दक्षिणा, तिलकधारणम्The fee; the forehead mark
Verse 66
ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां दत्त्वा भक्त्या नत्वा विसर्जयेत् । ततस्तु तिलकं कुर्यात् स्रुवसंलग्नभस्मना ॥ ६६ ॥
brahmaṇē dakṣiṇāṁ dattvā bhaktyā natvā visarjayēt | tatastu tilakaṁ kuryāt sruvasaṁlagnabhasmanā || 66 ||
Translation
Having given the fee to the Brahmā and bowed to him with devotion, he should let him go. Then he makes a tilaka with the ash clinging to the small ladle.
Word by word
- brahmaṇē
- to the Brahmā
- dakṣiṇāṁ
- the fee
- dattvā
- having given
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- natvā
- having bowed
- visarjayēt
- (visarjayet) he should let go
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- tilakaṁ
- a forehead mark
- kuryāt
- (kuryāt) he should make
- sruva
- to the small ladle
- saṁlagna
- clinging
- bhasmanā
- with the ash
Meaning
The Brahmā receives his dakṣiṇā, the fee, and is dismissed with a bow. The ash left on the sruva is then used for the forehead mark, the tilaka.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Brahmaṇe" and the rest has a plain meaning.