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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.236

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 236

विवाहःMarriage

Verse 236

समर्पयामि वाक्येन देयद्रव्यं समर्पयेत् । पादयोरर्पयेत् पाद्यं शिरस्यर्घ्यं निवेदयेत् ॥ २३६ ॥

samarpayāmi vākyēna dēyadravyaṁ samarpayēt | pādayōrarpayēt pādyaṁ śirasyarghyaṁ nivēdayēt || 236 ||

Translation

With the words "I offer" he should offer each gift: the water at the feet, the arghya at the head,

Word by word

samarpayāmi
I offer
vākyēna
with the words
dēya
to be given
dravyaṁ
the thing
samarpayēt
should offer
pādayōḥ
(pādayoḥ) at the feet
arpayēt
(arpayet) should offer
pādyaṁ
the water for the feet
śirasi
at the head
arghyaṁ
the arghya
nivēdayēt
should present

Meaning

With each gift he says "tubhyam idaṁ samarpayāmi", "this I offer you".

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

With what words, and on which limbs, should he offer the water for the feet and the rest? To that question he says "samarpayāmi" and the rest. With the words "tubhyam idaṁ samarpayāmi" ("this I offer you") he should offer the bridegroom the things to be given, water for the feet and the rest.