प्रतिमाङ्गे न्यासादिInstalling the image: its baths and nyāsas
Verse 284
ततो निवेश्य प्रतिमामासने सुपरिष्कृते । पाद्यार्घ्याद्यैरर्चयित्वा प्रार्थयेद्विहिताञ्जलिः ॥ २८४ ॥
tatō nivēśya pratimāmāsanē supariṣkṛtē | pādyārghyādyairarcayitvā prārthayēdvihitāñjaliḥ || 284 ||
Translation
Then, setting the image on a well-adorned seat and worshipping her with water for the feet, the arghya and the rest, he should pray with joined palms:
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- nivēśya
- setting
- pratimām
- the image
- āsanē
- on a seat
- supariṣkṛtē
- well adorned
- pādya
- with water for the feet
- arghya
- the arghya
- ādyaiḥ
- (ādyaiḥ) and the rest
- arcayitvā
- worshipping
- prārthayēt
- he should pray
- vihita
- joined
- añjaliḥ
- (añjaliḥ) with palms
Meaning
The prayer to the image follows.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 282.