The Essence of the Tantra · Chapter 15

The Essence of the Tantra — Chapter 15

तन्त्रसार

Tantrasāra


Chapter 15 7 verses

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  1. 1 yadā punar āsannamaraṇasya svayaṃ vā bandhumukhena śaktipāta upajāyate … When, moreover, the descent of grace arises in one whose death is near — whether of his…
  2. 2 samastam adhvānaṃ śiṣye nyasya taṃ ca krameṇa śodhayitvā … Having installed the entire path in the disciple and purified it in sequence, having…
  3. 3 tataḥ pūrvoktakrameṇa yojanikārthaṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāt yathā pūrṇāhutyante jīvo … Thereupon, by the procedure stated earlier, he should offer the full oblation for the…
  4. 4 bubhukṣos tu dvitīyā pūrṇāhutiḥ But for one who desires enjoyment, there is a second full oblation.
  5. 5 bhogasthāne yojanāya tatkāle ca tasya jīvalayaḥ nātra śeṣavartanam … This serves to conjoin him at the locus of enjoyment, and at that very time his life-soul…
  6. 6 samayyāder api ca etatpāṭhe 'dhikāraḥ And the samayin and the rest, too, are entitled to the recitation of this.
  7. 7 sapratyayāṃ nirbījāṃ tu yadi dīkṣāṃ mūḍhāya āyātaśaktipātāya ca … But if he would grant the seedless initiation accompanied by visible confirmation to a…