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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.177

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Ullāsas
14
Published
6
Verses
801
Minutes
400
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 6 · Verse 177

आत्मसमर्पणम्Offering oneself

Verse 177

ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विशेषार्घ्येण साधकः । विलोमार्घ्यप्रदानेन कुर्यादात्मसमर्पणम् ॥ १७७ ॥

tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya viśēṣārghyēṇa sādhakaḥ | vilōmārghyapradānēna kuryādātmasamarpaṇam || 177 ||

Translation

Then, having circled her clockwise, the practitioner should make the offering of himself by offering the special arghya in reverse.

Word by word

tataḥ
then
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya
having circled clockwise
viśēṣa
special
arghyēṇa
with the arghya
sādhakaḥ
the practitioner
vilōma
reverse
arghya
arghya
pradānēna
by offering
kuryād
(kuryāt) should make
ātma
oneself
samarpaṇam
offering

Meaning

Ātmasamarpaṇa, the offering of oneself; its words follow in verses 178 to 181.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He gives the mantra of offering oneself in four and a half verses, "tataḥ…". (The commentary continues under verse 178.)