तत्र पूजाविधिःThe rite of worship in it
Verse 82
मध्यकोणे यजेत् सूर्यं पार्श्वयोररुणं शिखाम् । पश्चात् प्रचण्डयोर्दण्डौ पूजयेदंशुमालिनः ॥ ८२ ॥
madhyakōṇē yajēt sūryaṁ pārśvayōraruṇaṁ śikhām | paścāt pracaṇḍayōrdaṇḍau pūjayēdaṁśumālinaḥ || 82 ||
Translation
He should worship the Sun in the middle angle, Aruṇa and Śikhā at its two sides, and behind, the two fierce staff-bearers of him who is garlanded with rays.
Word by word
- madhya
- in the middle
- kōṇē
- angle
- yajēt
- he should worship
- sūryaṁ
- the Sun
- pārśvayōḥ
- (pārśvayoḥ) at the two sides
- aruṇaṁ
- Aruṇa
- śikhām
- and Śikhā
- paścāt
- behind
- pracaṇḍayōḥ
- (pracaṇḍayoḥ) the two fierce
- daṇḍau
- staff-bearers
- pūjayēt
- he should worship
- aṁśumālinaḥ
- (aṁśumālinaḥ) of him garlanded with rays
Meaning
The Sun takes the centre. Beside him are Aruṇa, his charioteer, and Śikhā, his flame; behind him stand his two fierce staff-bearing attendants. "Aṁśumālin", garlanded with rays, is a name of the Sun.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 79.