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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.35

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 35

वृद्धिश्राद्धप्रयोगःHow the vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed

Verse 35

निधाय सलिलं देवि देवादिक्रमतः सुधीः विप्रेभ्यो जलगण्डूषं दत्वा दद्यात् कुशासनम् ॥ ३५ ॥

nidhāya salilaṁ dēvi dēvādikramataḥ sudhīḥ viprēbhyō jalagaṇḍūṣaṁ datvā dadyāt kuśāsanam || 35 ||

Translation

and, O Goddess, the wise one, in order from the gods, gives the vipras a mouthful of water and then a kuśa seat.

Word by word

nidhāya
having put
salilaṁ
water
dēvi
O Goddess
dēva
the gods
ādi
from
kramataḥ
(kramataḥ) in order
sudhīḥ
the wise one
viprēbhyaḥ
(viprebhyaḥ) to the vipras
jala
of water
gaṇḍūṣaṁ
a mouthful
datvā
having given
dadyāt
should give
kuśa
kuśa
āsanam
(āsanam) a seat

Meaning

The ṭīkā writes out the formulas: "viśvedevā idam āsanaṁ vo namaḥ" for the gods, and for each ancestor "... idam āsanaṁ vaḥ svadhā". Namaḥ is the word of offering to the gods, svadhā to the ancestors.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 34.