दक्षिणा, तिलकधारणम्The fee; the forehead mark
Verse 67
मायां कामं समुच्चार्य सर्वशान्तिकरो भव । ललाटे तिलकं कुर्यात् मन्त्रेणानेन याज्ञिकः ॥ ६७ ॥
māyāṁ kāmaṁ samuccārya sarvaśāntikarō bhava | lalāṭē tilakaṁ kuryāt mantrēṇānēna yājñikaḥ || 67 ||
Translation
Uttering māyā and kāma, with "sarvaśāntikaro bhava", the performer should make the tilaka on his forehead with this mantra.
Word by word
- māyāṁ
- māyā (hrīṁ)
- kāmaṁ
- kāma (klīṁ)
- samuccārya
- having uttered
- sarva
- of all
- śānti
- peace
- karaḥ
- (karaḥ) maker
- bhava
- be
- lalāṭē
- on the forehead
- tilakaṁ
- the mark
- kuryāt
- (kuryāt) should make
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- anēna
- this
- yājñikaḥ
- the performer
Meaning
Decoded by the commentary: māyā is hrīṁ and kāma is klīṁ, so the mantra is "hrīṁ klīṁ sarvaśāntikaro bhava", "hrīṁ klīṁ, be the bringer of every peace". Klīṁ is the seed of Kāma, desire, and of attraction; together with hrīṁ it asks that the ash of the sacrifice draw every good to the wearer.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
With what mantra should the tilaka be made on the forehead? To that he says "māyām" and the rest. Uttering māyā, the seed hrīṁ, and kāma, the seed klīṁ, he should say "sarvaśāntikaro bhava". Put together the mantra is: hrīṁ klīṁ sarvaśāntikaro bhava ("be the maker of all peace"). With this mantra the yājñika, the performer, should make the tilaka on his forehead.