देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
Verse 188
चन्द्रातपैः किङ्किणीभिः पुष्पस्रक्चूतपल्लवैः । शोभयित्वा गृहं सम्यक् छादयेद्दिव्यवाससा ॥ १८८ ॥
candrātapaiḥ kiṅkiṇībhiḥ puṣpasrakcūtapallavaiḥ | śōbhayitvā gṛhaṁ samyak chādayēddivyavāsasā || 188 ||
Translation
Adorning the house well with canopies, little bells, garlands of flowers and mango leaves, he should cover it with fine cloth.
Word by word
- candrātapaiḥ
- (candrātapaiḥ) with canopies
- kiṅkiṇībhiḥ
- (kiṅkiṇībhiḥ) little bells
- puṣpa
- of flowers
- srak
- garlands
- cūta
- mango
- pallavaiḥ
- (pallavaiḥ) and leaves
- śōbhayitvā
- adorning
- gṛhaṁ
- the house
- samyak
- well
- chādayēt
- he should cover
- divya
- fine
- vāsasā
- with cloth
Meaning
The temple is decorated for the god's arrival.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 187.