ऋतुसंस्कारःThe rite of the season
Verse 99
ध्यात्वा देवीं शिनीवालीं सरस्वत्यश्विनौ तथा । स्वाहान्तमनुनाऽनेन दद्यादाहुतिमुत्तमाम् ॥ ९९ ॥
dhyātvā dēvīṁ śinīvālīṁ sarasvatyaśvinau tathā | svāhāntamanunā’nēna dadyādāhutimuttamām || 99 ||
Translation
Meditating on the goddess Sinīvālī, on Sarasvatī and the Aśvins, with this mantra ending in svāhā he should give the excellent oblation.
Word by word
- dhyātvā
- having meditated on
- dēvīṁ
- the goddess
- śinīvālīṁ
- Sinīvālī
- sarasvatī
- Sarasvatī
- aśvinau
- the Aśvins
- tathā
- and
- svāhā
- svāhā
- antam
- (antam) ending in
- manunā
- with the mantra
- anēna
- this
- dadyāt
- (dadyāt) he should give
- āhutim
- (āhutim) the oblation
- uttamām
- excellent
Meaning
The mantra of verse 98 is said with svāhā added, and the offering made with those deities in mind.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Dhyātvā" and the rest. With this mantra, "garbhaṁ dhehi sinīvāli" and the rest, ending with svāhā, meditating on the goddess Sinīvālī, on Sarasvatī and on the two Aśvins, the gods who wear garlands of lotus, he should give the excellent oblation.