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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.68

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Ullāsa 4 · Verse 68

Verse 68

कलेर्दोषसमूहस्य महानेको गुणः प्रिये । सत्यप्रतिज्ञकौलानां श्रेयः सङ्कल्पमात्रतः ॥ ६८ ॥

kalērdōṣasamūhasya mahānēkō guṇaḥ priyē | satyapratijñakaulānāṁ śrēyaḥ saṅkalpamātrataḥ || 68 ||

Translation

Of the Kali age, a mass of faults, there is one great virtue, beloved: for Kaulas true to their word, good comes from the mere resolve.

Word by word

kalērdōṣasamūhasya
of the Kali age, a mass of faults
mahānēkō
one great
guṇaḥ
virtue
priyē
O beloved
satyapratijñakaulānāṁ
for Kaulas true to their word
śrēyaḥ
good
saṅkalpamātrataḥ
from the mere resolve

Meaning

The commentary: what was achieved by effort in other ages comes here by saṅkalpa alone.