वैदिकतान्त्रिकोभयसन्ध्याकरणे युक्तिःWhy both the Vedic and the Tantric sandhyā are done
Verse 89
अन्यथा शाम्भवैर्मार्गैः केवलैः सिद्धिभाग्भवेत् । सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं सत्यमेतन्न संशयः ॥ ८९ ॥
anyathā śāmbhavairmārgaiḥ kēvalaiḥ siddhibhāgbhavēt | satyaṁ satyaṁ punaḥ satyaṁ satyamētanna saṁśayaḥ || 89 ||
Translation
Otherwise, by the paths of Śambhu alone one would come to share in success: true, true, again true, this is true, there is no doubt.
Word by word
- anyathā
- otherwise
- śāmbhavair
- (śāmbhavaiḥ) of Śambhu
- mārgaiḥ
- by the paths
- kēvalaiḥ
- alone
- siddhi
- in success
- bhāg
- sharing
- bhavēt
- one would come
- satyaṁ
- true
- punaḥ
- again
- satyam
- (satyam) true
- ētan
- (etat) this is
- na
- not
- saṁśayaḥ
- there is doubt
Meaning
The strongest statement in the passage: were it not for that distinction, the Śaiva paths alone would bring every success. The fourfold "true" is the Tantra's most emphatic formula. The Vedic sandhyā is kept for the order of society; liberation does not depend on it.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 88.