प्रार्थनम्The prayer
Verse 65
पाषाणखनिते गर्ते इष्टकारचितेऽपि वा । अधस्त्रिभागलिङ्गस्य रोपयेन्मूलमुच्चरन् ॥ ६५ ॥
pāṣāṇakhanitē gartē iṣṭakāracitē’pi vā | adhastribhāgaliṅgasya rōpayēnmūlamuccaran || 65 ||
Translation
In a pit dug in stone or built of bricks he should plant the lower third of the liṅga, uttering the root mantra.
Word by word
- pāṣāṇa
- in stone
- khanitē
- dug
- gartē
- in a pit
- iṣṭakā
- of bricks
- racitē
- built
- api
- or
- vā
- else
- adhas
- (adhaḥ) the lower
- tri
- third
- bhāga
- part
- liṅgasya
- of the liṅga
- rōpayēn
- (ropayet) he should plant
- mūlam
- the root mantra
- uccaran
- (uccaran) uttering
Meaning
The commentary lays out the construction: the sādhaka, saying the root mantra, sets a third of the liṅga downward in the pit. The fixed liṅga is thus rooted, and the verses that follow ask it to stay.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Pāṣāṇa" and the rest. Then the sādhaka, uttering the root mantra, should plant the lower third of the liṅga downward in a pit dug in stone, or built up with bricks (verses 65 and 66).