शैवविवाहस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of Śaiva marriage
Verse 274
गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैर्वृत्वा सा कौला दयितं ततः । सुश्रद्दधाना देवेशि करौ दद्यात् करोपरि ॥ २७४ ॥
gandhapuṣpākṣatairvṛtvā sā kaulā dayitaṁ tataḥ | suśraddadhānā dēvēśi karau dadyāt karōpari || 274 ||
Translation
Then that Kaula woman, choosing her beloved with scent, flowers and unbroken rice, full of faith, O Deveśī, should place her two hands on his.
Word by word
- gandha
- with scent
- puṣpa
- flowers
- akṣataiḥ
- (akṣataiḥ) and unbroken rice
- vṛtvā
- having chosen
- sā
- that
- kaulā
- Kaula woman
- dayitaṁ
- her beloved
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- suśraddadhānā
- full of faith
- dēvēśi
- O Deveśī
- karau
- her two hands
- dadyāt
- should place
- kara
- his hands
- upari
- on
Meaning
Her acceptance is by honouring him and placing her hands on his.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Gandha" and the rest. O Ruler of the gods (deveśī), then that Kaulā woman, full of faith, choosing her beloved with scent, flowers and unbroken rice, should place her two hands on his hands.