Devasya Tvā
Devasya Tvā
Grammar: a Vedic mantra, named by its opening words: devasya (of the deva) and tvā (you).
Meaning: the abhisheka mantra that opens with these words.
In the scriptures: in the rite of the Hiraṇyagarbha-dāna, which Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira, eight brāhmaṇas seat the yajamāna on a pīṭha and do abhisheka with the consecrated water of eight kalaśas of gold, silver, copper or clay, with the mantra Devasya tvā (Uttara Parva, Chapter 176).
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 176