महानिर्वाणतन्त्रस्य श्रेष्ठत्वम्The excellence of the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra
Verse 208
पातालचक्रं भूचक्रज्योतिश्चक्रसमन्वितम् । परार्धमस्य यो वेत्ति स सर्वज्ञो न संशयः ॥ २०८ ॥
pātālacakraṁ bhūcakrajyōtiścakrasamanvitam | parārdhamasya yō vētti sa sarvajñō na saṁśayaḥ || 208 ||
Translation
Its latter half, joined to the circle of the underworld, the circle of the earth and the circle of the heavens: he who knows it is all-knowing, no doubt.
Word by word
- pātāla
- of the underworld
- cakraṁ
- the circle
- bhū
- of the earth
- jyōtiś
- (jyotiḥ) of the heavens
- samanvitam
- joined to
- para
- latter
- ardham
- (ardham) half
- asya
- its
- yō
- (yaḥ) who
- vētti
- knows
- sa
- he
- sarvajñō
- (sarvajñaḥ) all-knowing
- na
- no
- saṁśayaḥ
- doubt
Meaning
The text here points to a second half (parārdha) dealing with the three regions. This text of fourteen ullāsas ends with the first half; the latter half spoken of here is not part of it.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 202.