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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.309

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 309

भगवतीपूजनम्The worship of the Goddess

Verse 309

इति ते श्रीमदाद्यायाः प्रतिष्ठा कथिता प्रिये । एवं दुर्गादिविद्यानां महेशादिदिवौकसाम् ॥ ३०९ ॥

iti tē śrīmadādyāyāḥ pratiṣṭhā kathitā priyē | ēvaṁ durgādividyānāṁ mahēśādidivaukasām || 309 ||

Translation

Thus, beloved, I have told you the installation of Śrīmad Ādyā. In the same way, for the vidyās Durgā and the rest and the gods Maheśa and the rest,

Word by word

iti
thus
tē
to you
śrīmad
(śrīmat) Śrīmad
ādyāyāḥ
(ādyāyāḥ) of Ādyā
pratiṣṭhā
the installation
kathitā
is told
priyē
beloved
ēvaṁ
in the same way
durgā
Durgā
ādi
and the rest
vidyānāṁ
for the vidyās
mahēśa
Maheśa
divaukasām
for the gods

Meaning

The rite of Ādyā is the model for every installation. "Vidyās" are the goddesses worshipped through their mantras.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 304.