सीमन्तोन्नयनम्Sīmantonnayana, the parting of the hair
Verse 134
अश्विनौ वासवं विष्णुं शिवं दुर्गां प्रजापतिम् । ध्यात्वा प्रत्येकतो दद्यादाहुतीः पञ्चधा शिवे ॥ १३४ ॥
aśvinau vāsavaṁ viṣṇuṁ śivaṁ durgāṁ prajāpatim | dhyātvā pratyēkatō dadyādāhutīḥ pañcadhā śivē || 134 ||
Translation
Meditating on the Aśvins, Indra, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Durgā and Prajāpati, O Śivā, he should give five oblations to each.
Word by word
- aśvinau
- the Aśvins
- vāsavaṁ
- Indra
- viṣṇuṁ
- Viṣṇu
- śivaṁ
- Śiva
- durgāṁ
- Durgā
- prajāpatim
- (prajāpatim) Prajāpati
- dhyātvā
- having meditated on
- pratyēkataḥ
- (pratyekataḥ) to each
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) should give
- āhutīḥ
- (āhutīḥ) oblations
- pañcadhā
- five
- śivē
- O Śivā
Meaning
Five offerings each to the twin Aśvins, to Vāsava (Indra), Viṣṇu, Śiva, Durgā and Prajāpati.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 132.