तूर्णं संपूजितो देवः सोऽर्घ्यपाद्यादिना मया । अवोचन्मां महासत्त्वः सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥ १२ ॥
tūrṇaṁ saṁpūjitō dēvaḥ sō’rghyapādyādinā mayā | avōcanmāṁ mahāsattvaḥ sarvabhūtahitē rataḥ || 12 ||
Translation
I quickly honoured the god with water for his feet, the guest-offering and the rest. Then that great being, devoted to the good of all creatures, spoke to me:
Word by word
- tūrṇaṁ
- quickly
- saṁpūjitaḥ
- honoured
- dēvaḥ
- the god
- saḥ
- he
- arghya
- guest-offering
- pādya
- water for the feet
- ādinā
- and the rest
- mayā
- by me
- avōcat
- spoke
- mām
- to me
- mahāsattvaḥ
- that great being
- sarva
- all
- bhūta
- creatures
- hitē
- to the good of
- rataḥ
- devoted
Meaning
Arghya and pādya, water offered for the hands and feet, are the first honours given to a guest.