Shloka 17
Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti
Devanagari script
तदर्धं केवले पापे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं सुवर्णस्तेयमेव च
Transliteration
tadardhaṃ kevale pāpe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ suvarṇasteyameva ca
Translation
Para sa kasalanang lubos na masama, kalahati (ng itinakdang pagtubos) ang ipinatutupad—hindi na kailangan ng karagdagang pagninilay. Ito ang: pagpatay sa Brahmana, pag-inom ng nakalalasing, at pagnanakaw ng ginto.
Word by Word
tadardhamhalf of that (expiation)
tadardham:
kevalepurely/entirely
kevale:
pāpein sin
pāpe:
nanot
na:
atrahere
atra:
kāryāto be done/required
kāryā:
vicāraṇāconsideration/deliberation
vicāraṇā:
brahmahatyākilling of a Brāhmaṇa
brahmahatyā:
surāpānamdrinking liquor/intoxicants
surāpānam:
suvarṇasteyamtheft of gold
suvarṇasteyam:
evaindeed/only
eva:
caand
ca:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional dharma-teachings within the Linga Purana discourse)