वास्तुदैत्यपूजने सर्वापच्छान्तिःWorship of Vāstu quiets every calamity
Verse 67
औत्पातिकापत्यदोषे व्यालरक्षोभयेऽपि च । ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेद्वास्तुं परिवारसमन्वितम् ॥ ६७ ॥
autpātikāpatyadōṣē vyālarakṣōbhayē’pi ca | dhyātvaivaṁ pūjayēdvāstuṁ parivārasamanvitam || 67 ||
Translation
…in an ill omen, in harm to one's children, in fear of beasts of prey and of rākṣasas too: meditating thus, he should worship Vāstu with his attendants.
Word by word
- autpātika
- in an ill omen
- apatya
- to children
- dōṣē
- in harm
- vyāla
- of beasts of prey
- rakṣaḥ
- (rakṣaḥ) and of rākṣasas
- bhayē
- in fear
- api
- too
- ca
- and
- dhyātvā
- meditating
- ēvaṁ
- thus
- pūjayēt
- he should worship
- vāstuṁ
- Vāstu
- parivāra
- with his attendants
- samanvitam
- together
Meaning
Vāstu's worship is not only for building: whenever a household is threatened, by epidemic, portents, harm to children or wild beasts, the same rite is done.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 65.