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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 14.88

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Ullāsa 14 · Verse 88

अनन्तरदिनकृत्यम्The rites of the following day

Verse 88

संपूज्य तं यथाशक्त्या प्रार्थयेत् भक्तिभावतः ॥ ८८ ॥

saṁpūjya taṁ yathāśaktyā prārthayēt bhaktibhāvataḥ || 88 ||

Translation

and having worshipped him as he is able, he should pray with a devoted heart:

Word by word

saṁpūjya
having worshipped
taṁ
him
yathā
as
śaktyā
he is able
prārthayēt
he should pray
bhakti
of devotion
bhāvataḥ
with the heart

Meaning

A half-verse. "Tam" the commentary gives as Śiva. What follows is the closing prayer of the rite.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Tam: him, Śiva.