षोड़शोपचाराः, उपचारप्रदानमन्त्राःThe sixteen offerings and their mantras
Verse 86
धूपं गृहीत्वा मतिमान् नासिकाधो नियोजयेत् । दीपन्तु दृष्टिपर्य्यन्तं दशधा भ्रामयेत् पुरः ॥ ८६ ॥
dhūpaṁ gṛhītvā matimān nāsikādhō niyōjayēt | dīpantu dṛṣṭiparyyantaṁ daśadhā bhrāmayēt puraḥ || 86 ||
Translation
taking the incense, the wise one should place it below her nose; the lamp he should wave ten times before her, up to the eyes.
Word by word
- dhūpaṁ
- the incense
- gṛhītvā
- taking
- matimān
- the wise one
- nāsikā
- nose
- adhō
- (adhaḥ) below
- niyōjayēt
- should place
- dīpan
- (dīpam) the lamp
- tu
- and
- dṛṣṭi
- eyes
- paryyantaṁ
- up to
- daśadhā
- ten times
- bhrāmayēt
- should wave
- puraḥ
- before her
Meaning
From the feet to the eyes, the commentary says.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 84.