95. PROPITIATION OF PLANETS FOR BIRTHS DURING ABHUKTA MOOLA

ज्येष्ठामूलभयोर्यस्मादधिपाविन्द्रराक्षसौ ।
महावैरात् तयोः सन्धिर्महादोषप्रदःस्मृतः ॥ १ ॥

अभुक्तमूलजं पुत्रं पुर्वी वाऽपि परित्यजेत् ।
अथवाऽब्दाष्टकं तातस्तन्मुखं न विलोकयेत् ॥ २ ॥

तद्दोषपरिहारार्थमथ शान्तिविधिं ब्रुवे ।

1-2½ : Maharishi Parasara Said The lords of Nakshatras Jyeshta and Moola are Indra Deva (इन्द्रदेव) and Rakshasa (राक्षस) and both being highly inimical to each other, the birth taking place in their Gandanta (Junction) will suffer from severe affliction (दोष). A son or a daughter born during Abhukta Moola should be deserted or else, the father should not see the child upto eight years from the birth. For the purpose of getting relieved from this evil effect, I now narrate the method of propitiation.

तत्राऽऽदौ दोषबाहुल्यान् मूलशान्तिर्निगद्यते ॥ ३ ॥

जन्मतो द्वादशाहे वा तदृक्षे वा शुभे दिने ।
जातस्य वाऽष्टमे वर्षे शान्तिं कुर्याद् विधानतः ॥ ४ ॥

3-4: Since these afflictions at birth are having high malice. prepense, I will first explain the process of Moola Shanti (मूल शन्ति). The propitiatory rites be performed on the 12th day from the birth or on the birth Nakshatra or any auspicious day or during the 8th year of the native (child).

सुसमे च शुभे स्थाने गोमयेनोपलेपिते ।
मण्डपं स्वगृहात् प्राच्यामुदीच्यां वा प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

चतुर्द्वारसमायुक्तं तोरणाद्यैरलङ्कृतम् ।
कुण्डं ग्रहादियज्ञार्थं तद्बहिश्च प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ ६ ॥

सुवर्णेन तदर्धेन तदर्धार्धेन वा पुनः ।
नक्षत्रदेवतारूपं कुर्याद् वित्तानुसारतः ॥ ७ ॥

श्यामवर्णं महोग्रं च द्विशिरस्कं वृकाननम् ।
खड्गचर्मधरं तद्वद् ध्येयं कुणपवाहनम् ॥ ८ ॥

5-8 : Make a sacred place which is neat and even and have it purified with the paste of cow dung under a Mandapa (मण्डप - an open place covered with temprorary covers etc.) having four gates duly decorated with arches in the east or north side of the house. Prepare a pit (कुण्ड) for performing Havana (हवन) for the planets etc. Then get made an idol of Rakshasa (राक्षस) being deity (lord) of the Nakshatra of 16, 8 or 4 of Mashas of gold as per the economic position of an individual. The idol should have two heads of blackish colour with sword and shield and mounted on a dead body and showing horrifying face alike goat.

सुवर्णस्य च मूल्यं वा स्थापयित्वा प्रपूजयेत् ।
सुवर्ण सर्वदैवत्यं यतः शास्त्रेषु निश्चितम् ॥ ९ ॥

9 : In case of difficulty to make a golden idol, an equivalent piece of gold, may be placed and perform the Pooja because gold is very dear to all deities (देवतयाओं) as has been stated in the religious scriptures.

आचार्यं वरयेत् पश्चात् स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् ।
कलशस्थापनं कुर्यात् स्वगृह्योक्तविधानतः ॥ १० ॥

पञ्चगव्यादिकं क्षेप्यं कलशे तीर्थवारि च ।
शतौषध्यादिकं तत्र शतच्छिद्रघटे क्षिपेत् ॥ ११ ॥

वंशपात्रं च संस्थाप्य तत्र वै पश्चिमामुखम् ।
अर्चयेन्निर्ऋतिं देवं शुक्लवस्त्राक्षतादिभिः ॥ १२ ॥

इन्द्रं तदधिदेवं च जलं प्रत्यधिदैवतम् ।
स्वस्वशाखोक्तमन्त्रेण प्रधानादीन् प्रपूजयेत् ॥ १३ ॥

देवाधिदेवप्रीत्यर्थं होमं कुर्याद्यथाविधि ।
अष्टोत्तरं सहस्रं वा शतं वा नियतेन्द्रियः ॥ १४ ॥

मृत्युप्रशमनार्थं च मन्त्रं त्रयम्बकं जपेत् ।
प्रार्थयेच्च ततो देवमभिषेकार्थमादरात् ॥ १५ ॥

10-15 : Select a learned and intelligent Acharya (priest) and establish Kalasha (कलश) as per the prevalent religious traditions of the family and put Shataushadhi (शतौषधि), water of holy river and Panchagavya (पञ्चगव्य). Then put the leaves of Bamboo over the Kalasha of 100 small holes and while facing towards west, place the idol over it and perform the worship by giving oblation of white clothes, rice etc. After drawing figures of Adhideva India and Pratyadhideva Jala (जल) in their respective Shakha (शाखा), perform worship of the prime (प्रधान) deities (देवताओं) with Mantras. Thereafter as per the laid down procedure, perform the Havana (हवन) for the happiness of the Deva and Adhideva. For the pacification of death affliction, after calming down the senses (इन्द्रियाँ), the Japa (जप) of Mantra " त्र्यम्बकं................. " be recited 1008 or 108 times and then the priest be honoured with the gifts with all humbleness.

भद्रासनोपविष्टस्य सस्त्रीपुत्रस्य मन्त्रवित् ।
आचार्यो यजमानस्य कुर्यात् प्रीत्याभिषेचनम् ॥ १६ ॥

वस्त्रान्तरितकुम्भाभ्यां स्नापयेत्तदनन्तरम् ।
शुक्लाम्बरधरस्तद्वत् श्वेतगन्धानुलेपनः ॥ १७ ॥

धेनुं पयस्विनीं दद्यादाचार्याय च शक्तितः ।
ऋत्विग्भ्यो दक्षिणां दद्याद् ब्राह्मणांश्चापि भोजयेत् ॥ १८ ॥

16-18 : The priest well conversed with the Mantras be made seated at a sacred place, and the father (यजमान), the wife and the child should take bath from the water of the two Kalashas wrapped with cloth. Thereafter, they should get dressed with white clothes and put fragrant paste of sandal and the father should offer milk bearing cow to the priest as well as gifts, as he could afford, and feast the Brahmins.

यत्पापं यच्च मे दौःस्थ्यं सर्वगात्रेष्ववस्थितम् ।
तत्सर्वं भक्षयाज्य त्वं लक्ष्मी पुष्टिं च वर्धय ॥ १९ ॥

अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण सम्यगाज्यं विलोकयेत् ।
मूलगण्डोद्भवस्यैवं सर्वपापं प्रणश्यति ॥ २० ॥

19-20: Recite the Mantra embodid in Shloka 19 i.e., "यत् पापं भक्षयाज्य....." meaning "Destroy what ever sin and short comings contained in my limbs and accept oblation of Ghee (घृत) and grow my wealth (लक्ष्मी) and invigoration"

While chanting the above Mantra, they (father, mother and son) should clearly see the reflections of their faces in the Ghee (in melted form). With these alleviatory measures, all the afflictions (evil effects) arising out of the birth of the native (son) in the Moola gandanta (अभुक्त मूल) will get destroyed.