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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 7.86

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Ullāsa 7 · Verse 86

संक्षेपपूजा, संक्षेपपुरश्चरणम्Worship in brief, the preparatory rite in brief

Verse 86

श्रीआद्याकालिकामन्त्राः सिद्धमन्त्राः सुसिद्धिदाः । सदा सर्वयुगे देवि कलिकाले विशेषतः ॥ ८६ ॥

śrīādyākālikāmantrāḥ siddhamantrāḥ susiddhidāḥ | sadā sarvayugē dēvi kalikālē viśēṣataḥ || 86 ||

Translation

The mantras of glorious Ādyā Kālikā are perfected mantras, giving full success, at all times, in every age, Devī, and above all in the Kali age.

Word by word

śrī
glorious
ādyā
Ādyā
kālikā
Kālikā
mantrāḥ
mantras
siddha
perfected
susiddhi
full success
dāḥ
giving
sadā
at all times
sarva
in every
yugē
age
dēvi
Devī
kali
in the Kali
kālē
age
viśēṣataḥ
above all

Meaning

Ādyā's mantras are siddha-mantras: "already perfected", effective in themselves, without the elaborate tests and corrections some mantras require before use. They work in every age, but especially in the Kali age. This explains why the preparatory rites just given can be so short.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 84.