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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.186

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 186

अमृतदाने विधिःGiving the nectar

Verse 186

श्रीनाथ जगतां नाथ मन्नाथ करुणानिधे । परामृतप्रदानेन पूरयाऽस्मन्मनोरथम् ॥ १८६ ॥

śrīnātha jagatāṁ nātha mannātha karuṇānidhē | parāmṛtapradānēna pūrayā’smanmanōratham || 186 ||

Translation

"Lord of śrī, lord of the worlds, my lord, ocean of compassion: fulfil our heart's desire by the gift of the supreme nectar."

Word by word

śrīnātha
lord of śrī
jagatāṁ
of the worlds
nātha
lord
mat
my
karuṇānidhē
O ocean of compassion
parāmṛta
of the supreme nectar
pradānēna
by the gift
pūraya
fulfil
asmat
our
manōratham
(manoratham) heart's desire

Meaning

The disciple asks for the "supreme nectar", parāmṛta, the consecrated wine of the circle, the kulāmṛta of verse 188.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

What he should ask, he gives in one verse, "śrīnātha" and the rest.