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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.34

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 34

श्रीपात्रस्थापनम्Setting up the śrīpātra

Verse 34

ऊं सोममण्डलायेति षोडशान्ते कलात्मने । नमोऽन्तेन यजेन्मन्त्री पूर्ववत् सोममण्डलम् ॥ ३४ ॥

ūṁ sōmamaṇḍalāyēti ṣōḍaśāntē kalātmanē | namō’ntēna yajēnmantrī pūrvavat sōmamaṇḍalam || 34 ||

Translation

Saying "ūṁ somamaṇḍalāya", after "ṣoḍaśa" "kalātmane", ending in namaḥ, the mantrī should worship the disc of the moon as before.

Word by word

ūṁ
ūṁ
sōma
moon
maṇḍalāya
to the disc
iti
thus
ṣōḍaśa
sixteen
antē
after
kalā
digit
ātmanē
to the self of
namō
(namaḥ) namaḥ
antēna
ending in
yajēn
(yajet) should worship
mantrī
the practitioner
pūrvavat
as before
maṇḍalam
disc

Meaning

The mantra: ūṁ somamaṇḍalāya ṣoḍaśakalātmane namaḥ. So the śrīpātra, like the special arghya of chapter 5, holds fire, sun and moon.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

First saying "ūṁ somamaṇḍalāya", then after "ṣoḍaśa" he should say "kalātmane". Joined, "ūṁ somamaṇḍalāya ṣoḍaśakalātmane" is formed; with this mantra ending in namaḥ the mantrī, the practitioner, should worship the disc of the moon in the water of the arghya vessel, as before in the water of the kalaśa.