पुष्पधारणम्Wearing the flower
Verse 69
अनेन मनुना पुष्पं धारयेन्मस्तकोपरि । स्वशक्त्या दक्षिणां दद्यात् होमप्रकृतकर्मणोः ॥ ६९ ॥
anēna manunā puṣpaṁ dhārayēnmastakōpari | svaśaktyā dakṣiṇāṁ dadyāt hōmaprakṛtakarmaṇōḥ || 69 ||
Translation
With this mantra he should place a flower on his head, and give a fee, as he is able, for the homa and the rite in hand.
Word by word
- anēna
- with this
- manunā
- mantra
- puṣpaṁ
- a flower
- dhārayēt
- (dhārayet) he should place
- mastaka
- the head
- upari
- on
- sva
- own
- śaktyā
- by the ability
- dakṣiṇāṁ
- a fee
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) should give
- hōma
- for the homa
- prakṛta
- and the rite in hand
- karmaṇōḥ
- of the two rites
Meaning
The flower is worn on the head while the blessing of verse 68 is said. Then the performer pays a dakṣiṇā according to his means to the brāhmaṇa who conducted both the homa and the main rite.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Anena". With this mantra, from "śāntir astu" to "prajāpateḥ", he should place a flower on his head. Then, for the homa and the rite in hand, he should give a fee (dakṣiṇā) according to his means to the brāhmaṇa who performed the sacrifice.