उपनयनम्Upanayana, investiture with the sacred thread
Verse 195
मायामुच्चार्य सुभगा मेखलां स्यात् शुभप्रदा । इत्युक्त्वा मेखला बद्ध्वा मौनी तिष्ठेत् गुरोः पुरः ॥ १९५ ॥
māyāmuccārya subhagā mēkhalāṁ syāt śubhapradā | ityuktvā mēkhalā baddhvā maunī tiṣṭhēt gurōḥ puraḥ || 195 ||
Translation
Uttering māyā and "subhagā mekhalā syāc chubhapradā", he binds on the girdle and stands silent before the guru.
Word by word
- māyām
- (māyām) māyā (hrīṁ)
- uccārya
- having uttered
- subhagā
- fair
- mēkhalāṁ
- (mekhalā) the girdle
- syāt
- may be
- śubha
- good
- pradā
- bringing
- iti
- thus
- uktvā
- having said
- mēkhalā
- the girdle
- baddhvā
- having bound
- maunī
- silent
- tiṣṭhēt
- should stand
- gurōḥ
- (guroḥ) of the guru
- puraḥ
- before
Meaning
The boy says "hrīṁ subhagā mekhalā syāc chubhapradā", "hrīṁ, may this fair girdle bring good", ties it round his waist and stands before the guru in silence, the mauna of the student.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Māyām". First uttering māyā, the seed hrīṁ, then saying the mantra "subhagā mekhalā syāc chubhapradā" ("may this fortunate girdle bring good"), and binding the girdle at the waist, he should stand silent before the guru.