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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.129

Traditional

Ullāsas
14
Published
6
Verses
801
Minutes
400
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 6 · Verse 129

होममण्डलसंस्कारादिPreparing the place of homa and the rest

Verse 129

पीता श्वेताऽरुणा कृष्णा धूम्रा तीव्रा तथैव च । स्फुलिङ्गिनी च रुचिरा ज्वलिनीति तथा क्रमात् ॥ १२९ ॥

pītā śvētā’ruṇā kṛṣṇā dhūmrā tīvrā tathaiva ca | sphuliṅginī ca rucirā jvalinīti tathā kramāt || 129 ||

Translation

Pītā, Śvetā, Aruṇā, Kṛṣṇā, Dhūmrā, Tīvrā, Sphuliṅginī, Rucirā and Jvalinī, in order.

Word by word

pītā
Pītā, yellow
śvētā
Śvetā, white
aruṇā
Aruṇā, red
kṛṣṇā
Kṛṣṇā, black
dhūmrā
Dhūmrā, smoky
tīvrā
Tīvrā, fierce
tathaiva
and likewise
ca
and
sphuliṅginī
Sphuliṅginī, sparking
rucirā
Rucirā, bright
jvalinī
Jvalinī, blazing
iti
thus
tathā
so
kramāt
in order

Meaning

Yellow, white, red, black, smoky, fierce, sparking, bright, and the blazing one in the middle.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He names in one verse, "pītā…", those he should worship. Among Pītā, Śvetā and the rest, he should worship Jvalinī in the middle.