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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.101

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 101

दुर्गोत्सवादौ कौलकृत्यम्What the Kaula does at the festival of Durgā and the rest

Verse 101

सर्वासु देवतार्चासु शारदीयोत्सवादिषु । तत्तत्कल्पोक्तविधिना ध्यानपूजां समाचरेत् ॥ १०१ ॥

sarvāsu dēvatārcāsu śāradīyōtsavādiṣu | tattatkalpōktavidhinā dhyānapūjāṁ samācarēt || 101 ||

Translation

In all worship of deities, the autumn festival and the rest, he should perform meditation and worship by the procedure told in each one's own kalpa.

Word by word

sarvāsu
in all
dēvatā
of deities
arcāsu
worship
śāradīya
autumn
utsava
festival
ādiṣu
and the rest
tattat
each one's
kalpa
kalpa
ukta
told
vidhinā
by the procedure
dhyāna
meditation
pūjāṁ
and worship
samācarēt
should perform

Meaning

The Śāradīya festival is the Durgā Pūjā of autumn. Each deity's worship follows its own manual (kalpa).

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 97.