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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 2.20

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 2 · Verse 20

Verse 20

नान्यः पन्था मुक्तिहेतुरिहामुत्र सुखाप्तये । यथा तन्त्रोदितो मार्गो मोक्षाय च सुखाय च ॥ २० ॥

nānyaḥ panthā muktihēturihāmutra sukhāptayē | yathā tantrōditō mārgō mōkṣāya ca sukhāya ca || 20 ||

Translation

No other way leads to liberation and to happiness in this world and the next as does the path the Tantras teach, for liberation and for happiness alike.

Word by word

nānyaḥ
no other
panthā
path
muktihēturihāmutra
is the cause of liberation, here and hereafter
sukhāptayē
for attaining happiness
yathā
as
tantrōditō
taught in the Tantras
mārgō
the path
mōkṣāya
for liberation
ca
and
sukhāya
for happiness

Meaning

Amutra is glossed as "in the other world". The Tantric path is offered as serving both aims of life.