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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.198

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 198

पूर्णाभिषेके नवरात्रादिकल्पभेदःThe forms of nine nights and the rest

Verse 198

पूर्णाभिषेकसिद्धानां कौलानां निर्मलात्मनाम् । दर्शनात् स्पर्शनाद् घ्राणाद् द्रव्यशुद्धिर्विधीयते ॥ १९८ ॥

pūrṇābhiṣēkasiddhānāṁ kaulānāṁ nirmalātmanām | darśanāt sparśanād ghrāṇād dravyaśuddhirvidhīyatē || 198 ||

Translation

Of the Kaulas perfected by the full consecration, pure in soul, the purification of substances is made by their look, touch or smell.

Word by word

pūrṇābhiṣēka
by the full consecration
siddhānāṁ
perfected
kaulānāṁ
of the Kaulas
nirmala
pure
ātmanām
(ātmanām) in soul
darśanāt
(darśanāt) by look
sparśanād
(sparśanāt) touch
ghrāṇād
(ghrāṇāt) or smell
dravya
of substances
śuddhiḥ
(śuddhiḥ) purification
vidhīyatē
is made

Meaning

Whatever such a person sees, touches or smells is purified.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 197.