अधिवासद्रव्याणिThe things for the adhivāsa
Verse 26
मही गन्धः शिला धान्यं दूर्वा पुष्पं फलं दधि । घृतं स्वस्तिकसिन्दूरं शङ्खकज्जलरोचनाः ॥ २६ ॥
mahī gandhaḥ śilā dhānyaṁ dūrvā puṣpaṁ phalaṁ dadhi | ghṛtaṁ svastikasindūraṁ śaṅkhakajjalarōcanāḥ || 26 ||
Translation
Earth, sandal, a stone, grain, dūrvā grass, a flower, a fruit, curds, ghee, the svastika, vermilion, a conch, collyrium, yellow pigment,
Word by word
- mahī
- earth
- gandhaḥ
- sandal
- śilā
- a stone
- dhānyaṁ
- grain
- dūrvā
- dūrvā grass
- puṣpaṁ
- a flower
- phalaṁ
- a fruit
- dadhi
- curds
- ghṛtaṁ
- ghee
- svastika
- the svastika
- sindūraṁ
- vermilion
- śaṅkha
- a conch
- kajjala
- collyrium
- rōcanāḥ
- yellow pigment
Meaning
The list of twenty things begins, each of them an auspicious touch. Rocanā is the bright yellow pigment used for the forehead mark, kajjala the black salve for the eyes. The commentary introduces the verse as the answer to "with what things should he do the adhivāsa?"
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
With what things should he perform the adhivāsa (the preparatory consecration) of the deity? In answer to that question he says "mahī" and the rest. Siddhārtha: white mustard (verses 26 and 27).