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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.166

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 166

तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like

Verse 166

तडागादौ च कर्तव्या नागस्तम्भजलेचराः ॥ १६६ ॥

taḍāgādau ca kartavyā nāgastambhajalēcarāḥ || 166 ||

Translation

And for a tank and the like, a nāga pillar and water creatures are to be made.

Word by word

taḍāga
for a tank
ādau
and the like
ca
and
kartavyāḥ
(kartavyāḥ) are to be made
nāga
nāga
stambha
pillar
jalēcarāḥ
(jalecarāḥ) and water creatures

Meaning

The commentary marks what is special for a tank (taḍāga) as against a well: the pillar for the serpent guardian of the water, and images of water creatures.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He tells what is special in the consecration of a tank and the like with "taḍāgādau ca" and the rest. When a tank or the like is to be consecrated, a nāga pillar and water creatures are to be made.