Matsyapurana 67.13
Matsyapurāṇa 67.13
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- Sanskrit
67.13
nāgapāśadharo devaḥ sākṣānmakaravāhanaḥ
sa jalādhipatiś candragrahapīḍāṃ vyapohatu //
The Devas should be invoked with the following mantras:—"All the sacred places, seas, rivers, tanks, rivulets, come here to wash off the sins of the devotee.—May the God Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, known as sovereign of the Âdityas, and having thousand eyes, come and remove my suffering caused by the (inauspicious) planet.—May Agni, the mouth of the Devas, having seven flames, of immeasurable brightness, come and remove my suffering caused by the lunar eclipse.—May Yama, the rider of the buffalo, representative of justice (Dharma), the witness of the deeds of all men, come and soothe my pain caused by the lunar eclipse.—May the living god Varuṇa, the ruler of all waters, the rider of the alligator, and wielder of the noose, consisting of sea serpents, come and remove my suffering caused by the lunar eclipse.—May Vâyu, who nourishes all creatures in the shape of vital breath, who loves black antelope, come and remove my suffering caused by the lunar eclipse.—May Kuvera, the giver of wealth and master of riches, and armed with sword, trident, club, &c., come and drive away my sin caused by the lunar eclipse.—May Śaṅkara, the rider of the bull and the wearer of the crescent and armed with the bow, called pinâka, come and destroy the pain arising out of the lunar eclipse.—May Brahmâ, Viṣṇu and Arka as well as all mobile and immobile beings existing in the three worlds, come and burn up my sin."—8-16.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation