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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.183

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 183

शिष्यनामकरणम्Naming the disciple

Verse 183

श्रुतमन्त्रो गुरोर्यन्त्रे सम्पूज्य निजदेवताम् । पञ्चतत्त्वोपचारेण गुरुमभ्यर्च्चयेत्ततः ॥ १८३ ॥

śrutamantrō gurōryantrē sampūjya nijadēvatām | pañcatattvōpacārēṇa gurumabhyarccayēttataḥ || 183 ||

Translation

Having heard the mantra, he should worship his own deity in the guru's yantra, then honour the guru with the offerings of the five tattvas.

Word by word

śruta
heard
mantraḥ
(mantraḥ) the mantra
gurōḥ
(guroḥ) the guru's
yantrē
in the yantra
sampūjya
having worshipped
nija
own
dēvatām
(devatām) deity
pañcatattva
of the five tattvas
upacārēṇa
with the offerings
gurum
(gurum) the guru
abhyarccayēt
(abhyarcayet) should honour
tataḥ
then

Meaning

The disciple's first worship as a consecrated Kaula.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 182.