वेदी शोधनम्The purifying of the vedī
Verse 42
सुगन्धिपुष्पमाल्येन वाससाऽऽच्छाद्य शङ्करम् । निवेश्य दिव्यशय्यायां देवीमेवं विशोधयेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
sugandhipuṣpamālyēna vāsasā’’cchādya śaṅkaram | nivēśya divyaśayyāyāṁ dēvīmēvaṁ viśōdhayēt || 42 ||
Translation
Covering Śaṅkara with a fragrant garland of flowers and a cloth, and laying him on a divine bed, he should purify the Goddess in the same way.
Word by word
- sugandhi
- fragrant
- puṣpa
- of flowers
- mālyēna
- with a garland
- vāsasā
- with a cloth
- ācchādya
- (ācchādya) covering
- śaṅkaram
- Śaṅkara
- nivēśya
- laying
- divya
- on a divine
- śayyāyāṁ
- bed
- dēvīm
- the Goddess
- ēvaṁ
- in the same way
- viśōdhayēt
- he should purify
Meaning
The liṅga is put to rest for the night like a guest of honour. The Goddess, who stands in the vedī, is now given the same purifications that he has received.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 41.