Chapter 13 · Trayodaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Thirteenth Chapter)
Verse 12
ददतुस्तौ बलिं चैव निजगात्रासृगुक्षितम्। एवं समाराधयतोस्त्रिभिर्वर्षैर्यतात्मनोः ॥ १२ ॥
dadatustau baliṁ caiva nijagātrāsṛgukṣitam | ēvaṁ samārādhayatōstribhirvarṣairyatātmanōḥ || 12 ||
Translation
Those two offered a sacrifice sprinkled with blood from their own bodies; thus, of those worshipping with controlled minds for three years,
Word by word
- dadatuḥ
- they offered
- tau
- those two
- baliṁ
- sacrifice
- caiva
- and indeed
- nijagātrāsṛgukṣitam
- sprinkled with blood from their own bodies
- evaṁ
- thus
- samārādhayatoḥ
- of those worshipping
- tribhiḥ
- with three
- varṣaiḥ
- years
- yatātmanoḥ
- of controlled minds
Meaning
Suratha and Samādhi offer a sacrifice involving their own blood, continuing their intense worship with disciplined minds for three years, demonstrating their deep devotion.