ब्रह्मस्थापनम्Seating the Brahmā of the rite
Verse 32
सम्पूज्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैर्ब्रह्माणं प्रार्थयेदिदम् ॥ ३२ ॥
sampūjya gandhapuṣpādyairbrahmāṇaṁ prārthayēdidam || 32 ||
Translation
Having worshipped the Brahmā with scent, flowers and the rest, he should make this request of him:
Word by word
- sampūjya
- having worshipped
- gandha
- with scent
- puṣpa
- flowers
- ādyaiḥ
- (ādyaiḥ) and the rest
- brahmāṇaṁ
- the Brahmā
- prārthayēt
- (prārthayet) he should request
- idam
- this
Meaning
The Brahmā is honoured like a deity, with scent and flowers, and then asked to guard the rite with the prayer of the next verse.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Sampūjya" and the rest. Then, having worshipped Brahmā with scent, flowers and the rest, he should pray to him in this way.