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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.156

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 156

नामकरणम्Giving the name

Verse 156

श्रावयित्वा त्रिधा नाम ब्राह्मणेभ्यो निवेद्य च । ततः समापयेत् कर्म कृत्वा स्विष्टिकृदादिकम् ॥ १५६ ॥

śrāvayitvā tridhā nāma brāhmaṇēbhyō nivēdya ca | tataḥ samāpayēt karma kṛtvā sviṣṭikṛdādikam || 156 ||

Translation

Having made him hear the name three times and told it to the brāhmaṇas, he should close the rite with the sviṣṭakṛt and the rest.

Word by word

śrāvayitvā
having made to hear
tridhā
three times
nāma
the name
brāhmaṇēbhyaḥ
(brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) to the brāhmaṇas
nivēdya
having told
ca
and
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
samāpayēt
he should close
karma
the rite
kṛtvā
having done
sviṣṭikṛt
the sviṣṭakṛt
ādikam
and the rest

Meaning

The name is whispered three times and then announced to the brāhmaṇas present.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 155.