द्वात्रिंशता सहस्रेण जपेनास्य पुरस्क्रिया । तद्दशांशेन हवनं तर्पणं तद्दशांशतः ॥ ११३ ॥
dvātriṁśatā sahasrēṇa japēnāsya puraskriyā | taddaśāṁśēna havanaṁ tarpaṇaṁ taddaśāṁśataḥ || 113 ||
Translation
Its puraścaraṇa is japa thirty-two thousand times, homa a tenth of that, tarpaṇa a tenth of that,
Word by word
- dvātriṁśatā
- thirty-two
- sahasrēṇa
- thousand
- japēnāsya
- by japa, its
- puraskriyā
- puraścaraṇa
- taddaśāṁśēna
- by a tenth of that
- havanaṁ
- homa
- tarpaṇaṁ
- tarpaṇa
- taddaśāṁśataḥ
- a tenth of that
Meaning
Puraścaraṇa is the preliminary practice that "makes ready" a mantra; homa and the rest are each a tenth of the one before. As with every practice the Tantra describes, taking it up is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.