प्रतिष्ठादौ नवग्रहादेः पूजाविधिःWorship of the nine planets and the rest at an installation
Verse 71
सर्वं तस्य भवेद्व्यर्थं विघ्नश्चापि पदे पदे । अतो महेशि यत्नेन प्रोक्तसंस्कारकर्मसु ॥ ७१ ॥
sarvaṁ tasya bhavēdvyarthaṁ vighnaścāpi padē padē | atō mahēśi yatnēna prōktasaṁskārakarmasu || 71 ||
Translation
…all of it becomes useless for him, and there are obstacles at every step. Therefore, O Maheśī, with care, in the rites of consecration described,
Word by word
- sarvaṁ
- all
- tasya
- for him
- bhavēt
- becomes
- vyarthaṁ
- useless
- vighnaḥ
- (vighnaḥ) obstacles
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- padē
- at step
- ataḥ
- (ataḥ) therefore
- mahēśi
- O Maheśī
- yatnēna
- with care
- prōkta
- described
- saṁskāra
- of consecration
- karmasu
- in the rites
Meaning
An installation done without satisfying the ancestors is wasted. The sentence runs into verse 72.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 65.