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Bala Kanda Sarga 73 Shloka 21
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तथेत्युक्त्वा तु जनकं वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि:। विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य शतानन्दं च धार्मिकम्।।1.73.20।। प्रपामध्ये तु विधिवत्वेदिं कृत्वा महातपा: । अलञ्चकार तां वेदिं गन्धपुष्पै स्समन्तत: ।।1.73.21।। सुवर्णपालिकाभिश्च छिद्रकुम्भैश्च साङ्कुरै:। अङ्कुराढ्यैश्शरावैश्च धूपपात्रै स्सधूपकै:।।1.73.22।। शङ्खपात्रै स्स्रुवै स्स्रुग्भि: पात्रैरर्घ्याभिपूरितै:। लाजपूर्णैश्च पात्रीभिरक्षतैरभिसंस्कृतै:।।1.73.23।।
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English Translation

भगवान् venerable, महतपा: renowned ascetic, वसिष्ठ: ऋषि: rishi Vasishta, जनकम् addressing king Janaka, तथा इति "Be it so", उक्त्वा having said, विश्वामित्रम् to Visvamitra, धार्मिकम् virtuous, शतानन्दं च Satananda, पुरस्कृत्य in the forefront, प्रपामध्ये in the center of the marriage pavillion, विधिवत् in accordance with scriptures, वेदिम् altar, कृत्वा having constructed, गन्धपुष्पै: with fragrant flowers, सुवर्णपालिकाभिश्च with golden hollow plates, साङ्कुरै: with sprouts, छिद्रकुम्भैश्च water pots containing holes, अङ्कुराढ्यै: filled with sprouts, शरावैश्च earthenware vessels, सधूपकै: by burning frgrant insenses, धूपपात्रै: holders of frgrant insenses, शङ्खपात्रै: conch shaped vessels, सृवै: sacrificial ladles, सृग्भि: bowls, अर्घ्याभिपूरितै: filled with with water for Arghya and other purposes, पात्रै: with vessels, लाजपूर्णै: roasted paddy, पात्रीभि: with vessels, अभिसंस्कृतै: sanctified, अक्षतै: rice grains, ताम् that, वेदिम् altar, समन्तत on all sides, अलञ्चकार adorned.

English Commentary

Venerable and renowned ascetic Vasishta said "Be it so".And with Viswamitra and virtuous Satananda in the forefront, an altar was duly improvised in the centre of the sacrificial pavilion. He adorned the altar on all sides with fragrant flowers, golden ladles, waterpots with holes filled with sprouts, earthen vessels with sprouts, holders of burning fragrant incense conchshaped vessels, sacrificial ladles, bowls filled with with water for arghya and other purposes, vessels with roasted paddy and grains of rice.