देवगेहप्रार्थनाThe prayer to the temple
Verse 243
देवमातृसमस्त्वं हि सर्वतीर्थमयस्तथा । सर्वकामप्रदो भूत्वा शान्तिं मे कुरु ते नमः ॥ २४३ ॥
dēvamātṛsamastvaṁ hi sarvatīrthamayastathā | sarvakāmapradō bhūtvā śāntiṁ mē kuru tē namaḥ || 243 ||
Translation
"…you are equal to the mother of the gods, and made of all the holy places. Be the giver of every wish and make peace for me; salutation to you."
Word by word
- dēva
- of the gods
- mātṛ
- to the mother
- samaḥ
- (samaḥ) equal
- tvaṁ
- you
- hi
- indeed
- sarva
- all
- tīrtha
- the holy places
- mayaḥ
- (mayaḥ) made of
- tathā
- and
- kāma
- wish
- pradaḥ
- (pradaḥ) the giver
- bhūtvā
- being
- śāntiṁ
- peace
- mē
- for me
- kuru
- make
- tē
- to you
- namaḥ
- (namaḥ) salutation
Meaning
Holding the god as a mother holds her child, the temple is like Aditi, mother of the gods.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 242.