ब्रह्मस्थापनम्Seating the Brahmā of the rite
Verse 35
ततो ब्रह्मन्निहागच्छागच्छेत्यावाह्य साधकः । पाद्यादिभिश्च सम्पूज्य यावद् यज्ञसमापनम् । तावद्भवद्भिः स्थातव्यमिति प्रार्थ्य नमेत्ततः ॥ ३५ ॥
tatō brahmannihāgacchāgacchētyāvāhya sādhakaḥ | pādyādibhiśca sampūjya yāvad yajñasamāpanam | tāvadbhavadbhiḥ sthātavyamiti prārthya namēttataḥ || 35 ||
Translation
Then the sādhaka invites the Brahmā with "brahmann ihāgaccha āgaccha", honours him with water for the feet and the rest, prays "please remain until the sacrifice is complete", and bows to him.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- brahman
- O Brahman
- iha
- here
- āgaccha
- come
- iti
- thus
- āvāhya
- having invited
- sādhakaḥ
- the sādhaka
- pādya
- with water for the feet
- ādibhiḥ
- (ādibhiḥ) and the rest
- ca
- and
- sampūjya
- having honoured
- yāvad
- (yāvat) until
- yajña
- of the sacrifice
- samāpanam
- (samāpanam) the completion
- tāvat
- (tāvat) so long
- bhavadbhiḥ
- by you, sir
- sthātavyam
- (sthātavyam) it is to be stayed
- prārthya
- having prayed
- namēt
- (namet) he should bow
Meaning
"O Brahman, come here, come": the Brahmā, man or grass figure, is invited like a deity and offered the guest's honours, beginning with pādya, water to wash the feet. The performer asks him to stay until the rite is ended, and bows. From here the Brahmā silently watches over everything that follows.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tataḥ" and the rest. After that the sādhaka, the sacrificer, invites Brahmā with the mantra "brahmann ihāgaccha āgaccha" ("O Brahman, come here, come"), worships him with water for the feet and the rest, prays "until the sacrifice is finished you should stay here", and then bows to Brahmā.