गन्धं दद्यान्महीतत्त्वं पुष्पमाकाशमेव च । धूपं दद्याद्वायुतत्त्वं दीपं तेजः समर्पयेत् । नैवेद्यं तोयतत्त्वेन प्रदद्यात् परमात्मने ॥ ५२ ॥
gandhaṁ dadyānmahītattvaṁ puṣpamākāśamēva ca | dhūpaṁ dadyādvāyutattvaṁ dīpaṁ tējaḥ samarpayēt | naivēdyaṁ tōyatattvēna pradadyāt paramātmanē || 52 ||
Translation
He should offer the element earth as scent, the ether as flowers, the element air as incense, fire as the lamp, and the element water as the food offering to the Supreme Self.
Word by word
- gandhaṁ
- as scent
- dadyānmahītattvaṁ
- should give the element earth
- puṣpamākāśamēva
- as flowers, the ether
- ca
- and
- dhūpaṁ
- as incense
- dadyādvāyutattvaṁ
- should give the element air
- dīpaṁ
- as the lamp
- tējaḥ
- fire
- samarpayēt
- should offer
- naivēdyaṁ
- the food offering
- tōyatattvēna
- with the element water
- pradadyāt
- should give
- paramātmanē
- to the Supreme Self
Meaning
The mental worship: each offering is one of the five elements.