महानिर्वाणतन्त्रस्य श्रेष्ठत्वम्The excellence of the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra
Verse 199
अलं वेदैः पुराणैश्च स्मृतिभिः संहितादिभिः । किमन्यैर्बहुभिस्तन्त्रैर्ज्ञात्वेदं सर्वविद्भवेत् ॥ १९९ ॥
alaṁ vēdaiḥ purāṇaiśca smṛtibhiḥ saṁhitādibhiḥ | kimanyairbahubhistantrairjñātvēdaṁ sarvavidbhavēt || 199 ||
Translation
Enough of the Vedas, the Purāṇas, the Smṛtis, the Saṁhitās and the rest. What need of many other Tantras? Knowing this, one becomes all-knowing.
Word by word
- alaṁ
- enough
- vēdaiḥ
- of the Vedas
- purāṇaiś
- (purāṇaiḥ) of the Purāṇas
- ca
- and
- smṛtibhiḥ
- of the Smṛtis
- saṁhitā
- the Saṁhitās
- ādibhiḥ
- (ādibhiḥ) and the rest
- kim
- what need
- anyair
- (anyaiḥ) other
- bahubhis
- (bahubhiḥ) many
- tantrair
- (tantraiḥ) of Tantras
- jñātvā
- knowing
- idaṁ
- (idam) this
- sarva
- all
- vid
- (vit) knowing
- bhavēt
- one becomes
Meaning
The boldest claim of the group, in the manner of a scripture speaking of itself. It is an expression of the high esteem in which the text holds its own teaching, not a command to discard those other texts, on which it often draws.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 195.