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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 9.271

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Ullāsa 9 · Verse 271

शैवविवाहस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of Śaiva marriage

Verse 271

भैरवीवीरवृन्देषु स्वाभिप्रायं निवेदयेत् । आवयोः शाम्भवोद्वाहे भवद्भिरनुमन्यताम् ॥ २७१ ॥

bhairavīvīravṛndēṣu svābhiprāyaṁ nivēdayēt | āvayōḥ śāmbhavōdvāhē bhavadbhiranumanyatām || 271 ||

Translation

He should tell his intention to the company of bhairavīs and vīras: "Give your consent to our Śaiva marriage."

Word by word

bhairavī
of bhairavīs
vīra
and vīras
vṛndēṣu
to the company
sva
his own
abhiprāyaṁ
intention
nivēdayēt
should tell
āvayōḥ
of us two
śāmbhava
Śaiva
udvāhē
to the marriage
bhavadbhiḥ
by you
anumanyatām
let consent be given

Meaning

The assembly of the circle must consent.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 270.