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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.49

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 49

गुह्याङ्गदर्शनादौ दण्डःLooking at private parts and the like

Verse 49

ब्रुवन्निन्द्यं वचः स्त्रीषु पश्यन् गुह्यं परस्त्रियाः । हसन् गुरुतरं मर्त्यः शुध्येद् द्विरुपवासतः ॥ ४९ ॥

bruvannindyaṁ vacaḥ strīṣu paśyan guhyaṁ parastriyāḥ | hasan gurutaraṁ martyaḥ śudhyēd dvirupavāsataḥ || 49 ||

Translation

One who speaks foul words among women, looks at the private parts of another's wife, or laughs coarsely, is purified by two fasts.

Word by word

bruvan
(bruvan) speaking
nindyaṁ
foul
vacaḥ
(vacaḥ) words
strīṣu
among women
paśyan
looking at
guhyaṁ
the private parts
para
another's
striyāḥ
(striyāḥ) of wife
hasan
(hasan) laughing
gurutaraṁ
coarsely
martyaḥ
(martyaḥ) one
śudhyēd
(śudhyet) is purified
dviḥ
(dviḥ) two
upavāsataḥ
(upavāsataḥ) by fasts

Meaning

Lesser indecencies, lesser penance.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

But how is one purified who speaks foul words among women, looks at the private parts of another's wife, and laughs grossly? To that he says "bruvan" and the rest. A man who speaks blameworthy, indecent words among women, likewise looks at the private parts (guhya), the parts to be hidden, of another's wife, and laughs grossly with her, is purified by fasting twice.