Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti
Devanagari script
उपपातकमप्येवं तथा पापानि सुव्रत मानसानि सुतीक्ष्णानि वाचिकानि पितामह
Transliteration
upapātakamapyevaṃ tathā pāpāni suvrata mānasāni sutīkṣṇāni vācikāni pitāmaha
Translation
हे सुव्रत! इसी प्रकार उपपातक और अन्य पाप—मन से किए हुए, तथा अत्यन्त तीक्ष्ण वाणी से किए हुए—भी (समझे जाएँ)। हे पितामह!
Word by Word
upapātakamsecondary sin/lesser transgression
upapātakam:
apieven
api:
evamthus/in this way
evam:
tathālikewise
tathā:
pāpānisins/evil actions
pāpāni:
suvrataO virtuous one/O you of good vows
suvrata:
mānasānimental (sins)/born of the mind
mānasāni:
su-tīkṣṇānivery sharp/harsh/cutting
su-tīkṣṇāni:
vācikāniverbal (sins)/born of speech
vācikāni:
pitāmahaO Grandfather (a form of address to Brahmā)
pitāmaha:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating an internal instruction addressed to Brahmā/Pitāmaha)