उपचारनिवेदन मन्त्रम्The mantras for offering
Verse 233
वनस्पतिरसो दिव्यो गन्धाढ्यः सुमनोहरः । आघ्रेयः सर्वभूतानां धूपो घ्राणाय तेऽर्प्यते ॥ २३३ ॥
vanaspatirasō divyō gandhāḍhyaḥ sumanōharaḥ | āghrēyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ dhūpō ghrāṇāya tē’rpyatē || 233 ||
Translation
"Divine resin of the trees, rich in scent, most charming, to be smelt by all beings: this incense is offered for your smelling."
Word by word
- vanaspati
- of the trees
- rasaḥ
- (rasaḥ) resin
- divyaḥ
- (divyaḥ) divine
- gandha
- in scent
- āḍhyaḥ
- (āḍhyaḥ) rich
- sumanōharaḥ
- (sumanoharaḥ) most charming
- āghrēyaḥ
- (āghreyaḥ) to be smelt
- sarva
- by all
- bhūtānāṁ
- beings
- dhūpaḥ
- (dhūpaḥ) incense
- ghrāṇāya
- for smelling
- tē
- your
- arpyatē
- (arpyate) is offered
Meaning
The commentary glosses "vanaspatirasa" as the sap of particular trees, the gums burned as incense.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Vanaspatirasaḥ" and the rest. Vanaspatirasaḥ: the juice (resin) of particular trees. With this mantra he should give incense (dhūpa) to the deity.