नाग्निर्न सूर्यो न च चन्द्रतारका न भूर्जलं खं श्वसनोऽथ वाङ्मन: । उपासिता भेदकृतो हरन्त्यघं विपश्चितो घ्नन्ति मुहूर्तसेवया ॥ १२ ॥
nāgnir na sūryo na ca candra-tārakā na bhūr jalaṁ khaṁ śvasano ’tha vāṅ manaḥ upāsitā bheda-kṛto haranty aghaṁ vipaścito ghnanti muhūrta-sevayā
- na
- not
- agniḥ
- fire
- na
- not
- sūryaḥ
- the sun
- na
- not
- ca
- and
- candra
- the moon
- tārakāḥ
- and stars
- na
- not
- bhūḥ
- earth
- jalam
- water
- kham
- ether
- śvasanaḥ
- breath
- atha
- or
- vāk
- speech
- manaḥ
- and the mind
- upāsitāḥ
- worshiped
- bheda
- differences (between himself and other living beings)
- kṛtaḥ
- of one who creates
- haranti
- they take away
- agham
- the sins
- vipaścitaḥ
- wise men
- ghnanti
- destroy
- muhūrta
- for a span of minutes
- sevayā
- by service
Neither the demigods controlling fire, the sun, the moon and the stars nor those in charge of earth, water, ether, air, speech and mind actually remove the sins of their worshipers, who continue to see in terms of dualities. But wise sages destroy one’s sins when respectfully served for even a few moments.