अनन्तरदिनकृत्यम्The rites of the following day
Verse 92
ततस्तु दक्षिणां दत्त्वा भोजयेत् कौलिकान् द्विजान् । भक्ष्यैः पेयैश्च वासोभिर्दरिद्रान् परितोषयेत् ॥ ९२ ॥
tatastu dakṣiṇāṁ dattvā bhōjayēt kaulikān dvijān | bhakṣyaiḥ pēyaiśca vāsōbhirdaridrān paritōṣayēt || 92 ||
Translation
Then giving the priestly fee he should feast the Kaula twice-born, and gladden the poor with food, drink and clothing.
Word by word
- tatas
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- dakṣiṇāṁ
- the fee
- dattvā
- giving
- bhōjayēt
- he should feast
- kaulikān
- the Kaula
- dvijān
- twice-born
- bhakṣyaiḥ
- with food
- pēyaiś
- (peyaiḥ) drink
- ca
- and
- vāsōbhir
- (vāsobhiḥ) clothing
- daridrān
- the poor
- paritōṣayēt
- he should gladden
Meaning
The rite ends as every great rite in this Tantra ends: those who took part are honoured, and the poor receive their share.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 89.