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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.170

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1Ullāsa 1Chapter 1 · 72 verses
2Ullāsa 2Chapter 2 · 54 verses
3Ullāsa 3Chapter 3 · 153 verses
4Ullāsa 4Chapter 4 · 106 verses
5Ullāsa 5Chapter 5 · 216 verses
6Ullāsa 6Chapter 6 · 200 verses
7Ullāsa 7Chapter 7 · 111 verses
8Ullāsa 8Chapter 8 · 289 verses
9Ullāsa 9Chapter 9 · 284 verses
10Ullāsa 10Chapter 10 · 212 verses
11Ullāsa 11Chapter 11 · 170 verses
12Ullāsa 12Chapter 12 · 129 verses
13Ullāsa 13Chapter 13 · 310 verses
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मूलप्रकृतेः रूपकल्पनायां युक्तिःWhy a form is imagined for Mūlaprakṛti
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प्रतिमा-गृह जलाशयादि प्रतिष्ठाफलम्The fruit of installing images, houses, reservoirs and the rest
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वास्तुपुरुषपूजाविधिःThe rite of worshipping Vāstu-puruṣa
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वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
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वास्तुराक्षसध्यानम्The meditation of the rākṣasa Vāstu
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वास्तुदैत्यपूजने सर्वापच्छान्तिःWorship of Vāstu quiets every calamity
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2. 67
प्रतिष्ठादौ नवग्रहादेः पूजाविधिःWorship of the nine planets and the rest at an installation
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2. 69
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ग्रहयन्त्रम्The yantra of the planets
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तत्र पूजाविधिःThe rite of worship in it
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ग्रहाणां वर्णध्यानादि कथनम्The colours and meditations of the planets
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दिक्पालपूजादिWorship of the guardians of the directions
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द्वारपालपूजाWorship of the door-keepers
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ब्रह्मानन्तयोर्ध्यानकथनम्The meditations of Brahmā and Ananta
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ग्रहवर्णानुरूपं पुष्पादिदानविधिःFlowers and gifts in the colours of the planets
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2. 117
अग्नेः सप्तनामानिThe names of the fire
1. 118
2. 119
सर्वकार्येषु देवार्चनापितृतर्पणं कर्त्तव्यम्Worship of the gods and the ancestors in every rite
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2. 121
असंस्कृतजलाशयादिदाननिषेधःNo gift of a reservoir or the like unconsecrated
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काम्यकर्मणि संकल्पप्रयोजनम्The saṅkalpa in a rite done for a wish
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प्रोक्षणमन्त्रम्The sprinkling mantras
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कार्यभेदे देवविशेषपूजनम्The god proper to each rite
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वास्तुयागविधिःThe rite of the Vāstu sacrifice
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गणपतिध्यानम्The meditation of Gaṇapati
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कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well
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11. 164
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तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like
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3. 168
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5. 170
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11. 176
12. 177
गृहप्रतिष्ठाThe consecration of a house
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देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple
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देवपूजोपचाराःThe offerings of worship
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उपचारनिवेदन मन्त्रम्The mantras for offering
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देवगेहप्रार्थनाThe prayer to the temple
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वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles
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आरामसेत्वादि प्रतिष्ठाक्रमःGardens, bridges and the rest
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प्रतिमाङ्गे न्यासादिInstalling the image: its baths and nyāsas
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भगवतीपूजनम्The worship of the Goddess
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- Closing
14Ullāsa 14Chapter 14 · 211 verses

तडागाद्युत्सर्गविधिःThe dedication of a tank and the like

Verse 170

अनन्तो वासुकिः पद्मो महापद्मश्च तक्षकः । कुलीरः कर्कटः शङ्खः पाथसां रक्षका इमे ॥ १७० ॥

anantō vāsukiḥ padmō mahāpadmaśca takṣakaḥ | kulīraḥ karkaṭaḥ śaṅkhaḥ pāthasāṁ rakṣakā imē || 170 ||

Translation

Ananta, Vāsuki, Padma, Mahāpadma, Takṣaka, Kulīra, Karkaṭa and Śaṅkha: these are the guardians of the waters.

Word by word

anantaḥ: (anantaḥ) Ananta
vāsukiḥ: (vāsukiḥ) Vāsuki
padmaḥ: (padmaḥ) Padma
mahāpadmaḥ: (mahāpadmaḥ) Mahāpadma
ca: and
takṣakaḥ: (takṣakaḥ) Takṣaka
kulīraḥ: (kulīraḥ) Kulīra
karkaṭaḥ: (karkaṭaḥ) Karkaṭa
śaṅkhaḥ: (śaṅkhaḥ) Śaṅkha
pāthasāṁ: of the waters
rakṣakāḥ: (rakṣakāḥ) the guardians
imē: these

Meaning

The eight great serpents (nāgas) guard the waters. The commentary glosses "pāthas" as water.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

But in what place, and which nāga, should he worship, and what should he pray? To that he says "anantaḥ" and the rest. The construction is: these eight nāgas, Ananta and the rest, are the guardians of the waters (pāthas, jala).