दक्षिणा, तिलकधारणम्The fee; the forehead mark
Verse 68
शान्तिरस्तु शिवं चास्तु वासवाग्निप्रसादतः । मरुतां ब्रह्मणश्चैव वसुरुद्रप्रजापतेः ॥ ६८ ॥
śāntirastu śivaṁ cāstu vāsavāgniprasādataḥ | marutāṁ brahmaṇaścaiva vasurudraprajāpatēḥ || 68 ||
Translation
"May there be peace and may there be good, by the grace of Indra and Agni, of the Maruts and of Brahmā, of the Vasus, the Rudras and Prajāpati."
Word by word
- śāntiḥ
- (śāntiḥ) peace
- astu
- may be
- śivaṁ
- good
- ca
- and
- vāsava
- of Indra
- agni
- and Agni
- prasādataḥ
- by the grace
- marutāṁ
- of the Maruts
- brahmaṇaḥ
- (brahmaṇaḥ) of Brahmā
- caiva
- (ca eva) and
- vasu
- of the Vasus
- rudra
- the Rudras
- prajāpatēḥ
- and Prajāpati
Meaning
A blessing for peace (śānti) and auspiciousness (śiva) from the gods of the Vedic sacrifice: Vāsava (Indra), Agni, the storm-gods (Maruts), Brahmā, the Vasus, the Rudras and Prajāpati. The commentary notes that "by the grace" applies to all of them.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Śāntiḥ" and the rest. Śivam: auspiciousness. "Prasādataḥ" is to be joined also with "marutām" and what follows.