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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.80

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Ullāsas
14
Published
6
Verses
801
Minutes
400
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advanced

Ullāsa 6 · Verse 80

षोड़शोपचाराः, उपचारप्रदानमन्त्राःThe sixteen offerings and their mantras

Verse 80

आद्याबीजमिदं पाद्यं देवतायै नमः पदम् । पाद्यञ्चरणयोर्दद्यात् शिरस्यर्घ्यं निवेदयेत् ॥ ८० ॥

ādyābījamidaṁ pādyaṁ dēvatāyai namaḥ padam | pādyañcaraṇayōrdadyāt śirasyarghyaṁ nivēdayēt || 80 ||

Translation

With the seed of Ādyā, "idaṁ pādyaṁ devatāyai namaḥ" he should give water for the feet; on her head he should offer arghya

Word by word

ādyā
Ādyā
bījam
the seed
idaṁ
"idam", this
pādyaṁ
"pādyam", water for the feet
dēvatāyai
"devatāyai", to the deity
namaḥ
namaḥ
padam
the words
pādya
water for the feet
ñcaraṇayōr
(caraṇayoḥ) at the feet
dadyāt
should give
śirasy
(śirasi) on the head
arghyaṁ
arghya
nivēdayēt
should offer

Meaning

The seed of Ādyā here is the whole root mantra: hrīṁ śrīṁ krīṁ parameśvari svāhā idaṁ pādyam ādyākālīdevatāyai namaḥ; for arghya, … idam arghyam ādyāyai kālyai svāhā.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he gives the rule of offering the sixteen offerings, water for the feet and the rest, in order, in the verses beginning "ādyā-bījam…". Having said the seed of Ādyā, he should say the words "idaṁ pādyaṁ devatāyai namaḥ". Joined, the mantra "hrīṁ śrīṁ krīṁ parameśvari svāhā idaṁ pādyam ādyākālīdevatāyai namaḥ" is formed; with it he should give water for the Goddess's feet. With the word svāhā, that is, with the mantra containing svāhā, "hrīṁ śrīṁ krīṁ parameśvari svāhā idam arghyam ādyāyai kālyai svāhā", he should offer arghya on the Goddess's head.