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कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्       kulārṇava-tantram - chapter-5

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कुलेशाधारपात्राणां पिशितानाञ्च लक्षणम् ।
कुलद्रव्यस्य निर्माणं भेदं माहात्म्यमेव च ॥१॥
1. kuleśādhārapātrāṇāṁ piśitānāñca lakṣaṇam ,
kuladravyasya nirmāṇaṁ bhedaṁ māhātmyameva ca.
1. kuleśādhārapātrāṇām piśitānām ca lakṣaṇam
kuladravyasya nirmāṇam bhedam māhātmyam eva ca
1. kuleśādhārapātrāṇām piśitānām ca lakṣaṇam,
kuladravyasya nirmāṇam,
bhedam,
māhātmyam eva ca (vakṣye)
1. (I shall now explain) the characteristics of the vessels that hold the base offerings for the kuleśa rite and of the sacred meats, the preparation of the kula substances, their different kinds, and their greatness as well.
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अविधानेन यत् पापं सविधानेन यत् फलम् ।
तत् सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्चामि वद मे करुणानिधे ॥२॥
2. avidhānena yat pāpaṁ savidhānena yat phalam ,
tat sarvaṁ śrotumiccāmi vada me karuṇānidhe.
2. avidhānena yat pāpam savidhānena yat phalam
tat sarvam śrotum icchāmi vada me karuṇānidhe
2. he karuṇānidhe,
avidhānena yat pāpam (bhavati),
savidhānena yat phalam (bhavati),
tat sarvam śrotum icchāmi,
(tat) me vada
2. O ocean of compassion, I wish to hear all of it - what sin results from performing this without the proper procedure, and what fruit results from performing it with the proper procedure. Please tell me.
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शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्चसि ।
तस्य श्रवणमात्रेण त्रिदशैः समतां व्रजेत् ॥३॥
3. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛccasi ,
tasya śravaṇamātreṇa tridaśaiḥ samatāṁ vrajet.
3. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi
tasya śravaṇamātreṇa tridaśaiḥ samatām vrajet
3. devi śṛṇu yat tvam mām paripṛcchasi pravakṣyāmi
tasya śravaṇamātreṇa tridaśaiḥ samatām vrajet
3. O goddess, listen. I shall explain what you are asking me. Merely by hearing it, one attains equality with the gods.
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आधारेण विना भ्रंशो न च तृप्यन्ति मातरः ।
तस्माद्विधिवदाधारं कल्पयेत् कुलनायिके ॥४॥
4. ādhāreṇa vinā bhraṁśo na ca tṛpyanti mātaraḥ ,
tasmādvidhivadādhāraṁ kalpayet kulanāyike.
4. ādhāreṇa vinā bhraṃśaḥ na ca tṛpyanti mātaraḥ
tasmāt vidhivat ādhāram kalpayet kulanāyike
4. ādhāreṇa vinā bhraṃśaḥ bhavati mātaraḥ na ca
tṛpyanti tasmāt kulanāyike vidhivat ādhāram kalpayet
4. Without the base offering there is a downfall, and the mothers are not satisfied. Therefore, O mistress of the kula, one should properly prepare the base.
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आधारं त्रिपदं प्राहुः षट्पदं वा चतुष्पदम् ।
अथवा वर्तुलाकारं कुर्याद्देवि मनोहरम् ॥५॥
5. ādhāraṁ tripadaṁ prāhuḥ ṣaṭpadaṁ vā catuṣpadam ,
athavā vartulākāraṁ kuryāddevi manoharam.
5. ādhāraṃ tripadaṃ prāhuḥ ṣaṭpadaṃ vā catuṣpadam
athavā vartulākāraṃ kuryād devi manoharam
5. devi ādhāraṃ tripadaṃ ṣaṭpadaṃ vā catuṣpadam
athavā vartulākāraṃ manoharaṃ kuryāt iti prāhuḥ
5. O goddess, they say that the base should be made with three legs, six legs, or four legs, or else in a charming circular shape.
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स्वर्णरौप्यशिलाकूर्मकपालालाबुमृण्मयम् ।
नारिकेलशङ्खताम्रमुक्ताशुक्तिसमुद्भवम् ॥६॥
6. svarṇaraupyaśilākūrmakapālālābumṛṇmayam ,
nārikelaśaṅkhatāmramuktāśuktisamudbhavam.
6. svarṇaraupyaśilākūrmakapālālabumṛṇmayam
nārikelaśaṅkhatāmramuktāśuktisamudbhavam
6. svarṇa-raupya-śilā-kūrma-kapāla-ālābu-mṛṇmayam
nārikela-śaṅkha-tāmra-muktā-śukti-samudbhavam
6. (It can be made of) gold, silver, stone, turtle shell, skull, bottle gourd, clay, coconut, conch shell, copper, pearl oyster, or mother-of-pearl.
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पुण्यवृक्ष समुद्भूतं पात्रं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः ।
अतिसूक्ष्ममतिस्थूलं चिन्नं भिन्नञ्च वर्जयेत् ॥७॥
7. puṇyavṛkṣa samudbhūtaṁ pātraṁ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ ,
atisūkṣmamatisthūlaṁ cinnaṁ bhinnañca varjayet.
7. puṇyavṛkṣa samudbhūtaṃ pātraṃ kuryād vicakṣaṇaḥ
atiśūkṣmam atisthūlaṃ chinnaṃ bhinnaṃ ca varjayet
7. vicakṣaṇaḥ puṇyavṛkṣa-samudbhūtaṃ pātraṃ kuryāt
atiśūkṣmam atisthūlaṃ chinnaṃ bhinnaṃ ca varjayet
7. A wise practitioner should make the vessel from a tree associated with merit. One should avoid a vessel that is too thin, too thick, cracked, or broken.
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सुवर्णरौप्यताम्राणि सर्वसिद्धकराणि च ।
शान्तिके च शिलापात्रं स्तम्भने चैव मृण्मयम् ॥८॥
8. suvarṇaraupyatāmrāṇi sarvasiddhakarāṇi ca ,
śāntike ca śilāpātraṁ stambhane caiva mṛṇmayam.
8. suvarṇaraupyatāmrāṇi sarvasiddhakarāṇi ca
śāntike ca śilāpātram stambhane ca eva mṛṇmayam
8. suvarṇa-raupya-tāmrāṇi ca sarva-siddhi-karāṇi
ca śāntike śilāpātram stambhane mṛṇmayam ca eva
8. Gold, silver, and copper vessels grant all spiritual attainments. A stone vessel is used in pacification rites, and an earthen vessel is used in paralyzing rites.
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नारिकेलञ्च वश्ये स्यादभिचारे च कूर्मजम् ।
शङ्गं ज्ञानप्रदं शुक्तिर्देवीप्रीतिप्रदायिनी ॥९॥
9. nārikelañca vaśye syādabhicāre ca kūrmajam ,
śaṅgaṁ jñānapradaṁ śuktirdevīprītipradāyinī.
9. nārikelañca vaśye syādabhicāre ca kūrmajam |
śaṅkhaṃ jñānapradaṃ śuktirdevīprītipradāyinī
9. nārikelaṃ ca vaśye syāt abhicāre ca kūrmajam
śaṅkhaṃ jñānapradaṃ śuktiḥ devīprītipradāyinī
9. A coconut vessel is used in subjugation rites, and a turtle shell vessel in hostile magic. A conch shell vessel bestows knowledge, and a pearl oyster vessel grants the pleasure of the goddess.
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कपालालाबुपात्राणि योगसिद्धिकराणि च ।
पुण्यवृक्षज पात्राणि सर्वपापहराणि च ।
उक्तेष्वेतेषु देवेशि पात्रमेकं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥१०॥
10. kapālālābupātrāṇi yogasiddhikarāṇi ca ,
puṇyavṛkṣaja pātrāṇi sarvapāpaharāṇi ca ,
ukteṣveteṣu deveśi pātramekaṁ prakalpayet.
10. kapālāläbupātrāṇi yogasiddhikarāṇi
ca | puṇyavṛkṣaja pātrāṇi
sarvapāpaharāṇi ca | ukteṣveteṣu
deveśi pātramekaṃ prakalpayet
10. deveśi ukteṣu eteṣu kapālālabupātrāṇi yogasiddhikarāṇi ca
puṇyavṛkṣajapātrāṇi sarvapāpaharāṇi ca ekaṃ pātram prakalpayet
10. O goddess, among these mentioned vessels - which include those made of skulls and bottle gourds that grant the perfection of yoga, as well as vessels made from trees associated with merit that destroy all sins - one should properly prepare a single vessel.
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कुलद्रव्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि समाहिता ।
अम्भसां द्वादशप्रस्थं प्रस्थार्द्धं तक्रमेव च ॥११॥
11. kuladravyaṁ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu devi samāhitā ,
ambhasāṁ dvādaśaprasthaṁ prasthārddhaṁ takrameva ca.
11. kuladravyaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu devi samāhitā
ambhasāṃ dvādaśaprasthaṃ prasthārdhaṃ takrameva ca
11. devi samāhitā śṛṇu kuladravyaṃ pravakṣyāmi ambhasāṃ
dvādaśa-prasthaṃ prasthārdhaṃ takram eva ca
11. O goddess, listen with a focused mind as I explain the kula substances - twelve prasthas of water and half a prastha of buttermilk as well.
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तण्डुलानां चतुःप्रस्थं द्विप्रस्थञ्च तथान्धसाम् ।
मुष्टिमात्राङ्कुरैः सार्द्धम् एकस्मिन् योजयेद् घटे ॥१२॥
12. taṇḍulānāṁ catuḥprasthaṁ dviprasthañca tathāndhasām ,
muṣṭimātrāṅkuraiḥ sārddham ekasmin yojayed ghaṭe.
12. taṇḍulānāṃ catuḥprasthaṃ dviprasthañca tathā andhasām
muṣṭimātrāṅkuraiḥ sārdham ekasmin yojayed ghaṭe
12. catuḥprasthaṃ taṇḍulānāṃ tathā dviprasthaṃ andhasām
ca muṣṭimātrāṅkuraiḥ sārdham ekasmin ghaṭe yojayet
12. four prasthas of rice, two prasthas of cooked food, together with sprouts measuring a handful, one should combine in a single pot.
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शीतादिरहिते स्थाने स्थापयेद्दिवसद्वयम् ।
तस्मादग्निं समारोप्य जम्बालसदृशं पचेत् ॥१३॥
13. śītādirahite sthāne sthāpayeddivasadvayam ,
tasmādagniṁ samāropya jambālasadṛśaṁ pacet.
13. śīta-ādi-rahite sthāne sthāpayet divasa-dvayam
tasmāt agnim samāropya jambāla-sadṛśam pacet
13. śīta-ādi-rahite sthāne divasa-dvayam sthāpayet
tasmāt agnim samāropya jambāla-sadṛśam pacet
13. One should keep it in a place free from cold and other disturbances for two days. Then, placing fire under it, one should cook it until it resembles mud.
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अवरोप्य पुनः शीतामवस्थां प्रापयेत्ततः ।
पादोनप्रस्थकैः पिष्ट्वा हस्ताभ्यां मेलयेत् सुधीः ॥१४॥
14. avaropya punaḥ śītāmavasthāṁ prāpayettataḥ ,
pādonaprasthakaiḥ piṣṭvā hastābhyāṁ melayet sudhīḥ.
14. avaropya punaḥ śītām avasthām prāpayet tataḥ
pādona-prasthakaiḥ piṣṭvā hastābhyām malayet sudhīḥ
14. tataḥ avaropya śītām avasthām prāpayet
pādona-prasthakaiḥ piṣṭvā hastābhyām sudhīḥ melayet
14. Then, having taken it down, the wise practitioner should bring it to a cool state, grind it with measures of three quarters of a prastha, and mix it with both hands.
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प्रस्थार्द्धान् तण्डुलान् वाप्यपरेद्युस्तत् समुद्धरेत् ।
सम्यक् संमद्ये तक्रेण पाकमालोड्य मेलयेत् ।
एषा पैष्टीति विख्याता पूजिता देवदानवैः ॥१५॥
15. prasthārddhān taṇḍulān vāpyaparedyustat samuddharet ,
samyak saṁmadye takreṇa pākamāloḍya melayet ,
eṣā paiṣṭīti vikhyātā pūjitā devadānavaiḥ.
15. prasthārdhān taṇḍulān vā api aparedyus
tat samuddharet samyak samṛdya
takreṇa pākam ālodya melayet eṣā
paiṣṭī iti vikhyātā pūjitā deva-dānavaiḥ
15. vā api aparedyus tat prasthārdhān
taṇḍulān samuddharet samyak samṛdya
takreṇa pākam ālodya melayet eṣā
paiṣṭī iti vikhyātā deva-dānavaiḥ pūjitā
15. On the following day, one should take out half a prastha of those rice grains, grind them thoroughly, mix them well by stirring into the cooked preparation with buttermilk, and this is known as paiṣṭī, which is adored by both gods and demons.
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गौडी च श्वेतबर्बुरजम्बुत्वक्सधिताम्भसाम् ।
दशप्रस्थं कुलेशानि धातकीकुसुमं शुभम् ॥१६॥
16. gauḍī ca śvetabarburajambutvaksadhitāmbhasām ,
daśaprasthaṁ kuleśāni dhātakīkusumaṁ śubham.
16. gauḍī ca śveta-barbura-jambu-tvak-sadhita-ambhasām
daśa-prasthaṃ kuleśāni dhātakī-kusumaṃ śubham
16. kuleśāni,
śveta-barbura-jambu-tvak-sadhitāambhasām daśa-prasthaṃ gauḍī ca śubham dhātakī-kusumam
16. O mistress of the kula, ten prasthas of water boiled together with the barks of white barbura and jambu trees, along with auspicious dhātakī flowers, (constitutes) gauḍī.
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नारिकेलप्रसूनं वा चैकप्रस्थं विनिक्षिपेत् ।
हरीतकी चाक्षफलं वसुनिष्कप्रमाणतः ॥१७॥
17. nārikelaprasūnaṁ vā caikaprasthaṁ vinikṣipet ,
harītakī cākṣaphalaṁ vasuniṣkapramāṇataḥ.
17. nārikelaprasūnaṃ vā ca ekaprasthaṃ vinikṣipet
| harītakī ca akṣaphalaṃ vasuniṣkapramāṇataḥ
17. nārikelaprasūnaṃ vā ca ekaprasthaṃ vinikṣipet
harītakī ca akṣaphalaṃ vasuniṣkapramāṇataḥ
17. One should place one prastha of coconut flower, harītakī, and akṣaphala, each in the quantity of eight niṣkas.
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वह्निं त्रिकटुकञ्चापि निष्कमार्धं क्षिपेत् पृथक् ।
अशीतिगुडसम्मिश्रमेकस्मिन् योजयेद् घटे ॥१८॥
18. vahniṁ trikaṭukañcāpi niṣkamārdhaṁ kṣipet pṛthak ,
aśītiguḍasammiśramekasmin yojayed ghaṭe.
18. vahnim trikaṭukam ca api niṣkamārdham kṣipeḥ
pṛthak | aśītiguḍasammiśram ekasmin yojayet ghaṭe
18. vahnim trikaṭukam ca api niṣkamārdham pṛthak
kṣipeḥ aśītiguḍasammiśram ekasmin ghaṭe yojayet
18. One should add separately half a niṣka of vahni and trikaṭuka, mixed with eighty parts of jaggery, into a single pot.
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करेण भ्रामयेत् सम्यगनुलोमविलोमतः ।
अष्टोत्तरशतावृत्त्या त्रिसन्ध्यं प्रतिवासरम् ॥१९॥
19. kareṇa bhrāmayet samyaganulomavilomataḥ ,
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā trisandhyaṁ prativāsaram.
19. करेण भ्रामयेत् सम्यक् अनुलोमविलोमतः
अष्टोत्तरशत आवृत्त्या त्रिसन्ध्यम् प्रतिवासरम्
19. करेण अनुलोमविलोमतः अष्टोत्तरशत आवृत्त्या
त्रिसन्ध्यं प्रतिवासरम् सम्यक् भ्रामयेत्
19. One should stir it properly with the hand in regular and reverse directions, one hundred and eight times, three times a day, every day.
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द्वादशाहेन पाकः स्यात् पालयेत्तत्त्रयोदशे ।
एषा गौडीति कथिता शिवसायुज्यहेतुकी ॥२०॥
20. dvādaśāhena pākaḥ syāt pālayettattrayodaśe ,
eṣā gauḍīti kathitā śivasāyujyahetukī.
20. द्वादशाहेन पाकः स्यात् पालयेत् तत् त्रयोदशे
एषा गौडी इति कथिता शिवसायुज्यहेतुकी
20. द्वादशाहेन पाकः स्यात् त्रयोदशे तत्
पालयेत् एषा शिवसायुज्यहेतुकी गौडी इति कथिता
20. The maturation takes place in twelve days, and one should preserve it on the thirteenth. This is known as the gauḍī preparation, which leads to union with Śiva.
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द्विगुणं मकरन्दस्य वारि संयोजयेद् घटे ।
द्वादशाहेन पाकः स्याच्चेषमन्यत् पुरोक्तवत् ।
एषा माध्वी समुद्दिष्टा देवताप्रीतिकारिणी ॥२१॥
21. dviguṇaṁ makarandasya vāri saṁyojayed ghaṭe ,
dvādaśāhena pākaḥ syācceṣamanyat puroktavat ,
eṣā mādhvī samuddiṣṭā devatāprītikāriṇī.
21. dviguṇaṃ makarandasya vāri saṃyojayet
ghaṭe dvādaśāhena pākaḥ syāt
ca iṣam anyat puraoktavat eṣā
mādhvī samuddiṣṭā devatāprītikāriṇī
21. ghaṭe dviguṇaṃ makarandasya vāri
saṃyojayet dvādaśāhena pākaḥ syāt
ca iṣam anyat puroktavat eṣā
mādhvī devatāprītikāriṇī samuddiṣṭā
21. One should mix water in a quantity twice that of the nectar in the pot. The maturation takes place in twelve days, and the rest is as previously stated. This mādhvī preparation is thus declared, which brings delight to the deities.
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एका शुण्ठी द्विवह्निश्च मरीचत्रितयं तथा ।
धातकी च चतुष्कं स्यात् पञ्च पुष्पाणि षण्मधु ॥२२॥
22. ekā śuṇṭhī dvivahniśca marīcatritayaṁ tathā ,
dhātakī ca catuṣkaṁ syāt pañca puṣpāṇi ṣaṇmadhu.
22. ekā śuṇṭhī dvivahniḥ ca marīcatritayam tathā
dhātakī ca catuṣkam syāt pañca puṣpāṇi ṣaṇmadhu
22. ekā śuṇṭhī dvivahniḥ ca marīcatritayam tathā
dhātakī ca catuṣkam pañca puṣpāṇi ṣaṇmadhu syāt
22. One part should be ginger, two parts fire-substance, likewise three parts black pepper, four parts dhātakī, five flowers, and six parts honey.
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अशीतिगुडसम्मिश्रं शेषमन्यत् पुरोक्तवत् ।
इदं मनोहरं द्रव्यं योगिनीपानमुत्तमम् ॥२३॥
23. aśītiguḍasammiśraṁ śeṣamanyat puroktavat ,
idaṁ manoharaṁ dravyaṁ yoginīpānamuttamam.
23. aśītiguḍasammiśraṃ śeṣam anyat puroktavat
idaṃ manoharaṃ dravyaṃ yoginīpānam uttamam
23. idam manoharam dravyam aśītiguḍasammiśram
śeṣam anyat puroktavat yoginīpānam uttamam
23. This delightful preparation, mixed with eighty parts of jaggery and with the rest as previously stated, is the supreme drink for the yoginīs.
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सार्द्धेन्दुपलकं दघ्नो माहिषं प्रस्थमात्रकम् ।
मोचापक्वशतञ्चापि योगोऽयं मदिरा शुभा ॥२४॥
24. sārddhendupalakaṁ daghno māhiṣaṁ prasthamātrakam ,
mocāpakvaśatañcāpi yogo'yaṁ madirā śubhā.
24. sārdhendupalakaṃ dadhno māhiṣaṃ prasthamātrakam
mocāpakvaśataṃ ca api yogo ayaṃ madirā śubhā
24. ayam yogah śubhā madirā māhiṣam dadhṇaḥ
prasthamātrakam sārdhendupalakam ca api mocāpakvaśatam
24. One and a half palas of curd from a buffalo, in the quantity of one prastha, along with one hundred cooked bananas - this formulation is an auspicious intoxicating drink.
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तं मेलयित्वा संयोज्य सान्द्गे वंशपुटे पचेत् ।
चत्वारिंशद्दिनान्यष्टौ पङ्के पङ्कजसम्भवे ॥२५॥
25. taṁ melayitvā saṁyojya sāndge vaṁśapuṭe pacet ,
catvāriṁśaddinānyaṣṭau paṅke paṅkajasambhave.
25. tam melayitvā saṃyojya sāndre vaṃśapuṭe pacet
catvāriṃśaddinānyaṣṭau paṅke paṅkajasambhave
25. taṃ melayitvā saṃyojya sāndre vaṃśapuṭe catvāriṃśat
aṣṭau dināni paṅke paṅkajasambhave pacet
25. Having mixed and combined it, one should cook it in a dense bamboo tube within lotus mud for forty-eight days.
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निधायोद्धृत्य किरणैः सौरैः सम्यग् विशोषयेत् ।
यदा च कठिनीभावस्तदा संगृह्य मानवः ॥२६॥
26. nidhāyoddhṛtya kiraṇaiḥ sauraiḥ samyag viśoṣayet ,
yadā ca kaṭhinībhāvastadā saṁgṛhya mānavaḥ.
26. nidhāyoddhṛtya kiraṇaiḥ sauraiḥ samyak viśoṣayet
yadā ca kaṭhinībhāvas tadā saṃgṛhya mānavaḥ
26. mānavaḥ nidhāya uddhṛtya sauraiḥ kiraṇaiḥ samyak
viśoṣayet ca yadā kaṭhinībhāvaḥ bhavati tadā saṃgṛhya
26. Having placed it down, extracted it, and dried it thoroughly in the rays of the sun, whenever it attains a state of hardness, then a person should collect it.
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गुञ्जाफलप्रमाणन्तु जलैः सम्मिलितं शुभम् ।
आत्मेच्चं पूरयेत् पात्रं परमानन्ददं परम् ॥२७॥
27. guñjāphalapramāṇantu jalaiḥ sammilitaṁ śubham ,
ātmeccaṁ pūrayet pātraṁ paramānandadaṁ param.
27. guñjāphalapramāṇam tu jalaiḥ sammilitam śubham
ātman-iccham pūrayet pātraṃ paramānandadam param
27. tu śubham guñjā-phala-pramāṇam jalaiḥ sammilitam
ātmaccham paramānandadam param pātraṃ pūrayet
27. In the size of a guñja seed, mixed with water and auspicious, one should fill the vessel as desired by oneself, which is supreme and bestows ultimate bliss.
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एतादप्युत्तमं द्रव्यं सर्वदेवप्रियं प्रिये ।
एतानि मदहेतूनि मद्यान्यन्यानि कारयेत् ॥२८॥
28. etādapyuttamaṁ dravyaṁ sarvadevapriyaṁ priye ,
etāni madahetūni madyānyanyāni kārayet.
28. etat api uttamam dravyam sarvadevapriyam
priye etāni madahetūni madyāni anyāni kārayet
28. priye etad api uttamam dravyam sarva-deva-priyam
(asti); etāni anyāni mada-hetūni madyāni kārayet
28. O dear one, this substance is also supreme and dear to all deities. One should prepare other such intoxicating drinks that cause intoxication.
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पानसं द्राक्षमाधूकं खार्जूरं तालमैक्षवम् ।
मधूत्थं शीधु माध्वीकं मैरेयं नारिकेलजम् ॥२९॥
29. pānasaṁ drākṣamādhūkaṁ khārjūraṁ tālamaikṣavam ,
madhūtthaṁ śīdhu mādhvīkaṁ maireyaṁ nārikelajam.
29. pānasaṃ drākṣamādhūkaṃ khārjūraṃ tālemaikṣavam
madhūtthaṃ śīdhu mādhvīkaṃ maireyaṃ nārikelajam
29. pānasaṃ drākṣamādhūkaṃ khārjūraṃ tālam aikṣavam
madhūtthaṃ śīdhu mādhvīkaṃ maireyaṃ nārikelajam
29. Pānasa, drākṣamādhūka, khārjūra, tāla, aikṣava, madhūttha, śīdhu, mādhvīka, maireya, and nārikelaja, -
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मद्यान्येकादशैतानि भुक्तिमुक्तिकराणि च ।
द्वादशन्तु सुरा मद्य सर्वेषामुत्तमं प्रिये ॥३०॥
30. madyānyekādaśaitāni bhuktimuktikarāṇi ca ,
dvādaśantu surā madya sarveṣāmuttamaṁ priye.
30. madyāni ekādaśa etāni bhuktimuktikarāni ca
dvādaśa tu surā madya sarveṣām uttamam priye
30. etāni ekādaśa madyāni ca bhuktimuktikarāni,
dvādaśa tu surā madya,
sarveṣām uttamam priye
30. These eleven are intoxicating drinks, which grant both worldly enjoyment and liberation, and surā is the twelfth. O dear one, of all these, madya is supreme.
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पैष्टी गौडी च माध्वी च विज्ञेया त्रिविधा सुरा ।
सर्वसिद्धिकरी पैष्टी गौडी भोगप्रदायिनी ॥३१॥
31. paiṣṭī gauḍī ca mādhvī ca vijñeyā trividhā surā ,
sarvasiddhikarī paiṣṭī gauḍī bhogapradāyinī.
31. paiṣṭī gauḍī ca mādhvī ca vijñeyā trividhā surā
sarvasiddhikarī paiṣṭī gauḍī bhogapradāyinī
31. paiṣṭī gauḍī ca mādhvī ca trividhā surā vijñeyā
sarvasiddhikarī paiṣṭī gauḍī bhogapradāyinī
31. Surā is known to be of three kinds, namely paiṣṭī, gauḍī, and mādhvī. Paiṣṭī grants all spiritual attainments, and gauḍī bestows worldly enjoyment.
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माध्वी मुक्तिकरी ज्ञेया सुरा स्याद्देवताप्रिया ।
विद्याप्रदैक्षवी ज्ञेया द्राक्षी राज्यप्रदा भवेत् ॥३२॥
32. mādhvī muktikarī jñeyā surā syāddevatāpriyā ,
vidyāpradaikṣavī jñeyā drākṣī rājyapradā bhavet.
32. mādhvī muktikarī jñeyā surā syāddevatāpriyā
vidyāpradaikṣavī jñeyā drākṣī rājyapradā bhavet
32. mādhvī muktikarī jñeyā surā devatāpriyā syāt
vidyāpradaikṣavī jñeyā drākṣī rājyapradā bhavet
32. Mādhvī is known to grant liberation, and surā is dear to the deities. Aikṣavī is known to bestow knowledge, and drākṣī (liquor made from grapes) grants sovereignty.
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तालजा स्तम्भने शस्ता खार्जूरी रिपुनाशिना ।
नारिकेलभवा श्रीदा पानसी च शुभप्रदा ॥३३॥
33. tālajā stambhane śastā khārjūrī ripunāśinā ,
nārikelabhavā śrīdā pānasī ca śubhapradā.
33. tālatajā stambhane śastā khārjūrī ripunāśinī
nārikelabhavā śrīdā pānasī ca śubhapradā
33. tālatajā stambhane śastā,
khārjūrī ripunāśinī,
nārikelabhavā śrīdā,
pānasī ca śubhapradā
33. The liquor derived from the palmyra palm (tālatajā) is excellent for paralysis or halting processes, the date palm liquor (khārjūrī) destroys enemies, the coconut liquor (nārikelabhavā) grants prosperity, and the jackfruit liquor (pānasī) bestows auspiciousness.
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मधूकजा ज्ञानकरी माध्वीकी रोगनाशिनी ।
मैरेयाख्या कुलेशानि सर्वदा पापहारिणी ॥३४॥
34. madhūkajā jñānakarī mādhvīkī roganāśinī ,
maireyākhyā kuleśāni sarvadā pāpahāriṇī.
34. madhūkajā jñānakarī mādhvīkī roganāśinī
maireyākhyā kuleśāni sarvadā pāpahāriṇī
34. O kuleśāni,
madhūkajā jñānakarī,
mādhvīkī roganāśinī,
maireyākhyā sarvadā pāpahāriṇī ca
34. O mistress of the lineage (kuleśāni), the liquor made from madhūka flowers (madhūkajā) bestows knowledge, mādhvīkī cures diseases, and maireya always removes sin.
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क्षीरवृक्षसमुद्भूतं मद्यं वल्कलसम्भवम् ।
मधुपुष्पसमुद्भूतम् आसवं तण्डुलोद्रवम् ॥३५॥
35. kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṁ madyaṁ valkalasambhavam ,
madhupuṣpasamudbhūtam āsavaṁ taṇḍulodravam.
35. kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṃ madyaṃ valkalasambhavam
madhupuṣpasamudbhūtam āsavam taṇḍulodbhavam
35. kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṃ valkalasambhavam
madhupuṣpasamudbhūtam taṇḍulodbhavam ca madyaṃ āsavam
35. Madya (intoxicating drink) is derived from milky trees or produced from bark, while āsava is produced from madhūka flowers or from rice.
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यस्यानन्दो निवीकार आमोदश्च मनोहरः ।
मद्यं तदुत्तमं देवि देवानां प्रीतिदायकम् ॥३६॥
36. yasyānando nivīkāra āmodaśca manoharaḥ ,
madyaṁ taduttamaṁ devi devānāṁ prītidāyakam.
36. yasya ānandaḥ nivīkāraḥ āmodaḥ ca manoharaḥ
madyaṃ tat uttamam devi devānāṃ prītidāyakam
36. he devi,
yasya ānandaḥ nivīkāraḥ āmodaḥ ca manoharaḥ,
tat madyaṃ uttamam devānāṃ prītidāyakam ca
36. O goddess, that intoxicating drink whose joy is unalterable and whose delight is captivating is supreme and bestows gladness upon the deities.
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आत्मेच्चं पूरयेत् पात्रं परमानन्दवर्द्धनम् ।
एतदामोदकं द्रव्यं सर्वदेवप्रियं प्रिये ॥३७॥
37. ātmeccaṁ pūrayet pātraṁ paramānandavarddhanam ,
etadāmodakaṁ dravyaṁ sarvadevapriyaṁ priye.
37. ātmaiच्छम् pūrayet pātram paramānandavardhanam
etat āmodakam dravyam sarvadevapriyam priye
37. priye,
ātmaicchaṃ paramānandavardhanam pātram pūrayet,
etat dravyam āmodakam sarvadevapriyam (ca vartate).
37. O dear one, one should fill the vessel as desired by oneself, which increases supreme bliss. This substance is delightful and dear to all deities.
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सुरादर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ।
तद्गन्धाघ्राणमात्रेण शतक्रतुफलं लभेत् ॥३८॥
38. surādarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ,
tadgandhāghrāṇamātreṇa śatakratuphalaṁ labhet.
38. surādarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
tatgandhāghrāṇamātreṇa śatakratuphalam labhet
38. surādarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate,
tatgandhāghrāṇamātreṇa (ca) śatakratuphalam labhet.
38. Merely by seeing surā, one is freed from all sins, and merely by smelling its fragrance, one attains the fruit of a hundred sacrifices (śatakratu - Indra).
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मद्यस्पर्शनमात्रेण तीर्थकोटिफलं लभेत् ।
देवि तत्पानतः साक्षाल्लभेन्मुक्तिं चतुवीधाम् ॥३९॥
39. madyasparśanamātreṇa tīrthakoṭiphalaṁ labhet ,
devi tatpānataḥ sākṣāllabhenmuktiṁ catuvīdhām.
39. madya-sparśana-mātreṇa tīrtha-koṭi-phalaṃ labhet
devi tat-pānataḥ sākṣāt labhet muktiṃ caturvidhām
39. devī madyasparśanamātreṇa tīrthakoṭiphalaṃ labhet,
tatpānataḥ sākṣāt caturvidhām muktim labhet
39. O goddess, merely by touching madya, one attains the fruit of ten million sacred pilgrimage places, and by drinking it, one directly attains the fourfold liberation.
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इच्चाशक्तिः सुरामोदे ज्ञानशक्तिश्च तद्रसे ।
तत्स्वादे च क्रियाशक्तिस्तदुल्लासे परा स्थिता ॥४०॥
40. iccāśaktiḥ surāmode jñānaśaktiśca tadrase ,
tatsvāde ca kriyāśaktistadullāse parā sthitā.
40. icchā-śaktiḥ surā-mode jñāna-śaktiḥ ca tat-rase
tat-svāde ca kriyā-śaktiḥ tat-ullāse parā sthitā
40. surāmode icchāśaktiḥ,
tadrase jñānaśaktiḥ ca,
tatsvāde kriyāśaktiḥ ca,
tadullāse parā sthitā
40. The power of will resides in the joy of surā, the power of knowledge in its taste, the power of action in its flavor, and supreme energy resides in its exhilaration.
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मदिरा ब्रह्मगाः प्रोक्ताः चित्तशोधनसाधनाः ।
तासामेकां समाहृत्य पूजाकर्म समाचरेत् ॥४१॥
41. madirā brahmagāḥ proktāḥ cittaśodhanasādhanāḥ ,
tāsāmekāṁ samāhṛtya pūjākarma samācaret.
41. madirā brahmagāḥ proktāḥ cittaśodhanasādhanāḥ
tāsam ekām samāhṛtya pūjākarma samācaret
41. madirāḥ brahmagāḥ cittaśodhanasādhanāḥ proktāḥ
tāsam ekām samāhṛtya pūjākarma samācaret
41. Wines associated with Brahman are declared to be means for purifying the mind. Taking one of them, the practitioner should perform the worship ritual.
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मत्स्य मांसादिविजयां चाष्टगन्धैः सुमिश्रिताम् ।
संमर्द्य वटिकां कृत्वा संगृह्याथ विचक्षणः ।
मद्याभावे तु वटिकां जले संयुज्य तर्पयेत् ॥४२॥
42. matsya māṁsādivijayāṁ cāṣṭagandhaiḥ sumiśritām ,
saṁmardya vaṭikāṁ kṛtvā saṁgṛhyātha vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
madyābhāve tu vaṭikāṁ jale saṁyujya tarpayet.
42. matsya māmsādivijayām ca aṣṭagandhaiḥ
sumiśritām saṃmardya vaṭikām kṛtvā
saṃgṛhya atha vicakṣaṇaḥ madyābhāve
tu vaṭikām jale saṃyujya tarpayet
42. vicakṣaṇaḥ matsya-māmsādi-vijayām
aṣṭagandhaiḥ sumiśritām saṃmardya
vaṭikām kṛtvā saṃgṛhya atha madyābhāve
tu vaṭikām jale saṃyujya tarpayet
42. The wise practitioner, having thoroughly mixed fish, meat, and other such substances with the eight perfumes, should grind them together to make a pill and collect it. Then, in the absence of wine, he should dissolve that pill in water and make offerings.
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गुडमिश्रेण तक्रेण तर्पयेत् मधुभाजिना ।
सौवीरेणाथवा कुर्यादेतत् कर्म न लोपयेत् ।
प्रमादाद् यदि लुप्येत देवताशापमाप्नुयात् ॥४३॥
43. guḍamiśreṇa takreṇa tarpayet madhubhājinā ,
sauvīreṇāthavā kuryādetat karma na lopayet ,
pramādād yadi lupyeta devatāśāpamāpnuyāt.
43. guḍamiśreṇa takreṇa tarpayet
madhubhājinā sauvīreṇa athavā kuryāt
etat karma na lopayet pramādāt
yadi lupyeta devatāśāpam āpnuyāt
43. guḍamiśreṇa takreṇa madhubhājinā
vā sauvīreṇa tarpayet etat
karma na kuryāt lopayet yadi pramādāt
lupyeta devatāśāpam āpnuyāt
43. He should offer libations with buttermilk mixed with jaggery, or with one containing honey, or with sauvīra. He should not neglect this practice. If through inadvertence it should be neglected, he would incur the curse of the deities.
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मांसन्तु त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं खभूजलचरं प्रिये ।
यथासम्भवमप्येकं तर्पणार्थं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
मांसदर्शनमात्रेण सुरादर्शनवत् फलम् ॥४४॥
44. māṁsantu trividhaṁ proktaṁ khabhūjalacaraṁ priye ,
yathāsambhavamapyekaṁ tarpaṇārthaṁ prakalpayet ,
māṁsadarśanamātreṇa surādarśanavat phalam.
44. māṃsam tu trividham proktam
kha-bhū-jala-caram priye yathāsambhavam api
ekam tarpaṇārtham prakalpayet
māṃsadarśanamātreṇa surādarśanavat phalam
44. priye kha-bhū-jala-caram trividham
māṃsam tu proktam ekam api yathāsambhavam
tarpaṇārtham prakalpayet
māṃsadarśanamātreṇa surādarśanavat phalam
44. O beloved, meat is declared to be of three kinds - that which moves in the sky, on earth, or in water. The practitioner should employ whichever one is available for the purpose of the libation. Merely seeing meat yields the same fruit as seeing wine.
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पितृदैवतयज्ञेषु वैधहिंसा विधीयते ।
आत्मार्थं प्राणिनां हिंसा कदाचिन्नोदिता प्रिये ॥४५॥
45. pitṛdaivatayajñeṣu vaidhahiṁsā vidhīyate ,
ātmārthaṁ prāṇināṁ hiṁsā kadācinnoditā priye.
45. pitṛdaivatayajñeṣu vaidhahiṃsā vidhīyate
ātmatarthaṃ prāṇināṃ hiṃsā kadācin noditā priye
45. priye pitṛdaivatayajñeṣu vaidhahiṃsā vidhīyate
kadācit ātmatarthaṃ prāṇināṃ hiṃsā na uditā
45. O beloved, ritual violence is prescribed in yagias for ancestors and deities, but violence against living beings for one's own sake is never commanded.
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अनिमित्तं तृणं वापि चेदयेन्न कदाचन ।
देवतार्थं द्विजार्थ वा हत्वा पापैर्न लिप्यते ॥४६॥
46. animittaṁ tṛṇaṁ vāpi cedayenna kadācana ,
devatārthaṁ dvijārtha vā hatvā pāpairna lipyate.
46. animittaṃ tṛṇaṃ vāpi chedayen na kadācana
devatārthaṃ dvijārthaṃ vā hatvā pāpair na lipyate
46. kadācana animittaṃ tṛṇaṃ vā api na chedayet
devatārthaṃ dvijārthaṃ vā vā hatvā pāpaiḥ na lipyate
46. One should never cut even a blade of grass without a cause; but having killed an animal for the sake of deities or brahmins, one is not tainted by sins.
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मामनादृत्य यत् पुण्यं पापं स्यात् प्रतिभाषतः ।
मन्निमित्तं चरेत् पापं पुण्यं भवति शाम्भवि ॥४७॥
47. māmanādṛtya yat puṇyaṁ pāpaṁ syāt pratibhāṣataḥ ,
mannimittaṁ caret pāpaṁ puṇyaṁ bhavati śāmbhavi.
47. mām anādṛtya yat puṇyam pāpam syāt pratibhāṣataḥ
mad-nimittam caret pāpam puṇyam bhavati śāmbhavi
47. śāmbhavi,
mām anādṛtya yat puṇyam syāt,
pratibhāṣataḥ pāpam (syāt).
mat-nimittam pāpam caret,
(tat) puṇyam bhavati.
47. O Śāmbhavī, whatever merit or sin might arise from disregarding me - if one commits a sin for my sake, it becomes a merit.
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यैरेव पतनं द्रव्यैः सिद्धिस्तैरेव चोदिता ।
श्रीकौलदर्शने चापि भैरवेण महात्मना ॥४८॥
48. yaireva patanaṁ dravyaiḥ siddhistaireva coditā ,
śrīkauladarśane cāpi bhairaveṇa mahātmanā.
48. yair eva patanam dravyaiḥ siddhiḥ taiḥ eva ca
uditā śrī-kaula-darśane ca api bhairaveṇa mahātmanā
48. yaiḥ dravyaiḥ eva patanam (bhavati),
taiḥ eva ca siddhiḥ uditā,
śrī-kaula-darśane ca api mahātmanā bhairaveṇa.
48. By the very same substances that cause downfall, spiritual attainment is declared to be achieved, according to the sublime Kaula doctrine taught by the great Bhairava.
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मत्कर्म कुर्वतां पुंसां कर्मलोपो भवेन्नहि (यदि) ।
तत्कर्म ते प्रकुर्वन्ति सप्तकोटिमुनीश्वराः ॥४९॥
49. matkarma kurvatāṁ puṁsāṁ karmalopo bhavennahi (yadi) ,
tatkarma te prakurvanti saptakoṭimunīśvarāḥ.
49. matkarma kurvatāṃ puṃsāṃ karmalopo bhavet nahi
yadi tatkarma te prakurvanti saptakoṭimunīśvarāḥ
49. puṃsām mat-karma kurvatām karma-lopaḥ na bhavet yadi,
te sapta-koṭi-munīśvarāḥ tat-karma prakurvanti
49. If there is no omission of action for men who perform my actions, those seventy million lords of sages perform that very action.
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हन्यान्मन्त्रेण चानेन त्वभिमन्त्र्य पशुं प्रिये ।
गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैः पूज्य चान्यथा नरकं व्रजेत् ॥५०॥
50. hanyānmantreṇa cānena tvabhimantrya paśuṁ priye ,
gandhapuṣpākṣataiḥ pūjya cānyathā narakaṁ vrajet.
50. hanyāt mantreṇa ca anena tu abhimantrya paśum priye
gandhapuṣpākṣataiḥ pūjya ca anyathā narakam vrajet
50. priye,
anena mantreṇa tu abhimantrya gandha-puṣpākṣataiḥ pūjya ca paśum hanyāt,
anyathā narakam vrajet
50. O beloved, having consecrated the animal with this very mantra and having honored it with perfumes, flowers, and unbroken grains, one should slaughter it. Otherwise one would go to hell.
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शिवोत्कृत्तमिदं पिण्डमतस्त्वं शिवतां गतः ।
तद् बुध्यस्य पशो त्वं हि मा शिवस्त्वं शिवोऽसि हि ॥५१॥
51. śivotkṛttamidaṁ piṇḍamatastvaṁ śivatāṁ gataḥ ,
tad budhyasya paśo tvaṁ hi mā śivastvaṁ śivo'si hi.
51. śiva-utkṛttam idam piṇḍam ataḥ tvam śivatām gataḥ
tat budhyasva paśo tvam hi mā śivaḥ tvam śivaḥ asi hi
51. paśo tvam ataḥ śiva-utkṛttam idam piṇḍam śivatām gataḥ (asi) tat budhyasva tvam hi (asi),
mā (amanyamānaḥ),
hi śivaḥ tvam śivaḥ asi
51. O animal, this pellet has been excised by Shiva, and you have attained the nature of Shiva - understand this well, for you are indeed Shiva, not anyone else.
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ब्रह्मा स्यात् पलले विष्णुर्गन्धे रुद्रश्च तद्रसे ।
परमात्मा तदानन्दे तस्मात् सेव्यमिदं प्रिये ॥५२॥
52. brahmā syāt palale viṣṇurgandhe rudraśca tadrase ,
paramātmā tadānande tasmāt sevyamidaṁ priye.
52. brahmā syāt palale viṣṇuḥ gandhe rudraḥ ca tat
rase paramātmā tat ānande tasmāt sevyam idam priye
52. palale brahmā syāt,
gandhe viṣṇuḥ ca,
tat rase rudraḥ,
tat ānande paramātmā (syāt),
tasmāt idam sevyam (asti) priye
52. Brahma resides in the meat, Vishnu and Rudra in the perfumes and juices, and the supreme self in that bliss - therefore this is to be consumed, O beloved.
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मांसाभावे तु लशुनं सार्द्रकं नागरन्तु वा ।
आदाय पूजयेद्देवि चान्यथा निष्फलं भवेत् ॥५३॥
53. māṁsābhāve tu laśunaṁ sārdrakaṁ nāgarantu vā ,
ādāya pūjayeddevi cānyathā niṣphalaṁ bhavet.
53. māṃsābhāve tu laśunaṃ sārdrakaṃ nāgarantu vā
ādāya pūjayed devi ca anyathā niṣphalaṃ bhavet
53. māṃsābhāve tu laśunaṃ sārdrakaṃ nāgarantu vā
ādāya devi pūjayet ca anyathā niṣphalaṃ bhavet
53. In the absence of meat, O goddess, one should take garlic, ginger, or dried ginger and use it for worship - otherwise the ritual becomes fruitless.
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मत्स्यमांसविहीनेन मद्येनापि न तर्पयेत् ।
न कुर्यान्मत्स्यमांसाभ्यां विना द्रव्येण पूजनम् ॥५४॥
54. matsyamāṁsavihīnena madyenāpi na tarpayet ,
na kuryānmatsyamāṁsābhyāṁ vinā dravyeṇa pūjanam.
54. matsyamāṃsavihīnena madyenāpi na tarpayet na
kuryān matsyamāṃsābhyāṃ vinā dravyeṇa pūjanam
54. matsyamāṃsavihīnena madyena api na tarpayet
matsyamāṃsābhyāṃ vinā dravyeṇa pūjanam na kuryāt
54. One should not perform the libation with wine alone that lacks fish and meat, nor should one perform worship with any substance lacking fish and meat.
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पिशितं तिलमात्रन्तु तिलार्द्धमपि बिन्दुना ।
सकृत्तर्पणमात्रेण कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥५५॥
55. piśitaṁ tilamātrantu tilārddhamapi bindunā ,
sakṛttarpaṇamātreṇa koṭiyajñaphalaṁ labhet.
55. piśitaṃ tila-mātram tu tila-ardham api bindunā
sakṛt-tarpaṇa-mātreṇa koṭi-yajña-phalam labhet
55. tu piśitam tila-mātram tila-ardham api bindunā
sakṛt-tarpaṇa-mātreṇa koṭi-yajña-phalam labhet
55. By offering even a tiny drop or a sesame-seed-sized piece of meat, or merely a half-measure of sesame, just once in a libation, one obtains the reward of ten million yagyas.
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कुलपूजासमं नास्ति पुण्यमन्यज्जगत्त्रये ।
तस्माद् यः पूजयेद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्त्योः स भाजनम् ॥५६॥
56. kulapūjāsamaṁ nāsti puṇyamanyajjagattraye ,
tasmād yaḥ pūjayedbhaktyā bhuktimuktyoḥ sa bhājanam.
56. kula-pūjā-samam nāsti puṇyam anyat jagat-traye tasmāt
yaḥ pūjayet bhaktyā bhukti-muktyoḥ sa bhājanam
56. jagat-traye kula-pūjā-samam anyat puṇyam na asti tasmāt
yaḥ bhaktyā pūjayet saḥ bhukti-muktyoḥ bhājanam (bhavati)
56. There is no other merit in the three worlds equal to Kaula worship. Therefore, whoever worships with devotion becomes a vessel for both worldly enjoyment and liberation.
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अनधीतोऽप्यशास्त्रज्ञो गुरुभक्तो दृढव्रतः ।
कुलपूजारतो यस्तु स मे प्रियतमो भवेत् ॥५७॥
57. anadhīto'pyaśāstrajño gurubhakto dṛḍhavrataḥ ,
kulapūjārato yastu sa me priyatamo bhavet.
57. anadhītaḥ api aśāstrajñaḥ gurubhaktaḥ dṛḍha-vrataḥ
kula-pūjā-rataḥ yaḥ tu saḥ me priyatamaḥ bhavet
57. yaḥ tu anadhītaḥ api aśāstrajñaḥ gurubhaktaḥ
dṛḍha-vrataḥ kula-pūjā-rataḥ saḥ me priyatamaḥ bhavet
57. Even if he has not studied the scriptures and does not know them, he who is devoted to the teacher, firm in his vows, and engaged in Kaula worship becomes most dear to me.
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चतुर्णामपि वर्णानामाश्रमाणामपीश्वरि ।
पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकानान्तु पूजितेष्टफलप्रदा ॥५८॥
58. caturṇāmapi varṇānāmāśramāṇāmapīśvari ,
puṁstrīnapuṁsakānāntu pūjiteṣṭaphalapradā.
58. caturṇām api varṇānām āśramāṇām api īśvari
puṃ-strī-napuṃsakānām tu pūjita-iṣṭa-phala-pradā
58. īśvari,
caturṇām varṇānām api āśramāṇām api puṃ-strī-napuṃsakānām tu pūjita-iṣṭa-phala-pradā (asti)
58. O goddess, it grants the desired fruit when worshipped, for all four social classes, for all stages of life, and equally for men, women, and neuter beings.
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इहामुत्र फलं दद्याः पूजिता सुवधूरिव ।
अपूजिता त्वं देवेशि दुःखदा कुवधूरिव ॥५९॥
59. ihāmutra phalaṁ dadyāḥ pūjitā suvadhūriva ,
apūjitā tvaṁ deveśi duḥkhadā kuvadhūriva.
59. iha amutra phalaṃ dadyāt pūjitā suvadhūr iva
apūjitā tvam deveśi duḥkhadā kuvadhūr iva
59. deveśi pūjitā suvadhūr iva iha amutra phalaṃ
dadyāt apūjitā tu kuvadhūr iva duḥkhadā
59. O queen of the gods, when worshipped it grants the fruit here and hereafter, like a good wife. But when unworsought, O goddess, it brings sorrow, like a bad wife.
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कुलपूजां विना यस्तु करोत्येवं सुदुर्मतिः ।
स याति नरकं घोरमेकविंशतिभिः कुलैः ॥६०॥
60. kulapūjāṁ vinā yastu karotyevaṁ sudurmatiḥ ,
sa yāti narakaṁ ghoramekaviṁśatibhiḥ kulaiḥ.
60. kulapūjām vinā yaḥ tu karoti evam sudurmatiḥ
sa yāti narakam ghoram ekaviṃśatibhiḥ kulaiḥ
60. yaḥ tu sudurmatiḥ kulapūjām vinā evam karoti
saḥ ghoram narakam ekaviṃśatibhiḥ kulaiḥ yāti
60. And whoever, being utterly foolish, performs rituals without Kaula worship, goes to a terrible hell along with twenty-one generations of his family.
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तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन कुलपूजारतो भवेत् ।
लभते सर्वसिद्धींश्च नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥६१॥
61. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena kulapūjārato bhavet ,
labhate sarvasiddhīṁśca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.
61. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena kulapūjārato bhavet
labhate sarvasiddhīṃś ca na atra kāryā vicāraṇā
61. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena kulapūjārato bhavet ca
sarvasiddhīḥ labhate atra vicāraṇā na kāryā
61. Therefore, with all one's effort, one should be devoted to Kaula worship. He obtains all spiritual attainments, and there is no room for doubt here.
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आराधनासमर्थश्चेद्दद्यादर्चनसाधनम् ।
यो दातुं नैव शक्नोति कुर्यादर्चनदर्शनम् ॥६२॥
62. ārādhanāsamarthaśceddadyādarcanasādhanam ,
yo dātuṁ naiva śaknoti kuryādarcanadarśanam.
62. ārādhana-samarthaḥ ced dadyāt arcana-sādhanam
yaḥ dātuṃ na eva śaknoti kuryāt arcana-darśanam
62. yaḥ ārādhana-samarthaḥ ced arcana-sādhanam dadyāt,
yaḥ dātuṃ na eva śaknoti arcana-darśanam kuryāt
62. If one is capable of worship, let him offer the requisites of worship. Whoever is not able to give them should practice the mere beholding of the worship.
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सम्यक् शतक्रतून् कृत्वा यत् फलं समवाप्नुयात् ।
तत् फलं समवाप्नोति सकृत् कृत्वा क्रमार्चनम् ॥६३॥
63. samyak śatakratūn kṛtvā yat phalaṁ samavāpnuyāt ,
tat phalaṁ samavāpnoti sakṛt kṛtvā kramārcanam.
63. samyak śatakratūn kṛtvā yat phalaṃ samavāpnuyāt
tat phalaṃ samavāpnoti sakṛt kṛtvā kramārcanam
63. samyak śatakratūn kṛtvā yat phalaṃ samavāpnuyāt
sakṛt kramārcanaṃ kṛtvā tat phalaṃ samavāpnoti
63. Whatever reward one would fully obtain by performing a hundred Vedic rituals, he obtains that very reward by performing Kaula worship just once.
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महाषोडशदानानि कृत्वा यच्च फलं लभेत् ।
तत् फलं समवाप्नोति कृत्वा श्रीचक्रदर्शनम् ॥६४॥
64. mahāṣoḍaśadānāni kṛtvā yacca phalaṁ labhet ,
tat phalaṁ samavāpnoti kṛtvā śrīcakradarśanam.
64. mahāṣoḍaśadānāni kṛtvā yat ca phalaṃ labhet
tat phalaṃ samavāpnoti kṛtvā śrīcakradarśanam
64. mahāṣoḍaśadānāni kṛtvā yat ca phalaṃ labhet
śrīcakradarśanaṃ kṛtvā tat phalaṃ samavāpnoti
64. Whatever reward one might gain by making the great sixteen gifts, he obtains that very reward by performing the beholding of the śrīcakra.
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सार्द्धत्रिकोटितीर्थेषु स्नात्वा यत् फलमाप्नुयात् ।
तत् फलं लभते देवि सकृत् कृत्वा क्रमार्चनम् ॥६५॥
65. sārddhatrikoṭitīrtheṣu snātvā yat phalamāpnuyāt ,
tat phalaṁ labhate devi sakṛt kṛtvā kramārcanam.
65. sārdhatrikoṭītīrtheṣu snātvā yat phalam āpnuyāt
tat phalam labhate devi sakṛt kṛtvā kramarcanam
65. devi,
sārdhatrikoṭītīrtheṣu snātvā yat phalam āpnuyāt,
sakṛt kramarcanam kṛtvā tat phalam labhate
65. O goddess, whatever fruit one would attain by bathing in three and a half crores of sacred water places (tīrtha), that same fruit a person receives by performing the worship of krama even once.
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बहुनोक्तेन किं देवि यथाभक्त्या ददाति यः ।
कुलाचार्याय पूजार्थं कुलद्रव्यं स धर्मवित् ॥६६॥
66. bahunoktena kiṁ devi yathābhaktyā dadāti yaḥ ,
kulācāryāya pūjārthaṁ kuladravyaṁ sa dharmavit.
66. bahunoktena kiṃ devi yathābhaktyā dadāti yaḥ
kulācāryāya pūjārtham kuladravyaṃ sa dharmavit
66. devi,
bahunoktena kim,
yaḥ yathābhaktyā kulācāryāya pūjārtham kuladravyam dadāti,
saḥ dharmavit
66. O goddess, what is the use of speaking much? That person who gives family substances (kuladravya) to the lineage teacher (kulācārya) for the purpose of worship, according to his devotion, is indeed a knower of dharma.
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शैवे वा वैष्णवे शाक्ते सौरे सुगतदर्शने ।
बौद्धे पाशुपते सांख्ये व्रते कुलमुखे तथा ॥६७॥
67. śaive vā vaiṣṇave śākte saure sugatadarśane ,
bauddhe pāśupate sāṁkhye vrate kulamukhe tathā.
67. śaive vā vaiṣṇave śākte saure sugatadarśane
bauddhe pāśupate sāṅkhye vrate kulamukhe tathā
67. śaive vā vaiṣṇave śākte saure sugatadarśane
bauddhe pāśupate sāṅkhye vrate tathā kulamukhe
67. in the Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Śākta, Saura, or Sugata systems, as well as in the Bauddha, Pāśupata, Sāṅkhya, and Vrata traditions, and likewise in the Kulamukha path,
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सदक्षवामसिद्धान्ते वैदिकादिषु पार्वति ।
विनाऽलिपिशिताभ्यान्तु पूजनं निष्फलं भवेत् ॥६८॥
68. sadakṣavāmasiddhānte vaidikādiṣu pārvati ,
vinā'lipiśitābhyāntu pūjanaṁ niṣphalaṁ bhavet.
68. sadakṣavāmasiddhānte vaedikādiṣu pārvati vinā
alipiśitābhyām tu pūjanam niṣphalam bhavet
68. pārvati,
sadakṣavāmasiddhānte vaidikaādiṣu tu alipiśitābhyām vinā pūjanam niṣphalam bhavet
68. O Pārvatī, in the true left-hand and right-hand siddhāntas, as well as in the Vedic and other traditions, worship performed without lipi and śita is fruitless.
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कुलद्रव्यैवीना कुर्याज्जपयज्ञ तपोव्रतम् ।
निष्फलं तद्भवेद्देवि भस्मनीव यथा हुतम् ॥६९॥
69. kuladravyaivīnā kuryājjapayajña tapovratam ,
niṣphalaṁ tadbhaveddevi bhasmanīva yathā hutam.
69. kuladravyaiḥ vinā kuryāt japa-yajñaṃ tapaḥ vratam
niṣphalaṃ tat bhavet devi bhasmani iva yathā hutam
69. devi,
kuladravyair vinā japa-yajñaṃ tapaḥ vratam ca kuryāt cet,
tat bhasmanīva hutam yathā niṣphalaṃ bhavet
69. O goddess, if one performs japa, yagya, tapas, or a vrata without the substances of the lineage (kuladravya), it becomes completely fruitless, just like an offering poured into ashes.
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यथैवान्तश्चरा राज्ञः प्रियाः स्युर्न बहिश्चराः ।
तथान्तर्यागनिष्ठा ये ते प्रिया देवि नापरे ॥७०॥
70. yathaivāntaścarā rājñaḥ priyāḥ syurna bahiścarāḥ ,
tathāntaryāganiṣṭhā ye te priyā devi nāpare.
70. yathā eva antaḥcarāḥ rājñaḥ priyāḥ syuḥ na bahiḥcarāḥ
tathā antaḥyāga-niṣṭhāḥ ye te priyā devi na apare
70. devi,
rājñaḥ antaḥcarāḥ yathā priyāḥ syuḥ na tu bahiḥcarāḥ,
tathā ye antaḥyāga-niṣṭhāḥ te priyāḥ,
na apare
70. O goddess, just as a king holds dear those who serve within his inner apartments rather than those who stay outside, similarly those who are devoted to internal worship (antaryāga) are dear to me, and no others.
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समर्पयन्ति ये भक्त्या आवाभ्यां पिशितासवम् ।
उत्पादयन्ति चानन्दं मत्प्रियाः कौलिकाश्च ते ॥७१॥
71. samarpayanti ye bhaktyā āvābhyāṁ piśitāsavam ,
utpādayanti cānandaṁ matpriyāḥ kaulikāśca te.
71. samarpayanti ye bhaktyā āvābhyāṃ piśitāsavam
utpādayanti ca ānandam matpriyāḥ kaulikāḥ ca te
71. ye bhaktyā āvābhyāṃ piśitāsavam samarpayanti ca
ānandam utpādayanti te kaulikāḥ ca matpriyāḥ
71. Those who devoutly offer flesh and wine to both of us, and who generate bliss, they indeed are the followers of the Kula path (kaulika), and they are dear to me.
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आवयोः परमाकारं सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणम् ।
कुलद्रव्योपभोगेन परिस्फुरति नान्यथा ॥७२॥
72. āvayoḥ paramākāraṁ saccidānandalakṣaṇam ,
kuladravyopabhogena parisphurati nānyathā.
72. āvayoḥ paramākāram saccidānandalakṣanam
kuladravyopabhogena parisphurati na anyathā
72. āvayoḥ saccidānanda-lakṣaṇam paramākāram
kuladravyopabhogena parisphurati na anyathā
72. The supreme form of both of us, which is characterized by absolute bliss-consciousness (saccidānanda), flashes forth fully through the consumption of the lineage substances (kuladravya), and in no other way.
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अन्तःस्थानुभवोल्लासो मनोवाचामगोचरः ।
कुलद्रव्योपभोगेन जायते नान्यथा प्रिये ॥७३॥
73. antaḥsthānubhavollāso manovācāmagocaraḥ ,
kuladravyopabhogena jāyate nānyathā priye.
73. antaḥsthānubhavollāsaḥ manovācāmagocaraḥ
kula-dravyopabhogena jāyate na anyathā priye
73. priye antaḥsthānubhavollāsaḥ manovācāmagocaraḥ
kula-dravyopabhogena jāyate na anyathā
73. O beloved, the joyous thrill of internal experience is beyond the reach of mind and speech, and it arises solely through the consumption of the lineage substances (kuladravya), and in no other way.
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सेविते च कुलद्रव्ये कुलतत्त्वार्थदर्शनः ।
जायते भैरवावेशः सर्वत्र समदर्शनः ॥७४॥
74. sevite ca kuladravye kulatattvārthadarśanaḥ ,
jāyate bhairavāveśaḥ sarvatra samadarśanaḥ.
74. sevite ca kula-dravye kula-tattvārtha-darśanaḥ
jāyate bhairavāveśaḥ sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ
74. ca kula-dravye sevite kula-tattvārtha-darśanaḥ
sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ bhairavāveśaḥ jāyate
74. And when the lineage substances (kuladravya) have been partaken of, there arises the revelation of the truth of the Kula, the possession of Bhairava's full surge of divine presence, and the vision of equality everywhere.
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तमःपरिवृतं वेश्म यथा दीपेन दृश्यते ।
तथा मायावृतो ह्यात्मा द्रव्यपानेन दृश्यते ॥७५॥
75. tamaḥparivṛtaṁ veśma yathā dīpena dṛśyate ,
tathā māyāvṛto hyātmā dravyapānena dṛśyate.
75. tamaḥ parivṛtaṃ veśma yathā dīpena dṛśyate
tathā māyāvṛtaḥ hi ātmā dravya pānena dṛśyate
75. yathā tamaḥ parivṛtaṃ veśma dīpena dṛśyate
tathā māyāvṛtaḥ hi ātmā dravya pānena dṛśyate
75. Just as a room enveloped in darkness is seen with the aid of a lamp, so too the individual self (ātman), veiled by illusion (māyā), is perceived through the drinking of the substance.
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मन्त्रपूतं कुलद्रव्यं गुरुदेवापीतं प्रिये ।
ये पिबन्ति जनास्तेषां स्तन्यपानं न विद्यते ॥७६॥
76. mantrapūtaṁ kuladravyaṁ gurudevāpītaṁ priye ,
ye pibanti janāsteṣāṁ stanyapānaṁ na vidyate.
76. mantra pūtam kula dravyam guru deva api tam priye
ye pibanti janāḥ teṣām stanya pānaṃ na vidyate
76. priye ye janāḥ mantra pūtam kula dravyam guru deva
api tam pibanti teṣām stanya pānam na vidyate
76. O beloved one, for those people who drink the ritual substance of the family consecrated by mantras and partaken of by the teacher and the gods, there is no more drinking of breast milk (rebirth in saṃsāra).
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मद्यन्तु भैरवो देवो मद्यं शक्तिः समीरिता ।
अहो भोक्ता च मद्यस्य मोहयेदमरानपि ॥७७॥
77. madyantu bhairavo devo madyaṁ śaktiḥ samīritā ,
aho bhoktā ca madyasya mohayedamarānapi.
77. madyam tu bhairavo devo madyam śaktiḥ samīritā
aho bhoktā ca madyasya mohayet amarān api
77. bhairavaḥ devaḥ madyam tu śaktiḥ samīritā
ca madyasya bhoktā api amarān mohayet aho
77. The ritual substance is Bhairava (the divine destroyer), and the substance is declared to be Śakti (divine energy). Oh, indeed, the partaker of this substance can bewilder even the gods.
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तन्मैरेयं नरः पीत्वा यो न विकुरुते प्रिये ।
मद्ध्यानैकपरो भूत्वा स मुक्तः स च कौलिकः ॥७८॥
78. tanmaireyaṁ naraḥ pītvā yo na vikurute priye ,
maddhyānaikaparo bhūtvā sa muktaḥ sa ca kaulikaḥ.
78. tam maireyam naraḥ pītvā yaḥ na vikurute priye
matdhyānaikaparaḥ bhūtvā sa muktaḥ sa ca kaulikaḥ
78. priye naraḥ tam maireyam pītvā yaḥ na vikurute
matdhyānaikaparaḥ bhūtvā saḥ muktaḥ saḥ ca kaulikaḥ
78. O beloved one, a person who, having drunk that maireya substance, remains undisturbed in mind, and who is exclusively devoted to meditation on Me, is liberated and is indeed a Kaulika.
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सुरा शक्तिः शिवो मांसं तद्भोक्ता भैरवः स्वयम् ।
तयोरैक्यसमुत्पन्न आनन्दो मोक्ष उच्यते ॥७९॥
79. surā śaktiḥ śivo māṁsaṁ tadbhoktā bhairavaḥ svayam ,
tayoraikyasamutpanna ānando mokṣa ucyate.
79. surā śaktiḥ śivaḥ māṃsam tat bhoktā bhairavaḥ svayam
tayoḥ aikya samutpannaḥ ānandaḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
79. surā śaktiḥ,
śivaḥ māṃsam,
tat bhoktā svayam bhairavaḥ,
tayoḥ aikya-samutpannaḥ ānandaḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
79. The ritual substance is Śakti (divine energy), and Śiva is the meat. The partaker of this is Bhairava Himself, and the bliss born from the union of these two is declared to be mokṣa (liberation).
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आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो रूपं तच्च देहे व्यवस्थितम् ।
तस्याभिव्यञ्जकं मद्यं योगिभिस्तेन पीयते ॥८०॥
80. ānandaṁ brahmaṇo rūpaṁ tacca dehe vyavasthitam ,
tasyābhivyañjakaṁ madyaṁ yogibhistena pīyate.
80. ānandam brahmaṇaḥ rūpam tat ca dehe vyavasthitam
tasya abhivyañjakam madyam yogibhiḥ tena pīyate
80. ānandam brahmaṇaḥ rūpam ca tat dehe vyavasthitam,
tasya abhivyañjakam madyam yogibhiḥ tena pīyate
80. Bliss is the form of Brahman, and that is established within the body. Wine is its manifestor, and therefore it is drunk by yogīs.
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कुण्डी कम्बुकपालानि मधुपूर्णानि बिभ्रतः ।
किं न पश्यति लोकोऽयं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ॥८१॥
81. kuṇḍī kambukapālāni madhupūrṇāni bibhrataḥ ,
kiṁ na paśyati loko'yaṁ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān.
81. kuṇḍī kambukapālāni madhupūrṇāni bibhrataḥ
kiṃ na paśyati loko ayaṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān
81. ayam lokaḥ kiṃ na paśyati kuṇḍī kambukapālāni
madhupūrṇāni bibhrataḥ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān
81. Why does this world not see Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara carrying pots, conch shells, and skulls filled with wine?
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निःशङ्को निर्भयो वीरो निर्लज्जो निष्कुतूहलः ।
निर्णीतवेदशास्त्रार्थो वरदां वारुणीं पिबेत् ॥८२॥
82. niḥśaṅko nirbhayo vīro nirlajjo niṣkutūhalaḥ ,
nirṇītavedaśāstrārtho varadāṁ vāruṇīṁ pibet.
82. niḥśaṅkaḥ nirbhayaḥ vīraḥ nirlajjaḥ niṣkutūhalaḥ
nirṇītavedaśāstrārthaḥ varadām vāruṇīm pibet
82. niḥśaṅkaḥ nirbhayaḥ vīraḥ nirlajjaḥ niṣkutūhalaḥ
nirṇītavedaśāstrārthaḥ varadām vāruṇīm pibet
82. Free from doubt, fear, shame, and curiosity, and having ascertained the true meaning of the Vedas and scriptures, the heroic practitioner should drink the wish-granting vāruṇī (wine).
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मन्त्रसंस्कारसंशुद्धामृतपानेन पार्वति ।
जायते देवताभावो भवबन्धविमोचकः ॥८३॥
83. mantrasaṁskārasaṁśuddhāmṛtapānena pārvati ,
jāyate devatābhāvo bhavabandhavimocakaḥ.
83. mantrasaṃskārasaṃśuddhāmṛtapānena pārvati
jāyate devatābhāvo bhavabandhavimocakaḥ
83. pārvati mantrasaṃskārasaṃśuddhāmṛtapānena
devatābhāvo bhavabandhavimocakaḥ jāyate
83. O Pārvatī, through drinking the nectar purified by mantra consecration, one attains a divine state and is liberated from the bondage of worldly existence.
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ब्राह्मणस्य सदा पेयं क्षत्रियस्य रणागमे ।
गोलम्भने तु वैश्यस्य शूद्रस्यान्त्येष्टिकर्मणि ॥८४॥
84. brāhmaṇasya sadā peyaṁ kṣatriyasya raṇāgame ,
golambhane tu vaiśyasya śūdrasyāntyeṣṭikarmaṇi.
84. brāhmaṇasya sadā peyaṃ kṣatriyasya raṇāgame
golambhane tu vaiśyasya śūdrasyāntyeṣṭikarmaṇi
84. brāhmaṇasya sadā peyam,
kṣatriyasya raṇāgame,
vaiśyasya tu golambhane,
śūdrasya antyeṣṭikarmaṇi (peyam)
84. It should always be drunk by a brahmin, at the onset of battle by a kṣatriya, during the slaughter of cows by a vaiśya, and during funeral rites by a śūdra.
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देवान् पितृन् समभ्यर्च्य देवि शास्त्रोक्तवर्त्मना ।
गुरुं स्मरन् पिबन्मद्यं खादन् मांसंन दोषभाक् ॥८५॥
85. devān pitṛn samabhyarcya devi śāstroktavartmanā ,
guruṁ smaran pibanmadyaṁ khādan māṁsaṁna doṣabhāk.
85. devān pitṛn samabhyarcya devi śāstroktavartmanā
guruṃ smaran piban madyam khādan māṃsam na doṣabhāk
85. devi śāstroktavartmanā devān pitṛn samabhyarcya
guruṃ smaran madyam piban māṃsam khādan na doṣabhāk
85. O goddess, having honored the gods and ancestors according to the path prescribed by the scriptures, and remembering the guru, one who drinks wine and eats meat incurs no sin.
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तृप्त्यर्थं पितृदेवानां ब्रह्मध्यानस्थिराय च ।
सेवेत मधुमांसानि तृष्णया चेत् स पातकी ॥८६॥
86. tṛptyarthaṁ pitṛdevānāṁ brahmadhyānasthirāya ca ,
seveta madhumāṁsāni tṛṣṇayā cet sa pātakī.
86. tṛptyartham pitṛdevānām brahmadhyānasthirāya
ca seveta madhumāṃsāni tṛṣṇayā cet sa pātakī
86. pitṛdevānām tṛptyartham brahmadhyānasthirāya ca madhumāṃsāni seveta,
cet tṛṣṇayā (seveta),
saḥ pātakī (bhavati)
86. For the satisfaction of the ancestors and the gods, and for being steadfast in meditation on Brahman, one should partake of wine and meat, but if one does so out of mere craving, he is a sinner.
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मन्त्रार्थं स्फुरणार्थाय मनसः स्थैर्यहेतवे ।
भवपाशनिवृत्त्यर्थं मधुपानं समाचरेत् ॥८७॥
87. mantrārthaṁ sphuraṇārthāya manasaḥ sthairyahetave ,
bhavapāśanivṛttyarthaṁ madhupānaṁ samācaret.
87. mantrārthaṃ sphuraṇārthāya manasaḥ sthairyahetave
bhavapāśanivṛttyarthaṃ madhupānaṃ samācaret
87. mantrārthaṃ sphuraṇārthāya manasaḥ sthairyahetave
bhavapāśanivṛttyarthaṃ madhupānaṃ samācaret
87. One should partake of the ritual drink for the realization of the meaning of mantras, for the awakening of inner insight, for the stability of the mind, and for the cessation of the bondage of worldly existence.
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सेवेत स्वसुखार्थं यो मद्यादीनि स पातकी ।
प्राशयेद्देवताप्रीत्यै स्वाभिलाषविवजीतः ॥८८॥
88. seveta svasukhārthaṁ yo madyādīni sa pātakī ,
prāśayeddevatāprītyai svābhilāṣavivajītaḥ.
88. seveta svasukhārthaṃ yo madyādīni sa pātakiḥ
prāśayeddevatāprītyai svābhilāṣavivarjitaḥ
88. yaḥ svasukhārthaṃ madyādīni seveta,
saḥ pātakiḥ (bhavati).
(yaḥ tu) svābhilāṣavivarjitaḥ,
devatāprītyai prāśayet
88. Whoever partakes of wine and other such substances merely for personal pleasure is a sinner, whereas one who is free from personal craving should partake of them solely for the gratification of the deities.
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मत्स्यमांससुरादीनां मादकानां निषेवणम् ।
यागकालं बिनान्यत्र दूषणं कथितं प्रिये ॥८९॥
89. matsyamāṁsasurādīnāṁ mādakānāṁ niṣevaṇam ,
yāgakālaṁ binānyatra dūṣaṇaṁ kathitaṁ priye.
89. matsyamāṃsasurādīnāṃ mādakānāṃ niṣevanam
yāgakālaṃ vinā anyatra dūṣaṇaṃ kathitaṃ priye
89. priye yāgakālaṃ vinā anyatra matsyamāṃsasurādīnāṃ
mādakānāṃ niṣevanaṃ dūṣaṇaṃ kathitam
89. O beloved, the consumption of fish, meat, wine, and other intoxicating substances anywhere outside the time of ritual worship is declared to be a fault.
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यथा क्रतुषु विप्राणां सोमपानं विधीयते ।
मद्यपानं तथा कार्यं समये भोगमोक्षदम् ॥९०॥
90. yathā kratuṣu viprāṇāṁ somapānaṁ vidhīyate ,
madyapānaṁ tathā kāryaṁ samaye bhogamokṣadam.
90. yathā kratuṣu viprāṇāṃ somapānaṃ vidhīyate
madypānaṃ tathā kāryaṃ samaye bhogamokṣadam
90. yathā kratuṣu viprāṇāṃ somapānaṃ vidhīyate
tathā samaye bhogamokṣadaṃ madyapānaṃ kāryam
90. Just as the drinking of soma is prescribed for brahmins in Vedic rituals, similarly the drinking of wine at the proper time should be performed, as it bestows both worldly enjoyment and liberation.
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श्रीगुरोः कुलशास्त्रेभ्यः सम्यग्विज्ञाय वासनाम् ।
पञ्चमुद्रा निषेवेत चान्यथा पतितो भवेद् ॥९१॥
91. śrīguroḥ kulaśāstrebhyaḥ samyagvijñāya vāsanām ,
pañcamudrā niṣeveta cānyathā patito bhaved.
91. śrīgoroḥ kulaśāstrebhyaḥ samyak vijñāya vāsanām
pañcamudrāḥ niṣeveta ca anyathā patitaḥ bhavet
91. śrīgoroḥ kulaśāstrebhyaḥ vāsanām samyak vijñāya pañcamudrā niṣeveta ca,
anyathā patitaḥ bhavet
91. Having fully understood the true intent from the revered guru and the family scriptures, one should engage in the five mudrās, otherwise he becomes fallen.
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आवृत्तिं गुरुपंक्तिश्च वटुकादीन्न पूज्य यः ।
वीरोऽप्यत्र वृथापानी देवताशापमाप्नुयात् ॥९२॥
92. āvṛttiṁ gurupaṁktiśca vaṭukādīnna pūjya yaḥ ,
vīro'pyatra vṛthāpānī devatāśāpamāpnuyāt.
92. āvṛttim gurupaṅktim ca vaṭukādīn na pūjya yaḥ
vīraḥ api atra vṛthāpānī devatāśāpam āpnuyāt
92. yaḥ āvṛttim gurupaṅktim ca vaṭukādīn na pūjya
vīraḥ api atra vṛthāpānī devatāśāpam āpnuyāt
92. Even a hero who, without honoring the repetition of mantras, the line of gurus, and the vaṭukas and others here, drinks in vain, incurs the curse of the deities.
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अयष्ट्वा भैरवं देवमकृत्वा मन्त्रतर्पणम् ।
पशुपानविधौ पीत्वा वीरोऽपि नरकं व्रजेत् ॥९३॥
93. ayaṣṭvā bhairavaṁ devamakṛtvā mantratarpaṇam ,
paśupānavidhau pītvā vīro'pi narakaṁ vrajet.
93. ayaṣṭvā bhairavam devam akṛtvā mantratarpaṇam
paśupānavidhau pītvā vīraḥ api narakam vrajet
93. devam bhairavam ayaṣṭvā mantra-tarpaṇam akṛtvā
paśu-pāna-vidhau pītvā api vīraḥ narakam vrajet
93. Even a hero, if he drinks in the ritual of animal sacrifice without worshipping Bhairava and without performing the offering of mantras, goes to hell.
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अज्ञात्वा कौलिकाचारमयष्ट्वा गुरुपादुकाम् ।
योऽस्मिन् शास्त्रे प्रवर्त्तेत तं त्वं पीडयसि ध्रुवम् ॥९४॥
94. ajñātvā kaulikācāramayaṣṭvā gurupādukām ,
yo'smin śāstre pravartteta taṁ tvaṁ pīḍayasi dhruvam.
94. ajñātvā kaulikācāram ayaṣṭvā gurupādukām yaḥ
asmin śāstre pravarteta tam tvam pīḍayasi dhruvam
94. yaḥ kaulikācāram ajñātvā guru-pādukām ayaṣṭvā asmin śāstre pravarteta,
tvam tam dhruvam pīḍayasi
94. Without knowing the conduct of the Kaulikas and without worshipping the sandals of the guru, whoever engages in this scripture, you certainly torment him.
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कौलज्ञाने ह्यसिद्धो यस्तद्द्रव्यं भोक्तुमिच्चति ।
स महापातकी ज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः ॥९५॥
95. kaulajñāne hyasiddho yastaddravyaṁ bhoktumiccati ,
sa mahāpātakī jñeyaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ.
95. kaulajñāne hi asiddhaḥ yaḥ tat dravyam bhoktum
icchati saḥ mahāpātakī jñeyaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ
95. yaḥ kaulajñāne hy asiddhaḥ tat dravyam bhoktum icchati,
saḥ mahāpātakī sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ jñeyaḥ
95. O goddess, whoever is not accomplished in kaulajñāna and wishes to consume that substance is known as a great sinner and is excluded from all dharma.
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समयाचारहीनस्य स्वैरवृत्तेर्दुरात्मनः ।
न सिद्धयः कुलभ्रंशस्तत्संसर्गं न कारयेत् ॥९६॥
96. samayācārahīnasya svairavṛtterdurātmanaḥ ,
na siddhayaḥ kulabhraṁśastatsaṁsargaṁ na kārayet.
96. samayācārahīnasya svairavṛtteḥ durātmanaḥ na
siddhayaḥ kulabhraṃśaḥ tat saṃsargam na kārayet
96. samayācārahīnasya svairavṛtteḥ durātmanaḥ na siddhayaḥ,
kulabhraṃśaḥ (bhavati),
tatsaṃsargam na kārayet
96. For one who is devoid of traditional observances, who acts according to his own uncontrolled will, and who is evil-minded, there are no spiritual attainments, but rather the destruction of his lineage. One should not associate with him.
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यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्त्तते कामकारतः ।
स सिद्धिमिह नाप्नोति परत्र न परां गतिम् ॥९७॥
97. yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya varttate kāmakārataḥ ,
sa siddhimiha nāpnoti paratra na parāṁ gatim.
97. yaḥ śāstravidhim utsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ sa
siddhiṃ iha na āpnoti paratra na parām gatim
97. yaḥ śāstravidhim utsṛjya kāmakārataḥ vartate sa
iha siddhim na āpnoti paratra na parām gatim
97. Whoever, setting aside the injunctions of scripture, acts according to his own uncontrolled desires, attains neither perfection here nor the supreme state hereafter.
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स्वेच्चया रममाणो यो दीक्षासंस्कारवजीतः ।
न तस्य सद्गतिः क्वापि तपस्तीर्थव्रतादिभिः ॥९८॥
98. sveccayā ramamāṇo yo dīkṣāsaṁskāravajītaḥ ,
na tasya sadgatiḥ kvāpi tapastīrthavratādibhiḥ.
98. svecchayā ramaamāṇaḥ yaḥ dīkṣāsaṃskāravarjitaḥ
na tasya sadgatiḥ kvāpi tapaḥtīrthavratādibhiḥ
98. yaḥ dīkṣāsaṃskāravarjitaḥ svecchayā ramaamāṇaḥ
tasya kvāpi tapas-tīrtha-vratādibhiḥ sadgatiḥ na
98. One who sports according to his own free will, devoid of initiation and proper purificatory rites - for him there is no higher destination anywhere through spiritual practices, pilgrimages, vows, and the like.
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असंस्कृतं पिबेद्द्रव्यं बलात्कारेण मैथुनम् ।
स्वप्रियेण हतं मांसं रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत् ॥९९॥
99. asaṁskṛtaṁ pibeddravyaṁ balātkāreṇa maithunam ,
svapriyeṇa hataṁ māṁsaṁ rauravaṁ narakaṁ vrajet.
99. asaṃskṛtaṃ pibed dravyaṃ balātkāreṇa maithunam
sva-priyeṇa hataṃ māṃsaṃ rauravaṃ narakaṃ vrajet
99. asaṃskṛtaṃ dravyaṃ pibet,
balātkāreṇa maithunam (pibet),
sva-priyeṇa hataṃ māṃsaṃ (ca khādet),
(saḥ) rauravaṃ narakaṃ vrajet
99. One who consumes unconsecrated substances, engages in forced sexual intercourse, or eats meat from an animal killed by one's own beloved, goes to the Raurava hell.
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कौलाः पशुव्रतस्याश्चेत् पक्षद्वयविडम्बकाः ।
केशसंख्या स्मृता यावत्तावत्तिष्ठन्ति रौरवे ॥१००॥
100. kaulāḥ paśuvratasyāścet pakṣadvayaviḍambakāḥ ,
keśasaṁkhyā smṛtā yāvattāvattiṣṭhanti raurave.
100. kaulāḥ paśu-vratasyāś caet pakṣa-dvaya-viḍambakāḥ
keśa-saṃkhyā smṛtā yāvat tāvat tiṣṭhanti raurave
100. kaulāḥ paśu-vratasya ca cet pakṣa-dvaya-viḍambakāḥ (syuḥ),
keśa-saṃkhyā yāvat smṛtā,
tāvat raurave tiṣṭhanti
100. If Kaulas who follow the paśu-vrata mock both sides (or both aspects), they remain in the Raurava hell for as many years as there are hairs on their head.
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कुलद्रव्याणि सेवेत योऽन्यदर्शनमाश्रितः ।
तदङ्गरोमसंख्यातं भूतयोनिषु जायते ॥१०१॥
101. kuladravyāṇi seveta yo'nyadarśanamāśritaḥ ,
tadaṅgaromasaṁkhyātaṁ bhūtayoniṣu jāyate.
101. kuladravyāṇi seveta yaḥ anyadarśanam āśritaḥ
tat aṅgaroma-saṅkhyātam bhūtayonīṣu jāyate
101. yaḥ anyadarśanam āśritaḥ kuladravyāṇi seveta,
tat aṅgaroma-saṅkhyātam bhūtayonīṣu jāyate
101. Whoever relies on another system of philosophy and partakes of the substances proper to the kula-tradition is born among the origins of elemental beings for as many lifetimes as there are hairs on that body.
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मदप्रच्चादितात्मा च न किञ्चिदपि वेत्ति च ।
न ध्यानं न तपो नार्चा न धर्मो न च सत्क्रिया ॥१०२॥
102. madapraccāditātmā ca na kiñcidapi vetti ca ,
na dhyānaṁ na tapo nārcā na dharmo na ca satkriyā.
102. madapracchāditātmā ca na kiñcit api vetti ca na
dhyānam na tapaḥ na arcā na dharmaḥ na ca satkriyā
102. madapracchāditātmā ca kiñcit api na vetti,
ca na dhyānam,
na tapaḥ,
na arcā,
na dharmaḥ,
na ca satkriyā
102. And whose inner self is veiled by intoxication, he knows nothing whatsoever - neither meditation, nor spiritual practice, nor worship, nor dharma, nor virtuous deeds.
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न दैवं न गुरुर्नात्मविचारो न स कौलिकः ।
केवलं विषयासक्तः पतत्येव न संशयः ॥१०३॥
103. na daivaṁ na gururnātmavicāro na sa kaulikaḥ ,
kevalaṁ viṣayāsaktaḥ patatyeva na saṁśayaḥ.
103. na daivam na guruḥ na ātma-vicāraḥ na sa kaulikaḥ
kevalam viṣaya-āsaktaḥ patati eva na saṃśayaḥ
103. na daivam na guruḥ na ātma-vicāraḥ na saḥ kaulikaḥ
viṣaya-āsaktaḥ kevalam patati eva na saṃśayaḥ
103. Without the divine, without a guru, without reflection on the self, and without being a true practitioner of the Kaula path - one who is merely attached to sensory objects inevitably falls, without a doubt.
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मद्यासक्तो न पूजार्थी मांसाशी स्त्रीनिषेवकः ।
कौलोपदेशहीनो यः सोऽक्षयं नरकं व्रजेत् ॥१०४॥
104. madyāsakto na pūjārthī māṁsāśī strīniṣevakaḥ ,
kaulopadeśahīno yaḥ so'kṣayaṁ narakaṁ vrajet.
104. madya-āsaktaḥ na pūjā-arthī māṃsa-aśī strī-niṣevakaḥ
kaula-upadeśa-hīnaḥ yaḥ saḥ akṣayam narakam vrajet
104. yaḥ madya-āsaktaḥ na pūjā-arthī māṃsa-aśī strī-niṣevakaḥ
kaula-upadeśa-hīnaḥ saḥ akṣayam narakam vrajet
104. Addicted to alcohol, lacking devotion or worship, a consumer of meat, indulging in women, and devoid of the teachings of the Kaula path - whoever he is, he will go to endless hell.
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असंस्कारी तु यो नौ स्यात् पञ्च मुद्रा निषेवते ।
कुलेशि ब्रह्यनिष्ठोऽपि निन्द्यतामधिगच्चति ॥१०५॥
105. asaṁskārī tu yo nau syāt pañca mudrā niṣevate ,
kuleśi brahyaniṣṭho'pi nindyatāmadhigaccati.
105. asaskārī tu yaḥ naḥ syāt pañca mudrā niṣevate
kuleśi brahman-niṣṭhaḥ api nindyatām adhigacchati
105. tu yaḥ asaṃskārī naḥ syāt pañca mudrā niṣevate,
kuleśi brahman-niṣṭhaḥ api nindyatām adhigacchati
105. O mistress of the lineage (kuleśi), indeed, whoever lacks refinement and partakes of the five mudrās, even if established in the absolute (brahman), incurs censure.
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लिङ्गत्रयविशेषज्ञः षडाधारविभेदकः ।
पीठस्थानानि चागत्य महापद्मवनं व्रजेत् ॥१०६॥
106. liṅgatrayaviśeṣajñaḥ ṣaḍādhāravibhedakaḥ ,
pīṭhasthānāni cāgatya mahāpadmavanaṁ vrajet.
106. linga-traya-viśeṣajñaḥ ṣaḍ-ādhāra-vibhedakaḥ
pīṭha-sthānāni ca āgatya mahāpadma-vanaṃ vrajet
106. liṅga-traya-viśeṣajñaḥ ṣaḍ-ādhāra-vibhedakaḥ
pīṭha-sthānāni ca āgatya mahāpadma-vanaṃ vrajet
106. He who knows the distinction of the three liṅgas, who pierces the six cakras (ādhāras), and having approached the sacred seats (pīṭhas), should proceed to the forest of the great lotus.
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आमूलाधारमाब्रह्मरन्ध्रं गत्वा पुनः पुनः ।
चिच्चन्द्रकुण्डलीशक्तिसामरस्य सुखोदयः ॥१०७॥
107. āmūlādhāramābrahmarandhraṁ gatvā punaḥ punaḥ ,
ciccandrakuṇḍalīśaktisāmarasya sukhodayaḥ.
107. ā-mūlādhāram ā-brahma-randhraṃ gatvā punaḥ punaḥ
cit-candra-kuṇḍalī-śakti-sāmarasya-sukhodayaḥ
107. ā-mūlādhārāt ā-brahma-randhraṃ punaḥ punaḥ gatvā
cit-candra-kuṇḍalī-śakti-sāmarasya-sukha-udayaḥ
107. Moving repeatedly from the base of the spine up to the crown of the head, there arises the bliss of complete fusion with consciousness, the moon, kuṇḍalī, and supreme power.
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व्योमपङ्कजनिस्यन्दसुधापानरतो नरः ।
सुधापानमिदं प्रोक्तमितरे मद्यपायिनः ॥१०८॥
108. vyomapaṅkajanisyandasudhāpānarato naraḥ ,
sudhāpānamidaṁ proktamitare madyapāyinaḥ.
108. vyoma-paṅkaja-nisyanda-sudhā-pāna-rataḥ naraḥ
sudhā-pānam idam proktam itare madyapāyinaḥ
108. vyoma-paṅkaja-nisyanda-sudhā-pāna-rataḥ naraḥ,
idam sudhā-pānam proktam,
itare madyapāyinaḥ (bhavanti)
108. The person who is devoted to drinking the nectar flowing from the lotus of the void - this alone is declared to be the drinking of nectar, while all others are merely drinkers of alcohol.
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पुण्यापुण्यपशुं हत्वा ज्ञानखड्गेन योगवित् ।
परे लयं नयेच्चितं पलाशी स निगद्यते ॥१०९॥
109. puṇyāpuṇyapaśuṁ hatvā jñānakhaḍgena yogavit ,
pare layaṁ nayeccitaṁ palāśī sa nigadyate.
109. puṇyāpuṇyapaśum hatvā jñānakhaḍgena yogavit
pare layam nayet cittam palāśī sa nigadyate
109. yogavit puṇyāpuṇyapaśum hatvā jñānakhaḍgena
cittam pare layam nayet sa palāśī nigadyate
109. Having slain the animal of merit and demerit with the sword of knowledge, the practitioner of yoga dissolves the mind into the absolute, and he is declared to be a true eater of flesh.
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मनसा चेन्द्रियगणं संयम्यात्मनि योजयेत् ।
मत्त्स्याशी स भवेद्देवि शेषाः स्युः प्राणिहिंसकाः ॥११०॥
110. manasā cendriyagaṇaṁ saṁyamyātmani yojayet ,
mattsyāśī sa bhaveddevi śeṣāḥ syuḥ prāṇihiṁsakāḥ.
110. manasā ca indriyagaṇam saṃyamya ātmani yojayet
matsyāśī sa bhavet devi śeṣāḥ syuḥ prāṇahiṃsakāḥ
110. devi manasā indriyagaṇam saṃyamya ātmani yojayet,
sa matsyāśī bhavet,
śeṣāḥ prāṇahiṃsakāḥ syuḥ
110. O goddess, having restrained the group of senses with the mind and united them within the self, he becomes a true consumer of fish, while all others are merely killers of living beings.
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अप्रबुद्धा पशोः शक्तिः प्रबुद्धा कौलिकस्य च ।
शक्तिं तां सेवयेत् यस्तु स भवेत् शक्तिसेवकः ॥१११॥
111. aprabuddhā paśoḥ śaktiḥ prabuddhā kaulikasya ca ,
śaktiṁ tāṁ sevayet yastu sa bhavet śaktisevakaḥ.
111. aprabuddhā paśoḥ śaktiḥ prabuddhā kaulikasya ca
śaktiṃ tām sevayet yaḥ tu saḥ bhavet śaktisevakaḥ
111. paśoḥ śaktiḥ aprabuddhā,
kaulikasya ca śaktiḥ prabuddhā; yaḥ tu tām śaktiṃ sevayet,
saḥ śaktisevakaḥ bhavet
111. The power of the unawakened person is dormant, while the power of the follower of the Kaula path is fully awakened. He alone who devotes himself to that awakened power becomes a true servant of power.
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पराशक्त्यात्ममिथुनसंयोगानन्दनिर्भरः ।
य आस्ते मैथुनं तत् स्यादपरे स्त्रीनिषेवकाः ॥११२॥
112. parāśaktyātmamithunasaṁyogānandanirbharaḥ ,
ya āste maithunaṁ tat syādapare strīniṣevakāḥ.
112. parāśaktyātmamithunasaṃyogānandanirbharaḥ yaḥ
āste maithunaṃ tat syāt apare strīniṣevakāḥ
112. yaḥ parāśaktyātmamithunasaṃyogānandanirbharaḥ āste,
tat maithunaṃ syāt; apare strīniṣevakāḥ (santi)
112. Abounding in the bliss of the union between the supreme power and the self, whatever state one rests in - that indeed is true ritual union (maithuna), while all others are merely consumers of women.
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इत्यादि पञ्चमुद्राणां वासनां कुलनायिके ।
ज्ञात्वा गुरुमुखाद्देवि यः सेवेत स मुच्यते ॥११३॥
113. ityādi pañcamudrāṇāṁ vāsanāṁ kulanāyike ,
jñātvā gurumukhāddevi yaḥ seveta sa mucyate.
113. iti ādi pañca mudrāṇām vāsanām kula nāyike
jñātvā guru mukhāt devi yaḥ seveta saḥ mucyate
113. devi kula-nāyike iti ādi pañca-mudrāṇāṃ vāsanāṃ
guru-mukhāt jñātvā yaḥ seveta saḥ mucyate
113. O goddess, mistress of the lineage, having learned from the mouth of the guru the true inner meaning of these and other five mudrās, whoever engages in them is liberated.
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इति ते कथितं देवि कुलद्रव्यादिलक्षणम् ।
समासेन कुलेशानि किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्चसि ॥११४॥
114. iti te kathitaṁ devi kuladravyādilakṣaṇam ,
samāsena kuleśāni kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotumiccasi.
114. iti te kathitam devi kula dravya ādi lakṣaṇam
samāsena kula īśāni kim bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi
114. devi kula-īśāni te kula-dravya-ādi-lakṣaṇam samāsena iti kathitam,
bhūyaḥ kim śrotum icchasi
114. O goddess, mistress of the lineage, thus has been told to you in brief the character of the Kaula substances and other matters. What more do you wish to hear?
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