कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well
Verse 159
ततो ध्वजपताकास्रग्गन्धसिन्दूरचर्चितम् । उक्तप्रोक्षणमन्त्रेण प्रोक्षयेत् कूपमुत्तमम् ॥ १५९ ॥
tatō dhvajapatākāsraggandhasindūracarcitam | uktaprōkṣaṇamantrēṇa prōkṣayēt kūpamuttamam || 159 ||
Translation
Then he should sprinkle the excellent well, dressed with banners, flags, garlands, perfume and vermilion, with the sprinkling mantra already told.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- dhvaja
- with banners
- patākā
- flags
- srag
- (srak) garlands
- gandha
- perfume
- sindūra
- and vermilion
- carcitam
- dressed
- ukta
- (ukta) already told
- prōkṣaṇa
- sprinkling
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- prōkṣayēt
- he should sprinkle
- kūpam
- the well
- uttamam
- excellent
Meaning
The mantra is that of verse 127, for a reservoir.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 156.