ततो जप्त्वा महामन्त्रं मनसा साधकोत्तमः । समर्प्य ब्रह्मणे पश्चाद्वहिःपूजां समारभेत् ॥ ५३ ॥
tatō japtvā mahāmantraṁ manasā sādhakōttamaḥ | samarpya brahmaṇē paścādvahiḥpūjāṁ samārabhēt || 53 ||
Translation
Then the best of practitioners, having repeated the great mantra in the mind and offered it to Brahman, should begin the outer worship.
Word by word
- tatō
- then
- japtvā
- having repeated
- mahāmantraṁ
- the great mantra
- manasā
- in the mind
- sādhakōttamaḥ
- the best of practitioners
- samarpya
- having offered
- brahmaṇē
- to Brahman
- paścādvahiḥpūjāṁ
- afterwards the outer worship
- samārabhēt
- should begin
Meaning
The commentary: offering the fruit of the japa.