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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.33

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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 33

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Verse 33

अमृता मानदा पूषा तुष्टिः पुष्टीरतिर्धृतिः । शशिनी चन्द्रिका कान्तिर्ज्योत्स्ना श्रीः प्रीतिरङ्गदा । पूर्णा पूर्णामृता कामदायिन्यः शशिनः कलाः ॥ ३३ ॥

amṛtā mānadā pūṣā tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭīratirdhṛtiḥ | śaśinī candrikā kāntirjyōtsnā śrīḥ prītiraṅgadā | pūrṇā pūrṇāmṛtā kāmadāyinyaḥ śaśinaḥ kalāḥ || 33 ||

Translation

Amṛtā, Mānadā, Pūṣā, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Rati, Dhṛti, Śaśinī, Candrikā, Kānti, Jyotsnā, Śrī, Prīti, Aṅgadā, Pūrṇā and Pūrṇāmṛtā: the kalās of the moon, granters of desires.

Word by word

amṛtā
Amṛtā, the immortal
mānadā
Mānadā, giver of honour
pūṣā
Pūṣā, the nourishing
tuṣṭiḥ
Tuṣṭi, contentment
puṣṭī
Puṣṭi, growth
ratir
(ratiḥ) Rati, delight
dhṛtiḥ
Dhṛti, constancy
śaśinī
Śaśinī, the moon-like
candrikā
Candrikā, moonlight
kāntir
(kāntiḥ) Kānti, loveliness
jyōtsnā
Jyotsnā, radiance
śrīḥ
Śrī, splendour
prītir
(prītiḥ) Prīti, love
aṅgadā
Aṅgadā
pūrṇā
Pūrṇā, the full
pūrṇāmṛtā
Pūrṇāmṛtā, full of nectar
kāma
desires
dāyinyaḥ
granting
śaśinaḥ
of the moon
kalāḥ
kalās

Meaning

The commentary pairs each with its vowel: aṁ amṛtāyai namaḥ, āṁ mānadāyai namaḥ … aḥ pūrṇāmṛtāyai namaḥ. (A variant reading has pūjā for pūṣā.)

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

He names in a verse and a half, "amṛtā…", the kalās of the moon he should worship: "aṁ amṛtāyai namaḥ" for Amṛtā; "āṁ mānadāyai namaḥ" for Mānadā; "iṁ pūṣāyai namaḥ" for Pūṣā; "īṁ tuṣṭyai namaḥ" for Tuṣṭi; "uṁ puṣṭyai namaḥ" for Puṣṭi; "ūṁ rataye namaḥ" for Rati; "ṛṁ dhṛtaye namaḥ" for Dhṛti; "ṝṁ śaśinyai namaḥ" for Śaśinī; "ḷṁ candrikāyai namaḥ" for Candrikā; "ḹṁ kāntaye namaḥ" for Kānti; "eṁ jyotsnāyai namaḥ" for Jyotsnā; "aiṁ śriyai namaḥ" for Śrī; "oṁ prītaye namaḥ" for Prīti; "auṁ aṅgadāyai namaḥ" for Aṅgadā; "aṁ pūrṇāyai namaḥ" for Pūrṇā; "aḥ pūrṇāmṛtāyai namaḥ" for Pūrṇāmṛtā. (A variant reading has pūjā for pūṣā.)