वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
Verse 257
सिंहं दत्त्वा महादेव्यै गरुडं विष्णवे तथा । यथा स्तूयान्महेशानि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ २५७ ॥
siṁhaṁ dattvā mahādēvyai garuḍaṁ viṣṇavē tathā | yathā stūyānmahēśāni tanmē nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 257 ||
Translation
Having given the lion to Mahādevī and Garuḍa likewise to Viṣṇu, hear from me, Maheśānī, how they are to be praised.
Word by word
- siṁhaṁ
- the lion
- dattvā
- having given
- mahādēvyai
- to Mahādevī
- garuḍaṁ
- Garuḍa
- viṣṇavē
- to Viṣṇu
- tathā
- likewise
- yathā
- how
- stūyāt
- are to be praised
- mahēśāni
- Maheśānī
- tat
- that
- mē
- from me
- nigadataḥ
- (nigadataḥ) as I tell
- śṛṇu
- hear
Meaning
The praises of the lion (258-259) and Garuḍa (260-262).

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 256.