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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.20

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Ullāsa 4 · Verse 20

Verse 20

कुलाचारं विना देवि कलौ सिद्धिर्न जायते । तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन साधयेत् कुलसाधनम् ॥ २० ॥

kulācāraṁ vinā dēvi kalau siddhirna jāyatē | tasmāt sarvaprayatnēna sādhayēt kulasādhanam || 20 ||

Translation

Without kulācāra, O Goddess, there is no success in the Kali age; so one should practise the kula worship with every effort.

Word by word

kulācāraṁ
kulācāra
vinā
without
dēvi
O Goddess
kalau
in the Kali age
siddhirna
success not
jāyatē
arises
tasmāt
therefore
sarvaprayatnēna
with every effort
sādhayēt
one should practise
kulasādhanam
the kula worship

Meaning

Kulācāra is the Kaula way of worship that the rest of the chapter praises.