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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.93

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 93

वैदिकतान्त्रिकोभयसन्ध्याकरणे युक्तिःWhy both the Vedic and the Tantric sandhyā are done

Verse 93

पुण्यतीर्थे पुण्यतिथौ ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । जपं दानं प्रकुर्वाणः श्रेयसां निलयो भवेत् ॥ ९३ ॥

puṇyatīrthē puṇyatithau grahaṇē candrasūryayōḥ | japaṁ dānaṁ prakurvāṇaḥ śrēyasāṁ nilayō bhavēt || 93 ||

Translation

At a holy place, on a holy day, at an eclipse of moon or sun, he who does japa and gives gifts becomes a home of every good.

Word by word

puṇya
holy
tīrthē
at a place
tithau
on a day
grahaṇē
at an eclipse
candra
of moon
sūryayōḥ
or sun
japaṁ
japa
dānaṁ
gifts
prakurvāṇaḥ
he who does
śrēyasāṁ
of every good
nilayō
(nilayaḥ) a home
bhavēt
becomes

Meaning

Japa and dāna (giving) bear more fruit at special times and places, which verses 96 to 98 list. Eclipses are among the most powerful times in Indian religious practice.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 92.