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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.176

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Ullāsas
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Verses
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Minutes
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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 176

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Verse 176

इदन्तु भैरवीचक्रं सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपितम् । तवाग्रे कथितं भद्रे सारात्सारं परात्परम् ॥ १७६ ॥

idantu bhairavīcakraṁ sarvatantrēṣu gōpitam | tavāgrē kathitaṁ bhadrē sārātsāraṁ parātparam || 176 ||

Translation

This Bhairavī-cakra, hidden in all the Tantras, has been told in your presence, gracious one: the essence of essences, beyond the highest.

Word by word

idan
(idam) this
tu
indeed
bhairavī
Bhairavī
cakraṁ
circle
sarva
in all
tantrēṣu
the Tantras
gōpitam
hidden
tava
your
agrē
in presence
kathitaṁ
has been told
bhadrē
O gracious one
sārāt
of essences
sāraṁ
the essence
parātparam
beyond the highest

Meaning

The commentary marks the beginning of the praise of the Bhairavī-cakra. Other Tantras keep it hidden; here it is told openly. It reads verses 176 and 177 together.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he begins to describe the greatness of the Bhairavī-cakra, beginning "idaṁ tu…". (This explanation covers verses 176 and 177.)