ऋतुसंस्कारःThe rite of the season
Verse 87
स्थण्डिलस्येन्द्रदिग्भागे घटेष्वेतान् प्रपूजयेत् । ततस्तु मातृकाः पूज्या गौर्याद्याः षोड़श क्रमात् ॥ ८७ ॥
sthaṇḍilasyēndradigbhāgē ghaṭēṣvētān prapūjayēt | tatastu mātṛkāḥ pūjyā gauryādyāḥ ṣōḍaśa kramāt || 87 ||
Translation
He should worship them in jars in the eastern part of the altar; then the sixteen Mothers, Gaurī and the rest, are to be worshipped in order.
Word by word
- sthaṇḍilasya
- of the altar
- indra
- of Indra
- dig
- quarter (the east)
- bhāgē
- in the part
- ghaṭēṣu
- (ghaṭeṣu) in jars
- ētān
- them
- prapūjayēt
- he should worship
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- mātṛkāḥ
- (mātṛkāḥ) the Mothers
- pūjyāḥ
- (pūjyāḥ) are to be worshipped
- gaurī
- Gaurī
- ādyāḥ
- (ādyāḥ) and the rest
- ṣōḍaśa
- (ṣoḍaśa) sixteen
- kramāt
- in order
Meaning
Five jars are set on the east side of the sthaṇḍila, one for each of the five deities. Then come the sixteen Mātṛkās, mother-goddesses who protect the household and its rites.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Sthaṇḍilasya" and the rest. In the eastern part, the quarter of Indra, of the sthaṇḍila, the square, he should worship these gods, Brahmā and the rest, in five jars set there, with scent, flowers and the rest.