पूजाबाधे कर्त्तव्यम्What to do when worship lapses
Verse 97
श्रीसदाशिव उवाच । एकाहमर्चनाबाधे द्विगुणं देवमर्चयेत् । दिनद्वये तद्द्विगुणं तद्द्वैगुण्यं दिनत्रये ॥ ९७ ॥
śrīsadāśiva uvāca | ēkāhamarcanābādhē dviguṇaṁ dēvamarcayēt | dinadvayē taddviguṇaṁ taddvaiguṇyaṁ dinatrayē || 97 ||
Translation
Śrī Sadāśiva said: If worship lapses for one day, he should worship the God twice over; for two days, twice that; for three days, double that again.
Word by word
- ēkāham
- for one day
- arcanā
- (arcanā) of worship
- bādhē
- in the lapse
- dviguṇaṁ
- twice over
- dēvam
- the God
- arcayēt
- (arcayet) he should worship
- dina
- days
- dvayē
- in two
- tad
- (tat) that
- dvaiguṇyaṁ
- double
- trayē
- in three
Meaning
The rule is simple doubling: two worships for one day missed, four for two days, eight for three.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Thus entreated, Śrī Sadāśiva said "ekāham arcanābādhe" and the rest (verses 97 to 99).