मूलप्रकृतेः रूपकल्पनायां युक्तिःWhy a form is imagined for Mūlaprakṛti
Verse 17
वापीकूपगृहारामदेवप्रतिकृतेस्तथा । प्रतिष्ठा सूचिता पूर्वं गदिता न विशेषतः ॥ १७ ॥
vāpīkūpagṛhārāmadēvapratikṛtēstathā | pratiṣṭhā sūcitā pūrvaṁ gaditā na viśēṣataḥ || 17 ||
Translation
The installation of step-wells, wells, houses, gardens and images of the gods was mentioned before as well, but not told in detail.
Word by word
- vāpī
- of step-wells
- kūpa
- wells
- gṛha
- houses
- ārāma
- gardens
- dēva
- of the gods
- pratikṛtēḥ
- (pratikṛteḥ) and images
- tathā
- as well
- pratiṣṭhā
- the installation
- sūcitā
- was mentioned
- pūrvaṁ
- before
- gaditā
- told
- na
- not
- viśēṣataḥ
- (viśeṣataḥ) in detail
Meaning
Earlier chapters touched on these consecrations in passing (the tenth chapter lists them among the rites that need the kuśaṇḍikā and the vṛddhi-śrāddha). Now the Devī wants their rites in full.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 14.