मन्त्रोद्धारःThe mantra drawn out
Verse 49
ऐशान्यां बलिमादाय वारुणेन विशोधयेत् । संपूज्य गन्धपुष्पाभ्यां मन्त्रेणानेन चार्पयेत् ॥ ४९ ॥
aiśānyāṁ balimādāya vāruṇēna viśōdhayēt | saṁpūjya gandhapuṣpābhyāṁ mantrēṇānēna cārpayēt || 49 ||
Translation
Taking the bali to the north-east he should purify it with the seed of Varuṇa, and having worshipped it with sandal and flowers should offer it with this mantra:
Word by word
- aiśānyāṁ
- in the north-east
- balim
- the bali
- ādāya
- taking
- vāruṇēna
- with the seed of Varuṇa
- viśōdhayēt
- he should purify
- saṁpūjya
- having worshipped
- gandha
- with sandal
- puṣpābhyāṁ
- and flowers
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- anēna
- (anena) this
- ca
- and
- arpayēt
- (arpayet) should offer
Meaning
The commentary gives the seed of Varuṇa as "vaṁ". The bali is carried out to the corner of Īśāna, cleansed with the water-seed and honoured before it is given.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
By what rite should he give the bali to all the gods? In answer he says "aiśānyām" and the rest. Vāruṇena: with the mantra vaṁ.