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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.181

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 181

चूड़ाकरणम्The tonsure

Verse 181

स्ववामभागे संस्थाप्य स्विष्टिकृद्धोममाचरेत् । प्रायश्चित्तं ततः कृत्वा दद्यात् पूर्णाहुतिं पिता ॥ १८१ ॥

svavāmabhāgē saṁsthāpya sviṣṭikṛddhōmamācarēt | prāyaścittaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā dadyāt pūrṇāhutiṁ pitā || 181 ||

Translation

seats him on his own left and performs the sviṣṭakṛt homa; then, having done the expiation, the father gives the full oblation.

Word by word

sva
own
vāma
left
bhāgē
on the side
saṁsthāpya
having seated
sviṣṭikṛt
the sviṣṭakṛt
hōmam
(homam) homa
ācarēt
should perform
prāyaścittaṁ
the expiation
tataḥ
(tataḥ) then
kṛtvā
having done
dadyāt
should give
pūrṇāhutiṁ
the full oblation
pitā
the father

Meaning

The rite closes as usual, with the full oblation followed by the śānti, tilaka and fee.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 180.