वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 59
कुशण्डिकोक्तविधिना कुर्वन्ननलसंस्कृतिम् । यथाशक्त्याऽऽहुतिं दत्त्वा वास्तुयज्ञं समापयेत् ॥ ५९ ॥
kuśaṇḍikōktavidhinā kurvannanalasaṁskṛtim | yathāśaktyā’’hutiṁ dattvā vāstuyajñaṁ samāpayēt || 59 ||
Translation
Preparing the fire by the rite told for the kuśaṇḍikā, and offering oblations as far as he is able, he should complete the Vāstu sacrifice.
Word by word
- kuśaṇḍikā
- for the kuśaṇḍikā
- ukta
- (ukta) told
- vidhinā
- by the rite
- kurvan
- making
- anala
- of the fire
- saṁskṛtim
- the preparation
- yathāśaktyā
- as far as he is able
- āhutiṁ
- oblations
- dattvā
- offering
- vāstu
- the Vāstu
- yajñaṁ
- sacrifice
- samāpayēt
- he should complete
Meaning
The kuśaṇḍikā is the rite of preparing the sacred fire, given in the ninth chapter. The Vāstu yajña ends with oblations offered in it.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 57.