भगवतीपूजनम्The worship of the Goddess
Verse 308
उक्तकर्मस्वशक्तश्चेत् पाथसां सप्तभिर्घटैः । स्नापयित्वाऽर्चयन् शक्त्या श्रावयेन्नाम देवताम् ॥ ३०८ ॥
uktakarmasvaśaktaścēt pāthasāṁ saptabhirghaṭaiḥ | snāpayitvā’rcayan śaktyā śrāvayēnnāma dēvatām || 308 ||
Translation
If he is unable to do the rites described, he should bathe the image with seven jars of water, worship it as far as he can, and pronounce the name to the deity.
Word by word
- ukta
- (ukta) described
- karmasu
- the rites
- aśaktaḥ
- (aśaktaḥ) unable
- cēt
- if
- pāthasāṁ
- of water
- saptabhiḥ
- (saptabhiḥ) seven
- ghaṭaiḥ
- (ghaṭaiḥ) with jars
- snāpayitvā
- bathing
- arcayan
- (arcayan) worshipping
- śaktyā
- as far as he can
- śrāvayēt
- he should pronounce
- nāma
- the name
- dēvatām
- to the deity
Meaning
The shortest form of the installation: seven jars, worship, and the giving of the name.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 304.