चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 77
गृहीत्वा निर्वपेत् स्थाल्यां प्रोक्षयेज्जलबिन्दुना । प्रत्येकञ्चतुरो मुष्टीन् देवमुद्दिश्य तण्डुलान् ॥ ७७ ॥
gṛhītvā nirvapēt sthālyāṁ prōkṣayējjalabindunā | pratyēkañcaturō muṣṭīn dēvamuddiśya taṇḍulān || 77 ||
Translation
he takes four handfuls of rice for each god, puts them into the pot, and sprinkles them with drops of water.
Word by word
- gṛhītvā
- having taken
- nirvapēt
- (nirvapet) he should pour
- sthālyāṁ
- into the pot
- prōkṣayēt
- (prokṣayet) he should sprinkle
- jala
- of water
- bindunā
- with drops
- pratyēkaṁ
- (pratyekam) for each
- caturaḥ
- (caturaḥ) four
- muṣṭīn
- handfuls
- dēvam
- (devam) the god
- uddiśya
- intending
- taṇḍulān
- of rice
Meaning
Four handfuls (muṣṭi) of rice for every deity, each taken, poured into the pot and sprinkled with its formula.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 75.