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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 3.37

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 3 · Verse 37

Verse 37

वाङ्मायाकमलाद्येन तारहीनेन पार्वति । दीयते विविधा विद्या माया श्रीः सर्वतोमुखी ॥ ३७ ॥

vāṅmāyākamalādyēna tārahīnēna pārvati | dīyatē vividhā vidyā māyā śrīḥ sarvatōmukhī || 37 ||

Translation

With the seeds of speech, māyā and Kamalā before it and without the tāra, O Pārvatī, it gives, in turn, learning of every kind, māyā, and Śrī that faces every way.

Word by word

vāṅmāyākamalādyēna
with (the seeds of) speech, māyā and Kamalā first
tārahīnēna
without the tāra
pārvati
O Pārvatī
dīyatē
is given
vividhā
of many kinds
vidyā
learning
māyā
māyā
śrīḥ
Śrī, prosperity
sarvatōmukhī
facing every way

Meaning

The commentary: with Aiṁ, Hrīṁ or Śrīṁ in place of Oṁ, the same mantra gives learning (vidyā), māyā or prosperity (Śrī, Lakṣmī).