अजानता जानता वा यत्पापं तु भवेत्कृतम् । तत्सर्वं नाशयेन्मर्त्यो दानस्यास्य प्रभावतः
ajānatā jānatā vā yatpāpaṃ tu bhavetkṛtam | tatsarvaṃ nāśayenmartyo dānasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
Qu’il ait été commis par ignorance ou en connaissance, tout péché qu’un mortel ait accompli—il l’anéantit entièrement par la puissance de ce don.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A devotee offers a solemn donation at a sacred precinct; priests witness the act, and a symbolic dark cloud of sin dissolves into light around the donor.
Scripture presents sacred charity as a potent means of purification, capable of erasing both deliberate and accidental wrongdoing.
A tīrtha setting is implied, but the verse itself does not name the location.
Performing “this donation” (contextually, Tulāpuruṣa dāna) as an expiatory and purifying act.