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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 3.24

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Ullāsas
14
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Minutes
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Ullāsa 3 · Verse 24

Verse 24

मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण देही ब्रह्ममयो भवेत् । ब्रह्मभूतस्य देवेशि किमवाप्यं जगत्त्रये ॥ २४ ॥

mantragrahaṇamātrēṇa dēhī brahmamayō bhavēt | brahmabhūtasya dēvēśi kimavāpyaṁ jagattrayē || 24 ||

Translation

By merely receiving the mantra a person becomes one with Brahman; and for one who has become Brahman, O queen of the gods, what is there in the three worlds still to gain?

Word by word

mantragrahaṇamātrēṇa
by merely receiving the mantra
dēhī
an embodied being
brahmamayō
one with Brahman
bhavēt
becomes
brahmabhūtasya
for one who has become Brahman
dēvēśi
O queen of the gods
kimavāpyaṁ
what is to be gained
jagattrayē
in the three worlds

Meaning

The commentary answers the question: everything has already been gained.