सर्वस्वमपि दास्यामि पुत्रस्यास्य विशुद्धये । प्रायश्चित्तं समाचर्तुं न दास्यामि कथंचन
sarvasvamapi dāsyāmi putrasyāsya viśuddhaye | prāyaścittaṃ samācartuṃ na dāsyāmi kathaṃcana
“ఈ కుమారుని శుద్ధి కోసం నా సర్వస్వమూ ఇస్తాను; కానీ ప్రాయశ్చిత్తం ఆచరించేందుకు నేను ఎట్టి పరిస్థితుల్లోనూ అనుమతి ఇవ్వను।”
Viśvāvasu
Type: kshetra
Scene: The father, desperate, vows to give away all wealth for his son’s purification, yet forbids the son from undertaking expiation; brāhmaṇas witness the conflict.
The verse contrasts material charity with bodily austerity, showing how attachment can resist severe dharmic remedies.
No holy site is specified in this shloka.
A proposal of dāna (offering all possessions) is stated as an alternative, while refusal is expressed toward the described prāyaścitta.
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