गृहप्रतिष्ठाThe consecration of a house
Verse 182
ततस्तु दक्षिणां कृत्वा शान्त्याशीर्वादमाचरेत् । विप्रान् कुलीनान् दीनांश्च भोजयेदात्मशक्तितः ॥ १८२ ॥
tatastu dakṣiṇāṁ kṛtvā śāntyāśīrvādamācarēt | viprān kulīnān dīnāṁśca bhōjayēdātmaśaktitaḥ || 182 ||
Translation
Then, giving the fee, he should receive the blessing of peace, and feed brāhmaṇas, men of good family and the poor, as far as he is able.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- dakṣiṇāṁ
- the fee
- kṛtvā
- giving
- śānti
- of peace
- āśīrvādam
- (āśīrvādam) the blessing
- ācarēt
- he should receive
- viprān
- brāhmaṇas
- kulīnān
- men of good family
- dīnāṁ
- (dīnān) the poor
- ca
- and
- bhōjayēt
- he should feed
- ātma
- his own
- śaktitaḥ
- (śaktitaḥ) as far as able
Meaning
As at the well, the rite ends with gifts and a meal for all.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 181.