महानिर्वाणतन्त्रस्य श्रेष्ठत्वम्The excellence of the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra
Verse 206
एतत्तन्त्रस्य पठनं श्रवणं पूजनं तथा । वन्दनं परमेशानि नृणां कैवल्यदायकम् ॥ २०६ ॥
ētattantrasya paṭhanaṁ śravaṇaṁ pūjanaṁ tathā | vandanaṁ paramēśāni nṛṇāṁ kaivalyadāyakam || 206 ||
Translation
The reading of this Tantra, the hearing, the worship and the honouring of it, O Parameśānī, give people liberation.
Word by word
- ētat
- this
- tantrasya
- of the Tantra
- paṭhanaṁ
- the reading
- śravaṇaṁ
- the hearing
- pūjanaṁ
- the worship
- tathā
- and
- vandanaṁ
- the honouring
- paramēśāni
- O Parameśānī
- nṛṇāṁ
- to people
- kaivalya
- liberation
- dāyakam
- gives
Meaning
Four simple acts are named. "Kaivalya" is the state of being alone, freedom in the sense of being nothing but oneself.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 202.