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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.128

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 128

गणेशपूजाध्यानादिThe meditation on Gaṇeśa and the rest

Verse 128

कर्मणोऽभ्युदयार्थाय वृद्धिश्राद्धं समाचरेत् । ततो गत्वा गुरोः पार्श्वं प्रणम्य प्रार्थयेदिदम् ॥ १२८ ॥

karmaṇō’bhyudayārthāya vṛddhiśrāddhaṁ samācarēt | tatō gatvā gurōḥ pārśvaṁ praṇamya prārthayēdidam || 128 ||

Translation

for the prosperity of the rite he should perform the vṛddhi-śrāddha; then go to the guru, bow, and ask this:

Word by word

karmaṇaḥ
(karmaṇaḥ) of the rite
abhyudaya
prosperity
arthāya
for
vṛddhiśrāddhaṁ
the vṛddhi-śrāddha
samācarēt
should perform
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
gatvā
having gone
gurōḥ
(guroḥ) of the guru
pārśvaṁ
to the side
praṇamya
having bowed
prārthayēt
(prārthayet) should ask
idam
(idam) this

Meaning

The prayer to the guru follows.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 126.