वटुकादिबलिःBali to Baṭuka and the others
Verse 55
वाङ्मायाकमलावञ्च वटुकाय नमः पदम् । सम्पूज्य पूर्वभागे च वटुकस्य बलिं हरेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
vāṅmāyākamalāvañca vaṭukāya namaḥ padam | sampūjya pūrvabhāgē ca vaṭukasya baliṁ harēt || 55 ||
Translation
Vāk, māyā and kamalā with vaṁ, and the words "vaṭukāya namaḥ": having worshipped with this on the eastern side, he should offer the bali of Baṭuka.
Word by word
- vāṅ
- (vāk) vāk: aiṁ
- māyā
- māyā: hrīṁ
- kamalā
- kamalā: śrīṁ
- vaṁ
- vaṁ
- ca
- and
- vaṭukāya
- "vaṭukāya", to Baṭuka
- namaḥ
- namaḥ
- padam
- the words
- sampūjya
- having worshipped
- pūrva
- eastern
- bhāgē
- on the side
- vaṭukasya
- of Baṭuka
- baliṁ
- bali
- harēt
- should offer
Meaning
Decoded: vāk is aiṁ, māyā hrīṁ, kamalā śrīṁ. The mantra: aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ vaṁ vaṭukāya namaḥ. The bali is offered with "eṣa sudhāmiṣānvitānnabaliḥ" ("this bali of food with nectar and meat") before it.

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Saying the seeds vāk, māyā and kamalā, that is aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ, together with vaṁ, he should say the words "vaṭukāya namaḥ". Joined, the mantra "aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ vaṁ vaṭukāya namaḥ" is formed. With this very mantra, having worshipped Baṭuka on the eastern side of the maṇḍala, he should offer there Baṭuka's bali with the mantra "eṣa sudhāmiṣānvitānnabaliḥ aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ vaṁ vaṭukāya namaḥ" ("this bali of food with nectar and meat…").