व्याहृतिहोमःThe offering with the vyāhṛtis
Verse 51
इत्थं स्विष्टकृतं होमं समाप्य क्रतुसाधकः । कर्मणोऽस्य परब्रह्मन्नयुक्तं विहितञ्च यत् ॥ ५१ ॥
itthaṁ sviṣṭakṛtaṁ hōmaṁ samāpya kratusādhakaḥ | karmaṇō’sya parabrahmannayuktaṁ vihitañca yat || 51 ||
Translation
Having finished the sviṣṭakṛt homa in this way, the performer of the rite prays: "O Supreme Brahman, whatever in this rite was done amiss,
Word by word
- itthaṁ
- thus
- sviṣṭakṛtaṁ
- the sviṣṭakṛt
- hōmaṁ
- homa
- samāpya
- having finished
- kratu
- of the rite
- sādhakaḥ
- the performer
- karmaṇaḥ
- (karmaṇaḥ) of the rite
- asya
- of this
- parabrahman
- O Supreme Brahman
- ayuktaṁ
- wrongly
- vihitaṁ
- done
- ca
- and
- yat
- whatever
Meaning
Then comes the vyāhṛti-homa, which completes the expiation. The performer (kratusādhaka) addresses the Supreme Brahman himself; the prayer runs on into the next verse.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Ittham" and the rest. Having finished in this way the sviṣṭakṛt homa, the performer of the sacrifice (kratusādhaka), the sacrificer, "karmaṇo 'sya parabrahmann ayuktaṁ vihitaṁ ca yat | tacchāntyai yajñasampattyai vyāhṛtyā hūyate vibho ||" — praying thus to the supreme Brahman and intending it for the supreme Brahman, he should give three oblations with the three mantras that begin with māyā and end with vahnijāyā, the seed hrīṁ first, svāhā last, and "bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ" (hrīṁ bhūḥ svāhā, hrīṁ bhuvaḥ svāhā, hrīṁ svaḥ svāhā). Likewise hrīṁwith the mantra beginning with the seed hrīṁ and ending with svāhā, and with the three, bhūr and the rest, together (hrīṁ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā), he should give one oblation. Having offered thus, the wise performer, together with the yajamāna (the patron of the rite), should give into the fire the full oblation (pūrṇāhuti) for Viṣṇu, with the mantra about to be given.