वसिष्ठविश्वामित्रौ तान्पूजयामासतुः क्रमात् । अर्घ्यैः पाद्यैर्वचोभिश्च सर्वानेव नभश्चरान् ॥ १८ ॥
vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrau tānpūjayāmāsatuḥ kramāt | arghyaiḥ pādyairvacōbhiśca sarvānēva nabhaścarān || 18 ||
Translation
Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra honoured them in turn, all those who move in the sky, with water for the hands, water for the feet, and words.
Word by word
- vasiṣṭha
- Vasiṣṭha
- viśvāmitrau
- and Viśvāmitra
- tān
- them
- pūjayāmāsatuḥ
- honoured
- kramāt
- in turn
- arghyaiḥ
- with water for the hands
- pādyair
- (pādyaiḥ) water for the feet
- vacōbhiś
- (vacobhiḥ) words
- ca
- and
- sarvān
- all
- ēva
- indeed
- nabhaścarān
- those who move in the sky
Meaning
The rites of hospitality: arghya, water offered for the hands, and pādya, water for washing the feet, and then kind words (vacas). These are the traditional welcomes for an honoured guest. The two great sages of the hall receive the sages of the sky in this way, one by one (kramāt). The reader may notice that the grandest company is greeted with the simplest gifts: water and a word.