कन्यासंप्रदानम्The giving of the bride
Verse 255
तत आच्छाद्य वस्त्रेण सम्प्रदाता सुमङ्गलैः । परस्परशुभालोकं कारयेद्वरकन्ययोः ॥ २५५ ॥
tata ācchādya vastrēṇa sampradātā sumaṅgalaiḥ | parasparaśubhālōkaṁ kārayēdvarakanyayōḥ || 255 ||
Translation
Then, covering them with a cloth, the giver should have bride and bridegroom look at each other, auspiciously, with music and blessings.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- ācchādya
- having covered
- vastrēṇa
- with a cloth
- sampradātā
- the giver
- sumaṅgalaiḥ
- with auspicious things
- paraspara
- each other
- śubha
- auspicious
- ālōkaṁ
- the looking
- kārayēt
- should have done
- vara
- of the bridegroom
- kanyayōḥ
- and the bride
Meaning
The śubha-dṛṣṭi, the "auspicious looking": under one cloth, the couple see each other.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tataḥ" and the rest. Then the giver, covering bride and groom with a cloth, should have them look at each other auspiciously (śubhālokana), with auspicious things, song, music and the rest.