पूर्णाहुतिःThe full oblation
Verse 53
आहुतित्रितयं दद्यात् त्रितयेन तथैव च । हुत्वाग्नौ यजमानेन दद्यात् पूर्णाहुतिं बुधः ॥ ५३ ॥
āhutitritayaṁ dadyāt tritayēna tathaiva ca | hutvāgnau yajamānēna dadyāt pūrṇāhutiṁ budhaḥ || 53 ||
Translation
he should give three oblations, and one more with the three together; having offered into the fire, the wise one should give the full oblation with the patron of the rite.
Word by word
- āhuti
- oblations
- tritayaṁ
- three
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) he should give
- tritayēna
- with the three together
- tathā
- likewise
- ēva
- also
- ca
- and
- hutvā
- having offered
- agnau
- into the fire
- yajamānēna
- with the patron of the rite
- pūrṇāhutiṁ
- the full oblation
- budhaḥ
- the wise one
Meaning
After the three single offerings, one more with the three vyāhṛtis together: "hrīṁ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā". Then comes the pūrṇāhuti, the "full oblation" that completes the homa, offered by the priest together with the yajamāna, the person for whom the rite is performed.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 51.