गणपतिध्यानम्The meditation of Gaṇapati
Verse 148
ततस्तु स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा वह्निं संस्कृत्य पूर्ववत् । धाराहोमान्तमाचर्य वास्तुहोमं समारभेत् ॥ १४८ ॥
tatastu sthaṇḍilaṁ kṛtvā vahniṁ saṁskṛtya pūrvavat | dhārāhōmāntamācarya vāstuhōmaṁ samārabhēt || 148 ||
Translation
Then, making a sthaṇḍila and preparing the fire as before, and carrying the rite as far as the homa of the stream, he should begin the Vāstu homa.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- sthaṇḍilaṁ
- a sthaṇḍila
- kṛtvā
- making
- vahniṁ
- the fire
- saṁskṛtya
- preparing
- pūrvavat
- as before
- dhārā
- of the stream
- hōma
- the homa
- antam
- (antam) as far as
- ācarya
- carrying out
- vāstu
- the Vāstu
- hōmaṁ
- homa
- samārabhēt
- he should begin
Meaning
The sthaṇḍila is the square of sand or earth on which the fire is laid. The dhārā-homa, a stream of ghee poured into the fire, belongs to the kuśaṇḍikā; after it come the oblations to Vāstu.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Ācarya: having performed.