देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
Verse 186
इत्यभ्यर्थ्य गृहाभ्यर्णे देवमानीय साधकः । उपस्थाप्य गृहद्वारि पुरतो वाहनं न्यसेत् ॥ १८६ ॥
ityabhyarthya gṛhābhyarṇē dēvamānīya sādhakaḥ | upasthāpya gṛhadvāri puratō vāhanaṁ nyasēt || 186 ||
Translation
Having entreated thus, the sādhaka should bring the deity near the house, set him at the door, and place the vehicle before him.
Word by word
- ity
- (iti) thus
- abhyarthya
- having entreated
- gṛha
- the house
- abhyarṇē
- (abhyarṇe) near
- dēvam
- the deity
- ānīya
- bringing
- sādhakaḥ
- (sādhakaḥ) the sādhaka
- upasthāpya
- setting
- dvāri
- at the door
- purataḥ
- (purataḥ) before him
- vāhanaṁ
- the vehicle
- nyasēt
- should place
Meaning
The commentary glosses "gṛhābhyarṇe" as close to the house.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Iti" and the rest. Having entreated thus, the sādhaka should bring the deity near the house (gṛhābhyarṇe, close to the house), set him at the door of the house, and place (nyaset, set down) his vehicle in front of him.