Rig Ved 1.36.7
To do a Namaskaar or bow before someone means that you are humble or without pride and ego. This means that we politely bow before you since you are better than me. Pranipaat(рдкреНрд░рд╛рдгреАрдкрд╛рдд) also means the same that we respect you without any vanity.
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Surrendering False pride is Namaskaar. Even in devotion or bhakti we say the same thing. We want to convey to Ishwar that we have nothing to offer but we leave all our pride and offer you ourselves without any pride in our body. You destroy all our evil karma.
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We bow before you so that you assimilate us and make us that capable. Destruction of our evils and surrender is Namaskaar. Therefore we pray same thing before and after any big rituals.
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рддрдВ рдШреЗреСрдорд┐реТрддреНрдерд╛ рдиреСрдореТрд╕реНрд╡рд┐рдиреТ рдЙрдкреС рд╕реНрд╡реТрд░рд╛рдЬреСрдорд╛рд╕рддреЗ ред
рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛реСрднрд┐рд░реТрдЧреНрдирд┐рдВ рдордиреБреСрд╖рдГреТ рд╕рдорд┐рдВреСрдзрддреЗ рддрд┐рддрд┐реТрд░реНрд╡рд╛рдВрд╕реЛреТ рдЕрддрд┐реТ рд╕реНрд░рд┐рдзрдГреСрее
Translation :
рдирдорд╕реНрд╡рд┐рдирдГ - To bow.
рд╕реНрд╡рд░рд╛рдЬрдореН - Self illuminating.
рддрдореН - His.
рдШ рдИрдореН - Yours.
рдЗрддреНрдерд╛ - This way.
рдЙрдк - Upaasana.
рдЖрд╕рддреЗ - To do.
рд╕реНрддреНрд░рд┐рдзрдГ - For enemies.
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рдЕрддрд┐ рддрд┐рддрд┐рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдВрд╕рдГ - To defeat fast.
рдордиреБрд╖рдГ - Yajman.
рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рднрд┐рдГ - In seven numbers.
рдЕрдЧреНрдирд┐рдореН - Agnidev.
рд╕рдорд┐рдиреНрдзрддреЗ - Illuminated on all sides.
Explanation : Yajmans bow(do Namaskaar) before self illuminating Agnidev by making the offerings of Havi.
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