देवीध्यानम्The meditation on the Goddess
Verse 45
इति ध्यात्वा महादेवीं पूजयेन्निजशक्तितः । ततस्तु दश दिक्पालान् वृषभञ्च समर्चयेत् ॥ ४५ ॥
iti dhyātvā mahādēvīṁ pūjayēnnijaśaktitaḥ | tatastu daśa dikpālān vṛṣabhañca samarcayēt || 45 ||
Translation
Having meditated thus on the Great Goddess he should worship her as far as his means allow, and then he should worship the ten guardians of the quarters and the bull.
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- dhyātvā
- having meditated
- mahādēvīṁ
- on the Great Goddess
- pūjayēn
- (pūjayet) he should worship
- nija
- his own
- śaktitaḥ
- as far as his means
- tatas
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- daśa
- the ten
- dik
- of the quarters
- pālān
- guardians
- vṛṣabhañ
- (vṛṣabham) the bull
- ca
- and
- samarcayēt
- he should worship
Meaning
The guardians of the directions and Śiva's bull complete the company of the shrine. They are worshipped after the Goddess and before the bali is taken up.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 44.