विवाहान्तकुशण्डिकाThe kuśaṇḍikā that ends the marriage
Verse 258
योजकाख्यः पावकोऽत्र प्राजापत्यश्चरुः स्मृतः । धारान्तं कर्म सम्पाद्य दद्यात् पञ्चाहुतीर्वरः ॥ २५८ ॥
yōjakākhyaḥ pāvakō’tra prājāpatyaścaruḥ smṛtaḥ | dhārāntaṁ karma sampādya dadyāt pañcāhutīrvaraḥ || 258 ||
Translation
Here the fire is named Yojaka and the caru is Prajāpati's. Having done the rite to the end of the dhārā, the bridegroom should give five oblations,
Word by word
- yōjaka
- Yojaka
- ākhyaḥ
- (ākhyaḥ) named
- pāvakaḥ
- (pāvakaḥ) the fire
- atra
- here
- prājāpatyaḥ
- (prājāpatyaḥ) Prajāpati's
- caruḥ
- (caruḥ) the caru
- smṛtaḥ
- is laid down
- dhārā
- the dhārā
- antaṁ
- to the end of
- karma
- the rite
- sampādya
- having done
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) should give
- pañcāhutīḥ
- (pañcāhutīḥ) five oblations
- varaḥ
- the bridegroom
Meaning
Yojaka, "the uniter", is the fire's name in marriage.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Atra": in this rite of marriage.