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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.36

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Ullāsas: 14
Published: 6
Verses: 801
Minutes: 400
Level: advanced

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Text overview

1Ullāsa 1Chapter 1 · 72 verses
2Ullāsa 2Chapter 2 · 54 verses
3Ullāsa 3Chapter 3 · 153 verses
4Ullāsa 4Chapter 4 · 106 verses
5Ullāsa 5Chapter 5 · 216 verses
6Ullāsa 6Chapter 6 · 200 verses
Verses
सुराभेदकथनम्The kinds of wine
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
मांसभेदकथनम्, बलिपशुनिरूपणम्The kinds of meat; the animal of the bali
1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
मत्स्यभेदः, मुद्राभेदःThe kinds of fish and of mudrā
1. 8
2. 9
3. 10
शुद्धिस्वरूपकथनम्, शुद्धिं विना सुधापाननिषेधःWhat śuddhi is; no drinking without śuddhi
1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
शेषतत्त्वम्, शक्तिशोधनम्The last tattva; the consecration of the Śakti
1. 14
2. 15
3. 16
श्रीपात्रस्थापनम्Setting up the śrīpātra
1. 17
2. 18
3. 19
4. 20
5. 21
6. 22
7. 23
8. 24
9. 25
10. 26
11. 27
12. 28
13. 29
14. 30
15. 31
16. 32
17. 33
18. 34
19. 35
20. 36
21. 37
22. 38
23. 39
24. 40
25. 41
26. 42
27. 43
28. 44
नवपात्राणिThe nine vessels
1. 45
पात्रस्थापनविधिः, तर्पणविधिःThe rule of setting the vessels; the rule of tarpaṇa
1. 46
2. 47
3. 48
4. 49
5. 50
6. 51
7. 52
8. 53
वटुकादिबलिःBali to Baṭuka and the others
1. 54
2. 55
3. 56
4. 57
5. 58
सर्वभूतबलिःBali to all beings
1. 59
2. 60
3. 61
4. 62
5. 63
6. 64
आद्याकालिकायाः प्रकारान्तरध्यानम्Another way of meditating on Ādyā Kālikā
1. 65
2. 66
3. 67
तस्या आवाहनादिHer invocation and the rest
1. 68
2. 69
देवताशोधनम्Establishing the deity
1. 70
2. 71
3. 72
4. 73
5. 74
6. 75
7. 76
8. 77
षोड़शोपचाराः, उपचारप्रदानमन्त्राःThe sixteen offerings and their mantras
1. 78
2. 79
3. 80
4. 81
5. 82
6. 83
7. 84
8. 85
9. 86
10. 87
11. 88
12. 89
13. 90
14. 91
15. 92
16. 93
17. 94
18. 95
19. 96
गुरुपंक्तिपूजादिWorship of the line of gurus and the rest
1. 97
2. 98
आवरणदेवतापूजाWorship of the surrounding deities
1. 99
2. 100
3. 101
4. 102
5. 103
बलिदानविधिःThe rule of offering bali
1. 104
2. 105
3. 106
4. 107
5. 108
6. 109
7. 110
खड्गपूजाWorship of the sword
1. 111
2. 112
3. 113
4. 114
पशुच्छेदनविधिःThe rule of the sacrifice
1. 115
2. 116
रुधिरबलिः, सदीपशीर्षबलिःThe bali of blood; the head offered with a lamp
1. 117
2. 118
होममण्डलसंस्कारादिPreparing the place of homa and the rest
1. 119
2. 120
3. 121
4. 122
5. 123
6. 124
7. 125
8. 126
9. 127
10. 128
11. 129
12. 130
13. 131
14. 132
15. 133
16. 134
17. 135
18. 136
19. 137
20. 138
21. 139
22. 140
अग्निप्रज्वालनमन्त्रःThe mantra for kindling the fire
1. 141
2. 142
3. 143
4. 144
5. 145
6. 146
7. 147
8. 148
9. 149
10. 150
11. 151
12. 152
13. 153
14. 154
15. 155
16. 156
17. 157
18. 158
19. 159
20. 160
21. 161
पूर्णाहुतिःThe full oblation
1. 162
2. 163
3. 164
4. 165
जपक्रमःThe order of japa
1. 166
2. 167
3. 168
4. 169
5. 170
मालापूजा, तर्पणम्Worship of the rosary; tarpaṇa
1. 171
2. 172
3. 173
जपसमर्पणम्, स्तवपाठादिOffering the japa; reciting the hymn and the rest
1. 174
2. 175
3. 176
आत्मसमर्पणम्Offering oneself
1. 177
2. 178
3. 179
4. 180
5. 181
विसर्जनम्, निर्माल्यवासिनीपूजाDismissal; worship of Nirmālyavāsinī
1. 182
2. 183
3. 184
4. 185
5. 186
पानपात्रनिर्माणविधिःHow the drinking vessel is made
1. 187
पानपात्रशुद्धिपात्रस्थापननियमःWhere the drinking vessel and the vessel of śuddhi are set
1. 188
परिवेशनप्रकारःHow it is served
1. 189
सुधापाननियमःThe rule of drinking
1. 190
2. 191
3. 192
4. 193
कुलस्त्री-गृहस्थ-साधकानां सुधापानविधिःThe rule of drinking for Kula women and householders
1. 194
2. 195
3. 196
4. 197
प्रसादभोजने उच्छिष्टविचारो नास्तिNo question of leavings in eating the prasāda
1. 198
2. 199
3. 200
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श्रीपात्रस्थापनम्Setting up the śrīpātra

Verse 36

कवचेनाऽवगुण्ठ्याऽस्त्रमुद्रया रक्षणञ्चरेत् । धेन्वा चैवामृतीकृत्य छादयेन्मत्स्यमुद्रया ॥ ३६ ॥

kavacēnā’vaguṇṭhyā’stramudrayā rakṣaṇañcarēt | dhēnvā caivāmṛtīkṛtya chādayēnmatsyamudrayā || 36 ||

Translation

Veiling it with the kavaca, he should make its protection with the astra gesture, make it nectar with the dhenu and cover it with the matsya gesture.

Word by word

kavacēna: with the kavaca (huṁ)
avaguṇṭhya: veiling
astra: astra
mudrayā: with the gesture
rakṣaṇa: protection
ñcarēt: (caret) should make
dhēnvā: with the cow gesture
caiva: (ca eva) and
amṛtīkṛtya: making nectar
chādayēn: (chādayet) should cover
matsya: fish

Meaning

Kavaca is huṁ, astra phaṭ; dhenu (cow) and matsya (fish) are hand gestures.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Then, having veiled with the kavaca, the seed huṁ, and the veiling gesture the sudhā-water in the arghya vessel, he should make its protection with the astra gesture; and having made it nectar with the dhenu gesture, he should cover it with the matsya (fish) gesture.