चूड़ाकरणम्The tonsure
Verse 173
देवपूजादिधारान्तं कर्म निष्पाद्य साधकः । सत्याग्नेरुत्तरे देशे वृषगोमयपूरितम् ॥ १७३ ॥
dēvapūjādidhārāntaṁ karma niṣpādya sādhakaḥ | satyāgnēruttarē dēśē vṛṣagōmayapūritam || 173 ||
Translation
Having completed the rite from the worship of the gods to the end of the dhārā, the performer, north of the fire named Satya, should set a dish filled with bull's dung
Word by word
- dēva
- of the gods
- pūjā
- the worship
- ādi
- from
- dhārā
- the dhārā
- antaṁ
- to the end of
- karma
- the rite
- niṣpādya
- having completed
- sādhakaḥ
- the performer
- satya
- Satya
- agnēḥ
- (agneḥ) of the fire
- uttarē
- north
- dēśē
- in the place
- vṛṣa
- of a bull
- gōmaya
- dung
- pūritam
- (pūritam) filled with
Meaning
In the tonsure the fire is called Satya, "truth".
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 172.