भगवतीपूजनम्The worship of the Goddess
Verse 300
ततः पूजाविधानेन ध्यानमावाहनादिकम् । प्राणप्रतिष्ठां सम्पाद्य पूजयेत् परदेवताम् ॥ ३०० ॥
tataḥ pūjāvidhānēna dhyānamāvāhanādikam | prāṇapratiṣṭhāṁ sampādya pūjayēt paradēvatām || 300 ||
Translation
Then by the rite of worship, performing the meditation, the invocation and the rest, and the installing of life, he should worship the supreme deity.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- pūjā
- of worship
- vidhānēna
- by the rite
- dhyānam
- the meditation
- āvāhana
- (āvāhana) the invocation
- ādikam
- and the rest
- prāṇa
- of life
- pratiṣṭhāṁ
- the installing
- sampādya
- performing
- pūjayēt
- he should worship
- para
- the supreme
- dēvatām
- deity
Meaning
The prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā, given in the sixth chapter, brings life into the image; from then on it is worshipped as the Devī herself.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 299.