यावद्भूमण्डलं धत्ते सशैलवनकाननम्। तावत्तिष्ठति मेदिन्यां संततिः पुत्रपौत्रिकी ॥ ५४ ॥
yāvadbhūmaṇḍalaṁ dhattē saśailavanakānanam | tāvattiṣṭhati mēdinyāṁ saṁtatiḥ putrapautrikī || 54 ||
Translation
As long as the earth endures, with its mountains, woods and forests, so long shall his line of sons and grandsons remain upon it.
Word by word
- yāvat
- as long as
- bhūmaṇḍalaṁ
- the circle of the earth
- dhattē
- endures, holds
- saśailavanakānanam
- with its mountains, woods and forests
- tāvat
- so long
- tiṣṭhati
- remains
- mēdinyāṁ
- on the earth
- saṁtatiḥ
- the line of descendants
- putrapautrikī
- of sons and grandsons
Meaning
The blessing extends beyond the reciter to the continuity of the family.