मन्त्रोद्धारःThe mantra drawn out
Verse 48
पूर्ववत् स्थापयन् देवीं सर्वदेवबलिं हरेत् । दधियुक्तमाषभक्तं शर्करादिसमन्वितम् ॥ ४८ ॥
pūrvavat sthāpayan dēvīṁ sarvadēvabaliṁ harēt | dadhiyuktamāṣabhaktaṁ śarkarādisamanvitam || 48 ||
Translation
Laying the Goddess down as before, he should offer the bali to all the gods: rice with māṣa beans and curds, joined with sugar and the like.
Word by word
- pūrvavat
- as before
- sthāpayan
- laying
- dēvīṁ
- the Goddess
- sarva
- to all
- dēva
- the gods
- baliṁ
- the bali
- harēt
- he should offer
- dadhi
- curds
- yukta
- with
- māṣa
- of māṣa beans
- bhaktaṁ
- rice
- śarkarā
- sugar
- ādi
- (ādi) and the like
- samanvitam
- joined with
Meaning
The commentary spells out "as before": as with the Śiva-liṅga, she is covered with a fragrant garland and a cloth and laid on the divine bed. "Haret" it glosses as "should give". The offering is the ordinary food of a feast.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Pūrvavat" and the rest. Then, as before, as with the Śiva-liṅga, having covered her with a fragrant garland of flowers and a cloth, and laying the Goddess on a divine bed, he should offer the bali to all the gods: rice with māṣa beans, with curds, joined with sugar and the like.