulocchritā
The yoni should measure a span, six or seven fingers wide, raised in the middle like a tortoise's back, and one finger high at the two sides.
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MtP 93.125
गजौष्ठसदृशी तद्वद् आयता छिद्रसंयुता एतत्सर्वेषु कुण्डेषु योनिलक्षणमुच्यते
gajauṣṭhasadṛśī tadvad āyatā chidrasaṃyutā etatsarveṣu kuṇḍeṣu yonilakṣaṇamucyate
Likewise it is elongated like an elephant's lip and furnished with an opening; this is said to be the characteristic of the yoni in all fire-pits.
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MtP 93.126
मेखलोपरि सर्वत्र अश्वत्थदलसंनिभम् वेदी च कोटिहोमे स्याद् वितस्तीनां चतुष्टयम्
mekhalopari sarvatra aśvatthadalasaṃnibham vedī ca koṭihome syād vitastīnāṃ catuṣṭayam
Above the girdle, everywhere, (it is) like an aśvattha leaf; and in the koṭi-homa the altar should be four spans.
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MtP 93.127
चतुरस्रा समन्ताच्च त्रिभिर्वप्रैस्तु संयुता वप्रप्रमाणं पूर्वोक्तं वेदीनां च तथोच्छ्रयः
caturasrā samantācca tribhirvapraistu saṃyutā vaprapramāṇaṃ pūrvoktaṃ vedīnāṃ ca tathocchrayaḥ
(It is) four-sided and on all sides furnished with three ramparts; the measure of the ramparts is as stated before, and likewise the height of the altars.
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MtP 93.128
तथा षोडशहस्तः स्यान् मण्डपश्च चतुर्मुखः पूर्वद्वारे च संस्थाप्य बह्वृचं वेदपारगम्
tathā ṣoḍaśahastaḥ syān maṇḍapaśca caturmukhaḥ pūrvadvāre ca saṃsthāpya bahvṛcaṃ vedapāragam
Likewise the pavilion should be sixteen cubits (in extent) and have four doors; and at the eastern door one should station a Ṛgvedin who has mastered the Veda.
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MtP 93.129
यजुर्विदं तथा याम्ये पश्चिमे सामवेदिनम् अथर्ववेदिनं तद्वद् उत्तरे स्थापयेद्बुधः
yajurvidaṃ tathā yāmye paścime sāmavedinam atharvavedinaṃ tadvad uttare sthāpayedbudhaḥ
Likewise (one should station) a knower of the Yajurveda in the south, in the west one versed in the Sāmaveda, and in the same way in the north the wise (patron) should station one versed in the Atharvaveda.
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MtP 93.130
अष्टौ तु होमकाः कार्या वेदवेदाङ्गवेदिनः एवं द्वादश विप्राः स्युर् वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः पूर्ववत्पूजयेद्भक्त्या वस्त्राभरणभूषणैः
aṣṭau tu homakāḥ kāryā vedavedāṅgavedinaḥ evaṃ dvādaśa viprāḥ syur vastramālyānulepanaiḥ pūrvavatpūjayedbhaktyā vastrābharaṇabhūṣaṇaiḥ
But eight oblation-priests are to be appointed, knowers of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas; thus there would be twelve brahmins; with garments, garlands and unguents, as before, one should worship (them) with devotion, with clothes, ornaments and adornments.
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MtP 93.131
रात्रिसूक्तं च रौद्रं च पावमानं सुमङ्गलम् पूर्वतो बह्वृचः शान्तिं पठन्नास्ते ह्युदङ्मुखः
rātrisūktaṃ ca raudraṃ ca pāvamānaṃ sumaṅgalam pūrvato bahvṛcaḥ śāntiṃ paṭhannāste hyudaṅmukhaḥ
The Rātri hymn, the Raudra, the Pāvamāna, the Sumaṅgala, and the Śānti — the Ṛgvedin, facing north, sits reciting (them) on the east side.
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MtP 93.132
शाक्तं शाक्रं च सौम्यं च कौष्माण्डं शान्तिमेव च पाठयेद्दक्षिणद्वारि यजुर्वेदिनमुत्तमम्
śāktaṃ śākraṃ ca saumyaṃ ca kauṣmāṇḍaṃ śāntimeva ca pāṭhayeddakṣiṇadvāri yajurvedinamuttamam
The Śākta, the Śākra, the Saumya, the Kauṣmāṇḍa, and the Śānti as well — one should have the excellent Yajurvedin recite (these) at the southern door.
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MtP 93.133
सुपर्णमथ वैराजम् आग्नेयं रुद्रसंहिताम् ज्येष्ठमास तथा शान्तिं छन्दोगः पश्चिमे जपेत्
suparṇamatha vairājam āgneyaṃ rudrasaṃhitām jyeṣṭhamāsa tathā śāntiṃ chandogaḥ paścime japet
The Suparṇa, then the Vairāja, the Āgneya, the Rudra collection, likewise the Jyeṣṭhamāsa and the Śānti — the Chandoga (Sāmavedin) should murmur (these) in the west.
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MtP 93.134
शान्तिसूक्तं च सौरं च तथा शाकुनकं शुभम् पौष्टिकं च महाराज्यम् उत्तरेणाप्यथर्ववित्
śāntisūktaṃ ca sauraṃ ca tathā śākunakaṃ śubham pauṣṭikaṃ ca mahārājyam uttareṇāpyatharvavit
And the Śānti hymn, the Saura, likewise the auspicious Śākunaka, the Pauṣṭika and the Mahārājya — (these) the Atharvan-knower (recites) on the north side.
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MtP 93.135
पञ्चभिः सप्तभिर्वापि होमः कार्यो ऽत्र पूर्ववत् स्नाने दाने च मन्त्राः स्युस् त एव मुनिसत्तम
pañcabhiḥ saptabhirvāpi homaḥ kāryo 'tra pūrvavat snāne dāne ca mantrāḥ syus ta eva munisattama
Here the oblation is to be made with five or else with seven (priests), as before; and in the bathing and the giving the mantras are just those (already stated), O best of sages.
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MtP 93.136
वसोर्धाराविधानं च लक्षहोमे विशिष्यते अनेन विधिना यस्तु कोटिहोमं समाचरेत् सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ततो विष्णुपदं व्रजेत्
vasordhārāvidhānaṃ ca lakṣahome viśiṣyate anena vidhinā yastu koṭihomaṃ samācaret sarvānkāmānavāpnoti tato viṣṇupadaṃ vrajet
And the rule of the Vasordhārā is prescribed particularly in the lakh-oblation. Whoever performs the crore-oblation by this rule obtains all his desires and thereafter goes to the abode of Viṣṇu.
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MtP 93.137
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि ग्रहयज्ञत्रयं नरः सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा पदमिन्द्रस्य गच्छति
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi grahayajñatrayaṃ naraḥ sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā padamindrasya gacchati
The man who recites or even hears the triad of planet-sacrifices, his self purified of all sins, goes to the abode of Indra.
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MtP 93.138
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि दश चाष्टौ च धर्मवित् कृत्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति कौटिहोमात् तदश्नुते
aśvamedhasahasrāṇi daśa cāṣṭau ca dharmavit kṛtvā yatphalamāpnoti kauṭihomāt tadaśnute
The fruit which a knower of dharma obtains by performing eighteen thousand horse-sacrifices — that he enjoys from the crore-oblation.
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MtP 93.139
ब्रह्महत्यासहस्राणि भ्रूणहत्यार्बुदानि च कोटिहोमेन नश्यन्ति यथावच्छिवभाषितम्
brahmahatyāsahasrāṇi bhrūṇahatyārbudāni ca koṭihomena naśyanti yathāvacchivabhāṣitam
Thousands of brahmin-killings and hundreds of millions of embryo-killings are destroyed by the crore-oblation, just as was declared by Śiva.
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MtP 93.140
वश्यकर्माभिचारादि तथैवोच्चाटनादिकम् नवग्रहमखं कृत्वा ततः काम्यं समाचरेत्
vaśyakarmābhicārādi tathaivoccāṭanādikam navagrahamakhaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ kāmyaṃ samācaret
Subjugation rites, hostile magic and the rest, and likewise the driving-away rites and so on — having (first) performed the sacrifice of the nine planets, one should then perform the desired rite.
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MtP 93.141
अन्यथा फलदं पुंसां न काम्यं जायते क्वचित् तस्मादयुतहोमस्य विधानं पूर्वमाचरेत्
anyathā phaladaṃ puṃsāṃ na kāmyaṃ jāyate kvacit tasmādayutahomasya vidhānaṃ pūrvamācaret
Otherwise the optional rite never becomes fruit-giving for men; therefore one should first carry out the rule of the ten-thousand oblation.
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MtP 93.142
वृत्तं वोच्चाटने कुण्डं तथा च वश्यकर्मणि त्रिमेखलं चैकवक्त्रम् अरत्निर्विस्तरेण तु
vṛttaṃ voccāṭane kuṇḍaṃ tathā ca vaśyakarmaṇi trimekhalaṃ caikavaktram aratnirvistareṇa tu
In a driving-away rite the fire-pit (should be) round, and likewise in a subjugation rite; with three girdles and one mouth, one aratni (cubit) in width.
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MtP 93.143
पलाशसमिधः शस्ता मधुगोरोचनान्विताः चन्दनागुरुणा तद्वत् कुङ्कुमेनाभिषिञ्चिताः
palāśasamidhaḥ śastā madhugorocanānvitāḥ candanāguruṇā tadvat kuṅkumenābhiṣiñcitāḥ
Palāśa firewood is commended, mixed with honey and gorocanā, and likewise sprinkled with sandal, aguru and saffron.
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MtP 93.144
होमयेन्मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां बिल्वानि कमलानि च सहस्राणि दशैवोक्तं सर्वदैव स्वयम्भुवा
homayenmadhusarpirbhyāṃ bilvāni kamalāni ca sahasrāṇi daśaivoktaṃ sarvadaiva svayambhuvā
With honey and ghee one should offer bilva fruits and lotuses — ten thousand (of them) is what has been stated for all occasions by the Self-existent.
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MtP 93.145
वश्यकर्मणि बिल्वानां पद्मानां चैव धर्मवित् सुमित्रिया न आप ओषधय इति होमयेत्
vaśyakarmaṇi bilvānāṃ padmānāṃ caiva dharmavit sumitriyā na āpa oṣadhaya iti homayet
In a subjugation rite the knower of dharma should offer bilva fruits and lotuses with (the mantra) "sumitriyā na āpa oṣadhayaḥ."
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MtP 93.146
न चात्र स्थापनं कार्यं न च कुम्भाभिषेचनम् स्नानं सर्वौषधैः कृत्वा शुक्लपुष्पाम्बरो गृही
na cātra sthāpanaṃ kāryaṃ na ca kumbhābhiṣecanam snānaṃ sarvauṣadhaiḥ kṛtvā śuklapuṣpāmbaro gṛhī
And here no installation (of images) is to be done, nor the sprinkling from the pot; having bathed with all the herbs, the householder (should be) clothed in white with white flowers.
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MtP 93.147
कण्ठसूत्रैः सकनकैर् विप्रान् समभिपूजयेत् सूक्ष्मवस्त्राणि देयानि शुक्ला गावः सकाञ्चनाः
kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ sakanakair viprān samabhipūjayet sūkṣmavastrāṇi deyāni śuklā gāvaḥ sakāñcanāḥ
With neck-cords together with gold he should duly honour the brahmins; fine garments are to be given, and white cows along with gold.
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MtP 93.148
अवश्यानि वशी कुर्यात् सर्वशत्रुबलान्यपि अमित्राण्यपि मित्राणि होमो ऽयं पापनाशनः
avaśyāni vaśī kuryāt sarvaśatrubalānyapi amitrāṇyapi mitrāṇi homo 'yaṃ pāpanāśanaḥ
The self-controlled man may bring under his control even things not to be controlled, and even all the forces of enemies; even foes (become) friends — this oblation destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.149
विद्वेषणे ऽभिचारे च त्रिकोणं कुण्डमिष्यते द्विमेखलं कोणमुखं हस्तमात्रं च सर्वशः
vidveṣaṇe 'bhicāre ca trikoṇaṃ kuṇḍamiṣyate dvimekhalaṃ koṇamukhaṃ hastamātraṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
For (rites of) causing enmity and for hostile magic a triangular fire-pit is prescribed, with two girdles, with its mouth at a corner, and a cubit (in measure) on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.150
होमं कुर्युस्ततो विप्रा रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनाः निवीतलोहितोष्णीषा लोहिताम्बरधारिणः
homaṃ kuryustato viprā raktamālyānulepanāḥ nivītalohitoṣṇīṣā lohitāmbaradhāriṇaḥ
Then let the brahmins perform the oblation, wearing red garlands and unguents, with the sacred thread worn as a necklace, with red turbans, clad in red garments.
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MtP 93.151
नववायसरक्ताढ्यपात्रत्रयसमन्विताः समिधो वामहस्तेन श्येनास्थिबलसंयुताः होतव्या मुक्तकेशैस्तु ध्यायद्भिरशिवं रिपौ
navavāyasaraktāḍhyapātratrayasamanvitāḥ samidho vāmahastena śyenāsthibalasaṃyutāḥ hotavyā muktakeśaistu dhyāyadbhiraśivaṃ ripau
Provided with three vessels filled with the blood of nine crows, the firewood, together with the bones and flesh of a hawk, is to be offered with the left hand, with hair unbound, by (priests) meditating misfortune upon the enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 93.152
दुर्मित्रियास् तस्मै सन्तु तथा हुंफडितीति च श्येनाभिचारमन्त्रेण क्षुरं समभिमन्त्र्य च
durmitriyās tasmai santu tathā huṃphaḍitīti ca śyenābhicāramantreṇa kṣuraṃ samabhimantrya ca
"Let them be bad friends to him," and likewise "huṃ phaṭ" — and having consecrated a razor with the hawk-sorcery formula,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.153
प्रतिरूपं रिपोः कृत्वा क्षुरेण परिकर्तयेत् रिपुरूपस्य शकलान् यथैवाग्नौ विनिष्क्षिपेत्
pratirūpaṃ ripoḥ kṛtvā kṣureṇa parikartayet ripurūpasya śakalān yathaivāgnau viniṣkṣipet
having made an effigy of the enemy, he should cut it up with the razor, and should throw the pieces of the enemy's effigy just so into the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.154
ग्रहयज्ञविधानान्ते सदैवाभिचरन्पुनः विद्वेषणं तथा कुर्वन् नेतदेव समाचरेत्
grahayajñavidhānānte sadaivābhicaranpunaḥ vidveṣaṇaṃ tathā kurvan netadeva samācaret
At the conclusion of the rule of the planet-sacrifice, one always practising hostile magic again, and likewise causing enmity — he should not perform just this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 93.155
इहैव फलदं पुंसाम् एतन्नामुत्र शोभनम् तस्माच्छान्तिकमेवात्र कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
ihaiva phaladaṃ puṃsām etannāmutra śobhanam tasmācchāntikamevātra kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā
This gives fruit to men here only; it is not good in the world beyond. Therefore here one who desires prosperity should perform only the propitiatory rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.156
ग्रहयज्ञत्रयं कुर्याद् यस् त्वकाम्येन मानवः स विष्णोः पदमाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
grahayajñatrayaṃ kuryād yas tvakāmyena mānavaḥ sa viṣṇoḥ padamāpnoti punarāvṛttidurlabham
But the man who performs the triad of planet-sacrifices without desire (for reward) attains the station of Viṣṇu, hard to reach, from which there is no return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.157
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः न तस्य ग्रहपीडा स्यान् न च बन्धुजनक्षयः
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ na tasya grahapīḍā syān na ca bandhujanakṣayaḥ
The man who constantly hears this, or has it heard (by others) — for him there is no affliction from the planets, nor loss of kinsfolk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.158
ग्रहयज्ञत्रयं गेहे लिखितं यत्र तिष्ठति न पीडा तत्र बालानां न रोगो न च बन्धनम्
grahayajñatrayaṃ gehe likhitaṃ yatra tiṣṭhati na pīḍā tatra bālānāṃ na rogo na ca bandhanam
In whatever house the triad of planet-sacrifices stands written, there is no affliction of children there, no disease, and no imprisonment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.159
अशेषयज्ञफलदं निःशेषाघविनाशनम् कोटिहोमं विदुः प्राज्ञा भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
aśeṣayajñaphaladaṃ niḥśeṣāghavināśanam koṭihomaṃ viduḥ prājñā bhuktimuktiphalapradam
The wise know the koṭi-homa (ten-million oblation) to give the fruit of all sacrifices, to destroy sin without remainder, and to bestow the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.160
अश्वमेधफलं प्राहुर् लक्षहोमं सुरोत्तमाः द्वादशाहमखस् तद्वन् नवग्रहमखः स्मृतः
aśvamedhaphalaṃ prāhur lakṣahomaṃ surottamāḥ dvādaśāhamakhas tadvan navagrahamakhaḥ smṛtaḥ
The best of the gods declare the lakṣa-homa (hundred-thousand oblation) to have the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; and likewise the nine-planet sacrifice is held (equal to) the twelve-day sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 93.161
इति कथितमिदानीमुत्सवानन्दहेतोः सकलकलुषहारी देवयज्ञाभिषेकः परिपठति य इत्थं यः शृणोति प्रसङ्गाद् अभिभवति स शत्रूनायुरारोग्ययुक्तः
iti kathitamidānīmutsavānandahetoḥ sakalakaluṣahārī devayajñābhiṣekaḥ paripaṭhati ya itthaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti prasaṅgād abhibhavati sa śatrūnāyurārogyayuktaḥ
Thus has now been told, for the sake of the joy of the festival, the consecration of the sacrifice to the gods, which removes every impurity. He who thus recites it fully, and he who hears it in the course (of recitation), overcomes his enemies, endowed with long life and health.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition