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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.204

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 204

शाक्ताभिषिक्तस्य चक्रेश्वरतानिषेधःOne with only the Śākta consecration may not lead a circle

Verse 204

शाक्ताभिषेकी वीरः स्यात् पञ्च तत्त्वानि शोधयेत् । स्वेष्टपूजाविधावेव न तु चक्रेश्वरो भवेत् ॥ २०४ ॥

śāktābhiṣēkī vīraḥ syāt pañca tattvāni śōdhayēt | svēṣṭapūjāvidhāvēva na tu cakrēśvarō bhavēt || 204 ||

Translation

One with the Śākta consecration is a vīra; he may purify the five tattvas only in the worship of his own chosen deity, and may not be lord of the circle.

Word by word

śākta
Śākta
abhiṣēkī
one with the consecration
vīraḥ
(vīraḥ) a vīra
syāt
is
pañca
five
tattvāni
the tattvas
śōdhayēt
may purify
sva
own
iṣṭa
chosen deity
pūjā
worship
vidhau
in the rite
ēva
only
na
not
tu
but
cakrēśvaraḥ
(cakreśvaraḥ) lord of the circle
bhavēt
may be

Meaning

The lesser śāktābhiṣeka allows private worship only; leading the circle needs the full consecration.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 201.