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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 14.147

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Ullāsa 14 · Verse 147

ब्राह्मशैवावधूतयोः कर्त्तव्यकर्माणिThe duties of the Brāhma and Śaiva avadhūtas

Verse 147

ब्राह्मावधूतकौलानां कौलानामभिषेकिणाम् । प्रागेव कथितो धर्म आचारश्च वरानने ॥ १४७ ॥

brāhmāvadhūtakaulānāṁ kaulānāmabhiṣēkiṇām | prāgēva kathitō dharma ācāraśca varānanē || 147 ||

Translation

The dharma and conduct of the Kaulas who are Brāhma avadhūtas, and of the Kaulas who have been consecrated, were told before, O lovely-faced one.

Word by word

brāhma
Brāhma
avadhūta
(avadhūta) avadhūta
kaulānāṁ
of the Kaulas
abhiṣēkiṇām
(abhiṣekiṇām) consecrated
prāg
(prāk) before
ēva
indeed
kathitō
(kathitaḥ) told
dharma
(dharmaḥ) the dharma
ācāraś
(ācāraḥ) conduct
ca
and
varānanē
O lovely-faced one

Meaning

A reference back to the earlier chapters, especially the eighth and tenth, so that their conduct need not be repeated.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 145.