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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.150

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 150

तर्पणविधिः, इष्टपूजा, कुमारीपूजाLibations; worship of the chosen deity; worship of the maidens

Verse 150

पात्राणां स्थापनं कृत्वा गुरून् देवीं प्रतर्पयेत् । ततस्त्वमृतसम्पूर्णघटमभ्यर्च्चयेत् सुधीः ॥ १५० ॥

pātrāṇāṁ sthāpanaṁ kṛtvā gurūn dēvīṁ pratarpayēt | tatastvamṛtasampūrṇaghaṭamabhyarccayēt sudhīḥ || 150 ||

Translation

Having set out the vessels, he should offer libations to the gurus and the Goddess; then the wise one should worship the jar full of nectar.

Word by word

pātrāṇāṁ
of the vessels
sthāpanaṁ
the setting out
kṛtvā
having done
gurūn
the gurus
dēvīṁ
the Goddess
pratarpayēt
should offer libations to
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
tu
and
amṛta
with nectar
sampūrṇa
full
ghaṭam
(ghaṭam) the jar
abhyarccayēt
(abhyarcayet) should worship
sudhīḥ
the wise one

Meaning

The gurus include Ānandabhairava and the rest, as in chapter 6.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Gurūn devīm": this stands also for Ānandabhairava and the rest. "Pratarpayet": with the mantras for each told before.