चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 72
चरुस्थाली प्रकर्त्तव्या ताम्री वा मृत्तिकोद्भवा ॥ ७२ ॥
carusthālī prakarttavyā tāmrī vā mṛttikōdbhavā || 72 ||
Translation
The caru pot should be made of copper or of clay.
Word by word
- caru
- for the caru
- sthālī
- the pot
- prakarttavyā
- is to be made
- tāmrī
- of copper
- vā
- or
- mṛttikā
- of clay
- udbhavā
- made
Meaning
The sthālī, the cooking pot for the caru, is of copper or of earthenware.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He gives the caru rite itself with "carusthālī" and the rest.