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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.20

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 20

वृद्धिश्राद्धप्रयोगःHow the vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed

Verse 20

पात्रद्वये पश्चिमायां याम्ये पात्रचतुष्टये । पूर्वास्यावुत्तरमुखान् षड्विप्रानुपवेशयेत् ॥ २० ॥

pātradvayē paścimāyāṁ yāmyē pātracatuṣṭayē | pūrvāsyāvuttaramukhān ṣaḍviprānupavēśayēt || 20 ||

Translation

At the two vessels on the west and the four on the south he seats the six vipras, facing east and facing north.

Word by word

pātra
vessels
dvayē
at the two
paścimāyāṁ
on the west
yāmyē
on the south
catuṣṭayē
at the four
pūrvāsyau
(pūrvāsyau) facing east
uttaramukhān
facing north
ṣaḍ
six
viprān
vipras
upavēśayēt
should seat

Meaning

The two on the west face east; the four on the south face north.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Pātradvaye" and the rest. Then, at the two vessels placed on the west side and the four vessels placed on the south, in order, he should seat the six kuśa vipras: the two (on the west) facing east, and (the four) facing north.