The Essence of the Tantra · Chapter 14

The Essence of the Tantra — Chapter 14

तन्त्रसार

Tantrasāra


Chapter 14 29 verses

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  1. 1 atha putrakadīkṣāvidhiḥ Now, the procedure for the initiation of the putraka (the spiritual son).
  2. 2 sa ca vistīrṇaḥ tantrālokāt avadhāryaḥ And the extensive (form of it) is to be ascertained from the Tantrāloka.
  3. 3 saṅkṣiptas tu ucyate But the abridged (form) is here stated.
  4. 4 samayyantaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā tṛtīye 'hni triśūlābje maṇḍale sāmudāyikaṃ … Having carried out the procedure up to (the rite of) the samayin, on the third day, in…
  5. 5 tata ājñāṃ samucitām ādāya śūlamūlāt prabhṛti sitakamalāntaṃ samastam … Then, having taken the appropriate command, and having imposed the entire path from the…
  6. 6 evaṃ sarvasthānādhiṣṭhātṛtve bhagavatyāḥ sarvaṃ pūrṇaṃ tadadhiṣṭhānāt bhavati iti Thus, since the Goddess governs all places, everything is complete by reason of her…
  7. 7 tato madhyaśūlamadhyārāyāṃ samastaṃ devatācakraṃ lokapālāstraparyantam abhinnatayaiva pūjayet tadadhiṣṭhānāt … Then, on the middle prong of the middle trident, he should worship the entire wheel of…
  8. 8 tataḥ kumbhe kalaśe maṇḍale agnau svātmani ca abhedabhāvanayā … Then, in the pot, the jar, the maṇḍala, the fire, and one's own self, he should make the…
  9. 9 kiṃ bahunā tarpaṇanaivedyaparipūrṇaṃ vittaśāṭhyavirahito yāgasthānaṃ kuryāt In short: free of any stinginess with wealth, he should make the place of worship replete…
  10. 10 asati vitte tu mahāmaṇḍalayāgo na kartavya eva But when wealth is lacking, the great maṇḍala-rite is simply not to be performed.
  11. 11 paśūṃś ca jīvato nivedayet And he should offer the sacrificial animals while they are still alive.
  12. 12 te 'pi hi evam anugṛhītā bhavanti iti kāruṇikatayā … For these too become graced in this very way;
  13. 13 tato 'gnau parameśvaraṃ tilājyādibhiḥ santarpya tadagre 'nyaṃ paśuṃ … Thereupon, having satiated the Supreme Lord in the fire with sesame, clarified butter,…
  14. 14 parokṣadīkṣāyāṃ jīvanmṛtarūpāyām agre taṃ dhyāyet tadīyāṃ vā pratikṛtiṃ … In the initiation performed in absentia, in the form pertaining to one living or dead, he…
  15. 15 tathāvidhaṃ śiṣyam arghapātravipruṭprokṣitaṃ puṣpādibhiś ca pūjitaṃ kṛtvā samastam … Having made the disciple, so prepared, sprinkled with drops from the argha-vessel and…
  16. 16 tata itthaṃ vicārayet bhogecchoḥ śubhaṃ na śodhayet Then he should deliberate in this manner: for one who desires worldly enjoyment, he…
  17. 17 mumukṣos tu śubhāśubham ubhayam api But for one who seeks liberation, he should purify both alike — the auspicious and the…
  18. 18 nirbījāyāṃ tu samayapāśān api śodhayet sā ca āsannamaraṇasya … But in the seedless initiation he should purify even the bonds of the rules of observance;
  19. 19 atra ca sarvatra vāsanāgrahaṇam eva bhedakam mantrāṇāṃ vāsanānuguṇyena … And here, in every case, it is the grasping of the intention alone that is the…
  20. 20 evaṃ vāsanābhedam anusandhāya mukhyamantraparāmarśaviśeṣeṇa samastam adhvānaṃ svadehagataṃ śivādvayabhāvanayā … Thus, having ascertained the distinction of intention, by the particular reflective…
  21. 21 evaṃ krameṇa pādāṅguṣṭhāt prabhṛti dvādaśāntaparyantaṃ svātmadehasvātmacaitanyābhinnīkṛtadehacaitanyasya śiṣyasya āsādya … Thus, in sequence, beginning from the big toe up to the dvādaśānta, having raised the…
  22. 22 tato yadi bhogecchuḥ syāt tato yatraiva tattve bhogecchā … Then, if he is one who desires enjoyment, he should conjoin him — collectively and…
  23. 23 tadanantaraṃ śeṣavṛttaye parameśvarasvabhāvāt jhaṭiti prasṛtaṃ śuddhatattvamayaṃ deham asmai … Immediately thereafter, for the maintenance of his remaining life, he should imagine for…
  24. 24 tataḥ śiṣyo guruṃ dakṣiṇābhiḥ pūrvavat pūjayet Thereafter the disciple should honor the guru with sacrificial fees, as before.
  25. 25 tato 'gnau śiṣyasya vidhiṃ kuryāt śrīparāmantraḥ amukasyāmukaṃ tattvaṃ … Then in the fire he should perform the rite for the disciple with the venerable…
  26. 26 evaṃ śivāntatattvaśuddhiḥ tato yojanikoktakrameṇa pūrṇāhutiḥ Thus is accomplished the purification of the tattvas up to Śiva;
  27. 27 bhogecchoḥ bhogasthāne yojanikārtham aparā śuddhatattvasṛṣṭyartham anyā For one who desires enjoyment, one oblation serves to conjoin him at the locus of…
  28. 28 tato guroḥ dakṣiṇābhiḥ pūjanam ity eṣā putrakadīkṣā Thereafter comes the honoring of the guru with sacrificial fees.
  29. 29 yatra vartamānam ekaṃ varjayitvā bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyac ca karma … Wherein, excepting the present alone, the past and future karman is purified.