ग्रहयन्त्रम्The yantra of the planets
Verse 72
पितॄणां तृप्तयेऽत्राऽभ्युदयिकं श्राद्धमाचरेत् । ग्रहयन्त्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वशान्तिविधायकम् ॥ ७२ ॥
pitṝṇāṁ tṛptayē’trā’bhyudayikaṁ śrāddhamācarēt | grahayantraṁ pravakṣyāmi sarvaśāntividhāyakam || 72 ||
Translation
…he should perform here the ābhyudayika śrāddha for the satisfaction of the ancestors. Now I shall tell the yantra of the planets, which brings peace from every trouble,
Word by word
- pitṝṇāṁ
- of the ancestors
- tṛptayē
- for the satisfaction
- atra
- here
- ābhyudayikaṁ
- (ābhyudayikam) the ābhyudayika
- śrāddham
- śrāddha
- ācarēt
- he should perform
- graha
- of the planets
- yantraṁ
- the yantra
- pravakṣyāmi
- I shall tell
- sarva
- from every trouble
- śānti
- peace
- vidhāyakam
- bringing
Meaning
The ābhyudayika (or vṛddhi) śrāddha is the offering to the ancestors made at joyful occasions, described in the tenth chapter. The second half begins the yantra of the nine planets, the subject of verses 72-101.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 65.