अग्निप्रज्वालनमन्त्रःThe mantra for kindling the fire
Verse 161
पुष्पैर्विल्वदलैर्वापि यथाविहितवस्तुभिः । यथाशक्त्याहुतिं दद्यान्नाष्टन्यूनां प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ १६१ ॥
puṣpairvilvadalairvāpi yathāvihitavastubhiḥ | yathāśaktyāhutiṁ dadyānnāṣṭanyūnāṁ prakalpayēt || 161 ||
Translation
with flowers or bilva leaves or the prescribed substances, he should give oblations as he can; he should make no fewer than eight.
Word by word
- puṣpair
- (puṣpaiḥ) with flowers
- vilva
- bilva
- dalair
- (dalaiḥ) leaves
- vā
- or
- api
- also
- yathā
- as
- vihita
- prescribed
- vastubhiḥ
- with substances
- yathāśaktyā
- as he can
- āhutiṁ
- oblation
- dadyān
- (dadyāt) should give
- na
- not
- aṣṭa
- eight
- nyūnāṁ
- fewer than
- prakalpayēt
- should make
Meaning
At least eight oblations.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 158.