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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.163

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 163

कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well

Verse 163

सामान्यं सर्वजीवेभ्यो मया दत्तमिदं जलम् । ये च केचिद्विपद्यन्ते स्वस्वकर्मविपाकतः ॥ १६३ ॥

sāmānyaṁ sarvajīvēbhyō mayā dattamidaṁ jalam | yē ca kēcidvipadyantē svasvakarmavipākataḥ || 163 ||

Translation

"This water I have given in common to all living things. And if any perish in it through the ripening of their own karma,

Word by word

sāmānyaṁ
in common
sarva
all
jīvēbhyaḥ
(jīvebhyaḥ) to living things
mayā
by me
dattam
given
idaṁ
this
jalam
water
yē
who
ca
and
kēcid
(kecit) any
vipadyantē
perish
svasva
their own
karma
of karma
vipākataḥ
(vipākataḥ) through the ripening

Meaning

A striking clause: the giver foresees that someone may drown in the well or tank.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 161.