"ओँ तत्सत्" मन्त्र माहात्म्यम्The greatness of the mantra oṁ tat sat
Verse 157
सुखसाध्यमबाहुल्यं सम्पूर्णफलदायकम् । नास्त्येतस्मान्महामन्त्रादुपायान्तरमम्बिके ॥ १५७ ॥
sukhasādhyamabāhulyaṁ sampūrṇaphaladāyakam | nāstyētasmānmahāmantrādupāyāntaramambikē || 157 ||
Translation
Easy to accomplish, without excess, giving the complete fruit: there is no other means than this great mantra, O Ambikā.
Word by word
- sukha
- easily
- sādhyam
- accomplished
- abāhulyaṁ
- without excess
- sampūrṇa
- complete
- phala
- the fruit
- dāyakam
- giving
- na
- no
- asti
- (asti) is
- ētasmān
- (etasmāt) than this
- mahā
- great
- mantrād
- (mantrāt) mantra
- upāya
- (upāya) means
- antaram
- (antaram) other
- ambikē
- O Ambikā
Meaning
The virtue claimed for it is simplicity. "Abāhulya", without excess, stands in contrast with the many jars, offerings and helpers of the rite this chapter began with.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 154.