देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
Verse 200
अशक्तौ मूलमन्त्रेण स्नापयेच्छुद्धपाथसाम् । अष्टभिः कलशैर्यद्वा पञ्चभिः सप्तभिर्यथा ॥ २०० ॥
aśaktau mūlamantrēṇa snāpayēcchuddhapāthasām | aṣṭabhiḥ kalaśairyadvā pañcabhiḥ saptabhiryathā || 200 ||
Translation
If he is unable, he should bathe him with the root mantra with eight jars of pure water, or with five or seven, as is fitting.
Word by word
- aśaktau
- if unable
- mūla
- root
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- snāpayēt
- he should bathe
- śuddha
- of pure
- pāthasām
- water
- aṣṭabhiḥ
- (aṣṭabhiḥ) with eight
- kalaśaiḥ
- (kalaśaiḥ) jars
- yadvā
- or
- pañcabhiḥ
- (pañcabhiḥ) with five
- saptabhiḥ
- (saptabhiḥ) with seven
- yathā
- as is fitting
Meaning
The full eight baths need many costly substances; plain water may take their place.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Aśaktau" and the rest. If he is unable to bathe the deity with milk and the rest, he should bathe the deity with the root mantra with eight, seven or five pots of pure water (śuddhapāthas), as is fitting.