वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
Verse 259
सदा देवीप्रियोऽसि त्वं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवप्रियः । देव्यै समर्पितो भक्त्या जहि शत्रून्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २५९ ॥
sadā dēvīpriyō’si tvaṁ brahmaviṣṇuśivapriyaḥ | dēvyai samarpitō bhaktyā jahi śatrūnnamō’stu tē || 259 ||
Translation
"…you are ever dear to the Devī, dear to Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Given to the Devī with devotion, slay my enemies; salutation to you."
Word by word
- sadā
- ever
- dēvī
- to the Devī
- priyaḥ
- (priyaḥ) dear
- asi
- (asi) you are
- tvaṁ
- you
- brahma
- to Brahmā
- viṣṇu
- Viṣṇu
- śiva
- and Śiva
- dēvyai
- to the Devī
- samarpitaḥ
- (samarpitaḥ) given
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- jahi
- slay
- śatrūn
- my enemies
- namaḥ
- (namaḥ) salutation
- astu
- (astu) be
- tē
- to you
Meaning
The lion, given to the goddess, is asked to fight for the giver.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 258.