विवाहान्तकुशण्डिकाThe kuśaṇḍikā that ends the marriage
Verse 259
शिवं दुर्गां तथा विष्णुं ब्रह्माणं वज्रधारिणम् । ध्यात्वैकैकं समुद्दिश्य जुहुयात् संस्कृतेऽनले ॥ २५९ ॥
śivaṁ durgāṁ tathā viṣṇuṁ brahmāṇaṁ vajradhāriṇam | dhyātvaikaikaṁ samuddiśya juhuyāt saṁskṛtē’nalē || 259 ||
Translation
meditating one by one on Śiva, Durgā, Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the wielder of the thunderbolt, offering for each into the consecrated fire.
Word by word
- śivaṁ
- Śiva
- durgāṁ
- Durgā
- tathā
- and
- viṣṇuṁ
- Viṣṇu
- brahmāṇaṁ
- Brahmā
- vajra
- of the thunderbolt
- dhāriṇam
- (dhāriṇam) the wielder
- dhyātvā
- having meditated on
- ēkaikaṁ
- one by one
- samuddiśya
- for
- juhuyāt
- (juhuyāt) should offer
- saṁskṛtē
- consecrated
- analē
- (anale) into the fire
Meaning
The five deities of the marriage homa; the wielder of the vajra is Indra.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
To which gods should the bridegroom with his wife give the five oblations? To that question he says "śivam" and the rest.