तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like
Verse 169
एतैर्जलचरैः सार्धं तडागमपि दीर्घिकाम् । सागरञ्च समुत्सृज्य प्रार्थयन्नागमर्चयेत् ॥ १६९ ॥
ētairjalacaraiḥ sārdhaṁ taḍāgamapi dīrghikām | sāgarañca samutsṛjya prārthayannāgamarcayēt || 169 ||
Translation
Having given up the tank, the long pond or the lake together with these water creatures, he should worship the nāga, praying to him.
Word by word
- ētaiḥ
- (etaiḥ) these
- jalacaraiḥ
- (jalacaraiḥ) water creatures
- sārdhaṁ
- together with
- taḍāgam
- the tank
- api
- or
- dīrghikām
- the long pond
- sāgaraṁ
- the lake
- ca
- and
- samutsṛjya
- having given up
- prārthayan
- praying
- nāgam
- the nāga
- arcayēt
- he should worship
Meaning
Three kinds of reservoir are named: taḍāga (tank), dīrghikā (long pond) and sāgara (a large lake).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Etaiḥ" and the rest. Having dedicated the tank, the long pond (dīrghikā) or the lake (sāgara) together with these water creatures, the fish and the rest, he should worship the nāga, praying to him.