देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
Verse 189
उत्तराभिमुखं देवं वक्ष्यमाणविधानतः । स्नापयेद्विहितैर्द्रव्यैस्तत्क्रमं वच्मि ते शृणु ॥ १८९ ॥
uttarābhimukhaṁ dēvaṁ vakṣyamāṇavidhānataḥ | snāpayēdvihitairdravyaistatkramaṁ vacmi tē śṛṇu || 189 ||
Translation
With the deity facing north, he should bathe him with the prescribed substances by the rite about to be told; I tell you its order, listen.
Word by word
- uttara
- north
- abhimukhaṁ
- (abhimukham) facing
- dēvaṁ
- the deity
- vakṣyamāṇa
- about to be told
- vidhānataḥ
- (vidhānataḥ) by the rite
- snāpayēt
- he should bathe
- vihitaiḥ
- (vihitaiḥ) prescribed
- dravyaiḥ
- (dravyaiḥ) with substances
- tat
- its
- kramaṁ
- order
- vacmi
- I tell
- tē
- you
- śṛṇu
- listen
Meaning
The bath of the deity (snāpana) follows in verses 190-197, eight baths each with its own substance and mantra.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Tatkramam: the order of bathing the deity with the prescribed substances by the rite now to be told.