देवद्विजसतां भक्ता सिक्ताङ्गी घृतगोरसैः । भर्जनीचरुकुम्भादिभाण्डोपस्करशोधिनी ॥ ७ ॥
dēvadvijasatāṁ bhaktā siktāṅgī ghṛtagōrasaiḥ | bharjanīcarukumbhādibhāṇḍōpaskaraśōdhinī || 7 ||
Translation
devoted to gods, brahmins and good people, my limbs splashed with ghee and milk, scouring the frying pans, the pots for the offering rice, the water jars and the other vessels and things of the house;
Word by word
- dēva
- to gods
- dvija
- brahmins
- satāṁ
- and good people
- bhaktā
- devoted
- sikta
- splashed
- aṅgī
- my limbs
- ghṛta
- with ghee
- gōrasaiḥ
- and milk
- bharjanī
- the frying pans
- caru
- the pots for the offering rice
- kumbha
- the water jars
- ādi
- and the other
- bhāṇḍa
- vessels
- upaskara
- and things of the house
- śōdhinī
- scouring
Meaning
Piety and housework side by side: the ghee and milk on her limbs come from the kitchen and from the offerings alike. The caru is the rice boiled for an offering.
