प्रायश्चित्तानि चीर्णानि नारायणपराङ्मुखम् । न निष्पुनन्ति राजेन्द्र सुराकुम्भमिवापगा: ॥ १८ ॥
prayascittani cirnani narayana-paranmukham na nispunanti rajendra sura-kumbham ivapagah
- prayascittani
- processes of atonement
- cirnani
- very nicely performed
- narayana-paranmukham
- a nondevotee
- na nispunanti
- cannot purify
- rajendra
- O King
- sura-kumbham
- a pot containing liquor
- iva
- like
- apa-gah
- the waters of the rivers.
My dear King, as a pot containing liquor cannot be purified even if washed in the waters of many rivers, nondevotees cannot be purified by processes of atonement even if they perform them very well.