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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.166

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 166

नीचवृत्तिद्विजप्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a twice-born who follows a low livelihood

Verse 166

दिनमेकं निराहारो द्वितीयं कणभोजनः । अपरन्तु नयेदद्भिस्त्रिदिनव्रतमम्बिके ॥ १६६ ॥

dinamēkaṁ nirāhārō dvitīyaṁ kaṇabhōjanaḥ | aparantu nayēdadbhistridinavratamambikē || 166 ||

Translation

One day without food, the second eating grains, the third with water alone: this, Ambikā, is the three-day vow.

Word by word

dinam
(dinam) day
ēkaṁ
one
nirāhāraḥ
(nirāhāraḥ) without food
dvitīyaṁ
the second
kaṇa
grains
bhōjanaḥ
(bhojanaḥ) eating
aparaṁ
the third
tu
and
nayēt
(nayet) should pass
adbhiḥ
(adbhiḥ) with water
tridina
three-day
vratam
(vratam) vow
ambikē
O Ambikā

Meaning

The tridina-vrata.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

But what is the three-day vow? So he says "dinam" and the rest. He should pass one day without food, the second day eating grains, and the third day with water alone. O Ambikā, this is declared the three-day vow.