वास्तुपुरुषपूजाविधिःThe rite of worshipping Vāstu-puruṣa
Verse 45
अश्वतुण्डः काककण्ठो वज्रबाहुर्व्रतान्तकः । एते परिकरा वास्तोः पूजनीयाः प्रयत्नतः ॥ ४५ ॥
aśvatuṇḍaḥ kākakaṇṭhō vajrabāhurvratāntakaḥ | ētē parikarā vāstōḥ pūjanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ || 45 ||
Translation
…Horse-mouthed, Crow-throated, Thunderbolt-armed and Destroyer-of-vows: these are the attendants of Vāstu, to be worshipped with care.
Word by word
- aśva
- horse
- tuṇḍaḥ
- (tuṇḍaḥ) mouthed
- kāka
- crow
- kaṇṭhaḥ
- (kaṇṭhaḥ) throated
- vajra
- thunderbolt
- bāhuḥ
- (bāhuḥ) armed
- vrata
- of vows
- antakaḥ
- (antakaḥ) the destroyer
- ētē
- these
- parikarāḥ
- (parikarāḥ) the attendants
- vāstōḥ
- (vāstoḥ) of Vāstu
- pūjanīyāḥ
- (pūjanīyāḥ) to be worshipped
- prayatnataḥ
- (prayatnataḥ) with care
Meaning
The last four are Aśvatuṇḍa, Kākakaṇṭha, Vajrabāhu and Vratāntaka. The twelve are worshipped in the twelve outer squares of the Vāstu maṇḍala (verse 58).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 44.