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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.82

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 82

सन्ध्याविधिःThe rule of the sandhyā

Verse 82

श्रीदेव्युवाच । विप्रादिसर्ववर्णानां विहिता तान्त्रिकी क्रिया । त्वयैव कथिता नाथ सम्प्राप्ते प्रबले कलौ ॥ ८२ ॥

śrīdēvyuvāca | viprādisarvavarṇānāṁ vihitā tāntrikī kriyā | tvayaiva kathitā nātha samprāptē prabalē kalau || 82 ||

Translation

The Goddess said: For all the classes beginning with the brāhmaṇa the Tantric rite is prescribed: you yourself said so, Lord, now that the strong Kali age has come.

Word by word

vipra
with the brāhmaṇa
ādi
beginning
sarva
for all
varṇānāṁ
the classes
vihitā
is prescribed
tāntrikī
the Tantric
kriyā
rite
tvayā
(tvayā) by you
ēva
yourself
kathitā
it was said
nātha
O Lord
samprāptē
now that has come
prabalē
the strong
kalau
Kali age

Meaning

Pārvatī notices an inconsistency, as the commentary explains: earlier Śiva said that in the strong Kali age all classes have the right only to Tantric rites (verses 9 to 13), yet now he gives the first three classes the Vedic sandhyā as well.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Earlier Śrī Sadāśiva said that in the strong Kali age all the varṇas beginning with the brāhmaṇa have the right only to Tantric rites; but now it is said that brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas have the right to the Vedic sandhyā as well. Thinking this inconsistent, Śrī Devī spoke, beginning "viprādi…".