ब्राह्मे मनौ महेशानि विचारो नास्ति कुत्रचित् । स्वीयमन्त्रं गुरुर्दद्यात् शिष्येभ्यो ह्यविचारयन् ॥ १४५ ॥
brāhmē manau mahēśāni vicārō nāsti kutracit | svīyamantraṁ gururdadyāt śiṣyēbhyō hyavicārayan || 145 ||
Translation
In the mantra of Brahman, O great Goddess, there is nothing to weigh anywhere: a guru may give his own mantra to his disciples without hesitation.
Word by word
- brāhmē
- in (the mantra) of Brahman
- manau
- in the mantra
- mahēśāni
- O great Goddess
- vicārō
- consideration
- nāsti
- there is not
- kutracit
- anywhere
- svīyamantraṁ
- his own mantra
- gururdadyāt
- the guru may give
- śiṣyēbhyō
- to disciples
- hyavicārayan
- indeed without hesitation
Meaning
Elsewhere, the commentary notes, a guru may not give his own mantra, and fathers may not initiate their sons; verses 145 to 147 set those rules aside for this mantra.