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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.102

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 102

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

Verse 102

आद्यापूजोक्तविधिना बलिहोमं प्रयोजयेत् । कौलार्चनं दक्षिणाञ्च कृत्वा कर्म समापयेत् ॥ १०२ ॥

ādyāpūjōktavidhinā balihōmaṁ prayōjayēt | kaulārcanaṁ dakṣiṇāñca kṛtvā karma samāpayēt || 102 ||

Translation

He should offer bali and homa by the procedure of Ādyā's worship, and close the rite with the worship of Kaulas and the fee.

Word by word

ādyā
of Ādyā
pūjā
the worship
ukta
told
vidhinā
by the procedure
bali
bali
hōmaṁ
and homa
prayōjayēt
should offer
kaula
of Kaulas
arcanaṁ
the worship
dakṣiṇāṁ
the fee
ca
and
kṛtvā
having done
karma
the rite
samāpayēt
should close

Meaning

Bali, the offering to all beings, and the homa follow chapter 6.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 97.