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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.84

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Ullāsas
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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 84

वैदिकतान्त्रिकोभयसन्ध्याकरणे युक्तिःWhy both the Vedic and the Tantric sandhyā are done

Verse 84

श्रीसदाशिव उवाच । सत्यं ब्रवीषि तत्त्वज्ञे सर्वेषां तान्त्रिकी क्रिया । लोकानां भोगमोक्षाय सर्वकर्मसु सिद्धिदा ॥ ८४ ॥

śrīsadāśiva uvāca | satyaṁ bravīṣi tattvajñē sarvēṣāṁ tāntrikī kriyā | lōkānāṁ bhōgamōkṣāya sarvakarmasu siddhidā || 84 ||

Translation

Sadāśiva said: You speak truly, knower of truth: for all, the Tantric rite gives success in every act, for the enjoyment and liberation of the worlds.

Word by word

satyaṁ
truly
bravīṣi
you speak
tattvajñē
O knower of truth
sarvēṣāṁ
for all
tāntrikī
the Tantric
kriyā
rite
lōkānāṁ
of the worlds
bhōga
for the enjoyment
mōkṣāya
and liberation
sarva
in every
karmasu
act
siddhidā
gives success

Meaning

Śiva confirms the principle: the Tantric rite is sufficient for everyone, for "bhoga" and "mokṣa", worldly good and liberation alike. The commentary reads verses 84 to 86 together.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

To this Śrī Sadāśiva answered, beginning "satyam…". (This explanation covers verses 84 to 86.)