Shloka 16

यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्

Ascetic Atonements and Discipline

Devanagari script

अहिंसा सर्वभूतानां कर्मणा मनसा गिरा अकामादपि हिंसेत यदि भिक्षुः पशून् कृमीन्

Transliteration

ahiṃsā sarvabhūtānāṃ karmaṇā manasā girā akāmādapi hiṃseta yadi bhikṣuḥ paśūn kṛmīn

Translation

Ahiṃsā terhadap semua makhluk—melalui perbuatan, fikiran dan kata-kata—ialah peraturannya. Namun jika seorang bhikṣu, walaupun tanpa niat mencederakan, telah melukai haiwan bahkan cacing sekali pun, dia dianggap telah melanggar vrata itu. Bagi paśu (jiwa terikat) yang mencari anugerah Śiva, pengekangan ini ialah pintu untuk melonggarkan pāśa (belenggu) dan berpaling kepada Pati (Tuhan).

Word by Word

• अहिंसा: non-violence

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings

• कर्मणा: by action/deed

• मनसा: by mind/thought

• गिरा: by speech/word

• अकामात् अपि: even without desire (to harm)

• हिंसेत: would injure/kill

• यदि: if

• भिक्षुः: a mendicant/renunciate

• पशून्: animals/creatures

• कृमीन्: worms/insects

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic dharma-teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)