कोटयो ब्रह्महत्यानामगम्यागम्यकोटयः । स्वर्णस्तेयसुरापानभ्रूणहत्या दिकोटयः । भवकोटिसहस्रेषु येऽन्ये पातकराशयः
koṭayo brahmahatyānāmagamyāgamyakoṭayaḥ | svarṇasteyasurāpānabhrūṇahatyā dikoṭayaḥ | bhavakoṭisahasreṣu ye'nye pātakarāśayaḥ
Terdapat krores dosa seperti brahma-hatyā (membunuh brāhmaṇa), krores berlipat krores hubungan terlarang, dan krores di segala penjuru bagi kejahatan seperti mencuri emas, meminum arak, serta membunuh janin—beserta timbunan pātaka lain yang terkumpul sepanjang ribuan krores kelahiran.
Śrī Guru (continuing instruction)
Listener: Rājan
Scene: A stark didactic tableau: the guru enumerates grave sins; behind him appear symbolic shadows—broken sacred thread (brahmahatyā), overturned wine vessel (surāpāna), stolen gold (suvarṇa-steya), a dark womb motif (bhrūṇahatya), and chaotic silhouettes suggesting forbidden unions—contrasted with a faint, hopeful glow of purification rites in the distance.
Even grave and innumerable sins can cling across lifetimes, highlighting the need for powerful purification rooted in dharma.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse prepares for the teaching on mantra-based purification.
Not in this verse; it enumerates sins that will be said to be destroyed by the Śaiva practice that follows.