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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.154

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 154

भैरवीचक्रकथनम्The Bhairavī-cakra

Verse 154

भैरवीचक्रविषये न तादृङ्नियमः प्रिये । यथासमयमासाद्य कुर्याच्चक्रमिदं शुभम् ॥ १५४ ॥

bhairavīcakraviṣayē na tādṛṅniyamaḥ priyē | yathāsamayamāsādya kuryāccakramidaṁ śubham || 154 ||

Translation

For the Bhairavī-cakra there is no such rule, beloved: whenever the occasion comes, one may perform this auspicious circle.

Word by word

bhairavī
Bhairavī
cakra
circle
viṣayē
for the
na
no
tādṛṅ
(tādṛk) such
niyamaḥ
rule
priyē
O beloved
yathāsamayam
(yathāsamayam) whenever the occasion
āsādya
comes
kuryāt
(kuryāt) one may perform
cakram
(cakram) circle
idaṁ
this
śubham
auspicious

Meaning

The Bhairavī-cakra, the "circle of the Bhairavī" (the Goddess in her fierce-blissful form), is not tied to the special worship: it may be held whenever occasion arises.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 153.