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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.166

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 166

आनन्दभैरवीध्यानम्Meditation on Ānandabhairavī

Verse 166

इत्यानन्दमयीं ध्यात्वा स्मरेदानन्दभैरवम् ॥ १६६ ॥

ityānandamayīṁ dhyātvā smarēdānandabhairavam || 166 ||

Translation

Having meditated thus on her who is full of bliss, one should call to mind Ānandabhairava.

Word by word

iti
(iti) thus
ānanda
bliss
mayīṁ
on her who is full of
dhyātvā
having meditated
smarēd
(smaret) one should call to mind
bhairavam
Bhairava

Meaning

A half-verse, linking the two meditations: first the Goddess, then her consort.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 164.