Vyasa says, " As according to sastras, a celibate ought to no longer sleep all through sunrise and sundown, and have darkened nails and teeth. (Parivetta) Younger brother ought to no longer get married prior to his (Parivitti) elder brother's marriage. Nobody should kill Brahmins and condemn others. An individual ought to not get married to his spouse's elder daughter after his marriage with the younger one and moreover, a person should not commit marriage if his future spouse's elder sister is still unmarried. No celibates must ruin their Vrat, murder his Dvijas, donate to unworthy than eligible Brahmins, damage the village, promote the meats and put fire on locations. One ought to now not commit sin through taking fees to educate Vedas, killing Shudra people, animals, and his very own wife, creating conflicts in other homes, saying a lie to sustain, disrespecting his elders, and gurus and violating his morals.
As in step with Vedas, one must no longer leave his very own religion and accept other's, do yajnas for unauthorized human beings, devour nonedible meals items, abandon those who take his safe haven, leave those who rely upon him for sustenance, kill animals and birds, overlook fire sacrifice rituals despite being able to do it, forget about Gograsa(supplying grass to cows for atonement), prevent giving Dakshina to Brahmins and take away the entirety from the Brahmins.
King! That person who quarrels with his own father, sleeps in the place of his Guru, and doesn't do intimacy along with his spouse throughout her periods are appeared as sinners. "
Vyasa then talks about the acts through which no one turns into responsible like for sins, "a person isn't answerable for Brahma Hatya at some point of the war if kills a Brahmin that despite being knowledgeable in Vedas emerges as Atatayi, takes weapons in his hand, and prepares to combat in opposition to him: Right here anger can simplest resist anger. If someone beverages alcohol unconsciously or with the purpose to save his own life are still welcomed by all. It is no longer wrong for a disciple to sleep in his guru's vicinity after taking his permission with an aim to fulfil his guru’s desire. Sage Uddalaka had a son named Svetaketu who was born to his spouse and his disciple as per his order.
Stealing is always a sin but one's not accountable for the same if he does it for his Guru at some point of any devastating scenario. During that period despite the fact that he takes wealth from every person aside from a Brahmin then he is not committing wrong. If one would not take the loot for himself then additionally it isn't always a sin. If any person lies to his spouse whilst spending time together with her and all through the topic of marriage to save his own life or for his guru then he is not a sinner. If a celibate has involuntary emission of semen during his sleep then there's no need to exchange his Vrat (sacred thread) or perform Upanayana Samskara whereas he can atone it via the Havana. In case if elder brother takes Sannyasa, then there is no sin for his younger brother to get married. With a view of having kids, if the Husband sleeps with another lady at the request of his own wife, then there is nothing wrong. Unnecessarily human beings ought to not kill animals or let them be killed whereas animal sacrifice as in keeping with rituals is acceptable. (Animal sacrifice rituals practiced only in ancient times)
Forsaking a licentious spouse isn't always a wrongful act. Selling Somras simplest after understanding its value isn't guilt. There is no wrong in leaving that servant who's incapable of working anymore. Setting hearth on the forest to favor cows is not an unrighteous act. "
Subsequent Vyasa explains the approaches for the atonement of
sins which include, "one who had carried out the sin of Brahma Hatya, need
to eat one time after begging, do all his works with the aid of himself,
practice celibacy often, live well mannered and not look for any guilts in
others, sleep on the ground and express his sins again and again to others.
Likewise, if he does for twelve years then he will be relieved from Brahma Hatya.
In any other case as according to his own wish or any sensible person explaining
the remedies of Brahma Hatya sin, he needs to make himself a target of any guy
using weapons or jump into a blazing fire, travel around masses of yojanas three
times along with his face down at the same time as chanting any one of the
Vedas or surrender his whole wealth and home along with his materials to
Brahmins.
If he consumes meals even as doing krichvrat, then he receives relief from Brahma Hatya sin inside six years, and furthermore, if he follows one by one the equal Vrat for every month then he becomes sinless within 3 years. Ashvamedha yajna additionally frees from Brahma Hatya's sin. Any person who leaves his body for a Brahmin at some point of the battle additionally rectifies the same sin. Any Brahma Hatyara can free himself from his unrighteous act with the aid of donating one lakh cows to brahmin.
Any individual can atone all their wrongful acts via donating twenty-five thousand Kapila cows, by means of donating one thousand Savatsa cow prior to his demise to all of the poor and one hundred Kabuli cows to Brahmins. One also gets free from his wrong acts by giving preferred material to any Brahmin without displaying off. Anyone after ingesting alcohol for onetime if once more beverages extraordinarily heated up Alcohol similar to fire then he purifies himself in Ihaloka and Paraloka. Human beings relieve themselves from sins via manner of jumping off from a mountain in a country having draught, by entering in hearth or to die in the Himalayas with Mahaprasthan Vidhi. Brahmins who're alcoholics after performing Brihaspati Saba Yajna purify themselves and after demise attends the assembly of Lord Brahma. Alcoholic without a hatred or jealousy emotions when donates land and then give up drinking consequently makes himself pure. Any Individual who had slept with Guru's wife, if then sleeps on heated iron sila or walks beforehand with face-up after cutting off his very own Mutrendriya, becomes pure after leaving his body.
A woman who consumes a balanced diet and remains disciplined turns sinless. Any individual who does Vrat even as staying without water surrenders all his substances to Brahmins and dies for his Guru in a struggle, escape his inauspicious acts. That person who lies for his sustenance and insults his Guru can rectify these via pleasing his guru by giving him his preferred materials. Any man who has captured other's spouse or wealth can relieve him from the sin after following hard Vrat for one year and moreover, he also escapes his sin of stealing by means of returning the equal amount of wealth to the individual from who he stole it in advance. at the situation in which younger brother gets married earlier than his elder brother then they each emerge as pure after performing Krichvrat for twelve days at the same time as coping with over their passion. Otherwise, after the marriage of the elder brother, his younger brother who is already married by then needs to once again marry his spouse with rituals that will correct his and his wife's sin. If a person assumes his wife to be sinful then he ought to wait till her periods in view that after her periods she becomes pure just like a dish wiped clean perfectly with ashes. When any bronze metal is polluted through the way of Shudra's saliva or smelled by way of cows then must be purified with ten things. There is four Padas religion referred to for Brahmins, one pada less for Kshatriyas, for Vaishyas two and for Shudras one (as an instance, on Torah wherein Brahmins need to do fasting for four days, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras need to do for three, two and one day respectively). Those people who kill many animals and cut down trees can rectify their sins by living on air for three days and three nights. If someone sleeps with a woman who is not suitable for him then he can atone for it by way of spending six months even wearing wet clothes and sleep on a pile of ashes. These ways are too noted in the Brahmin granths. one can escape from his sins through chanting Gayatri Mantra silently in holy places whilst keeping his thoughts in religion and preserve a balanced diet. The dvija men on the way to accurate their wrongdoings did unconsciously, have to live energetic in the day time, take bath with his clothes three times in day and night, and during this time he ought to no longer talk to his wife or to any Shudras or Patita.
All of the unrighteous acts completed with the aid of human beings are witnessed by means of his 5 incredible factors or Pancha Mahabhutas. He gets consequences as per his good or bad karmas then. therefore if he commits awful karmas more than good then, he must lessen these through manner of donations, penance, and auspicious works. Regularly Human beings have to live away from doing unrighteous acts and donate wealth in an unselfish manner. " So these were the atonements of sins elaborated via Vyasa aside from Mahapatakas or first-rate sins. (Vyasa stated that these atonements are recommended for those who commit sin either after knowing the Bhakshya, Abhakshya, Vachya, and Avachya or did it unconsciously. Sins carried out knowingly are greater crime than committed accidentally. These can be corrected through the way of Sastras but, are especially informed for Astika and saintly human beings no longer for the people retaining grudges and hatred feelings for others. )
Next Vyasa as asked by means of Yudhisthira instructed him the verbal exchange between Prajapati Manu and non-secular sages approximately Bhakshya, Abhakshya, the form of religion, remedies for sins, and the eligible as well as the ineligible person for donations. Now let us realize it in brief.
‘Sages asks, “ Prajapate! what is Anna? What must be the
Patra? What are the actual forms of Donation, study, and Asceticism? What are
the righteous and Inrightous acts?”
Manu replies, “ Maharishis! those humans whose guilts are not noted normally can prevent from the equal by way of Homa, Fasting, Enlightenment, taking bath in holy rivers, Japa, going on pilgrimage. Mount, Suvarnaprashan, bath in gem blended water, pilgrimage to holy places of deities and ghritapana purifies everyone. not accepting any substances except given, retaining thoughts in donations, study, and penance, no violence towards others, being honest and leaving anger and performing sacrifice rituals are the genuine the shape of religion. Any actions which are accomplished as consistent with sastras or to delight the deities and God or to save life becomes auspicious. Any individual after committing favorable or unfavorable acts out of anger and delusion then They need to do fasting or eat Havisha and Japa Mantras, and so on.
If a king does not punish the guilty then he ought to stay on fasting for one night and in this case if his priest, not advise the king of his obligations then that priest ought to do fasting for three nights. A mournful Father after his son's demise, if tries to suicide by way of any weapons or via doing fasting unto his death, then to atone the unrighteous acts he has to do fasting for three nights continuously.
Those who leave their religion of caste, ashram, and dynasty and those who even discard all their religion can in no manner rectify these sins. If there are any doubts in one’s religion, then he needs to verify it with ten informed people in Vedas or Sastras in any other case three saintly Brahmins. Cows, soil, small ants, lasoda, fish without bones, turtle, four-legged animals, frog or any water species, swan, buffalo, Garuda, chakravaka, duck, heron, bull, eagle, owl, vulture, wild animals, bird are Abhakshya items for a Brahmin. Brahmin need to no longer drink milk from a ewe, mare, jennet, female camel, woman, doe, etc. One ought to now not devour for ten days within the residence where a person died or if a baby is born there. Likewise, he needs to not drink milk from a cow who has recently given delivery to a calf.
Food of a king lessens braveness, Shudra’s food destroys Brahmanical virtue, food of Sonar and from a lady having no husband or children reduces the lifeline of an individual. That meals accepted from a Byajkhor is just like poop and acquired from a coward man who's controlled by her wife or tolerates Upapati beside his wife is equal to sperm. It is also not advisable to devour meals from a miser, a person promoting yajna, a carpenter, mochi or chamar, characterless wife, launderer, vaidya, gatekeeper, crook, person who sustains on a dancer’s money, the elder brother who is still single after his younger brother’s marriage, prisoner and gambler, etc. Meals that are Served or taken by means of the left hand, blended with alcohol, leftovers and that is fed on with out giving it to family members are non-eatable. Likewise, meals this is made from rotten wheat, saag, sugarcane juice, and milk or meals stayed for a long time that is made from sattu or curd combined sattu must now not be eaten up. A Grihastha brahmin needs to not eat any kheer, khichdi, fruit pulp, or any pua until not offered to deities.
A grihastha before consuming should offer it to deities, sages, visitors, Pitras, and deities of home. The way an ascetic detaches himself from emotions after he leaves his residence, similarly, a Grihastha should live in his home barring all his attachments to the materialistic world. In a proper religious way, Grihastha then lives along with his spouse in his home. A non-secular person should not donate to others while in search of his reputation or out of worry and to folks who help in return. He must no longer donate to people who entertain, makes fun of others, under the influence of alcohol, insane, thief, cynic, dumb, lustreless, handicapped, depraved, born in the violated family, or mannerless and to a Brahmin having zero know-how of Vedas. whatever given or taken in an unrighteous manner devastates each Yajaman and the Priest. A Brahmin has to no longer receive Dakshina if he does not have morality and svadhyaya or self-study of Vedas. You could out of kindness donate to that Brahmin who regardless of having no knowledge of Vedas and Sastras never search for faults in others and stays satisfied usually. However one has to no longer display mercy if a person desires terrible for others. Furthermore, giving donations to fool Brahmins who don't know the Vedas, is nugatory considering the truth that the brahmin ruins the yajna performed for deity and Pitras via taking the cash, and consequently, he can not let the donor attain Uttamloka.’
Ref: Mahabharata book