गृहे लिङ्गस्थापनम्Setting the liṅga in the temple
Verse 57
अष्टभिः कलशैः शम्भुं मनुना त्र्यम्बकेन च । स्नापयित्वाऽर्चयेत् भक्त्या षोड़शैरुपचारकैः ॥ ५७ ॥
aṣṭabhiḥ kalaśaiḥ śambhuṁ manunā tryambakēna ca | snāpayitvā’rcayēt bhaktyā ṣōḍaśairupacārakaiḥ || 57 ||
Translation
Bathing Śambhu from eight jars with the mantra and with the Tryambaka, he should worship him with devotion with the sixteen offerings.
Word by word
- aṣṭabhiḥ
- eight
- kalaśaiḥ
- from jars
- śambhuṁ
- Śambhu
- manunā
- with the mantra
- tryambakēna
- with the Tryambaka
- ca
- and
- snāpayitvā
- bathing
- arcayēt
- (arcayet) he should worship
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- ṣōḍaśair
- (ṣoḍaśaiḥ) sixteen
- upacārakaiḥ
- with offerings
Meaning
The commentary names both mantras: "the mantra" is hrīṁ oṁ hauṁ, and the Tryambaka is the Vedic "tryambakaṁ yajāmahe". The tantric and the Vedic stand side by side in the bath.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Manunā: with the mantra hrīṁ oṁ hauṁ. Tryambakena: with the mantra "tryambakaṁ yajāmahe" and the rest.