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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.28

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 28

वृद्धिश्राद्धप्रयोगःHow the vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed

Verse 28

षष्ठ्यन्तं कीर्त्तयेन्नाम गोत्रोच्चारणपूर्वकम् । विश्वेषाञ्चैव देवानां श्राद्धं पदमुदीरयेत् ॥ २८ ॥

ṣaṣṭhyantaṁ kīrttayēnnāma gōtrōccāraṇapūrvakam | viśvēṣāñcaiva dēvānāṁ śrāddhaṁ padamudīrayēt || 28 ||

Translation

uttering the name in the genitive after the gotra, and he should say the words "of the Viśvedevas" and "śrāddha",

Word by word

ṣaṣṭhī
the genitive
antaṁ
ending in
kīrttayēt
(kīrtayet) should utter
nāma
the name
gōtra
the gotra
uccāraṇa
saying
pūrvakam
(pūrvakam) after
viśvēṣām
(viśveṣām) of all
caiva
(ca eva) and
dēvānāṁ
the gods
śrāddhaṁ
"śrāddha"
padam
(padam) the word
udīrayēt
should say

Meaning

Each name comes with its gotra, the lineage; the Viśvedevas are named last.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 26.