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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.237

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 237

विवाहःMarriage

Verse 237

आचम्यं वदने दद्यात् गन्धं माल्यं सुवाससी । दिव्याभरणरत्नानि यज्ञसूत्रं समर्पयेत् ॥ २३७ ॥

ācamyaṁ vadanē dadyāt gandhaṁ mālyaṁ suvāsasī | divyābharaṇaratnāni yajñasūtraṁ samarpayēt || 237 ||

Translation

water for sipping at the mouth; he should give scent, a garland, two fine cloths, divine ornaments and gems, and a sacred thread.

Word by word

ācamyaṁ
water for sipping
vadanē
at the mouth
dadyāt
should give
gandhaṁ
scent
mālyaṁ
a garland
suvāsasī
two fine cloths
divya
divine
ābharaṇa
ornaments
ratnāni
and gems
yajñasūtraṁ
a sacred thread
samarpayēt
should give

Meaning

The guest-offerings complete.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 236.