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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.142

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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 142

अग्निप्रज्वालनमन्त्रःThe mantra for kindling the fire

Verse 142

सर्वज्ञाज्ञापय स्वाहा वह्निप्रज्वालने मनुः । ततः कृताञ्जलिर्भूत्वा प्रकुर्यादग्निवन्दनम् ॥ १४२ ॥

sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā vahniprajvālanē manuḥ | tataḥ kṛtāñjalirbhūtvā prakuryādagnivandanam || 142 ||

Translation

"sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā": this is the mantra for kindling the fire. Then with joined palms he should salute the fire.

Word by word

sarvajña
O all-knowing one
ājñāpaya
command
svāhā
svāhā
vahni
fire
prajvālanē
for kindling
manuḥ
mantra
tataḥ
then
kṛta
made
añjalir
(añjaliḥ) joined palms
bhūtvā
being
prakuryād
(prakuryāt) should make
agni
fire
vandanam
salutation

Meaning

The whole mantra: oṁ citipiṅgala hana hana daha daha paca paca sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā, "O tawny one of consciousness, strike, strike, burn, burn, cook, cook; O all-knowing one, command; svāhā".

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 141.