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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.189

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 189

अमृतदाने विधिःGiving the nectar

Verse 189

आज्ञामादाय कौलानां परमामृतपूरितम् । सशुद्धिकं पानपात्रं शिष्यहस्ते समर्पयेत् ॥ १८९ ॥

ājñāmādāya kaulānāṁ paramāmṛtapūritam | saśuddhikaṁ pānapātraṁ śiṣyahastē samarpayēt || 189 ||

Translation

Taking the Kaulas' leave, he should place in the disciple's hand the drinking cup filled with the supreme nectar, with śuddhi.

Word by word

ājñām
(ājñām) the leave
ādāya
taking
kaulānāṁ
of the Kaulas
parama
supreme
amṛta
nectar
pūritam
(pūritam) filled with
saśuddhikaṁ
with śuddhi
pāna
drinking
pātraṁ
cup
śiṣya
of the disciple
hastē
in the hand
samarpayēt
should place

Meaning

Śuddhi, the food taken with the wine. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 186.