अग्नेः सप्तनामानिThe names of the fire
Verse 119
शान्तौ पुष्टौ महेशानि तथा क्रूरेऽपि कर्मणि । ग्रहयागं प्रकुर्वाणो वाञ्छितार्थमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ११९ ॥
śāntau puṣṭau mahēśāni tathā krūrē’pi karmaṇi | grahayāgaṁ prakurvāṇō vāñchitārthamavāpnuyāt || 119 ||
Translation
O Maheśānī, whoever performs the sacrifice to the planets in a rite for peace, for increase, or even in a fierce rite, gains the end he desires.
Word by word
- śāntau
- for peace
- puṣṭau
- for increase
- mahēśāni
- O Maheśānī
- tathā
- and
- krūrē
- fierce
- api
- even
- karmaṇi
- in a rite
- graha
- to the planets
- yāgaṁ
- the sacrifice
- prakurvāṇaḥ
- (prakurvāṇaḥ) performing
- vāñchita
- desired
- artham
- (artham) the end
- avāpnuyāt
- gains
Meaning
The planet worship serves all three kinds of purpose.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 118.