नामकरणम्Giving the name
Verse 149
नर्मदा वरदा कुन्ती सागराश्च सरांसि च । एते त्वामभिषिञ्चन्तु धर्मकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ १४९ ॥
narmadā varadā kuntī sāgarāśca sarāṁsi ca | ētē tvāmabhiṣiñcantu dharmakāmārthasiddhayē || 149 ||
Translation
Narmadā, Varadā, Kuntī, the oceans and the lakes: may these sprinkle you, for the winning of dharma, desire and wealth."
Word by word
- narmadā
- the Narmadā
- varadā
- the Varadā
- kuntī
- the Kuntī
- sāgarāḥ
- (sāgarāḥ) the oceans
- ca
- and
- sarāṁsi
- the lakes
- ētē
- these
- tvām
- (tvām) you
- abhiṣiñcantu
- may sprinkle
- dharma
- dharma
- kāma
- desire
- artha
- and wealth
- siddhayē
- for the winning
Meaning
The waters of all India are called to bless the child with three of the four aims of life.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 148.