प्रतिमाङ्गे न्यासादिInstalling the image: its baths and nyāsas
Verse 280
सितगोधूमचूर्णेन तिलकल्केन वा शिवाम् । शालीतण्डुलचूर्णेन मार्जयित्वा विरूक्षयेत् ॥ २८० ॥
sitagōdhūmacūrṇēna tilakalkēna vā śivām | śālītaṇḍulacūrṇēna mārjayitvā virūkṣayēt || 280 ||
Translation
Rubbing Śivā with powder of white wheat, or a paste of sesame, or powder of śāli rice, he should dry her.
Word by word
- sita
- white
- gōdhūma
- of wheat
- cūrṇēna
- with powder
- tila
- of sesame
- kalkēna
- with a paste
- vā
- or
- śivām
- Śivā
- śālī
- of śāli
- taṇḍula
- rice
- mārjayitvā
- rubbing
- virūkṣayēt
- he should dry
Meaning
The image of the goddess (Śivā) is rubbed clean and dry.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 279.