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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.76

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Ullāsas
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Minutes
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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 76

देवताशोधनम्Establishing the deity

Verse 76

आद्ये कालि स्वागतंते सुस्वागतमिदंतव । आसनञ्चेदमत्र त्वयाऽऽस्यतां परमेश्वरि ॥ ७६ ॥

ādyē kāli svāgataṁtē susvāgatamidaṁtava | āsanañcēdamatra tvayā’’syatāṁ paramēśvari || 76 ||

Translation

"O Ādyā Kālī, welcome to you, a hearty welcome; this is your seat: be seated here, O Supreme Goddess."

Word by word

ādyē
O Ādyā
kāli
O Kālī
svāgataṁ
welcome
tē
to you
susvāgatam
a hearty welcome
idaṁ
this
tava
your
āsana
seat
ñca
(ca) and
idam
this
atra
here
tvayā
by you
āsyatāṁ
be seated
paramēśvari
O Supreme Goddess

Meaning

The Goddess is received as an honoured guest; the sixteen offerings follow.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

To the question "what should he say?" he says "ādye…". Svāgatam: well come, welcome.