होममण्डलसंस्कारादिPreparing the place of homa and the rest
Verse 129
पीता श्वेताऽरुणा कृष्णा धूम्रा तीव्रा तथैव च । स्फुलिङ्गिनी च रुचिरा ज्वलिनीति तथा क्रमात् ॥ १२९ ॥
pītā śvētā’ruṇā kṛṣṇā dhūmrā tīvrā tathaiva ca | sphuliṅginī ca rucirā jvalinīti tathā kramāt || 129 ||
Translation
Pītā, Śvetā, Aruṇā, Kṛṣṇā, Dhūmrā, Tīvrā, Sphuliṅginī, Rucirā and Jvalinī, in order.
Word by word
- pītā
- Pītā, yellow
- śvētā
- Śvetā, white
- aruṇā
- Aruṇā, red
- kṛṣṇā
- Kṛṣṇā, black
- dhūmrā
- Dhūmrā, smoky
- tīvrā
- Tīvrā, fierce
- tathaiva
- and likewise
- ca
- and
- sphuliṅginī
- Sphuliṅginī, sparking
- rucirā
- Rucirā, bright
- jvalinī
- Jvalinī, blazing
- iti
- thus
- tathā
- so
- kramāt
- in order
Meaning
Yellow, white, red, black, smoky, fierce, sparking, bright, and the blazing one in the middle.

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He names in one verse, "pītā…", those he should worship. Among Pītā, Śvetā and the rest, he should worship Jvalinī in the middle.