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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.53

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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 53

पात्रस्थापनविधिः, तर्पणविधिःThe rule of setting the vessels; the rule of tarpaṇa

Verse 53

योगिनीपात्रसंस्थेन सायुधां सपरीकराम् । सन्तर्प्य कालिकामाद्यां वटुकेभ्यो बलिं हरेत् ॥ ५३ ॥

yōginīpātrasaṁsthēna sāyudhāṁ saparīkarām | santarpya kālikāmādyāṁ vaṭukēbhyō baliṁ harēt || 53 ||

Translation

With what is in the yoginīs' vessel, having satisfied Ādyā Kālikā with her weapons and retinue, he should offer bali to the Baṭukas.

Word by word

yōginī
yoginīs
pātra
vessel
saṁsthēna
with what is in
sāyudhāṁ
with her weapons
saparīkarām
with her retinue
santarpya
having satisfied
kālikām
Kālikā
ādyāṁ
Ādyā
vaṭukēbhyō
(vaṭukebhyaḥ) to the Baṭukas
baliṁ
bali
harēt
should offer

Meaning

The mantra: hrīṁ śrīṁ krīṁ parameśvari svāhā sāyudhāṁ saparīkarām ādyāṁ kālīṁ tarpayāmi svāhā. The Baṭukas are young Bhairavas.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

With the nectar placed in the yoginīs' vessel, having satisfied Ādyā Kālikā with her weapons and her retinue, with the mantra "hrīṁ śrīṁ krīṁ parameśvari svāhā sāyudhāṁ saparīkarām ādyāṁ kālīṁ tarpayāmi svāhā", he should offer bali to the Baṭukas.