संक्षेपपूजा, संक्षेपपुरश्चरणम्Worship in brief, the preparatory rite in brief
Verse 85
Translation
by japa to the count of the Vasus alone the preparatory rite of the mantra is done.
Word by word
- vasu
- of the Vasus
- saṁkhyā
- to the count
- japēna
- by japa
- ēva
- alone
- bhavēn
- (bhavet) is done
- mantra
- of the mantra
- puraskriyā
- the preparatory rite
Meaning
A half-verse. "The count of the Vasus" (vasu-saṃkhyā) is eight, the number of the Vasu gods: here, eight thousand, a thousand a day for eight days. Numbers in such texts are often given by code words in this way, as the seed syllables are.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 84.