मद्यं मांसं तथा मत्स्यं मुद्रा मैथुनमेव च । शक्तिपूजाविधावाद्ये पञ्चतत्त्वं प्रकीर्त्तितम् ॥ २२ ॥
madyaṁ māṁsaṁ tathā matsyaṁ mudrā maithunamēva ca | śaktipūjāvidhāvādyē pañcatattvaṁ prakīrttitam || 22 ||
Translation
Wine, meat, fish, mudrā and maithuna: in the rite of worship of the Primordial Śakti these are declared the five tattvas.
Word by word
- madyaṁ
- wine
- māṁsaṁ
- meat
- tathā
- and
- matsyaṁ
- fish
- mudrā
- mudrā (parched grain)
- maithunamēva
- and maithuna
- ca
- and
- śaktipūjāvidhāvādyē
- in the rite of worship of the Primordial Śakti
- pañcatattvaṁ
- the five tattvas
- prakīrttitam
- are declared
Meaning
The pañcatattva, named in the Goddess's question in chapter 1, is now given as the Tantra's own rite of worship. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.