श्रीभगवानुवाच
अपराधान् प्रवक्ष्यामि द्वात्रिंशत्पद्मसंभव ।
एतैर्विहीनां पूजां तु गृह्णामि न हि संशयः ॥
The Supreme Lord said:
O Lotus-born (Brahma), I shall declare the thirty-two offenses. A worship devoid of these, I accept. There is no doubt.
śrībhagavānuvāca
aparādhān pravakṣyāmi dvātriṃśatpadmasaṃbhava
etairvihīnāṃ pūjāṃ tu gṛhṇāmi na hi saṃśayaḥ
श्रीभगवानुवाच · śrībhagavānuvāca — The Blessed Lord said
अपराधान् · aparādhān — offenses
प्रवक्ष्यामि · pravakṣyāmi — I shall declare
द्वात्रिंशत् · dvātriṃśat — thirty-two
पद्मसंभव · padmasaṃbhava — O Lotus-born (Brahma)
एतैर्विहीनाम् · etairvihīnāṃ — devoid of these
पूजां · pūjāṃ — worship
तु · tu — indeed
गृह्णामि · gṛhṇāmi — I accept
न · na — not
हि · hi — certainly
संशयः · saṃśayaḥ — doubt
पद्मसंभव, अहं द्वात्रिंशत् अपराधान् प्रवक्ष्यामि। एतैः विहीनां पूजां तु अहं गृह्णामि, अत्र संशयः न हि।
The Blessed Lord said · offenses · I shall declare · thirty-two · O Lotus-born (Brahma) · devoid of these · worship · indeed · I accept · not · certainly · doubt
The Lord initiates the discourse by establishing the necessity of purity in worship, framing the thirty-two offenses as barriers to His acceptance of service. This sets the stage for the specific rules of conduct that follow.
