ऋतुसंस्कारःThe rite of the season
Verse 97
आज्येन चरुणा वापि साज्येन चरुणापि वा । सूर्यं प्रजापतिं विष्णुं ध्यायन्नाहुतिमुत्सृजेत् ॥ ९७ ॥
ājyēna caruṇā vāpi sājyēna caruṇāpi vā | sūryaṁ prajāpatiṁ viṣṇuṁ dhyāyannāhutimutsṛjēt || 97 ||
Translation
With ghee, or with caru, or with caru and ghee together, meditating on the Sun, Prajāpati and Viṣṇu, he should give the oblation.
Word by word
- ājyēna
- with ghee
- caruṇā
- with caru
- vā
- or
- api
- also
- sājyēna
- with ghee added
- sūryaṁ
- the Sun
- prajāpatiṁ
- Prajāpati
- viṣṇuṁ
- Viṣṇu
- dhyāyan
- (dhyāyan) meditating on
- āhutim
- (āhutim) the oblation
- utsṛjēt
- he should give
Meaning
The offering with the mantra of verse 96 may be of ghee, of caru, or of both, and is made with the Sun, Prajāpati and Viṣṇu held in mind.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Ājyena" and the rest. With the mantra "viṣṇur yonim" and the rest, with ghee, or with caru, or with caru mixed with ghee, meditating on the Sun, Prajāpati and Viṣṇu, intending them, he should give one oblation.