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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 3.20

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Ullāsa 3 · Verse 20

Verse 20

धन्या माता पिता तस्य पवित्रं तत्कुलं शिवे । पितरस्तस्य सन्तुष्टा मोदन्ते त्रिदशैः सह । गायन्ति गायनीं गाथां पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहाः ॥ २० ॥

dhanyā mātā pitā tasya pavitraṁ tatkulaṁ śivē | pitarastasya santuṣṭā mōdantē tridaśaiḥ saha | gāyanti gāyanīṁ gāthāṁ pulakāñcitavigrahāḥ || 20 ||

Translation

Blessed are his mother and father, and holy is his family, O Śivā. His ancestors, content, rejoice with the gods, and, their bodies thrilling with joy, sing this song:

Word by word

dhanyā
blessed
mātā
mother
pitā
father
tasya
his
pavitraṁ
holy
tatkulaṁ
that family
śivē
O Śivā
pitarastasya
his ancestors
santuṣṭā
content
mōdantē
rejoice
tridaśaiḥ
with the gods
saha
together
gāyanti
they sing
gāyanīṁ
to be sung
gāthāṁ
a song
pulakāñcitavigrahāḥ
their bodies thrilling with joy

Meaning

Gāyanī is glossed as "what is sung"; the commentary reads pulakāñcita, "thrilled", and notes a reading pulakāṅkita, "marked with thrills".