महापातकसंघातमधिकं चोपपातकम् । शिवद्रव्यापहरणादन्यत्सर्वं निवारयेत्
mahāpātakasaṃghātamadhikaṃ copapātakam | śivadravyāpaharaṇādanyatsarvaṃ nivārayet
Dù là cả một đống đại tội và các tội phụ cũng có thể được ngăn trừ—chỉ trừ việc trộm đoạt tài vật thuộc về Śiva.
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.