Shloka 17
Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti
Devanagari script
तदर्धं केवले पापे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं सुवर्णस्तेयमेव च
Transliteration
tadardhaṃ kevale pāpe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ suvarṇasteyameva ca
Translation
जे पाप केवळ अत्यंत दुष्ट स्वरूपाचे आहे, त्यास (उक्त प्रायश्चित्ताचे) अर्धच लागू—यात विचार नको. ब्रह्महत्या, सुरापान आणि सुवर्णचोरी अशी पापे होत.
Word by Word
tadardhamhalf of that (expiation)
tadardham:
kevalepurely/entirely
kevale:
pāpein sin
pāpe:
nanot
na:
atrahere
atra:
kāryāto be done/required
kāryā:
vicāraṇāconsideration/deliberation
vicāraṇā:
brahmahatyākilling of a Brāhmaṇa
brahmahatyā:
surāpānamdrinking liquor/intoxicants
surāpānam:
suvarṇasteyamtheft of gold
suvarṇasteyam:
evaindeed/only
eva:
caand
ca:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional dharma-teachings within the Linga Purana discourse)