चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 73
कुशण्डिकोक्तविधिना द्रव्यसंस्करणावधि । कृत्वा कर्म चरुस्थालीमानयेदात्मसम्मुखे ॥ ७३ ॥
kuśaṇḍikōktavidhinā dravyasaṁskaraṇāvadhi | kṛtvā karma carusthālīmānayēdātmasammukhē || 73 ||
Translation
Having done the rite by the procedure of the kuśaṇḍikā as far as the purifying of the articles, he should bring the caru pot before him.
Word by word
- kuśaṇḍikā
- of the kuśaṇḍikā
- ukta
- told
- vidhinā
- by the procedure
- dravya
- of the articles
- saṁskaraṇa
- the purifying
- avadhi
- as far as
- kṛtvā
- having done
- karma
- the rite
- caru
- the caru
- sthālīm
- (sthālīm) pot
- ānayēt
- (ānayet) he should bring
- ātma
- himself
- sammukhē
- before
Meaning
The kuśaṇḍikā is performed up to the purifying of the materials (verse 39); then the caru is cooked on the consecrated fire before the oblations begin.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Kuśaṇḍikā" and the rest. Having done the whole rite by the procedure given for the kuśaṇḍikā as far as the purifying of the articles, he should bring the caru pot to the place in front of himself.