वास्तुयागविधिःThe rite of the Vāstu sacrifice
Verse 142
पूर्वेऽह्नि नियताहारः श्वःप्रातः स्नानमाचरेत् । कृत्वा पौर्वाह्णिकं कर्म गुरुं नारायणं यजेत् ॥ १४२ ॥
pūrvē’hni niyatāhāraḥ śvaḥprātaḥ snānamācarēt | kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṁ karma guruṁ nārāyaṇaṁ yajēt || 142 ||
Translation
On the day before, he keeps his food restricted; next morning he bathes, performs the morning rites, and worships the guru and Nārāyaṇa.
Word by word
- pūrvē
- on the previous
- ahni
- (ahni) day
- niyata
- restricted
- āhāraḥ
- (āhāraḥ) in food
- śvaḥ
- (śvaḥ) next
- prātaḥ
- (prātaḥ) morning
- snānam
- a bath
- ācarēt
- he takes
- kṛtvā
- having performed
- paurvāhṇikaṁ
- of the morning
- karma
- the rites
- guruṁ
- the guru
- nārāyaṇaṁ
- and Nārāyaṇa
- yajēt
- he worships
Meaning
The rite begins with preparation: restraint in food the day before, then bathing and the daily morning duties.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He tells the order of carrying out the rites told, from the Vāstu sacrifice on, with "pūrve 'hni" and the rest.