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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.147

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 147

पात्रस्थापनम्Setting out the vessels

Verse 147

स्थां स्थीं मायां रमां स्मृत्वा स्थिरीकृत्य घटान्तरे । निःक्षिप्य पञ्चतत्त्वानि नवपात्राणि विन्यसेत् ॥ १४७ ॥

sthāṁ sthīṁ māyāṁ ramāṁ smṛtvā sthirīkṛtya ghaṭāntarē | niḥkṣipya pañcatattvāni navapātrāṇi vinyasēt || 147 ||

Translation

Remembering sthāṁ, sthīṁ, māyā and ramā, steadying the jar, placing the five tattvas within it, he should set out the nine vessels.

Word by word

sthāṁ
sthāṁ
sthīṁ
sthīṁ
māyāṁ
māyā
ramāṁ
ramā
smṛtvā
remembering
sthirīkṛtya
steadying
ghaṭa
the jar
antarē
within
niḥkṣipya
placing
pañcatattvāni
the five tattvas
nava
nine
pātrāṇi
vessels
vinyasēt
should set out

Meaning

The ṭīkā: "sthāṁ sthīṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ sthirī bhava", "be steady". The nine vessels are those of the cakra worship.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Sthāṁ sthīṁ" and the rest. Then, remembering sthāṁ sthīṁ, māyā and ramā, reciting the mantra "sthāṁ sthīṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ sthirī bhava" ("be steady"), having steadied the jar, putting the five tattvas inside it, he should set out nine vessels by the procedure told before.