अम्बाभिर्विहिताशीभिरालिङ्ग्याऽऽलिङ्ग्य भूषितः । निरगात् स्वगृहात् तस्मात्तीर्थयात्रार्थमुद्यतः ॥ २७ ॥
ambābhirvihitāśībhirāliṅgyā’’liṅgya bhūṣitaḥ | niragāt svagṛhāt tasmāttīrthayātrārthamudyataḥ || 27 ||
Translation
adorned by his mothers, who blessed him and embraced him again and again, he set out from his home, ready for the pilgrimage.
Word by word
- ambābhir
- (ambābhiḥ) by his mothers
- vihita
- who gave
- āśībhir
- (āśībhiḥ) blessings
- āliṅgya
- embracing him again and again
- bhūṣitaḥ
- adorned
- niragāt
- he set out
- sva
- his
- gṛhāt
- from home
- tasmāt
- that
- tīrtha
- to the holy places
- yātrā
- the journey
- artham
- for
- udyataḥ
- ready
Meaning
His mothers are Kausalyā and the king's other queens. Their blessings and embraces are themselves his ornament.