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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.175

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 175

सुराप्रतिनिधिकथनम्What replaces wine

Verse 175

सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं ध्यात्वा निमील्य नयनद्वयम् । निवेद्य पूर्ववत् काल्यै पानभोजनमाचरेत् ॥ १७५ ॥

sarvaṁ brahmamayaṁ dhyātvā nimīlya nayanadvayam | nivēdya pūrvavat kālyai pānabhōjanamācarēt || 175 ||

Translation

Meditating on all as made of Brahman, closing both eyes, offering to Kālī as before, he should then eat and drink.

Word by word

sarvaṁ
all
brahma
Brahman
mayaṁ
made of
dhyātvā
meditating
nimīlya
closing
nayana
eyes
dvayam
both
nivēdya
offering
pūrvavat
as before
kālyai
to Kālī
pāna
drink
bhōjanam
(bhojanam) and food
ācarēt
he should take

Meaning

The last step: everything is seen as Brahman; with eyes closed, the offering is made to Kālī, "as before" (in the rite of the sixth chapter), and only then are the consecrated food and drink taken, the commentary says. The act of eating becomes an act of contemplation.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Sarvam…". Then, closing both eyes, and meditating on all of it, wine and the other tattvas, as made of Brahman, as having Brahman for its nature, he should offer it to Kālī as before and then take the drink and the food as before.