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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 1.64

Traditional

Ullāsas
14
Published
5
Verses
601
Minutes
300
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 1 · Verse 64

Verse 64

अकार्य्यकारिणः क्रूरा धर्म्ममार्गविलोपकाः । हिताय यानि कर्म्माणि कथितानि त्वया प्रभो ॥ ६४ ॥

akāryyakāriṇaḥ krūrā dharmmamārgavilōpakāḥ | hitāya yāni karmmāṇi kathitāni tvayā prabhō || 64 ||

Translation

Doing what should not be done, cruel, destroying the path of dharma: the rites you taught for their good, O Lord,

Word by word

akāryyakāriṇaḥ
doing what should not be done
krūrā
cruel
dharmmamārgavilōpakāḥ
destroying the path of dharma
hitāya
for their good
yāni
which
karmmāṇi
rites
kathitāni
were taught
tvayā
by you
prabhō
O Lord

Meaning

The sentence runs on: Śiva's own remedies are being turned upside down.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 63, which explains verses 63 to 66 together.