ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां पुराणेषु स्मृतिष्वपि । प्रायश्चित्तानि दृष्टानि न शिवद्रव्यहारिणाम्
brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ purāṇeṣu smṛtiṣvapi | prāyaścittāni dṛṣṭāni na śivadravyahāriṇām
Для грехов, подобных брахмахатье, в Пуранах и также в Смрити указаны искупления; но для тех, кто крадёт имущество Шивы, не находится ни одного.
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A manuscript-like tableau: Purāṇas and Smṛtis symbolically shown (palm-leaf bundles) beside a Śiva shrine; the speaker indicates that expiations exist for many sins but not for Śiva-dravya theft.
Sacred trust is central to dharma: violating Śiva’s endowments is treated as beyond ordinary atonement.
No particular tīrtha is referenced; the teaching applies broadly to Śiva temples and offerings.
A doctrinal claim about prāyaścitta: expiations exist for many sins, but not for stealing Śiva’s property.