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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.36

Traditional

Ullāsas
14
Published
4
Verses
385
Minutes
192
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 4 · Verse 36

Verse 36

नानाऽऽचारेण भावेन देशकालाधिकारिणाम् । विभेदात् कथितं देवि कुत्रचिद्गुप्तसाधनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

nānā’’cārēṇa bhāvēna dēśakālādhikāriṇām | vibhēdāt kathitaṁ dēvi kutracidguptasādhanam || 36 ||

Translation

Because of the many kinds of conduct and disposition, and the differences of place, time and those qualified, O Goddess, your worship has in some places been taught in secret.

Word by word

nānā’’cārēṇa
because of many kinds of conduct
bhāvēna
and disposition
dēśakālādhikāriṇām
of place, time and those qualified
vibhēdāt
because of the differences
kathitaṁ
was taught
dēvi
O Goddess
kutracidguptasādhanam
in some places, a secret worship

Meaning

Here Śiva begins his answer to how she is to be worshipped. "In some places" is glossed as in some Tantras.