Verse 1 — The Performance of Shanti for Planetary Afflictions
ग्रहदोषप्रशान्त्यर्थं दानं जपो हुतं तपः। विधिना क्रियते कर्म शान्तिरेषा प्रकीर्तिता॥
grahadōṣapraśāntyarthaṃ dānaṃ japo hutaṃ tapaḥ | vidhinā kriyate karma śāntireṣā prakīrtitā ||
For the pacification of planetary afflictions, charity, chanting, fire-sacrifice and austerity are performed according to scriptural procedure; this is declared as shanti (the remedial rite).