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The Essence of the Tantra20.2

20.2

तत्र नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यम् इति त्रिविधं शेषवर्तनम् अन्त्यं च साधकस्यैव तत् न इह निश्चेतव्यम्

Transliteration (IAST)

tatra nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyam iti trividhaṃ śeṣavartanam antyaṃ ca sādhakasyaiva tat na iha niścetavyam

— the obligatory (daily) rite ; — the occasional rite ; — the optional (desire-motivated) rite ; — the post-initiatory conduct is threefold ; — the last (the optional) ; — belongs to the adept alone ; — is not to be determined here

There, the post-initiatory conduct is threefold: the obligatory, the occasional, and the optional. And the last belongs to the adept alone; it is not to be determined here.