महानिर्वाणतन्त्रस्य श्रेष्ठत्वम्The excellence of the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra
Verse 205
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धोऽपि मूर्खः कर्मजड़ोऽपि वा । शृण्वन्नेतन्महातन्त्रं कर्मबन्धाद्विमुच्यते ॥ २०५ ॥
ajñānatimirāndhō’pi mūrkhaḥ karmajaḍō’pi vā | śṛṇvannētanmahātantraṁ karmabandhādvimucyatē || 205 ||
Translation
Even one blinded by the darkness of ignorance, a fool or one dulled by rites, hearing this great Tantra is freed from the bondage of action.
Word by word
- ajñāna
- of ignorance
- timira
- by the darkness
- andhō
- (andhaḥ) blinded
- api
- even
- mūrkhaḥ
- a fool
- karma
- by rites
- jaḍō
- (jaḍaḥ) dulled
- vā
- or
- śṛṇvan
- hearing
- ētan
- (etat) this
- mahā
- great
- tantraṁ
- Tantra
- bandhād
- (bandhāt) from the bondage
- vimucyatē
- is freed
Meaning
"Karma-jaḍa", dulled by action, is a person who performs rites without understanding them. The text closes its promises with those least qualified.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 202.