त्रैलोक्यविजयकवचपाठफलम्The fruit of reciting the armour
Verse 70
चन्दनागरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमै रक्तचन्दनैः । भूर्जे विलिख्य गुटिकां स्वर्णस्थां धारयेद् यदि ॥ ७० ॥
candanāgarukastūrīkuṅkumai raktacandanaiḥ | bhūrjē vilikhya guṭikāṁ svarṇasthāṁ dhārayēd yadi || 70 ||
Translation
If, writing it on birch bark with sandal, agaru, musk, kuṅkuma and red sandal, he wears it as an amulet set in gold,
Word by word
- candana
- with sandal
- agaru
- agaru
- kastūrī
- musk
- kuṅkumai
- (kuṅkumaiḥ) kuṅkuma
- rakta
- red
- candanaiḥ
- and sandal
- bhūrjē
- on birch bark
- vilikhya
- writing
- guṭikāṁ
- as an amulet
- svarṇa
- in gold
- sthāṁ
- set
- dhārayēd
- (dhārayet) he wears
- yadi
- if
Meaning
A second way of using the armour: as a written amulet (guṭikā). It is written on birch bark (bhūrja), the traditional material, with a fragrant ink of sandal, aloe wood (agaru), musk, saffron (kuṅkuma) and red sandal, and worn enclosed in gold. The sentence continues: verse 71 says where it is worn and what it brings.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 69.