ऋतुसंस्कारःThe rite of the season
Verse 89
आयान्तु मातरः सर्वास्त्रिदशानन्दकारिकाः । विवाहव्रतयज्ञानां सर्वाभीष्टं प्रकल्प्यताम् ॥ ८९ ॥
āyāntu mātaraḥ sarvāstridaśānandakārikāḥ | vivāhavratayajñānāṁ sarvābhīṣṭaṁ prakalpyatām || 89 ||
Translation
"May all the Mothers come, who give joy to the gods, and bring about all that is wished for in weddings, vows and sacrifices.
Word by word
- āyāntu
- may they come
- mātaraḥ
- (mātaraḥ) the Mothers
- sarvāḥ
- (sarvāḥ) all
- tridaśa
- to the gods
- ānanda
- joy
- kārikāḥ
- (kārikāḥ) who give
- vivāha
- of weddings
- vrata
- vows
- yajñānāṁ
- and sacrifices
- sarva
- all
- abhīṣṭaṁ
- that is wished for
- prakalpyatām
- may it be brought about
Meaning
The first of two invitation mantras for the Mothers. Tridaśa, "the thirty", is a name for the gods.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Now he gives the two mantras for inviting the sixteen Mātṛkās, Gaurī and the rest: "āyāntu mātaraḥ sarvāḥ" and the rest.