विवाहःMarriage
Verse 235
साधुप्रश्नं वरं पृच्छेदर्चनाप्रश्नमेव च । वरात् प्रश्नोत्तरं नीत्वा पाद्याद्यैर्वरमर्चयेत् ॥ २३५ ॥
sādhupraśnaṁ varaṁ pṛcchēdarcanāpraśnamēva ca | varāt praśnōttaraṁ nītvā pādyādyairvaramarcayēt || 235 ||
Translation
He should ask the bridegroom the question of welcome and the question of honouring; and taking his answer, he should honour him with water for the feet and the rest.
Word by word
- sādhu
- of welcome
- praśnaṁ
- the question
- varaṁ
- the bridegroom
- pṛcchēt
- (pṛcchet) should ask
- arcanā
- of honouring
- praśnam
- (praśnam) the question
- ēva
- also
- ca
- and
- varāt
- (varāt) from the bridegroom
- praśna
- to the question
- uttaraṁ
- the answer
- nītvā
- having taken
- pādya
- water for the feet
- ādyaiḥ
- (ādyaiḥ) and the rest
- varam
- (varam) the bridegroom
- arcayēt
- should honour
Meaning
The giver asks "sādhu bhavān āstām", "may you be well seated", and "bhavantam arcayiṣyāmaḥ", "we shall honour you"; the bridegroom answers "sādhv aham āse" and "om arcaya". He is then welcomed like an honoured guest.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Sādhu" and the rest. Then the giver should ask the bridegroom the question of welcome, "sādhu bhavān āstām" ("may you, sir, be well seated"), and the question of honouring, "bhavantam arcayiṣyāmaḥ" ("we shall honour you"). Then, receiving the answer from the bridegroom, "sādhv aham āse" ("I am well seated") and "om arcaya" ("yes, honour me"), he should worship (pūjayet) the bridegroom with water for the feet and the rest: that is, he should offer water for the feet and the rest to the bridegroom.