The Bower Manuscript 45

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V. Fol. 1: Bower manuscript
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v1 I bow to Mahādeva, the lord of the world, Janārdana, / by whom this truth was seen, which divine [...] // 1 // [...]
2 the good have declared it to be seen. // 2 // Palm, forehead, [...] happiness, sorrow, life, and likewise death: / all this of men is proclaimed here by the wind-gods. // 3 // Fashioned by the sages, [...]
3 applied on the dwelling of Meru; / thence indeed the wind-gods and others were delighted by this spell for them. // 4 // That is to say: O spotless one, O spotless one, O stainless one, O goddess, O goddess, [...] whatever is true, whatever is well-
4 heard, show all that! Let the human eye depart, let the divine eye operate! Let the human ear depart, let the divine ear operate! // 1 // Let the human smell depart, let the divine smell
5 operate! Let the human tongue depart, let the divine tongue operate! // 2 // O garlanded one, O garlanded one, svāhā!