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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.152

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 152

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

Verse 152

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा ध्यात्वाऽऽवाह्य महेश्वरीम् । स्वशक्त्या पूजयेदिष्टां वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् ॥ १५२ ॥

prāṇāyāmaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā dhyātvā’’vāhya mahēśvarīm | svaśaktyā pūjayēdiṣṭāṁ vittaśāṭhyaṁ vivarjayēt || 152 ||

Translation

then, after prāṇāyāma, meditating on and inviting Maheśvarī, he should worship his chosen deity as he is able, avoiding meanness with wealth.

Word by word

prāṇāyāmaṁ
prāṇāyāma
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
kṛtvā
having done
dhyātvā
having meditated
āvāhya
having invited
mahēśvarīm
(maheśvarīm) Maheśvarī
svaśaktyā
as he is able
pūjayēt
(pūjayet) should worship
iṣṭāṁ
his chosen deity
vitta
with wealth
śāṭhyaṁ
meanness
vivarjayēt
avoiding

Meaning

Vittaśāṭhya, stinting in the worship while one can afford more, is forbidden.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 151.