अस्य पापस्य शुद्ध्यर्थं प्राय श्चित्तं वद प्रभो । निग्रहं च यथान्यायं येन पापं प्रयाति मे
asya pāpasya śuddhyarthaṃ prāya ścittaṃ vada prabho | nigrahaṃ ca yathānyāyaṃ yena pāpaṃ prayāti me
«Zur Läuterung dieser Sünde, o Herr, verkünde das angemessene prāyaścitta (Sühneritus); und setze auch die gerechte Zucht fest, durch die meine Sünde von mir weichen möge.»
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, hands folded, addresses Śiva with earnestness, asking for the correct prāyaścitta and the fitting discipline so that his sin may depart; devas remain attentive.
Dharma includes acknowledging wrongdoing and accepting appropriate penance to restore purity.
The request for prāyaścitta is part of the narrative that culminates in the renown of Rudraśiraḥ tīrtha.
The verse asks for prāyaścitta and nigraha (disciplined restraint), which are then specified by Śiva in the following verse.