वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 61
देव्युवाच । मण्डलं कथितं वास्तोर्विधानमपि पूजने । ध्यानं न गदितं नाथ तदिदानीं प्रकाशय ॥ ६१ ॥
dēvyuvāca | maṇḍalaṁ kathitaṁ vāstōrvidhānamapi pūjanē | dhyānaṁ na gaditaṁ nātha tadidānīṁ prakāśaya || 61 ||
Translation
The Devī said: You have told the maṇḍala of Vāstu and the rite of his worship too, but not his meditation, Lord. Reveal it to me now.
Word by word
- maṇḍalaṁ
- the maṇḍala
- kathitaṁ
- is told
- vāstōḥ
- (vāstoḥ) of Vāstu
- vidhānam
- the rite
- api
- too
- pūjanē
- of worship
- dhyānaṁ
- the meditation
- na
- not
- gaditaṁ
- told
- nātha
- Lord
- tad
- (tat) that
- idānīṁ
- now
- prakāśaya
- reveal
Meaning
The Devī notes what is missing: the dhyāna, the form to be held in mind as he is worshipped.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Having heard thus of the maṇḍala of Vāstu and the rite of worshipping Vāstu with his attendants in it, and wishing now to hear the meditation (dhyāna) of Vāstu, Śrī Devī said "maṇḍalam" and the rest.