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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.149

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 149

पात्रस्थापनम्Setting out the vessels

Verse 149

पाषाणदारुलौहानां पात्राणि परिवर्जयेत् । शक्त्या प्रकल्पयेत् पात्रं महादेव्याः प्रपूजने ॥ १४९ ॥

pāṣāṇadārulauhānāṁ pātrāṇi parivarjayēt | śaktyā prakalpayēt pātraṁ mahādēvyāḥ prapūjanē || 149 ||

Translation

He should avoid vessels of stone, wood and iron; in the worship of the Mahādevī he should make the vessels as he is able.

Word by word

pāṣāṇa
of stone
dāru
wood
lauhānāṁ
and iron
pātrāṇi
vessels
parivarjayēt
should avoid
śaktyā
as he is able
prakalpayēt
should make
pātraṁ
the vessels
mahādēvyāḥ
(mahādevyāḥ) of the Mahādevī
prapūjanē
in the worship

Meaning

Means decide the material, within these limits.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 148.