SB 11.27.36 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

विधिना विहिते कुण्डे मेखलागर्तवेदिभि: ।

अग्निमाधाय परित: समूहेत् पाणिनोदितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In an arena constructed according to scriptural injunctions, using his hands, the devotee should place fire in a pit surrounded with a three-tiered wall, and concentrate the fire on one place using his hands. The method of worship in fire is described for those who desire extra benefit. vistārocchrāyatas tisro mekhalāś catur-aṅgulāḥ | hasta-mātro bhaved gartaḥ sa-yonir vedikā tathā || The fire altar should have three girdles four fingers wide and four fingers high. The pit should be one hasta across and should be furnished with a receptacle on the side facing the sacrificer. He should concentrate the blazing fire in one place in the pit.