प्रार्थनम्The prayer
Verse 72
आवाहयामि तं देवं त्र्यक्षमीशानमव्ययम् । आगच्छ भगवन्नत्र ब्रह्मनिर्मितयन्त्रके ॥ ७२ ॥
āvāhayāmi taṁ dēvaṁ tryakṣamīśānamavyayam | āgaccha bhagavannatra brahmanirmitayantrakē || 72 ||
Translation
I call that God, the three-eyed, the imperishable Īśāna. Come here, Lord, into this yantra made by Brahmā,
Word by word
- āvāhayāmi
- I call
- taṁ
- that
- dēvaṁ
- God
- tryakṣam
- the three-eyed
- īśānam
- Īśāna
- avyayam
- the imperishable
- āgaccha
- come
- bhagavan
- (bhagavan) Lord
- atra
- here
- brahma
- by Brahmā
- nirmita
- made
- yantrakē
- into the yantra
Meaning
The yantra is the liṅga with its base, the seat prepared for him. Saying it is made by Brahmā gives it divine standing rather than the standing of a thing made by the mason.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 70.