रुधिराक्तेन बलिना मांसेन सुरया नृप। (बलिमांसादिपूजेयं विप्रवर्ज्या मयेरिता॥ तेषां किल सुरामांसैर्नोक्ता पूजा नृप क्वचित्।) प्रणामाचमनीयेन चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना ॥ २८ ॥
rudhirāktēna balinā māṁsēna surayā nṛpa | (balimāṁsādipūjēyaṁ vipravarjyā mayēritā || tēṣāṁ kila surāmāṁsairnōktā pūjā nṛpa kvacit |) praṇāmācamanīyēna candanēna sugandhinā || 28 ||
Translation
with an offering wet with blood, with meat and with wine, O king (this worship with offerings of meat and the like I have declared to be excluded for brāhmaṇas: for them, O king, worship with wine and meat is nowhere enjoined), with salutation, water for sipping and fragrant sandal,
Word by word
- rudhirāktēna
- wet with blood
- balinā
- with an offering
- māṁsēna
- with meat
- surayā
- with wine
- nṛpa
- O king
- balimāṁsādipūjā
- worship with offerings of meat and the like
- iyam
- this
- vipravarjyā
- excluded for brāhmaṇas
- mayā īritā
- I have declared
- tēṣām
- for them
- kila
- indeed
- surāmāṁsaiḥ
- with wine and meat
- na uktā
- is not enjoined
- pūjā
- worship
- kvacit
- anywhere
- praṇāmācamanīyēna
- with salutation and water for sipping
- candanēna
- with sandal
- sugandhinā
- fragrant
Meaning
The verse names the offerings of the Tantric rite of blood, meat and wine, and at once restricts them: the bracketed half-verse excludes them for brāhmaṇas. Tradition goes further: worship with meat and wine is prescribed only for those who already use them; all others should not worship with them.