वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 55
दलानि शुक्लवर्णानि यद्वा पीतानि कल्पयेत् । यथेष्टं पूरयेत् पद्मसन्धिस्थानानि वर्णकैः ॥ ५५ ॥
dalāni śuklavarṇāni yadvā pītāni kalpayēt | yathēṣṭaṁ pūrayēt padmasandhisthānāni varṇakaiḥ || 55 ||
Translation
He should make the petals white or else yellow, and fill the spaces at the joints of the lotus with colours as he pleases.
Word by word
- dalāni
- the petals
- śukla
- white
- varṇāni
- in colour
- yadvā
- or else
- pītāni
- yellow
- kalpayēt
- he should make
- yathēṣṭaṁ
- as he pleases
- pūrayēt
- he should fill
- padma
- of the lotus
- sandhi
- of the joints
- sthānāni
- the spaces
- varṇakaiḥ
- (varṇakaiḥ) with colours
Meaning
The petals are white or yellow; the spaces between them may be coloured freely.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 54.