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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.219

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 219

गायत्रीव्याख्याThe Gāyatrī explained

Verse 219

अन्तर्गतं महद्वर्चो वरणीयं यतात्मभिः । ध्यायेम तत् परं सत्यं सर्वव्यापि सनातनम् ॥ २१९ ॥

antargataṁ mahadvarcō varaṇīyaṁ yatātmabhiḥ | dhyāyēma tat paraṁ satyaṁ sarvavyāpi sanātanam || 219 ||

Translation

that great radiance within, to be chosen by those whose selves are controlled: may we meditate on that, the supreme, the true, all-pervading and eternal;

Word by word

antargataṁ
within
mahat
(mahat) great
varcaḥ
(varcaḥ) radiance
varaṇīyaṁ
to be chosen
yata
controlled
ātmabhiḥ
(ātmabhiḥ) by those whose selves
dhyāyēma
may we meditate on
tat
(tat) that
paraṁ
supreme
satyaṁ
true
sarvavyāpi
all-pervading
sanātanam
eternal

Meaning

"Bhargaḥ" is "the great radiance within"; "vareṇyam" is "to be chosen (worshipped) by the self-controlled"; "dhīmahi" is "may we meditate"; "tat" is "that supreme truth, all-pervading and without beginning or end".

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 218.