पृथिवीं हेमसम्पूर्णां दत्त्वा यत् फलमाप्नुयात् । तस्मात् कोटिगुणं पुण्यं लभते कौलिकार्चनात् ॥ ४१ ॥
pṛthivīṁ hēmasampūrṇāṁ dattvā yat phalamāpnuyāt | tasmāt kōṭiguṇaṁ puṇyaṁ labhatē kaulikārcanāt || 41 ||
Translation
Ten million times the merit of giving the whole earth filled with gold one gains by honouring a Kaula.
Word by word
- pṛthivīṁ
- the earth
- hēmasampūrṇāṁ
- filled with gold
- dattvā
- having given
- yat
- what
- phalamāpnuyāt
- fruit one gains
- tasmāt
- than that
- kōṭiguṇaṁ
- ten million times
- puṇyaṁ
- merit
- labhatē
- gains
- kaulikārcanāt
- by honouring a Kaula
Meaning
The hyperbole is the Tantra's own way of praise.