Fourteen Worlds
FOURTEEN WORLDSVedic Cosmology

SB 11.27.36

Devanāgarī

विधिना विहिते कुण्डे मेखलागर्तवेदिभि: । अग्निमाधाय परित: समूहेत् पाणिनोदितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

vidhinā vihite kuṇḍe mekhalā-garta-vedibhiḥ agnim ādhāya paritaḥ samūhet pāṇinoditam

Synonyms

vidhinā—according to scriptural injunctions;vihite—constructed;kuṇḍe—in the sacrificial arena;mekhalā—with the paraphernalia of the sacred belt;garta—the sacrificial pit;vedibhiḥ—and the altar mound;agnim—the fire;ādhāya—establishing;paritaḥ—on all sides;samūhet—one should build up;pāṇinā—with his hands;uditam—blazing.

Translation

In an arena constructed according to scriptural injunctions, the devotee should perform a fire sacrifice, utilizing the sacred belt, the sacrificial pit and the altar mound. When igniting the sacrificial fire, the devotee should bring it to a blaze with wood piled up by his own hands.

← SB 11.27.35Chapter 27SB 11.27.37