चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 79
सुपक्वं कोमलं ज्ञात्वा दद्यात् तत्र घृतस्रुवम् ॥ ७९ ॥
supakvaṁ kōmalaṁ jñātvā dadyāt tatra ghṛtasruvam || 79 ||
Translation
Knowing it well cooked and soft, he should pour a ladle of ghee over it.
Word by word
- supakvaṁ
- well cooked
- kōmalaṁ
- soft
- jñātvā
- knowing
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) he should pour
- tatra
- there
- ghṛta
- of ghee
- sruvam
- (sruvam) a ladle
Meaning
When the rice is soft, a sruva full of ghee is poured over it.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Supakvam". Then, knowing the caru to be well cooked and soft, he should put a sruva of ghee, a sruva full of ghee, on it.