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Shloka 76

शुक्लाम्बरधर: स्रग्वी शुचिर्भूत्वा स्‍्वलंकृतः । अर्चयेत यथान्यायं गन्धमाल्यै: पृथक्‌ पृथक्‌

śuklāmbara-dharaḥ sragvī śucir bhūtvā svalankṛtaḥ | arcayet yathā-nyāyaṁ gandha-mālyaiḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Sau khi tự thanh tịnh, mặc y phục trắng, đeo vòng hoa, trang sức chỉnh tề, người ấy phải cúng bái đúng phép, dâng hương thơm và tràng hoa cho từng tập riêng rẽ. Với tâm chuyên nhất và trong sạch, hãy dâng những món ăn ngon, đồ uống, vòng hoa và các vật mỹ hảo khác làm lễ phẩm.”

शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरःwearing white garments
शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्लाम्बरधर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्रग्वीgarlanded
स्रग्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्रग्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
स्व-अलंकृतःwell-adorned (self-adorned)
स्व-अलंकृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वलंकृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्चयेत्should worship
अर्चयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
यथा-न्यायम्according to rule/propriety
यथा-न्यायम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथान्यायम्
गन्ध-माल्यैःwith perfumes and garlands
गन्ध-माल्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धमाल्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
पृथक्each separately (repeated for emphasis)
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
W
white garments (śuklāmbara)
G
garland (mālya/sraj)
F
fragrances/perfumes (gandha)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sacred texts (and sacred duties) should be approached with purity, order, and focused attention: cleanse oneself, dress simply and purely, and honor each item properly with offerings. Ethical discipline is expressed through careful, rule-governed devotion rather than casual or distracted practice.

In Svargārohaṇa Parva, Vaiśampāyana describes a prescribed mode of worship: after completing and arranging the compilations, the learned person should ritually purify himself and then perform a proper pūjā, offering fragrances and garlands to each compilation separately, along with suitable food and other offerings.