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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.139

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 139

यागमण्डपसंस्कारादिPreparing the hall of worship and the rest

Verse 139

स्वस्वकल्पोक्तविधिना मानसार्चावधिक्रियाम् । कृत्वा पूर्वोक्तमन्त्रेण पञ्चतत्त्वानि शोधयेत् ॥ १३९ ॥

svasvakalpōktavidhinā mānasārcāvadhikriyām | kṛtvā pūrvōktamantrēṇa pañcatattvāni śōdhayēt || 139 ||

Translation

Having done the rite as far as the mental worship by the procedure of his own kalpa, he should purify the five tattvas with the mantra told before.

Word by word

svasva
his own
kalpa
kalpa
ukta
told
vidhinā
by the procedure
mānasa
mental
arcā
worship
avadhi
as far as
kriyām
(kriyām) the rite
kṛtvā
having done
pūrva
before
mantrēṇa
with the mantra
pañcatattvāni
the five tattvas
śōdhayēt
should purify

Meaning

The purification of the tattvas is that of chapter 6. 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

"Svasva" and the rest. Then, having done the rite up to the mental worship by the procedure told in each one's own kalpa, he should purify the five tattvas, wine and the rest, with the mantra told before.