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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 10.91

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Ullāsa 10 · Verse 91

वृषोत्सर्गःThe release of a bull

Verse 91

ततस्तु वृषभञ्चैकं त्रिशूलाङ्केन लाञ्छितम् । स्वर्णेनालङ्कृतं कृत्वा त्यजेत् तत्स्वरवाप्तये ॥ ९१ ॥

tatastu vṛṣabhañcaikaṁ triśūlāṅkēna lāñchitam | svarṇēnālaṅkṛtaṁ kṛtvā tyajēt tatsvaravāptayē || 91 ||

Translation

Then, marking a bull with the sign of a trident and adorning it with gold, he should set it free, so that the dead may reach heaven.

Word by word

tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
tu
and
vṛṣabham
(vṛṣabham) a bull
ca
and
ēkaṁ
one
triśūla
of a trident
aṅkēna
with the sign
lāñchitam
(lāñchitam) marked
svarṇēna
with gold
alaṅkṛtaṁ
adorned
kṛtvā
having made
tyajēt
should set free
tat
his
svaḥ
(svar) heaven
avāptayē
for reaching

Meaning

Vṛṣotsarga, the release of a bull branded with Śiva's trident, which then roams free, an ancient gift made for the dead.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Tatsvaravāptaye: for the preta's attaining heaven.