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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.257

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 257

वाहनदानमन्त्रम्The mantras for giving the vehicles

Verse 257

सिंहं दत्त्वा महादेव्यै गरुडं विष्णवे तथा । यथा स्तूयान्महेशानि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ २५७ ॥

siṁhaṁ dattvā mahādēvyai garuḍaṁ viṣṇavē tathā | yathā stūyānmahēśāni tanmē nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 257 ||

Translation

Having given the lion to Mahādevī and Garuḍa likewise to Viṣṇu, hear from me, Maheśānī, how they are to be praised.

Word by word

siṁhaṁ
the lion
dattvā
having given
mahādēvyai
to Mahādevī
garuḍaṁ
Garuḍa
viṣṇavē
to Viṣṇu
tathā
likewise
yathā
how
stūyāt
are to be praised
mahēśāni
Maheśānī
tat
that
mē
from me
nigadataḥ
(nigadataḥ) as I tell
śṛṇu
hear

Meaning

The praises of the lion (258-259) and Garuḍa (260-262).

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 256.