पञ्चामृतम्The five nectars
Verse 129
शर्करा मधु दुग्धञ्च घृतं दधि समांशकम् । पञ्चामृतमिदं प्रोक्तं देहशुद्धौ विधीयते ॥ १२९ ॥
śarkarā madhu dugdhañca ghṛtaṁ dadhi samāṁśakam | pañcāmṛtamidaṁ prōktaṁ dēhaśuddhau vidhīyatē || 129 ||
Translation
Sugar, honey, milk, ghee and curd in equal parts: this is called the five nectars, and it is given for the purifying of the body.
Word by word
- śarkarā
- sugar
- madhu
- honey
- dugdhaṁ
- milk
- ca
- and
- ghṛtaṁ
- ghee
- dadhi
- curd
- samāṁśakam
- (samāṁśakam) in equal parts
- pañcāmṛtam
- (pañcāmṛtam) the five nectars
- idaṁ
- this
- prōktaṁ
- is called
- dēha
- of the body
- śuddhau
- for the purifying
- vidhīyatē
- it is given
Meaning
Pañcāmṛta, the "five nectars", familiar from the bathing of images in worship; here it is given to the expectant mother to purify and strengthen her body.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
What is called the pañcāmṛta? To that he says "śarkarā" and the rest. Samāṁśakam: in equal shares.