शान्तिकर्मThe rite of peace
Verse 59
आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवस्ता न ऊर्जे दधातनः । इत्याभ्यां मार्जनं कृत्वा भूमौ बिन्दून् विनिक्षिपेत् ॥ ५९ ॥
āpō hi ṣṭhā mayōbhuvastā na ūrjē dadhātanaḥ | ityābhyāṁ mārjanaṁ kṛtvā bhūmau bindūn vinikṣipēt || 59 ||
Translation
"Āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvas tā na ūrje dadhātana": having sprinkled with these two, he throws drops on the ground,
Word by word
- āpaḥ
- (āpaḥ) O waters
- hi
- for
- ṣṭhā
- (sthā) you are
- mayōbhuvaḥ
- (mayobhuvaḥ) bringers of joy
- tāḥ
- (tāḥ) you
- naḥ
- (naḥ) us
- ūrjē
- in strength
- dadhātanaḥ
- set
- iti
- thus
- ābhyāṁ
- with these two
- mārjanaṁ
- the sprinkling
- kṛtvā
- having done
- bhūmau
- on the ground
- bindūn
- drops
- vinikṣipēt
- he should throw
Meaning
The second mantra is the first line of the Vedic hymn to the waters (Ṛgveda 10.9.1), given in full at verse 150: "Waters, you are the bringers of joy; set us in strength." After sprinkling his head with these two mantras, he throws drops of water on the ground with the kuśa.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
The meaning of "āpaḥ" and the rest will be given. Having sprinkled the head with these two mantras, he should throw drops (of the water) with kuśa onto the ground.