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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.196

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 196

देवगेहप्रतिष्ठाThe installation of a temple

Verse 196

गायत्र्या मूलमन्त्रेण स्नापयेदिक्षुजै रसैः ॥ १९६ ॥

gāyatryā mūlamantrēṇa snāpayēdikṣujai rasaiḥ || 196 ||

Translation

With the Gāyatrī and the root mantra he should bathe him with the juices of the sugarcane.

Word by word

gāyatryā
with the Gāyatrī
mūla
root
mantrēṇa
and the mantra
snāpayēt
he should bathe
ikṣu
of the sugarcane
jaiḥ
(jaiḥ) born
rasaiḥ
(rasaiḥ) with the juices

Meaning

The seventh bath, sugarcane juice.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Then with the Gāyatrī and the root mantra he should bathe the deity with the juices of the sugarcane.