चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
Verse 80
अग्नेरुत्तरतः पात्रं विनिधाय कुशोपरि । पुनस्त्रिधा घृतं दत्त्वा स्थालीमाच्छादयेत् कुशैः ॥ ८० ॥
agnēruttarataḥ pātraṁ vinidhāya kuśōpari | punastridhā ghṛtaṁ dattvā sthālīmācchādayēt kuśaiḥ || 80 ||
Translation
Setting the pot on kuśa north of the fire, he again pours ghee three times and covers the pot with kuśa.
Word by word
- agnēḥ
- (agneḥ) of the fire
- uttarataḥ
- to the north
- pātraṁ
- the pot
- vinidhāya
- having set
- kuśa
- kuśa
- upari
- on
- punaḥ
- (punaḥ) again
- tridhā
- three times
- ghṛtaṁ
- ghee
- dattvā
- having poured
- sthālīm
- (sthālīm) the pot
- ācchādayēt
- (ācchādayet) he should cover
- kuśaiḥ
- with kuśa
Meaning
The cooked caru is moved from the fire to the north side, set on kuśa, given ghee three more times, and covered with kuśa until it is offered.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Agneḥ". Then he sets the caru vessel on kuśa to the north of the fire, gives ghee there again three times, and covers the pot with kuśa.