Sa.Sm 12
vaiśvadevaṁ baliṁ caiva kuryānnityaṁ tadarpaṇam। iṣṭaṁ dattaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ pūrtaṁ yaccātmanaḥ priyam।
dārānsusānpriyānprāṇān parasmai sannivedayen ॥12॥
Perform the offerings to universal gods (Vaishadeva) and cleansing of directions (Baliharana) every day with faith. Offer the items that are dear, given, offered, muttered, rewarded, including all those that are dear: the wife, children, and even one’s own life itself, in His service.
Note:
According to tradition, a householder hould offer the food to the lord, then to all the governing deities (Vaishadeva), and then perform the cleansing of directions (Baliharana). One should serve the offered food to guests and then have it.
Vaishadeva is an offering done to all the governing deities, thanking them for enabling one to lead life. There is a detailed procedure on how the offering needs to be made using the fire sacrifice. In simple terms, one can recite the following verse, and mentally offer the food to governing deities, thanking them.
oṁ viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ svāḥ। viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ idaṁ na mama॥
"Ōm! All the deities of the universe, please partake. This is for all the deities of the universe, not mine."
Baliharana is a process of cleansing all directions by offering food to deities, daemons, and ancestors present in various directions. The summary view is for conceptual understanding only. For details, refer to other books.
oṁ idrāya svāḥ। oṁ yamāya svāḥ। oṁ varuṇāya svāḥ। oṁ somāya svāḥ।
Ōm! offering to Indra, the lord of the senses, Ōm! offering to Yama, the lord of death, Ōm! offering to Varuna, the lord of water principle, and Ōm! offering to Soma, the lord of the mind
oṁ brahmaṇe svāḥ। oṁ brahma puruṣebhyaḥ svāḥ। oṁ viśvbhyo devebhyo svāḥ। oṁ sarvebhyo bhūtebhyaḥ svāḥ। oṁ divācāribhyaḥ svāḥ। oṁ naktaṁcāribhyaḥ svāḥ।
Ōm! offering to Universal Brahman, Ōm! offering to Brahman in the form of personality, Ōm! offering to all the deities of the universe, Ōm! offering to all the beings, Ōm! offering to those who move around in the day, and Ōm! offering to those who move around in the night.
oṁ rakṣobhyaḥ svāḥ। oṁ svadhā pritrubhyaḥ svāḥ। oṁ śyāmāya svāḥ। oṁ sanakādi mānuṣebhyo hanta śvacandālapatitabhūtavāyasebhyaḥ।
Ōm! offering to daemons, Ōm! offering to the ancestors, Ōm! offering to dark, and Ōm! offering to fallen beings who killed monks like Sanaka.
