एतज्जन्मकृतं पापं यच्च जन्मांतरार्जितम् । मनोवाक्कायजं यच्च ज्ञाताज्ञाते च ये पुनः
etajjanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yacca janmāṃtarārjitam | manovākkāyajaṃ yacca jñātājñāte ca ye punaḥ
الذنب المرتكب في هذه الولادة نفسها، وما جُمع في ولادات أخرى؛ وكلّ ما يصدر عن الفكر والقول والجسد—سواء فُعِل عن علم أو عن جهل—
Unspecified (continuation of mantra/prayer formula)
Tirtha: Keśavāditya (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim mentally reviewing actions of mind, speech, and body, offering a humble confession at the riverbank before ritual bathing; subtle visual triad motifs (thought, word, deed).
Purāṇic ethics recognizes karmic fault across lifetimes and across thought, word, and deed; purification addresses all these layers.
The passage is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa, pointing to Kāśī’s ritual landscape where such expiations are taught.
The verse enumerates categories of sin as part of a recitation formula used with the vow/bath described in adjoining verses.