गृहप्रतिष्ठाThe consecration of a house
Verse 180
गृहं पूर्वोक्तमन्त्रेण प्रोक्ष्य गन्धादिनाऽर्चयन् । ईशानाभिमुखो भूत्वा प्रार्थयेद्विहिताञ्जलिः ॥ १८० ॥
gṛhaṁ pūrvōktamantrēṇa prōkṣya gandhādinā’rcayan | īśānābhimukhō bhūtvā prārthayēdvihitāñjaliḥ || 180 ||
Translation
Sprinkling the house with the mantra told before and worshipping it with perfume and the rest, he should face the north-east and pray with joined palms:
Word by word
- gṛhaṁ
- the house
- pūrva
- before
- ukta
- (ukta) told
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- prōkṣya
- sprinkling
- gandha
- with perfume
- ādinā
- and the rest
- arcayan
- (arcayan) worshipping
- īśāna
- the north-east
- abhimukhaḥ
- (abhimukhaḥ) facing
- bhūtvā
- being
- prārthayēt
- he should pray
- vihita
- joined
- añjaliḥ
- (añjaliḥ) with palms
Meaning
The mantra is that of verse 128 (or 129 for brick).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Gṛham" and the rest. Then, sprinkling the house with the mantra told before, worshipping the house with sandal paste and the rest, the doer should face the north-east, join his hands (vihitāñjali) and pray to the house.