कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well
Verse 154
संकल्पं विधिवत् कृत्वा वास्तुपूजनमाचरेत् । मण्डले कलशे वापि शालग्रामे यथामति ॥ १५४ ॥
saṁkalpaṁ vidhivat kṛtvā vāstupūjanamācarēt | maṇḍalē kalaśē vāpi śālagrāmē yathāmati || 154 ||
Translation
Having made the saṅkalpa as prescribed, he should worship Vāstu, in a maṇḍala, in a jar, or in a śālagrāma, as he judges best.
Word by word
- saṁkalpaṁ
- the saṅkalpa
- vidhivat
- as prescribed
- kṛtvā
- having made
- vāstu
- of Vāstu
- pūjanam
- the worship
- ācarēt
- he should perform
- maṇḍalē
- in a maṇḍala
- kalaśē
- in a jar
- vā
- or
- api
- also
- śālagrāmē
- in a śālagrāma
- yathāmati
- as he judges best
Meaning
Vāstu may be worshipped in his drawn maṇḍala, in a consecrated pot, or in a śālagrāma stone.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He tells the order of the rite of consecrating a well itself with "saṅkalpam" and the rest.