कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well
Verse 161
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा प्रार्थयेत् साधकाग्रणीः । सुप्रीयन्तां सर्वभूता नभोभूतोयवासिनः ॥ १६१ ॥
kṛtāñjalipuṭō bhūtvā prārthayēt sādhakāgraṇīḥ | suprīyantāṁ sarvabhūtā nabhōbhūtōyavāsinaḥ || 161 ||
Translation
With joined palms the foremost of sādhakas should pray: "May all beings be well pleased, those who dwell in the sky, on the earth and in the water.
Word by word
- kṛta
- made
- añjali
- (añjali) with joined
- puṭaḥ
- (puṭaḥ) palms
- bhūtvā
- being
- prārthayēt
- should pray
- sādhaka
- of sādhakas
- agraṇīḥ
- (agraṇīḥ) the foremost
- suprīyantāṁ
- may be well pleased
- sarva
- all
- bhūtāḥ
- (bhūtāḥ) beings
- nabhaḥ
- (nabhaḥ) in the sky
- bhū
- on the earth
- tōya
- in the water
- vāsinaḥ
- (vāsinaḥ) who dwell
Meaning
The prayer of dedication runs through verses 161-164.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
But what should the foremost of sādhakas pray? To that expectation he says "suprīyantām" and the rest.