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The Essence of the Tantra22.8

22.8

तत्र बाह्यं स्थण्डिलम् आनन्दपूर्णं वीरपात्रम् अरुणः पटः पूर्वोक्तम् अपि वा लिङ्गादि

Transliteration (IAST)

tatra bāhyaṃ sthaṇḍilam ānandapūrṇaṃ vīrapātram aruṇaḥ paṭaḥ pūrvoktam api vā liṅgādi

— the external (worship) is the sacrificial ground ; — filled with bliss (the bliss-liquor) ; — the hero's vessel ; — the red cloth ; — the previously mentioned liṅga and the rest

Among these, the external (worship) is the sacrificial ground — the hero's vessel filled with bliss-liquor, the red cloth — or else the previously described liṅga and the rest.