वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
Verse 263
देवाय दत्तद्रव्याणां दद्याद्देवाय दक्षिणाम् । तथा कर्मफलञ्चापि भक्त्या तस्मै समर्पयेत् । नृत्यैर्गीतैश्च वादित्रैः सामात्यः सहबान्धवः ॥ २६३ ॥
dēvāya dattadravyāṇāṁ dadyāddēvāya dakṣiṇām | tathā karmaphalañcāpi bhaktyā tasmai samarpayēt | nṛtyairgītaiśca vāditraiḥ sāmātyaḥ sahabāndhavaḥ || 263 ||
Translation
For the things given to the god he should give the god a fee, and offer him with devotion the fruit of the rite as well. With dances, songs and instruments, with his ministers and his kin,
Word by word
- dēvāya
- to the god
- datta
- given
- dravyāṇāṁ
- for the things
- dadyāt
- he should give
- dakṣiṇām
- a fee
- tathā
- and
- karma
- of the rite
- phalaṁ
- the fruit
- ca
- and
- api
- as well
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- tasmai
- to him
- samarpayēt
- he should offer
- nṛtyaiḥ
- (nṛtyaiḥ) with dances
- gītaiḥ
- (gītaiḥ) songs
- vāditraiḥ
- (vāditraiḥ) and instruments
- sa
- with
- amātyaḥ
- (amātyaḥ) his ministers
- bāndhavaḥ
- (bāndhavaḥ) his kin
Meaning
The commentary takes "tasmai" as the deity. The giver surrenders even the merit of his act to the god.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Tasmai: to the deity.