जानुहोमःThe kneeling offering
Verse 82
धाराहोमं ततः कृत्वा प्रधानीभूतकर्मणि । यत्र ये विहिता देवास्तन्मन्त्रैराहुतीर्हुनेत् ॥ ८२ ॥
dhārāhōmaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā pradhānībhūtakarmaṇi | yatra yē vihitā dēvāstanmantrairāhutīrhunēt || 82 ||
Translation
Then, having done the dhārā-homa, in the principal rite he should make oblations with the mantras of whichever gods are laid down for it.
Word by word
- dhārā
- the streams
- hōmaṁ
- homa of
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- kṛtvā
- having done
- pradhānībhūta
- principal
- karmaṇi
- in the rite
- yatra
- in which
- yē
- which
- vihitāḥ
- (vihitāḥ) are laid down
- dēvāḥ
- (devāḥ) gods
- tat
- (tat) their
- mantraiḥ
- (mantraiḥ) with the mantras
- āhutīḥ
- oblations
- hunēt
- he should make
Meaning
After the dhārā-homa (verse 45), the caru is offered with the mantras of the gods of the sacrament in hand, given with each sacrament below.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Dhārā" and the rest. Then, having done the dhārā-homa, in the principal rite, whichever gods are laid down to be worshipped, he should offer oblations with the mantras of those gods.