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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.109

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 109

पूर्णाभिषेकःThe pūrṇābhiṣeka

Verse 109

श्रीदेव्युवाच । पूर्णाभिषिक्तकौलस्य माहात्म्यं कथितं प्रभो । विधानमभिषेकस्य कृपया श्रावयस्व माम् ॥ १०९ ॥

śrīdēvyuvāca | pūrṇābhiṣiktakaulasya māhātmyaṁ kathitaṁ prabhō | vidhānamabhiṣēkasya kṛpayā śrāvayasva mām || 109 ||

Translation

Śrī Devī said: Lord, you have told the greatness of the fully consecrated Kaula; kindly let me hear the procedure of the consecration.

Word by word

pūrṇa
fully
abhiṣikta
consecrated
kaulasya
of the Kaula
māhātmyaṁ
the greatness
kathitaṁ
has been told
prabhō
O Lord
vidhānam
(vidhānam) the procedure
abhiṣēkasya
of the consecration
kṛpayā
kindly
śrāvayasva
let hear
mām
me

Meaning

The pūrṇābhiṣeka, "full sprinkling", is the consecration that makes a Kaula fit to lead the circle. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Wishing to hear the procedure of the pūrṇābhiṣeka (the full consecration), Śrī Devī said, "pūrṇābhiṣikta-kaulasya" and the rest.