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Shloka 137

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

यत्सत्यं ब्रह्म इत्याहुर् असत्यं ब्रह्मदूषणम् अनृतं परुषं शाठ्यं पैशुन्यं पापहेतुकम्

yatsatyaṃ brahma ityāhur asatyaṃ brahmadūṣaṇam anṛtaṃ paruṣaṃ śāṭhyaṃ paiśunyaṃ pāpahetukam

ਉਹ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ—ਸੱਚ ਹੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਹੈ; ਝੂਠ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਦਾ ਦੂਸ਼ਣ ਹੈ। ਝੂਠ, ਕਠੋਰ ਬੋਲ, ਧੋਖਾ ਅਤੇ ਚੁਗਲੀ—ਇਹ ਪਾਪ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਹਨ।

yatthat which
yat:
satyamtruth
satyam:
brahmaBrahman / the Absolute
brahma:
itithus
iti:
āhuḥthey say
āhuḥ:
asatyamfalsehood
asatyam:
brahma-dūṣaṇama taint/defilement of Brahman
brahma-dūṣaṇam:
anṛtamuntruth/lying
anṛtam:
paruṣamharsh/abusive speech
paruṣam:
śāṭhyamdeceit/crookedness
śāṭhyam:
paiśunyambackbiting/slander
paiśunyam:
pāpa-hetukamthe cause of sin
pāpa-hetukam:

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