तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like
Verse 174
स्नापयेत्तीर्थतोयेन व्याहृत्या प्रणवेन च । तत्र ह्रीश्रीक्षमाशान्तिसहितं नागमर्चयेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
snāpayēttīrthatōyēna vyāhṛtyā praṇavēna ca | tatra hrīśrīkṣamāśāntisahitaṁ nāgamarcayēt || 174 ||
Translation
…he should bathe it with water from a sacred place, with the vyāhṛti and the praṇava; and there he should worship the nāga together with Hrī, Śrī, Kṣamā and Śānti.
Word by word
- snāpayēt
- he should bathe
- tīrtha
- from a sacred place
- tōyēna
- with water
- vyāhṛtyā
- with the vyāhṛti
- praṇavēna
- with the praṇava
- ca
- and
- tatra
- there
- hrī
- Hrī
- śrī
- Śrī
- kṣamā
- Kṣamā
- śānti
- Śānti
- sahitaṁ
- together with
- nāgam
- the nāga
- arcayēt
- he should worship
Meaning
Hrī (modesty), Śrī (fortune), Kṣamā (patience) and Śānti (peace) are the four powers worshipped with the serpent.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 173.