देवगेहप्रार्थनाThe prayer to the temple
Verse 248
गृह देवनिवासाय सर्वथा प्रीतिदो भव । उत्सृष्टे त्वयि मे लोकाः स्थिराः सन्तु निरामयाः ॥ २४८ ॥
gṛha dēvanivāsāya sarvathā prītidō bhava | utsṛṣṭē tvayi mē lōkāḥ sthirāḥ santu nirāmayāḥ || 248 ||
Translation
"O house, be in every way a giver of joy as the dwelling of the god. Now that you are given, may my worlds be secure and free of harm.
Word by word
- gṛha
- O house
- dēva
- of the god
- nivāsāya
- as the dwelling
- sarvathā
- in every way
- prīti
- of joy
- daḥ
- (daḥ) giver
- bhava
- be
- utsṛṣṭē
- given
- tvayi
- you being
- mē
- my
- lōkāḥ
- (lokāḥ) worlds
- sthirāḥ
- (sthirāḥ) secure
- santu
- may be
- nirāmayāḥ
- (nirāmayāḥ) free of harm
Meaning
The commentary glosses "utsṛṣṭe" as given and "nirāmaya" as free of misfortune.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
But what should he pray to the building? To that he says "gṛha devanivāsāya" and the rest. Utsṛṣṭe: when given. Nirāmayāḥ: free of misfortune.