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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.1

Traditional

Ullāsas
14
Published
4
Verses
385
Minutes
192
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 4 · Verse 1

श्रुत्वा सम्यक् परब्रह्मोपासनं परमेश्वरी । परमानन्दसम्पन्ना शङ्करं परिपृच्छति ॥ १ ॥

śrutvā samyak parabrahmōpāsanaṁ paramēśvarī | paramānandasampannā śaṅkaraṁ paripṛcchati || 1 ||

Translation

Having heard in full the worship of the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Goddess, filled with the highest joy, questioned Śaṅkara.

Word by word

śrutvā
having heard
samyak
fully
parabrahmōpāsanaṁ
the worship of the Supreme Brahman
paramēśvarī
the Supreme Goddess
paramānandasampannā
filled with the highest joy
śaṅkaraṁ
Śaṅkara
paripṛcchati
questions

Meaning

The narrator opens the chapter: the Goddess now asks about her own worship.

About ullāsa 4Śiva describes the Supreme Prakṛti, explains the names Mahākāla and Ādyā Kālikā and the marks of the Kali age and of the true Kaula.