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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.162

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 162

कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well

Verse 162

उत्सृष्टं सर्वभूतेभ्यो मयैतज्जलमुत्तमम् । तृप्यन्तु सर्वभूतानि स्नानपानावगाहनैः ॥ १६२ ॥

utsṛṣṭaṁ sarvabhūtēbhyō mayaitajjalamuttamam | tṛpyantu sarvabhūtāni snānapānāvagāhanaiḥ || 162 ||

Translation

"I have given up this excellent water to all beings. May all beings be satisfied by bathing in it, drinking it and plunging into it.

Word by word

utsṛṣṭaṁ
given up
sarva
all
bhūtēbhyaḥ
(bhūtebhyaḥ) to beings
mayā
by me
ētaj
(etat) this
jalam
water
uttamam
excellent
tṛpyantu
may be satisfied
bhūtāni
beings
snāna
by bathing
pāna
drinking
avagāhanaiḥ
(avagāhanaiḥ) and plunging

Meaning

The water is given without restriction of caste or kind.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 161.