श्रीपात्रस्थापनम्Setting up the śrīpātra
Verse 23
षट्कोणेषु षडङ्गानि मूलेनैव त्रिकोणकम् । मायामाधारशक्तिञ्च नमोऽन्तेन प्रपूजयेत् ॥ २३ ॥
ṣaṭkōṇēṣu ṣaḍaṅgāni mūlēnaiva trikōṇakam | māyāmādhāraśaktiñca namō’ntēna prapūjayēt || 23 ||
Translation
In the six corners the six limbs, with the root mantra the triangle; and with māyā the Ādhāra-śakti, ending in namaḥ, he should worship.
Word by word
- ṣaṭkōṇēṣu
- in the six corners
- ṣaḍ
- (ṣaṭ) six
- aṅgāni
- limbs
- mūlēna
- with the root mantra
- ēva
- just
- trikōṇakam
- the triangle
- māyām
- māyā (hrīṁ)
- ādhāra
- bearing
- śakti
- power
- ñca
- (ca) and
- namō
- (namaḥ) namaḥ
- antēna
- ending in
- prapūjayēt
- should worship
Meaning
The six limbs are worshipped with hrāṁ … hraḥ namaḥ; the stand's deity with hrīṁ ādhāraśaktaye namaḥ.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Then in the six corners of the six-cornered maṇḍala he should worship the six limbs, the deities presiding over the six corners, with the mantras "hrāṁ namaḥ, hrīṁ namaḥ, hrūṁ namaḥ, hraiṁ namaḥ, hrauṁ namaḥ, hraḥ namaḥ". With the root mantra itself he should worship the triangle, the deity presiding over the triangle. "Māyām…": first he should say māyā, the seed hrīṁ, then the Ādhāra-śakti with namaḥ at the end. Joined, the mantra "hrīṁ ādhāraśaktaye namaḥ" is formed; with it he should worship the deity of the stand in the maṇḍala.