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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.116

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 116

पूर्णाभिषेकाङ्ग गणेशपूजाThe worship of Gaṇeśa that belongs to the pūrṇābhiṣeka

Verse 116

गणकोऽस्य ऋषिश्छन्दो निवृत् विघ्नस्तु देवता । कर्त्तव्यकर्मणो विघ्नशान्त्यर्थे विनियोगिता ॥ ११६ ॥

gaṇakō’sya ṛṣiśchandō nivṛt vighnastu dēvatā | karttavyakarmaṇō vighnaśāntyarthē viniyōgitā || 116 ||

Translation

Its seer is Gaṇaka, its metre nivṛt, its deity Vighna; its use is for quieting the obstacles of the rite to be done.

Word by word

gaṇakaḥ
(gaṇakaḥ) Gaṇaka
asya
its
ṛṣiḥ
(ṛṣiḥ) seer
chandaḥ
(chandaḥ) metre
nivṛt
nivṛt
vighnaḥ
(vighnaḥ) Vighna
tu
and
dēvatā
deity
karttavya
to be done
karmaṇaḥ
(karmaṇaḥ) of the rite
vighna
obstacles
śānti
quieting
arthē
for
viniyōgitā
its use

Meaning

The ṛṣyādi of the mantra gaṁ, placed by nyāsa on head, mouth and heart.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now, for doing the ṛṣi-nyāsa, he gives the seer and the rest of the Gaṇapati seed-mantra with "gaṇaka" and the rest. Of this Gaṇapati seed-mantra the seer is Gaṇaka, the metre nivṛt, the deity Vighna, and its use is for the removal of obstacles to the auspicious pūrṇābhiṣeka rite to be done. "Śirasi gaṇakāya ṛṣaye namaḥ" (on the head, to Gaṇaka the seer), "mukhe nivṛc-chandase namaḥ" (in the mouth, to the metre nivṛt), "hṛdaye vighnāya devatāyai namaḥ" (in the heart, to the deity Vighna): so he should do the ṛṣi-nyāsa.