अधिवासद्रव्याणिThe things for the adhivāsa
Verse 28
प्रत्येकं द्रव्यमादाय मायया ब्रह्मविद्यया । अनेनाऽमुष्यपदतः शुभमस्त्वधिवासनम् ॥ २८ ॥
pratyēkaṁ dravyamādāya māyayā brahmavidyayā | anēnā’muṣyapadataḥ śubhamastvadhivāsanam || 28 ||
Translation
Taking each thing in turn, with the seed of māyā and the Brahma-vidyā, and then the words "by this" and "of that deity", he says "may the adhivāsa be auspicious",
Word by word
- pratyēkaṁ
- each in turn
- dravyam
- the thing
- ādāya
- taking
- māyayā
- with the māyā seed
- brahma
- Brahma
- vidyayā
- with the vidyā
- anēna
- by this
- amuṣya
- of that one
- padataḥ
- after the words
- śubham
- auspicious
- astu
- may be
- adhivāsanam
- the adhivāsa
Meaning
The commentary assembles the formula. Māyā is the seed hrīṁ, joined to the Brahma-gāyatrī given in the third chapter; then comes "anena dravyeṇa amuṣya daivatasya śubham adhivāsanam astu", "by this thing may there be an auspicious adhivāsa of this deity", with the name of the thing and of the deity put in.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
By what rite should he perform the adhivāsa of the deity? In answer to that question he says "pratyekam" and the rest. Taking each thing, earth and the rest, one by one, with the Brahma-gāyatrī marked by the māyā seed hrīṁ, joined to the mantra "by this thing may there be an auspicious adhivāsa of this deity" (anena dravyeṇa amuṣya daivatasya śubham adhivāsanam astu), he should touch the forehead of the deity to be consecrated with all the things, earth and the rest. After that he should perform the adhivāsa of the deity with the vessel of benediction (praśasti-pātra) three times, by this same rite (verses 28 to 32).