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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.123

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 123

असंस्कृतपञ्चतत्त्वसेवने दण्डःTaking the tattvas unconsecrated

Verse 123

असंस्कृतसुरापानात् शुध्येदुपवसंस्त्र्यहम् । भुक्त्वाऽप्यशोधितं मांसमुपवासद्वयं चरेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

asaṁskṛtasurāpānāt śudhyēdupavasaṁstryaham | bhuktvā’pyaśōdhitaṁ māṁsamupavāsadvayaṁ carēt || 123 ||

Translation

From drinking unconsecrated wine one is purified by fasting three days; having eaten unpurified meat, he should keep two fasts.

Word by word

asaṁskṛta
unconsecrated
surā
wine
pānāt
(pānāt) from drinking
śudhyēt
(śudhyet) one is purified
upavasaṁs
(upavasan) fasting
tryaham
(tryaham) three days
bhuktvā
having eaten
api
also
aśōdhitaṁ
unpurified
māṁsam
(māṁsam) meat
upavāsa
fasts
dvayaṁ
two
carēt
should keep

Meaning

The tattvas taken without consecration are faults to be expiated.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

But how is one purified who drinks unpurified wine and eats such meat? To that he says "asaṁskṛta" and the rest. From drinking unconsecrated wine one is purified by fasting three days; even having eaten unpurified meat, he should keep two fasts.