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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.96

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 96

षोड़शोपचाराः, उपचारप्रदानमन्त्राःThe sixteen offerings and their mantras

Verse 96

कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा प्रार्थयेदिष्टदेवताम् । तवावरणदेवांश्च पूजयामि नमो वदेत् ॥ ९६ ॥

kṛtāñjalipuṭō bhūtvā prārthayēdiṣṭadēvatām | tavāvaraṇadēvāṁśca pūjayāmi namō vadēt || 96 ||

Translation

with joined palms, should pray to the chosen deity, saying "tavāvaraṇadevāṁś ca pūjayāmi namaḥ".

Word by word

kṛta
made
añjali
joined palms
puṭō
(puṭaḥ) hollow
bhūtvā
being
prārthayēd
(prārthayet) should pray
iṣṭa
chosen
dēvatām
deity
tava
your
āvaraṇa
surrounding
dēvāṁś
(devān) deities
ca
and
pūjayāmi
I worship
namō
(namaḥ) salutation
vadēt
should say

Meaning

"O chosen deity, I worship the deities around you; salutation": asking leave to worship her retinue.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 95.