पुष्पपाद्यार्घसन्मानदक्षिणादानपूजया । सदेवर्षिमुनीन्विप्रान्पूजयामास सादरम् ॥ १३ ॥
puṣpapādyārghasanmānadakṣiṇādānapūjayā | sadēvarṣimunīnviprānpūjayāmāsa sādaram || 13 ||
Translation
with flowers, water for the feet, the welcome offering, honour, gifts and worship, he reverently honoured the divine seers, the sages and the brahmins.
Word by word
- puṣpa
- with flowers
- pādya
- water for the feet
- argha
- the welcome offering
- sanmāna
- honour
- dakṣiṇā
- gifts (dakṣiṇā)
- dāna
- and giving
- pūjayā
- and worship
- sa
- with
- dēvarṣi
- the divine seers
- munīn
- the sages
- viprān
- the brahmins
- pūjayāmāsa
- he honoured
- sādaram
- reverently
Meaning
The traditional honours of a guest: flowers, water to wash the feet (pādya), the offering of welcome (arghya), respect, the fee given to a teacher (dakṣiṇā), gifts. The king of the world serves those who know.