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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 5.123

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Ullāsa 5 · Verse 123

Verse 123

आद्याबीजं बीजमिति शक्तिर्माया प्रकीर्तिता । कमला कीलकं प्रोक्तं स्थानेष्वेतेषु विन्यसेत् । शिरो वदनहृद्गुह्यपादसर्वाङ्गकेषु च ॥ १२३ ॥

ādyābījaṁ bījamiti śaktirmāyā prakīrtitā | kamalā kīlakaṁ prōktaṁ sthānēṣvētēṣu vinyasēt | śirō vadanahṛdguhyapādasarvāṅgakēṣu ca || 123 ||

Translation

the seed of Ādyā the bīja, māyā the śakti, Kamalā the kīlaka; these he should place on the head, mouth, heart, secret part, feet and the whole body.

Word by word

ādyābījaṁ
the seed of Ādyā (krīṁ)
bījamiti
is the bīja
śaktirmāyā
māyā (hrīṁ) the śakti
prakīrtitā
is declared
kamalā
Kamalā (śrīṁ)
kīlakaṁ
the kīlaka
prōktaṁ
is said
sthānēṣvētēṣu
on these places
vinyasēt
should place
śirō
head
vadanahṛdguhyapādasarvāṅgakēṣu
mouth, heart, secret part, feet and the whole body
ca
and

Meaning

The three seeds are krīṁ, hrīṁ and śrīṁ.