महापातकसंघातमधिकं चोपपातकम् । शिवद्रव्यापहरणादन्यत्सर्वं निवारयेत्
mahāpātakasaṃghātamadhikaṃ copapātakam | śivadravyāpaharaṇādanyatsarvaṃ nivārayet
بڑے گناہوں کا ڈھیر اور مزید ضمنی گناہ بھی ٹالے جا سکتے ہیں—مگر شیو کے مال کی چوری کے سوا سب کچھ روکا جا سکتا ہے۔
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A didactic scene: a teacher-sage instructs a listener near a Śiva shrine; in the background, temple vessels and offerings are shown as sacred, with a warning gesture against taking them.
Devotion purifies, but dharma also demands strict integrity—misappropriating sacred property is treated as uniquely destructive.
No single tīrtha is mentioned; the verse concerns the sanctity of Śiva’s offerings and temple resources.
An ethical injunction: avoid śiva-dravya-apaharaṇa (theft of Śiva’s property), presented as an exception to general expiation.