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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.53

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 53

वृद्धिश्राद्धप्रयोगःHow the vṛddhi-śrāddha is performed

Verse 53

देवतापितृतृप्त्यर्थं सावित्रीं दशधा जपेत् । देवताभ्यस्त्रिधा जप्त्वा पिण्डान् सम्पूजयेत्ततः ॥ ५३ ॥

dēvatāpitṛtṛptyarthaṁ sāvitrīṁ daśadhā japēt | dēvatābhyastridhā japtvā piṇḍān sampūjayēttataḥ || 53 ||

Translation

For the satisfaction of gods and ancestors he should recite the Sāvitrī ten times, and the "devatābhyaḥ" three times, and then worship the piṇḍas.

Word by word

dēvatā
of gods
pitṛ
and ancestors
tṛpti
the satisfaction
arthaṁ
for
sāvitrīṁ
the Sāvitrī
daśadhā
ten times
japēt
should recite
dēvatābhyaḥ
"devatābhyaḥ"
tridhā
three times
japtvā
having recited
piṇḍān
the piṇḍas
sampūjayēt
should worship
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then

Meaning

The piṇḍas are honoured with scent and flowers.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Devatā" and the rest. Then, for the satisfaction of the gods and ancestors, he should recite the Sāvitrī, the Gāyatrī, ten times; then, reciting the mantra "devatābhyaḥ" three times, he should worship the piṇḍas with scent and flowers.