नवपात्राणिThe nine vessels
Verse 45
घटश्रीपात्रयोर्मध्ये पात्राणि स्थापयेद्बुधः । गुरुपात्रं भोगपात्रं शक्तिपात्रमतः परम् ॥ ४५ ॥
ghaṭaśrīpātrayōrmadhyē pātrāṇi sthāpayēdbudhaḥ | gurupātraṁ bhōgapātraṁ śaktipātramataḥ param || 45 ||
Translation
Between the jar and the śrīpātra the wise one should set the vessels: the guru's vessel, the vessel of enjoyment, the Śakti's vessel after that,
Word by word
- ghaṭa
- jar
- śrī
- auspicious
- pātrayōr
- (pātrayoḥ) of the two vessels
- madhyē
- between
- pātrāṇi
- vessels
- sthāpayēd
- (sthāpayet) should set
- budhaḥ
- the wise one
- guru
- guru
- pātraṁ
- vessel
- bhōga
- enjoyment
- śakti
- Śakti
- pātram
- vessel
- ataḥ
- after
- param
- that
Meaning
The nine vessels (verses 45 and 46), each used for a different tarpaṇa below.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
To the question "what vessels should he set between the jar and the śrīpātra?" he says "gurupātram…".