दिक्पालपूजादिWorship of the guardians of the directions
Verse 90
दलेष्वष्टसु पूर्वादिक्रमतः साधकोत्तमः । सहस्राक्षं यजेदादौ पीतकौषेयवाससम् ॥ ९० ॥
dalēṣvaṣṭasu pūrvādikramataḥ sādhakōttamaḥ | sahasrākṣaṁ yajēdādau pītakauṣēyavāsasam || 90 ||
Translation
…in the eight petals, the best of sādhakas, in order from the east. First he should worship the thousand-eyed, clothed in yellow silk,
Word by word
- dalēṣu
- in the petals
- aṣṭasu
- eight
- pūrva
- the east
- ādi
- from
- kramataḥ
- (kramataḥ) in order
- sādhaka
- of sādhakas
- uttamaḥ
- (uttamaḥ) the best
- sahasra
- thousand
- akṣaṁ
- (akṣam) eyed
- yajēt
- he should worship
- ādau
- first
- pīta
- yellow
- kauṣēya
- silk
- vāsasam
- clothed in
Meaning
Verses 90-95 give the meditations of the eight guardians. Indra, the thousand-eyed, comes first; the commentary glosses "kauśeya" as silk, born of the silkworm's cocoon.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Now he tells in turn the meditation and colour of the eight guardians of the directions, Indra and the rest, with "sahasrākṣam" and the rest. Pītakauśeyavāsasam: whose garment (vāsas, vastra) is yellow silk (kauśeya, born of the silkworm's cocoon).