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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.67

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 4 · Verse 67

Verse 67

कौटिल्यानृतहीनानां स्वच्छानां कुलमार्गिणाम् । परोपकारव्रतिनां साधूनां किङ्करः कलिः ॥ ६७ ॥

kauṭilyānṛtahīnānāṁ svacchānāṁ kulamārgiṇām | parōpakāravratināṁ sādhūnāṁ kiṅkaraḥ kaliḥ || 67 ||

Translation

To the good who follow the kula path, pure, free of deceit and falsehood, vowed to the good of others, the Kali age is a servant.

Word by word

kauṭilyānṛtahīnānāṁ
free of deceit and falsehood
svacchānāṁ
pure
kulamārgiṇām
who follow the kula path
parōpakāravratināṁ
vowed to the good of others
sādhūnāṁ
to the good
kiṅkaraḥ
a servant
kaliḥ
the Kali age

Meaning

Paropakāra-vratin is glossed as one whose vow is doing good to others.