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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.246

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1Ullāsa 1Chapter 1 · 72 verses
2Ullāsa 2Chapter 2 · 54 verses
3Ullāsa 3Chapter 3 · 153 verses
4Ullāsa 4Chapter 4 · 106 verses
5Ullāsa 5Chapter 5 · 216 verses
6Ullāsa 6Chapter 6 · 200 verses
7Ullāsa 7Chapter 7 · 111 verses
8Ullāsa 8Chapter 8 · 289 verses
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Verses
दशविधसंस्कारकथनम्The ten saṁskāras
1. 1
अस्यावश्यकत्वे हेतुःWhy they are needed
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 6
6. 7
7. 8
8. 9
9. 10
10. 11
11. 12
12. 13
कुशण्डिकाThe kuśaṇḍikā
1. 14
स्थण्डिलरचनम्, अग्निस्थापनम्Making the altar; installing the fire
1. 15
2. 16
3. 17
4. 18
5. 19
6. 20
अग्निध्यानम्Meditation on Agni
1. 21
2. 22
3. 23
4. 24
अग्नेः सप्तजिह्वाःThe seven tongues of the fire
1. 25
2. 26
3. 27
4. 28
ब्रह्मस्थापनम्Seating the Brahmā of the rite
1. 29
2. 30
3. 31
4. 32
5. 33
6. 34
7. 35
8. 36
9. 37
10. 38
द्रव्यसंस्कारःPurifying the articles
1. 39
धाराहोमःThe offering in streams
1. 40
2. 41
3. 42
4. 43
प्रकृतहोमःThe offering of the rite in hand
1. 44
2. 45
स्विष्टिकृद्धोमःThe sviṣṭakṛt offering
1. 46
2. 47
3. 48
4. 49
5. 50
व्याहृतिहोमःThe offering with the vyāhṛtis
1. 51
2. 52
पूर्णाहुतिःThe full oblation
1. 53
2. 54
3. 55
4. 56
शान्तिकर्मThe rite of peace
1. 57
2. 58
3. 59
4. 60
अग्निप्रार्थना, अग्निविसर्जनम्Prayer to the fire; dismissing the fire
1. 61
2. 62
3. 63
4. 64
5. 65
दक्षिणा, तिलकधारणम्The fee; the forehead mark
1. 66
2. 67
3. 68
पुष्पधारणम्Wearing the flower
1. 69
2. 70
चरुकर्मThe rite of the caru
1. 71
2. 72
3. 73
4. 74
5. 75
6. 76
7. 77
8. 78
9. 79
10. 80
जानुहोमःThe kneeling offering
1. 81
2. 82
3. 83
4. 84
ऋतुसंस्कारःThe rite of the season
1. 85
2. 86
3. 87
4. 88
5. 89
6. 90
7. 91
8. 92
9. 93
10. 94
11. 95
12. 96
13. 97
14. 98
15. 99
16. 100
17. 101
18. 102
19. 103
20. 104
21. 105
22. 106
गर्भाधानम्Garbhādhāna, the placing of the seed
1. 107
2. 108
3. 109
4. 110
5. 111
6. 112
7. 113
8. 114
9. 115
10. 116
पुंसवनम्Puṁsavana
1. 117
2. 118
3. 119
4. 120
5. 121
6. 122
7. 123
8. 124
9. 125
10. 126
11. 127
पञ्चामृतम्The five nectars
1. 128
2. 129
3. 130
सीमन्तोन्नयनम्Sīmantonnayana, the parting of the hair
1. 131
2. 132
3. 133
4. 134
5. 135
6. 136
7. 137
8. 138
जातकर्मThe birth rite
1. 139
2. 140
3. 141
4. 142
5. 143
6. 144
7. 145
नामकरणम्Giving the name
1. 146
2. 147
3. 148
4. 149
5. 150
6. 151
7. 152
8. 153
9. 154
10. 155
11. 156
12. 157
निष्क्रमणम्The first going out
1. 158
2. 159
3. 160
4. 161
5. 162
6. 163
7. 164
अन्नप्राशनम्The first feeding with rice
1. 165
2. 166
3. 167
4. 168
5. 169
6. 170
7. 171
चूड़ाकरणम्The tonsure
1. 172
2. 173
3. 174
4. 175
5. 176
6. 177
7. 178
8. 179
9. 180
10. 181
कर्णवेधःPiercing the ears
1. 182
2. 183
3. 184
4. 185
उपनयनम्Upanayana, investiture with the sacred thread
1. 186
2. 187
3. 188
4. 189
5. 190
6. 191
7. 192
8. 193
9. 194
10. 195
11. 196
12. 197
13. 198
14. 199
15. 200
16. 201
17. 202
18. 203
19. 204
20. 205
21. 206
22. 207
23. 208
24. 209
25. 210
26. 211
27. 212
28. 213
29. 214
30. 215
गायत्रीव्याख्याThe Gāyatrī explained
1. 216
2. 217
3. 218
4. 219
5. 220
गार्हस्थ्याश्रमग्रहणम्Entering the householder's stage
1. 221
2. 222
3. 223
4. 224
5. 225
6. 226
7. 227
8. 228
9. 229
10. 230
11. 231
विवाहःMarriage
1. 232
2. 233
3. 234
4. 235
5. 236
6. 237
7. 238
8. 239
9. 240
10. 241
11. 242
12. 243
13. 244
14. 245
15. 246
16. 247
17. 248
कन्यासंप्रदानम्The giving of the bride
1. 249
2. 250
3. 251
4. 252
5. 253
6. 254
7. 255
8. 256
विवाहान्तकुशण्डिकाThe kuśaṇḍikā that ends the marriage
1. 257
2. 258
3. 259
4. 260
5. 261
6. 262
7. 263
8. 264
9. 265
दारान्तरपरिग्रहे प्रथमाया अनुमतिःA second wife only with the first wife's consent
1. 266
शैवविवाहः, ब्राह्मीसन्तत्या दायार्हत्वम्Śaiva marriage; the children of the brāhma wife inherit
1. 267
2. 268
शैवविवाहस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of Śaiva marriage
1. 269
2. 270
3. 271
4. 272
5. 273
6. 274
7. 275
8. 276
9. 277
10. 278
11. 279
12. 280
शैवापत्यजातिनिर्णयःThe class of the children of a Śaiva marriage
1. 281
2. 282
शैवविवाहे हेतुःWhy there is a Śaiva marriage
1. 283
2. 284
- Closing
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विवाहःMarriage

Verse 246

ततः कन्यां समानीय वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषिताम् । वस्त्रान्तरेण संच्छाद्य स्थापयेद्वरसम्मुखम् ॥ २४६ ॥

tataḥ kanyāṁ samānīya vastrālaṅkārabhūṣitām | vastrāntarēṇa saṁcchādya sthāpayēdvarasammukham || 246 ||

Translation

Then the bride is brought, adorned with clothes and ornaments, covered with another cloth, and set facing the bridegroom.

Word by word

tataḥ: (tataḥ) then
kanyāṁ: the bride
samānīya: having brought
vastra: cloth
alaṅkāra: and ornaments
bhūṣitām: (bhūṣitām) adorned
antarēṇa: with another
saṁcchādya: having covered
sthāpayēt: (sthāpayet) should set
vara: the bridegroom
sammukham: facing

Meaning

The bride is veiled until the "auspicious looking" of verse 255.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Tataḥ" and the rest. After that, bringing from the house the girl adorned with clothes and ornaments, covering her with another cloth, he should set her facing the bridegroom.