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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 3.33

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Ullāsas
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Published
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Minutes
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Ullāsa 3 · Verse 33

Verse 33

मकारेण जगत्स्रष्टा प्रणवार्थ उदाहृतः । सच्छब्देन सदा स्थायि चिच्चैतन्यं प्रकीर्त्तितम् ॥ ३३ ॥

makārēṇa jagatsraṣṭā praṇavārtha udāhṛtaḥ | sacchabdēna sadā sthāyi ciccaitanyaṁ prakīrttitam || 33 ||

Translation

and by M the creator of the world: this is the meaning of the praṇava. By the word sat is declared what always abides; by cit, consciousness;

Word by word

makārēṇa
by the letter M
jagatsraṣṭā
the creator of the world
praṇavārtha
the meaning of the praṇava
udāhṛtaḥ
is stated
sacchabdēna
by the word sat
sadā
always
sthāyi
abiding
ciccaitanyaṁ
by cit, consciousness
prakīrttitam
is declared

Meaning

Śiva now gives the meaning of the words that follow Oṁ.