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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.115

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 115

पूर्णाभिषेकाङ्ग गणेशपूजाThe worship of Gaṇeśa that belongs to the pūrṇābhiṣeka

Verse 115

खान्तार्णं बिन्दुसंयुक्तं बीजमस्य प्रकीर्त्तितम् ॥ ११५ ॥

khāntārṇaṁ bindusaṁyuktaṁ bījamasya prakīrttitam || 115 ||

Translation

The letter after kha, with bindu: this is declared his seed.

Word by word

kha
kha
anta
after
arṇaṁ
the letter (ga)
bindu
bindu
saṁyuktaṁ
with
bījam
(bījam) the seed
asya
his
prakīrttitam
is declared

Meaning

The ṭīkā decodes: the letter after kha is ga; with anusvāra it is gaṁ, the seed of Gaṇeśa.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he gives the procedure of the worship of Gaṇapati with "khāntārṇam" and the rest. "Bindusaṁyuktam": with the anusvāra; "khāntārṇa": the letter that comes after kha, the letter ga: this is declared the seed of Vighneśa (gaṁ).