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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.153

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 153

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

Verse 153

होमान्तकृत्यं निष्पाद्य कुमारीशक्तिसाधकान् । पुष्पचन्दनवासोभिरर्चयेत् सद्गुरुः शिवे ॥ १५३ ॥

hōmāntakṛtyaṁ niṣpādya kumārīśaktisādhakān | puṣpacandanavāsōbhirarcayēt sadguruḥ śivē || 153 ||

Translation

Having completed the rite up to the homa, the true guru should honour the maidens and the sādhakas of Śakti with flowers, sandal and cloth, O Śivā.

Word by word

hōma
the homa
anta
up to
kṛtyaṁ
the rite
niṣpādya
having completed
kumārī
the maidens
śakti
of Śakti
sādhakān
and the sādhakas
puṣpa
flowers
candana
sandal
vāsōbhiḥ
and cloth
arcayēt
(arcayet) should honour
sadguruḥ
(sadguruḥ) the true guru
śivē
O Śivā

Meaning

Kumārīs, young girls, are honoured as forms of the Goddess.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Homāntakṛtyam: the rite to be done up to the homa; niṣpādya: having carried it out.