अग्निप्रार्थना, अग्निविसर्जनम्Prayer to the fire; dismissing the fire
Verse 61
अनेनेशानदिग्भागे बिन्दून् प्रक्षिप्य तान् कुशान् । हित्वा कृताञ्जलिर्भूत्वा प्रार्थयेद्धव्यवाहनम् ॥ ६१ ॥
anēnēśānadigbhāgē bindūn prakṣipya tān kuśān | hitvā kṛtāñjalirbhūtvā prārthayēddhavyavāhanam || 61 ||
Translation
Having thrown the drops toward the north-east with this, and putting the kuśa aside, with joined palms he should pray to the bearer of oblations:
Word by word
- anēna
- with this
- īśāna
- of the north-east
- dig
- quarter
- bhāgē
- in the part
- bindūn
- the drops
- prakṣipya
- having thrown
- tān
- those
- kuśān
- kuśa
- hitvā
- having put aside
- kṛta
- made
- añjaliḥ
- (añjaliḥ) with joined palms
- bhūtvā
- having become
- prārthayēt
- (prārthayet) he should pray to
- havyavāhanam
- the bearer of oblations
Meaning
The kuśa used for the sprinkling is laid down, and the performer makes his request to the fire with the prayer of the next verse.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Anena" and the rest. With this mantra, having thrown the drops with kuśa toward the north-east, and leaving those kuśa there, putting them aside, with joined palms he should pray to the fire, the bearer of oblations.