उपचारनिवेदन मन्त्रम्The mantras for offering
Verse 216
देवमामन्त्र्य संप्रार्थ्य स्वागतप्रश्नमम्बिके । विहितं पाद्यमादाय मन्त्रमेनमुदीरयेत् ॥ २१६ ॥
dēvamāmantrya saṁprārthya svāgatapraśnamambikē | vihitaṁ pādyamādāya mantramēnamudīrayēt || 216 ||
Translation
Having addressed the deity and asked his welcome, O Ambikā, he should take the prescribed water for the feet and utter this mantra:
Word by word
- dēvam
- the deity
- āmantrya
- having addressed
- saṁprārthya
- asked
- svāgata
- of welcome
- praśnam
- the question
- ambikē
- O Ambikā
- vihitaṁ
- prescribed
- pādyam
- water for the feet
- ādāya
- taking
- mantram
- mantra
- ēnam
- this
- udīrayēt
- he should utter
Meaning
Each offering now follows with its mantra.

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Devam" and the rest. O Ambikā, addressing (āmantrya, calling on) the deity, uttering the two mantras told and so asking the deity's welcome, and taking the prescribed water for the feet (pādya), he should utter this mantra.