वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
Verse 264
वेश्मप्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा देवं नत्वाऽऽशयेद्द्विजान् ॥ २६४ ॥
vēśmapradakṣiṇaṁ kṛtvā dēvaṁ natvā’’śayēddvijān || 264 ||
Translation
…he should go round the house keeping it on his right, bow to the god, and feed the twice-born.
Word by word
- vēśma
- the house
- pradakṣiṇaṁ
- round keeping on the right
- kṛtvā
- going
- dēvaṁ
- to the god
- natvā
- bowing
- āśayēt
- (āśayet) he should feed
- dvijān
- the twice-born
Meaning
The commentary glosses "āśayet" as "he should feed". The festive circuit and meal end the temple gift.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Āśayet: he should feed.