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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.157

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 157

पूर्णाभिषेके शक्तिसाधकसम्मतिःThe consent of the worshippers of Śakti

Verse 157

उत्तिष्ठ ब्रह्मकलश देवतात्मक सिद्धिद । त्वत्तोयपल्लवैः सिक्तः शिष्यो ब्रह्मरतोऽस्तु मे ॥ १५७ ॥

uttiṣṭha brahmakalaśa dēvatātmaka siddhida | tvattōyapallavaiḥ siktaḥ śiṣyō brahmaratō’stu mē || 157 ||

Translation

"Rise, jar of Brahman, who hold all the gods, giver of success; sprinkled with your water and leaves, may my disciple delight in Brahman."

Word by word

uttiṣṭha
rise
brahma
in Brahman
kalaśa
O jar
dēvatātmaka
who hold all the gods
siddhida
giver of success
tvat
your
tōya
water
pallavaiḥ
and leaves
siktaḥ
(siktaḥ) sprinkled
śiṣyaḥ
(śiṣyaḥ) disciple
rataḥ
(rataḥ) delighting
astu
may be
mē
my

Meaning

The jar is addressed as Brahman itself, containing every deity.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He gives the mantra for moving the jar itself, "uttiṣṭha" and the rest.