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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.135

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 135

गवादिहननप्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for killing a cow and other animals

Verse 135

न केशवपनं कुर्यात् न नखच्छेदनं तथा । न क्षारयोगं वसने यावन्न व्रतमाचरेत् ॥ १३५ ॥

na kēśavapanaṁ kuryāt na nakhacchēdanaṁ tathā | na kṣārayōgaṁ vasanē yāvanna vratamācarēt || 135 ||

Translation

Until he performs the vow he should not shave his head or cut his nails, nor use lye on his clothes.

Word by word

na
not
kēśa
the head
vapanaṁ
shaving
kuryāt
should do
nakha
nails
cchēdanaṁ
cutting
tathā
nor
kṣāra
lye
yōgaṁ
use
vasanē
on clothes
yāvat
until
vratam
(vratam) the vow
ācarēt
he performs

Meaning

Signs of a penitent.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Na keśa". As long as he does not perform the vow, he should not shave his head (keśavapana, shaving the hair), likewise should not cut his nails, and should not use lye (kṣāra) on his clothes.