वास्तुयागविधिःThe rite of the Vāstu sacrifice
Verse 143
ततः स्वकाममुद्दिश्य विधिदर्शितवर्त्मना । कृतसङ्कल्पको मन्त्री गणेशादीन् समर्चयेत् ॥ १४३ ॥
tataḥ svakāmamuddiśya vidhidarśitavartmanā | kṛtasaṅkalpakō mantrī gaṇēśādīn samarcayēt || 143 ||
Translation
Then, having made the saṅkalpa for his own wish by the way the rule shows, the one who holds the mantra should worship Gaṇeśa and the others.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- sva
- his own
- kāmam
- wish
- uddiśya
- for
- vidhi
- the rule
- darśita
- shown by
- vartmanā
- by the way
- kṛta
- having made
- saṅkalpakaḥ
- (saṅkalpakaḥ) the saṅkalpa
- mantrī
- the one who holds the mantra
- gaṇēśa
- Gaṇeśa
- ādīn
- and the others
- samarcayēt
- should worship
Meaning
Gaṇeśa, the remover of obstacles, is worshipped first in every rite.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 142.