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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.193

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 193

पूर्णाभिषेके नवरात्रादिकल्पभेदःThe forms of nine nights and the rest

Verse 193

नवरात्रं सप्तरात्रं पञ्चरात्रं त्रिरात्रकम् । अथ वाप्येकरात्रञ्च कुर्यात् पूर्णाभिषेचनम् ॥ १९३ ॥

navarātraṁ saptarātraṁ pañcarātraṁ trirātrakam | atha vāpyēkarātrañca kuryāt pūrṇābhiṣēcanam || 193 ||

Translation

The full consecration may be performed over nine nights, seven nights, five nights, three nights, or one night.

Word by word

navarātraṁ
nine nights
saptarātraṁ
seven nights
pañcarātraṁ
five nights
trirātrakam
three nights
atha
or
vā
or
api
also
ēkarātram
(ekarātram) one night
ca
and
kuryāt
may perform
pūrṇābhiṣēcanam
(pūrṇābhiṣecanam) the full consecration

Meaning

Five forms, by length.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 191.