Shloka 47

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

हत्वा दग्ध्वा च भूतानि भुक्त्वा चान्यायतो ऽपि वा यजेद्यदि महादेवम् अपापो नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

hatvā dagdhvā ca bhūtāni bhuktvā cānyāyato 'pi vā yajedyadi mahādevam apāpo nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Walaupun seseorang telah membunuh makhluk, membakarnya, atau memakan sesuatu yang diperoleh secara tidak adil, jika dia memuja Mahādeva, dia menjadi bebas daripada dosa—tiada keraguan. Dalam Shaiva Siddhānta, apabila paśu berpaling kepada Pati dengan bhakti yang tulus, ikatan pāśa berupa pāpa diputus oleh rahmat Śiva.

Word by Word

• hatvā: having killed

• dagdhvā: having burned

• ca: and

• bhūtāni: living beings/creatures

• bhuktvā: having eaten/consumed

• ca: and

• anyāyataḥ: unjustly/illegally

• api: even

• vā: or

• yajet: one should worship

• yadi: if

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (Lord Śiva)

• apāpaḥ: sinless/free from sin

• na: not

• atra: here/in this matter

• saṁśayaḥ: doubt

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)