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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.123

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 123

होममण्डलसंस्कारादिPreparing the place of homa and the rest

Verse 123

प्रागग्रासु च रेखासु मुकुन्देशपुरन्दरान् । ब्रह्मवैवस्वतेन्दूंश्च उत्तराग्रासु पूजयेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

prāgagrāsu ca rēkhāsu mukundēśapurandarān | brahmavaivasvatēndūṁśca uttarāgrāsu pūjayēt || 123 ||

Translation

On the lines pointing east Mukunda, Īśa and Purandara; on those pointing north Brahmā, Vaivasvata and Indu he should worship.

Word by word

prāg
(prāk) east
agrāsu
pointing
ca
and
rēkhāsu
on the lines
mukunda
Mukunda (Viṣṇu)
īśa
Īśa (Śiva)
purandarān
and Purandara (Indra)
brahma
Brahmā
vaivasvata
Vaivasvata (Yama)
indūṁś
(indūn) and Indu (the Moon)
uttara
north
pūjayēt
should worship

Meaning

Viṣṇu, Śiva and Indra; Brahmā, Yama and the Moon.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Showing those he should worship on those lines, he says "prāg-agrāsu…". On the lines pointing east, with name-mantras beginning with the praṇava and ending in namaḥ, with scent, flowers and the rest, he should worship in order Mukunda, Īśa and Purandara, that is Viṣṇu, Śiva and Indra; and on the lines pointing north Brahmā, Vaivasvata and Indu, that is Brahmā, Yama and the Moon.