सीमन्तोन्नयनम्Sīmantonnayana, the parting of the hair
Verse 133
ततश्चन्द्रमसं ध्यात्वा शिवनाम्नि हुताशने । सप्तधा हवनं कुर्यात् सोममुद्दिश्य मानवः ॥ १३३ ॥
tataścandramasaṁ dhyātvā śivanāmni hutāśanē | saptadhā havanaṁ kuryāt sōmamuddiśya mānavaḥ || 133 ||
Translation
Then, meditating on the Moon, the man should make seven offerings for Soma into the fire named Śiva.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- candramasaṁ
- the Moon
- dhyātvā
- having meditated on
- śiva
- Śiva
- nāmni
- named
- hutāśanē
- into the fire
- saptadhā
- seven times
- havanaṁ
- offering
- kuryāt
- (kuryāt) should make
- sōmam
- (somam) Soma
- uddiśya
- for
- mānavaḥ
- the man
Meaning
In sīmantonnayana the fire is called Śiva. Soma, the moon, governs the growth of the embryo.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 132.