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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.80

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1Ullāsa 1Chapter 1 · 72 verses
2Ullāsa 2Chapter 2 · 54 verses
3Ullāsa 3Chapter 3 · 153 verses
4Ullāsa 4Chapter 4 · 106 verses
5Ullāsa 5Chapter 5 · 216 verses
6Ullāsa 6Chapter 6 · 200 verses
7Ullāsa 7Chapter 7 · 111 verses
8Ullāsa 8Chapter 8 · 289 verses
9Ullāsa 9Chapter 9 · 284 verses
10Ullāsa 10Chapter 10 · 212 verses
11Ullāsa 11Chapter 11 · 170 verses
Verses
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
देवीस्तुतिःHymn to the Goddess
1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8
5. 9
6. 10
7. 11
8. 12
9. 13
10. 14
स्वपरानिष्टभेदेन पापस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of sin: harm to oneself and to others
1. 15
द्विविधपापमोचने द्विविधोपायःThe two means of release from the two kinds of sin
1. 16
2. 17
राजदण्डविधिःThe rule of the king's punishment
1. 18
2. 19
कृतपापस्य राज्ञः दण्डविधानम्The punishment of a king who has sinned
1. 20
2. 21
3. 22
लघुगुरुपापयोरपि विपरीतदण्डविधाने हेतुःWhy light and heavy sins may receive the reverse punishment
1. 23
2. 24
3. 25
4. 26
5. 27
धार्मिकराजानं प्रति प्रजाकर्त्तव्यम्The duty of subjects to a righteous king
1. 28
अतिपातकनिरूपणं दण्डश्चThe very great sins, and their punishment
1. 29
2. 30
व्यभिचारे दण्डःThe punishment of unlawful union
1. 31
2. 32
3. 33
4. 34
5. 35
6. 36
7. 37
8. 38
9. 39
10. 40
11. 41
12. 42
वारनारीपश्वादिगमने दण्डःThe punishment for going to prostitutes and animals
1. 43
ज्ञानतः पायुगमने दण्डःThe punishment of unnatural intercourse
1. 44
बलात्कारे दण्डःThe punishment of rape
1. 45
परस्त्रीलक्षणम्Who is another's wife
1. 46
कामतः परस्त्रियः परपुरुषस्य दर्शने दण्डःLooking with desire at another's wife or husband
1. 47
2. 48
गुह्याङ्गदर्शनादौ दण्डःLooking at private parts and the like
1. 49
स्वगुह्याङ्गप्रदर्शने दण्डःShowing one's own nakedness
1. 50
2. 51
पत्नीव्यभिचारप्रामाणाभावे पतिकर्त्तव्यम्The husband's duty when a wife's infidelity cannot be proved
1. 52
उपपतौ रममाणां पत्नीं पश्यन् तयोर्विनाशे दण्डाभावःNo punishment for a husband who kills wife and lover caught together
1. 53
2. 54
मृतपतिकायाः कर्त्तव्यनिरूपणम्The duties of a widow
1. 55
2. 56
3. 57
मातृ-पितृ-पतिबन्धुनिरूपणम्The kin of mother, father and husband
1. 58
2. 59
3. 60
4. 61
ग्रासाच्छादनार्हनिरूपणम्Who is owed food and clothing
1. 62
2. 63
पत्नीं प्रति दुर्वाक्यादिकथने दण्डःSpeaking harshly to a wife
1. 64
भार्यायां मातृत्वाद्यारोपे दण्डःCalling a wife mother and the like
1. 65
स्त्रीणां पुनरुद्वाहविधिःThe remarriage of women
1. 66
2. 67
जारजपुत्रनिरूपणम्The son of a lover
1. 68
भ्रूणवधे दण्डःKilling an embryo
1. 69
2. 70
मनुष्यवधे दण्डविधिःThe punishment of homicide
1. 71
2. 72
3. 73
4. 74
गुरुजनप्रहरणादौ दण्डःStriking gurus and the like
1. 75
2. 76
3. 77
राजद्रोहिहनने दण्डाभावःNo punishment for killing traitors
1. 78
2. 79
नरघातकपापनिरूपणम्Who bears the sin of a killing
1. 80
अनवधानमनुष्यवधे दण्डःDeath caused by carelessness
1. 81
कुलाचारदूषकानां दण्डःThe punishment of those who corrupt kula conduct
1. 82
2. 83
सन्तानविक्रयादौ दण्डःSelling one's children and the like
1. 84
2. 85
क्षतिपूरणदण्डःCompensation for harm
1. 86
चौर्यविशेषे दण्डविशेषःPunishments for kinds of theft
1. 87
2. 88
3. 89
4. 90
कूटसाक्षिणो दण्डःThe punishment of false witnesses
1. 91
ग्राह्याग्राह्यसाक्ष्यनिरूपणम्Which testimony is accepted
1. 92
2. 93
3. 94
4. 95
कल्पितलिपिकरणे दण्डःForging a document
1. 96
2. 97
असत्यकथने दण्डःThe punishment of untruth
1. 98
2. 99
शपथस्वरूपम्, शपथं कृत्वा मिथ्याभाषणे पापम्What an oath is; the sin of perjury
1. 100
2. 101
अङ्गीकारपालनम्Keeping a sworn undertaking
1. 102
2. 103
3. 104
सुरामाहात्म्यम्The greatness of wine
1. 105
2. 106
3. 107
4. 108
पञ्चतत्त्वसेवनमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of taking the five tattvas
1. 109
अवैधसुरापाने दोषःThe fault of drinking against the rule
1. 110
2. 111
3. 112
सुरासक्तानां दण्डःThe punishment of those addicted to wine
1. 113
अतिपाननिरूपणम्What excessive drinking is
1. 114
2. 115
मदमत्तानां दण्डःThe punishment of the drunken
1. 116
2. 117
3. 118
4. 119
अतिपानसक्तकौलः पशुःA Kaula who drinks to excess is a paśu
1. 120
2. 121
ब्राह्मभार्यायाः सुरापाननिषेधःThe brāhma wife is not to drink wine
1. 122
असंस्कृतपञ्चतत्त्वसेवने दण्डःTaking the tattvas unconsecrated
1. 123
2. 124
अवैधमांसादिसेवने प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for eating forbidden meat and the like
1. 125
2. 126
3. 127
4. 128
5. 129
चक्रार्पितनिषिद्धान्नभक्षणे दोषाभावःNo fault in forbidden food offered in the circle
1. 130
2. 131
स्पर्शदोषाभावनिरूपणम्Where there is no fault of contact
1. 132
अवैधपशुवधे पापम्The sin of killing animals against the rule
1. 133
गवादिहननप्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for killing a cow and other animals
1. 134
2. 135
3. 136
4. 137
5. 138
6. 139
7. 140
8. 141
मृगयायां वैधपशुवधे दोषाभावःNo fault in lawful killing in the hunt
1. 142
2. 143
व्रतभङ्गे महागुरुनिन्दायाञ्च प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a broken vow and for reviling the great gurus
1. 144
2. 145
3. 146
4. 147
5. 148
उपवासनियमःThe rule of fasting
1. 149
2. 150
3. 151
परनिन्दायां तथा आत्मश्लाघायां प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for reviling others and praising oneself
1. 152
2. 153
3. 154
महारोगादौ प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation in grave illness and the like
1. 155
2. 156
दुष्टवापीकूपादिसंस्कारःPurifying defiled wells and tanks
1. 157
2. 158
3. 159
4. 160
5. 161
6. 162
7. 163
8. 164
नीचवृत्तिद्विजप्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a twice-born who follows a low livelihood
1. 165
2. 166
3. 167
4. 168
5. 169
6. 170
- Closing
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नरघातकपापनिरूपणम्Who bears the sin of a killing

Verse 80

यो हन्यान्मानवं भर्त्तुराज्ञयापरिहार्यया । भर्त्तुरेव वधस्तत्र प्रहर्त्तुर्न शिवाज्ञया ॥ ८० ॥

yō hanyānmānavaṁ bhartturājñayāparihāryayā | bhartturēva vadhastatra prahartturna śivājñayā || 80 ||

Translation

When one kills a man by his master's command that cannot be refused, by Śiva's command the death penalty falls on the master, not on the striker.

Word by word

yaḥ: (yaḥ) who
hanyāt: (hanyāt) kills
mānavaṁ: a man
bharttuḥ: (bhartuḥ) of the master
ājñayā: by command
aparihāryayā: that cannot be refused
ēva: alone
vadhaḥ: (vadhaḥ) death
tatra: there
praharttuḥ: (prahartuḥ) of the striker
na: not
śiva: Śiva's

Meaning

Responsibility lies with the one who orders, if the servant cannot refuse.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he says that when a servant who cannot disobey his master's command kills a man, death is to be imposed on the master alone, not on the servant, with "yaḥ" and the rest. One who kills a man by the master's command that cannot be avoided, that cannot be transgressed: in that killing there is no death for the striker, but by Śiva's command death is laid down for the master alone. "That cannot be avoided" suggests that if a servant able to transgress the master's command kills a man, then death is his own.