निष्क्रमणम्The first going out
Verse 164
इत्यादित्यं दर्शयित्वा समागत्य निजालयम् । अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा दिनेशाय स्वजनान् भोजयेत् पिता ॥ १६४ ॥
ityādityaṁ darśayitvā samāgatya nijālayam | arghyaṁ dattvā dinēśāya svajanān bhōjayēt pitā || 164 ||
Translation
Having shown him the Sun and returned to his own house, the father offers water to the lord of the day and feasts his kin.
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- ādityaṁ
- the Sun
- darśayitvā
- having shown
- samāgatya
- having returned
- nija
- own
- ālayam
- (ālayam) house
- arghyaṁ
- water
- dattvā
- having offered
- dinēśāya
- to the lord of the day
- svajanān
- his kin
- bhōjayēt
- should feast
- pitā
- the father
Meaning
An arghya to the Sun in thanks, and a meal for the family, close the first outing.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 163.