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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.246

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 246

वह्निस्थापनम्Establishing the fire

Verse 246

ततस्तु परमं ब्रह्म ध्यात्वा शाम्भववर्त्मना । विधाय पूजां ब्रह्मज्ञो वह्निस्थापनमाचरेत् ॥ २४६ ॥

tatastu paramaṁ brahma dhyātvā śāmbhavavartmanā | vidhāya pūjāṁ brahmajñō vahnisthāpanamācarēt || 246 ||

Translation

Then, having meditated on the supreme Brahman by the path of Śambhu and performed the worship, the knower of Brahman should establish the fire.

Word by word

tatas
(tataḥ) then
tu
indeed
paramaṁ
the supreme
brahma
Brahman
dhyātvā
having meditated on
śāmbhava
of Śambhu
vartmanā
by the path
vidhāya
having performed
pūjāṁ
the worship
brahmajñō
(brahmajñaḥ) the knower of Brahman
vahni
the fire
sthāpanam
(sthāpanam) establishing
ācarēt
should carry out

Meaning

After the worship of the disciple's deity, the commentary says, the guru meditates on Brahman and sets up the sacred fire on the altar for the homa that follows.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Tatas tu…". After that, after the worship of the disciple's chosen deity, the guru who knows Brahman, having meditated on the supreme Brahman by the path of Śambhu and performed its worship, should carry out the establishing of the fire on the altar.