प्रायश्चित्तसहस्रं वै गणयामो न किंचन । रुद्रजाप्याक्षराण्येव सोढुं बत न शक्नुमः
prāyaścittasahasraṃ vai gaṇayāmo na kiṃcana | rudrajāpyākṣarāṇyeva soḍhuṃ bata na śaknumaḥ
Nous tenons pour rien des milliers d’expiations ; mais les syllabes mêmes du Rudra-japa — hélas ! — nous ne pouvons les supporter.
Pātakanāyakāḥ (speaking to Yama)
Scene: A visual metaphor: stacks of ‘prāyaścitta’ ledgers dismissed as trivial, while glowing syllables of Rudra-japa appear as blazing letters that force dark beings to recoil.
Mantra-devotion to Rudra is exalted as more transformative than routine expiations, striking at sin’s root.
No specific tīrtha; the verse glorifies the mantra itself.
Rudra-japa (repetition/recitation), highlighted as exceptionally potent compared to standard prāyaścittas.