वास्तुदैत्यपूजने सर्वापच्छान्तिःWorship of Vāstu quiets every calamity
Verse 66
ध्यायेद्देवं वास्तुपतिं कूर्मपद्मासनस्थितम् । मारीभये रोगभये डाकिन्यादिभये तथा ॥ ६६ ॥
dhyāyēddēvaṁ vāstupatiṁ kūrmapadmāsanasthitam | mārībhayē rōgabhayē ḍākinyādibhayē tathā || 66 ||
Translation
…so should he meditate on the god, lord of Vāstu, seated in lotus posture on a tortoise. In fear of plague, in fear of disease, in fear of ḍākinīs and the like,
Word by word
- dhyāyēt
- he should meditate on
- dēvaṁ
- the god
- vāstu
- of Vāstu
- patiṁ
- the lord
- kūrma
- on a tortoise
- padmāsana
- in lotus posture
- sthitam
- seated
- mārī
- of plague
- bhayē
- in fear
- rōga
- of disease
- ḍākinī
- (ḍākinī) of ḍākinīs
- ādi
- and the like
- tathā
- also
Meaning
The meditation ends with his seat, the tortoise that bears the earth. The second half begins the list of occasions for his worship, which runs into verse 67.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 65.