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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.43

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 43

वृद्धिश्राद्धप्रयोगःHow the vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed

Verse 43

शेषान्नपिण्डयोः प्रश्नौ कुर्यादाद्ये ततः परम् ॥ ४३ ॥

śēṣānnapiṇḍayōḥ praśnau kuryādādyē tataḥ param || 43 ||

Translation

Then, O Ādyā, he should put the two questions about the leftover food and the piṇḍas.

Word by word

śēṣa
of the leftover
anna
food
piṇḍayōḥ
(piṇḍayoḥ) and the piṇḍas
praśnau
the two questions
kuryāt
should put
ādyē
O Ādyā
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
param
after

Meaning

He asks the brāhmaṇa, "There is food left; to whom is it to be given?" and "I shall offer the piṇḍas"; the answers are "give it to those dear to you" and "do so".

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 41.