अधिवासद्रव्याणिThe things for the adhivāsa
Verse 31
सम्मार्ज्य वाससा लिङ्गं स्थापयित्वाऽऽसनोपरि । पूजानुष्ठानविधिना गणेशादीन् समर्चयेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
sammārjya vāsasā liṅgaṁ sthāpayitvā’’sanōpari | pūjānuṣṭhānavidhinā gaṇēśādīn samarcayēt || 31 ||
Translation
Wiping the liṅga with a cloth and setting it on a seat, he should worship Gaṇeśa and the others by the rite laid down for worship.
Word by word
- sammārjya
- wiping
- vāsasā
- with a cloth
- liṅgaṁ
- the liṅga
- sthāpayitvā
- setting
- āsana
- a seat
- upari
- (upari) upon
- pūjā
- of worship
- anuṣṭhāna
- (anuṣṭhāna) the performance
- vidhinā
- by the rite
- gaṇēśa
- Gaṇeśa
- ādīn
- (ādīn) and the others
- samarcayēt
- he should worship
Meaning
The ordinary opening of worship now takes place before the liṅga: Gaṇeśa and the attendant powers are honoured first, as in every rite of this Tantra.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 28.