ब्रह्मस्थापनम्Seating the Brahmā of the rite
Verse 31
सीद यज्ञपते ब्रह्मन्निदं ते कल्पितासनम् । सीदामीति वदन् ब्रह्मा विशेत्तत्रोत्तरामुखः ॥ ३१ ॥
sīda yajñapatē brahmannidaṁ tē kalpitāsanam | sīdāmīti vadan brahmā viśēttatrōttarāmukhaḥ || 31 ||
Translation
"Sit, lord of the sacrifice, O Brahman: here is the seat prepared for you." Saying "I sit", the Brahmā should take that seat, facing north.
Word by word
- sīda
- sit
- yajña
- of the sacrifice
- patē
- O lord
- brahman
- O Brahman
- idaṁ
- this
- tē
- for you
- kalpita
- prepared
- āsanam
- seat
- sīdāmi
- I sit
- iti
- thus
- vadan
- saying
- brahmā
- the Brahmā
- viśēt
- (viśet) should sit
- tatra
- there
- uttarā
- north
- mukhaḥ
- (mukhaḥ) facing
Meaning
The performer invites the Brahmā to his seat, and the Brahmā answers "sīdāmi", "I sit", and sits facing north.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Sīda" and the rest. The sacrificer should say to Brahmā: "O lord of the sacrifice, O Brahman, here is the seat prepared for you; sit, sit here." Then Brahmā, saying "I sit" (sīdāmi), should turn to the north and sit on that seat.