Shiva Purana

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पुनश्च ब्रह्महत्याया नाशो यत्र भवेदिह॥ तत्स्थलं च मया दृष्टं हत्या मे हि गमिष्यति॥ ३१॥

I know the place that dispels the sin of brahmin-slaughter. Going there I can get rid of the sin of Brahmin-slaughter.

english translation

punazca brahmahatyAyA nAzo yatra bhavediha॥ tatsthalaM ca mayA dRSTaM hatyA me hi gamiSyati॥ 31॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सूत उवाच॥ इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वमातुर्गोर्द्विजोत्तमाः॥ मौनत्वं स्वीकृतं तत्र वत्सेनोक्तं न किञ्चन॥ ३२॥

Sūta said:— O excellent brahmins, on hearing these words of the mother cow, the calf observed silence. It did not say anything more.

english translation

sUta uvAca॥ ityetadvacanaM zrutvA svamAturgordvijottamAH॥ maunatvaM svIkRtaM tatra vatsenoktaM na kiJcana॥ 32॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तयोस्तदद्भुतं वृत्तं श्रुत्वा पान्थो द्विजस्तदा ॥ हृदा विचारयामास विस्मितो हि मुनीश्वराः ॥ ३३॥

O great sages, on hearing this wonderful dialogue between the two, the pilgrim brahmin was surprised and he thought within himself.

english translation

tayostadadbhutaM vRttaM zrutvA pAntho dvijastadA ॥ hRdA vicArayAmAsa vismito hi munIzvarAH ॥ 33॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इदमत्यद्भुतं वृत्तं दृष्ट्वा प्रातर्मया खलु ॥ गंतव्यं पुनरेवातो गंतव्यं तत्स्थलं पुनः ॥ ३४ ॥

“I shall leave in the morning only after seeing the wonderful sequel. I shall go to that holy spot myself.”

english translation

idamatyadbhutaM vRttaM dRSTvA prAtarmayA khalu ॥ gaMtavyaM punarevAto gaMtavyaM tatsthalaM punaH ॥ 34 ॥

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॥ सूत उवाच ॥ विचार्येति हृदा विप्रः स द्विजाः सेवकेन च ॥ सुष्वाप तत्र जननीभक्तः परमविस्मितः ॥ ३५ ॥

O brahmins, after thinking thus the pilgrim-brahmin, devoted to his mother, became surprised. He and his servant went to sleep.

english translation

॥ sUta uvAca ॥ vicAryeti hRdA vipraH sa dvijAH sevakena ca ॥ suSvApa tatra jananIbhaktaH paramavismitaH ॥ 35 ॥

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