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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 5.183

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Ullāsa 5 · Verse 183

Verse 183

सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं कांस्यजं मृत्तिकोद्भवम् । पाषाणं काचजं वाऽपि घटमक्षतमव्रणम् । कारयेद्देवताप्रीत्यै वित्तशाठ्यं विबर्जयेत् ॥ १८३ ॥

sauvarṇaṁ rājataṁ tāmraṁ kāṁsyajaṁ mṛttikōdbhavam | pāṣāṇaṁ kācajaṁ vā’pi ghaṭamakṣatamavraṇam | kārayēddēvatāprītyai vittaśāṭhyaṁ vibarjayēt || 183 ||

Translation

Of gold, silver, copper, bronze, clay, stone or glass, a jar unbroken and without flaw should be made for the deity's pleasure; avoid stinginess with money.

Word by word

sauvarṇaṁ
of gold
rājataṁ
of silver
tāmraṁ
of copper
kāṁsyajaṁ
of bronze
mṛttikōdbhavam
of clay
pāṣāṇaṁ
of stone
kācajaṁ
of glass
vā’pi
or
ghaṭamakṣatamavraṇam
a jar unbroken and without flaw
kārayēddēvatāprītyai
should be made for the deity's pleasure
vittaśāṭhyaṁ
stinginess with money
vibarjayēt
should avoid