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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 3.141

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Ullāsa 3 · Verse 141

Verse 141

शाक्ताः शैवा वैष्णवाश्च सौरा गाणपतास्तथा । विप्रा विप्रेतराश्चैव सर्वेऽप्यत्राधिकारिणः ॥ १४१ ॥

śāktāḥ śaivā vaiṣṇavāśca saurā gāṇapatāstathā | viprā viprētarāścaiva sarvē’pyatrādhikāriṇaḥ || 141 ||

Translation

Śāktas, Śaivas and Vaiṣṇavas, Sauras and Gāṇapatyas too, brāhmaṇas and those who are not brāhmaṇas: all are qualified for this.

Word by word

śāktāḥ
Śāktas
śaivā
Śaivas
vaiṣṇavāśca
and Vaiṣṇavas
saurā
Sauras
gāṇapatāstathā
and Gāṇapatyas
viprā
brāhmaṇas
viprētarāścaiva
and those not brāhmaṇas
sarvē’pyatrādhikāriṇaḥ
all are qualified here

Meaning

The commentary: all, initiated into other mantras or not, are entitled to this Brahma mantra.