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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.185

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 185

गुरुदक्षिणादिकम्The guru's fee and the rest

Verse 185

कृतकौलार्चनो धीरः शान्तोऽतिविनयान्वितः । श्रीगुरोश्चरणौ स्पृष्ट्वा भक्त्या नत्वेदमर्थयेत् ॥ १८५ ॥

kṛtakaulārcanō dhīraḥ śāntō’tivinayānvitaḥ | śrīgurōścaraṇau spṛṣṭvā bhaktyā natvēdamarthayēt || 185 ||

Translation

Having worshipped the Kaulas, steady, calm and full of humility, touching the revered guru's feet and bowing with devotion, he should ask this:

Word by word

kṛta
done
kaula
of the Kaulas
arcanaḥ
(arcanaḥ) the worship
dhīraḥ
(dhīraḥ) steady
śāntaḥ
(śāntaḥ) calm
ativinaya
great humility
anvitaḥ
(anvitaḥ) full of
śrī
revered
gurōḥ
(guroḥ) the guru's
caraṇau
feet
spṛṣṭvā
touching
bhaktyā
with devotion
natvā
bowing
idam
(idam) this
arthayēt
should ask

Meaning

The prayer for the "nectar" follows.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Arthayet: he should ask.