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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 4.97

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Ullāsas
14
Published
4
Verses
385
Minutes
192
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 4 · Verse 97

Verse 97

उद्वाहिताऽपि या नारी जानीयात् सा तु गर्हिता । उद्वोढाऽपि भवेत् पापी संसर्गात् कुलनायिके । वेश्यागमनजं पापं तस्य पुंसो दिने दिने ॥ ९७ ॥

udvāhitā’pi yā nārī jānīyāt sā tu garhitā | udvōḍhā’pi bhavēt pāpī saṁsargāt kulanāyikē | vēśyāgamanajaṁ pāpaṁ tasya puṁsō dinē dinē || 97 ||

Translation

A woman married by another path, know, is blamed; and her husband too becomes a sinner through that union, O leader of the Kaulas, with the sin of going to a prostitute, day after day.

Word by word

udvāhitā’pi
though married
yā
who
nārī
a woman
jānīyāt
one should know
sā
she
tu
indeed
garhitā
is blamed
udvōḍhā’pi
the husband too
bhavēt
becomes
pāpī
a sinner
saṁsargāt
through the union
kulanāyikē
O leader of the Kaulas
vēśyāgamanajaṁ
arising from going to a prostitute
pāpaṁ
sin
tasya
his
puṁsō
of the man
dinē
day after day

Meaning

The commentary notes a variant: "know her to be blamed".