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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.145

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 145

व्रतभङ्गे महागुरुनिन्दायाञ्च प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a broken vow and for reviling the great gurus

Verse 145

माता पिता ब्रह्मदाता महान्तो गुरवः स्मृताः । निन्दन्नेतान् वदन् क्रूरं शुध्येत् पञ्चोपवासतः ॥ १४५ ॥

mātā pitā brahmadātā mahāntō guravaḥ smṛtāḥ | nindannētān vadan krūraṁ śudhyēt pañcōpavāsataḥ || 145 ||

Translation

Mother, father and the giver of Brahman are declared the great gurus; one who reviles them or speaks harshly is purified by five fasts.

Word by word

mātā
mother
pitā
father
brahma
of Brahman
dātā
the giver
mahāntaḥ
(mahāntaḥ) great
guravaḥ
(guravaḥ) gurus
smṛtāḥ
(smṛtāḥ) declared
nindan
(nindan) reviling
ētān
them
vadan
(vadan) speaking
krūraṁ
harshly
śudhyēt
(śudhyet) is purified
pañca
five
upavāsataḥ
(upavāsataḥ) by fasts

Meaning

The giver of Brahman is the teacher of the Veda, or of the Brahma-mantra.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 144.