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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.30

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 30

अतिपातकनिरूपणं दण्डश्चThe very great sins, and their punishment

Verse 30

कुलधर्मं समाश्रित्य पुनस्त्यक्तकुलक्रियाः । विश्वासघातिनो लोका अतिपातकिनः स्मृताः ॥ ३० ॥

kuladharmaṁ samāśritya punastyaktakulakriyāḥ | viśvāsaghātinō lōkā atipātakinaḥ smṛtāḥ || 30 ||

Translation

those who took refuge in the kula dharma and then abandoned its rites, and those who betray trust: these are known as very great sinners.

Word by word

kula
kula
dharmaṁ
dharma
samāśritya
having taken refuge in
punaḥ
(punaḥ) then
tyakta
abandoned
kriyāḥ
(kriyāḥ) whose rites
viśvāsa
trust
ghātinaḥ
(ghātinaḥ) who betray
lōkāḥ
(lokāḥ) people
atipātakinaḥ
(atipātakinaḥ) very great sinners
smṛtāḥ
(smṛtāḥ) are known

Meaning

Apostasy from the kula way and betrayal of trust stand with incest and parricide.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 29.