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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.65

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 65

भार्यायां मातृत्वाद्यारोपे दण्डःCalling a wife mother and the like

Verse 65

क्रोधाद्वा मोहतो भार्यां मातरं भगिनीं सुताम् । वदन्नुपोष्य सप्ताहं विशुध्येच्छिवशासनात् ॥ ६५ ॥

krōdhādvā mōhatō bhāryāṁ mātaraṁ bhaginīṁ sutām | vadannupōṣya saptāhaṁ viśudhyēcchivaśāsanāt || 65 ||

Translation

One who from anger or delusion calls his wife mother, sister or daughter is purified by fasting a week, by Śiva's command.

Word by word

krōdhāt
(krodhāt) from anger
vā
or
mōhataḥ
(mohataḥ) from delusion
bhāryāṁ
his wife
mātaraṁ
mother
bhaginīṁ
sister
sutām
(sutām) daughter
vadan
(vadan) calling
upōṣya
fasting
saptāhaṁ
a week
viśudhyēt
(viśudhyet) is purified
śiva
Śiva's
śāsanāt
by command

Meaning

Such words dissolve the marriage bond in speech, and must be expiated.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he tells the expiation for one who calls his own wife mother and the like from anger and the rest, with "krodhāt" and the rest. A man who from anger, impatience, or from delusion, lack of discernment, calls his wife mother, sister or daughter, is purified by fasting for seven days, by the command of Śiva.