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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.103

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 103

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

Verse 103

गङ्गां विष्णुं शिवं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं परिपूज्य च । उद्देश्यमर्च्चयेद्देवं सामान्यो विधिरीरितः ॥ १०३ ॥

gaṅgāṁ viṣṇuṁ śivaṁ sūryaṁ brahmāṇaṁ paripūjya ca | uddēśyamarccayēddēvaṁ sāmānyō vidhirīritaḥ || 103 ||

Translation

Worshipping Gaṅgā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, the Sun and Brahmā, he should worship the deity intended: this is the general rule.

Word by word

gaṅgāṁ
Gaṅgā
viṣṇuṁ
Viṣṇu
śivaṁ
Śiva
sūryaṁ
the Sun
brahmāṇaṁ
Brahmā
paripūjya
having worshipped
ca
and
uddēśyam
(uddeśyam) intended
arccayēt
(arcayet) should worship
dēvaṁ
the deity
sāmānyaḥ
(sāmānyaḥ) general
vidhiḥ
(vidhiḥ) the rule
īritaḥ
is told

Meaning

Every worship opens with these five.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 97.