बलिमन्त्रकथनम्The mantra of the bali
Verse 52
ततो जपेन्महादेव्या मन्त्रमेनं यथेप्सितम् । गीतवाद्यादिभिः सद्भिर्विदध्यान्मङ्गलक्रियाम् ॥ ५२ ॥
tatō japēnmahādēvyā mantramēnaṁ yathēpsitam | gītavādyādibhiḥ sadbhirvidadhyānmaṅgalakriyām || 52 ||
Translation
Then he should repeat this mantra of the Great Goddess as much as he wishes, and hold the auspicious festivities with fine songs, instruments and the rest.
Word by word
- tatō
- (tataḥ) then
- japēn
- (japet) he should repeat
- mahādēvyā
- of the Great Goddess
- mantram
- the mantra
- ēnaṁ
- this
- yathā
- as
- īpsitam
- (īpsitam) he wishes
- gīta
- songs
- vādya
- instruments
- ādibhiḥ
- (ādibhiḥ) and the rest
- sadbhir
- (sadbhiḥ) with fine
- vidadhyān
- (vidadhyāt) he should hold
- maṅgala
- auspicious
- kriyām
- the rite
Meaning
The commentary identifies "this mantra" as hrīṁ śrīṁ dūṁ svāhā. The eve of the installation ends in music, like the eve of a wedding.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Enam: this one, hrīṁ śrīṁ dūṁ svāhā.