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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.172

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 172

पूर्णाभिषेक मन्त्रःThe mantras of the pūrṇābhiṣeka

Verse 172

लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलान्तकाः । समुद्रास्त्वाऽभिषिञ्चन्तु मन्त्रपूतेन वारिणा ॥ १७२ ॥

lavaṇēkṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalāntakāḥ | samudrāstvā’bhiṣiñcantu mantrapūtēna vāriṇā || 172 ||

Translation

The oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curd, milk and fresh water: may they sprinkle you with water made pure by mantra.

Word by word

lavaṇa
salt
ikṣu
sugarcane juice
surā
wine
sarpiḥ
(sarpiḥ) ghee
dadhi
curd
dugdha
milk
jala
fresh water
antakāḥ
(antakāḥ) ending with
samudrāḥ
(samudrāḥ) the oceans
tvā
you
abhiṣiñcantu
may sprinkle
mantra
by mantra
pūtēna
made pure
vāriṇā
with water

Meaning

The seven oceans of Purāṇic cosmology.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 170.