The Essence of the Tantra · Chapter 19

The Essence of the Tantra — Chapter 19

तन्त्रसार

Tantrasāra


Chapter 19 7 verses

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  1. 1 atha adharaśāsanasthānāṃ gurvantānām api maraṇasamanantaraṃ mṛtoddhāroditaśaktipātayogād eva antyasaṃskārākhyāṃ … Now, even for those abiding in the lower dispensations, up to (the rank of) guru,…
  2. 2 tatra yo mṛtoddhāre vidhiḥ uktaḥ sa sarva eva … There, the whole procedure stated for the raising-up of the dead is to be performed upon…
  3. 3 tataḥ paramaśive yojanikāṃ kṛtvā tat dahet pūrṇāhutyā antyeṣṭyā … Then, having effected the conjoining (of the soul) with Supreme Śiva, he should cremate…
  4. 4 tatra homāntaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā naivedyam ekahaste kṛtvā tadīyāṃ … There, having performed the procedure up to the oblation, having taken the food-offering…
  5. 5 mumukṣor api tanmayībhāvasiddhaye ayam jīvataḥ pratyaham anuṣṭhānābhyāsavat Even for one desirous of liberation, this (procedure serves) for accomplishing the state…
  6. 6 tattvajñāninas tu na ko 'py ayam antyeṣṭyādiśrāddhānto vidhiḥ … But for the knower of reality, none of this procedure, from the funeral rite to the…
  7. 7 sarvatra ca atra śrāddhādividhau mūrtiyāgaḥ pradhānam iti śrīsiddhāmatam … And in every case here, in the procedure of the śrāddha and the rest, the worship of the…