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Shloka 4

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

अग्निकार्यं च यः कृत्वा करिष्यति त्रियायुषम् भस्मना मम वीर्येण मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः

agnikāryaṃ ca yaḥ kṛtvā kariṣyati triyāyuṣam bhasmanā mama vīryeṇa mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ

Sesiapa yang telah melaksanakan upacara api (agni-kārya) lalu sesudah itu memelihara ikrar selama tiga hayat, maka dengan bhasma yang diserapkan daya ketuhanan-Ku, dia dibebaskan daripada segala dosa. Demikianlah pashu yang disucikan daripada pāśa menjadi layak menerima rahmat Pati.

agni-kāryamfire-rite/oblation-duty
agni-kāryam:
caand
ca:
yaḥwhoever
yaḥ:
kṛtvāhaving done/performed
kṛtvā:
kariṣyatiwill undertake/shall practice
kariṣyati:
tri-āyuṣamfor three lifetimes/for a triple span of life
tri-āyuṣam:
bhasmanāby/with the sacred ash (bhasma)
bhasmanā:
mamaMy
mama:
vīryeṇaby potency/energy/efficacy
vīryeṇa:
mucyateis liberated/is released
mucyate:
sarva-kilbiṣaiḥfrom all sins/defilements
sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching on the power of bhasma within ritual discipline)