बलिमन्त्रकथनम्The mantra of the bali
Verse 51
ऋषयो येऽन्यदेवाश्च बलिं गृह्णन्तु संयताः । परिवार्य महादेवं तिष्ठन्तु गिरिजामपि ॥ ५१ ॥
ṛṣayō yē’nyadēvāśca baliṁ gṛhṇantu saṁyatāḥ | parivārya mahādēvaṁ tiṣṭhantu girijāmapi || 51 ||
Translation
the sages and those who are other gods: may they, restrained, accept the bali, and may they stand around Mahādeva and Girijā too."
Word by word
- ṛṣayō
- (ṛṣayaḥ) the sages
- yē
- those who
- anya
- other
- dēvāś
- (devāḥ) gods
- ca
- and
- baliṁ
- the bali
- gṛhṇantu
- may they accept
- saṁyatāḥ
- restrained
- parivārya
- surrounding
- mahādēvaṁ
- Mahādeva
- tiṣṭhantu
- may they stand
- girijām
- Girijā
- api
- too
Meaning
What the mantra asks of them is twofold: take what is given, in good order, and then remain as a surrounding guard for the two who are being installed.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 50.