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पाठ्यं नाट्यं तथा गेयं चित्रवादित्रमेव च । वेदमन्त्रार्थवचनैः समं ह्येतद् भविष्यति ॥ २६॥
The recitation of the text, the performance of drama, the singing, and the playing of musical instruments, when accompanied by the words of Vedic mantras and their meanings, will together bring about the desired outcome.
english translation
श्रुतं मया देवदेवात् तत्त्वतः शङ्कराद्धितम् । स्नानजप्यसहस्रेभ्यः पवित्रं गीतवादितम् ॥ २७॥
What I have heard from Lord Shankara, the Supreme Deity, is that the chanting, the singing, and the playing of instruments, performed with sacred purity from the bath and repeated a thousand times, will be sanctified.
english translation
यस्मिन्नातोद्यनाट्यस्य गीतपाठ्यध्वनिः शुभः । भविष्यत्यशुभं देशे नैव तस्मिन् कदाचन ॥ २८॥
In the country where the auspicious sound of song, recitation, and music from the drama rises, no inauspiciousness will ever arise there.
english translation
एवं पूजाधिकारार्थं पूर्वरङ्गः कृतो मया । नानास्तुतिकृतैर्वाक्यैर्देवताभ्यर्चनेन च ॥ २९॥
Thus, for the purpose of worship, I have performed the preliminary ritual (Purvaranga) with various prayers, words of praise, and by the worship of deities.
english translation
यतोऽभिवादनं क्लिष्टं शिष्टं तद्रङ्गमण्डले । ततस्तस्य हि तच्छौचं विहितं तु द्विजोत्तमाः ॥ ३०॥
Wherever the greeting is respectful and proper, in that circle of performance (Rangamandala), the purity is established, as prescribed by the best of Brahmins.
english translation