जातकर्मThe birth rite
Verse 142
दक्षहस्तानामिकया मन्त्रमेनं समुच्चरन् । आयुर्वर्च्चो वलं मेधा वर्द्धतां ते सदा शिशो ॥ १४२ ॥
dakṣahastānāmikayā mantramēnaṁ samuccaran | āyurvarccō valaṁ mēdhā varddhatāṁ tē sadā śiśō || 142 ||
Translation
with the ring finger of his right hand, saying this mantra: "Child, may your life, lustre, strength and understanding always grow."
Word by word
- dakṣa
- right
- hasta
- hand
- anāmikayā
- with the ring finger
- mantram
- (mantram) mantra
- ēnaṁ
- this
- samuccaran
- saying
- āyuḥ
- (āyuḥ) life
- varccaḥ
- (varcaḥ) lustre
- valaṁ
- (balam) strength
- mēdhā
- understanding
- varddhatāṁ
- (vardhatām) may grow
- tē
- your
- sadā
- always
- śiśō
- O child
Meaning
This is the āyur-janana, the "giving of life", and the first food of the child.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 141.