देवगेहप्रार्थनाThe prayer to the temple
Verse 240
गेह त्वं सर्वलोकानां पूज्यः पुण्ययशःप्रदः । देवतास्थितिदानेषु सुमेरुसदृशो भव ॥ २४० ॥
gēha tvaṁ sarvalōkānāṁ pūjyaḥ puṇyayaśaḥpradaḥ | dēvatāsthitidānēṣu sumērusadṛśō bhava || 240 ||
Translation
"O house, you are to be honoured by all the worlds, giver of merit and fame; in giving a dwelling to the deity, be like Sumeru.
Word by word
- gēha
- O house
- tvaṁ
- you
- sarva
- by all
- lōkānāṁ
- the worlds
- pūjyaḥ
- (pūjyaḥ) to be honoured
- puṇya
- of merit
- yaśaḥ
- (yaśaḥ) and fame
- pradaḥ
- (pradaḥ) giver
- dēvatā
- to the deity
- sthiti
- a dwelling
- dānēṣu
- in giving
- sumēru
- Sumeru
- sadṛśaḥ
- (sadṛśaḥ) like
- bhava
- be
Meaning
Mount Meru, the axis of the world, is the dwelling of the gods; the temple is asked to be its equal.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
But what should he recite? To that he says "geha tvam" and the rest.