देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
Verse 202
ततो यजेन्महादेवं स्वस्वपूजाविधानतः । तत्रोपचारान् वक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि परात्परे ॥ २०२ ॥
tatō yajēnmahādēvaṁ svasvapūjāvidhānataḥ | tatrōpacārān vakṣyāmi śṛṇu dēvi parātparē || 202 ||
Translation
Then he should worship the great deity by the rite of worship proper to each. Hear, O Devī beyond the highest, I shall tell the offerings for it.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- yajēt
- he should worship
- mahādēvaṁ
- the great deity
- svasva
- proper to each
- pūjā
- of worship
- vidhānataḥ
- (vidhānataḥ) by the rite
- tatra
- for it
- upacārān
- (upacārān) the offerings
- vakṣyāmi
- I shall tell
- śṛṇu
- hear
- dēvi
- O Devī
- parātparē
- beyond the highest
Meaning
The commentary glosses "mahādevam" as "the great god", whichever deity is installed.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Mahādevam: the great deity. Tatra: in the worship of the deity.