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INTRODUCTION 

To lead a peaceful life,one must follow the sastras which are the rules of the almighty that cannot

be changed by passage of time(i.e.kruta,thretha,dwapara&kali yuga).The almighty says,

“Shruthi smrithi mamaivaagya yaasthaam ullangya varthathe| 

Aagya chhedi mamadhrrohi math bhaktopi na vaishnavahah||”  

Which means,vedas and sastras are my commands and one who surpasses these rules have

breaken my laws and cannot be considered as my bhakta or a vaishnava.

So everybody who seek the grace of lord must follow the smrithis(dharma sastras) in order to get

rid of sins and to attain purity of mind.

It is said that so many sastras which binds every humanbeing in this world is meant for purifying

the mind(chitta shuddhi).Aadi shankara in his viveka-choodamani says,

“ CHITTA SUDDHAYE KARMA NA TU VASTHU UPALABDAYE| 

VASHTHU SIDDHIRVICHARAENA NA KINCHITH KARMAKOTIBIHI:||” 

Which means, rituals are meant only to purify the mind and not attain almighty but he can be

known only through vichara(introspection) &not by doing a crore of rituals.

Even if a person attains the knowledge of the almighty’s by his grace he should perform

karma(rituals) for the sake of loka sangharah:(welfare of the world). Lord krishna in shri

bhagavath geeta says,

“yath yath aacharathi shrestahah thath thataeva etharo janahah:|

Saha yath pramanam kuruthae lokahah thath anuvarthathe||”  

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7)chowlam

8)upanayanam

 vratham:

9)praajapathya vratham

10)aagnaeya vratham

11)sowmya vratham

12)vaishvadevam vratham

13)samaavarthanam

14)vivaaham

saptha(7) paaka yagyam: 

15)aupasanam

16)ashtaka shraadham

17)anvashtaka shraadham

18)sarpa bali

19)eeshana bali

20)aagrayanam

21)sthalipaakam

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pancha(5) maha yagyam: 

22)brahmayagyam

23)deva yagyam

24)manushya yagyam

25)pitru yagyam

26)bhootha yagyam

saptha(7) havir yagyam: 

27)aadhanam

28)agnihotram

29)darshapoornamasa isht

i30)pashubandham

31)aagrayanam

32)sowthramani

33)chaturmaasyam

saptha(7) soma yagyam(samsthai): 

34)agnishtomam

35)athyagnishtomam

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36)ukthyam

37)shodashi

38)athiraathram

39)aptoryaamam

40)vaajapeyam

POSTED BY   D HARMA SHASTRA A T  10 : 33 AM   NO COMMENTS :

EXPIATORY RITES FOR SINS

LET US SEE SOME OF THE PRAYASHCHITAS FOR SINS AS SAID IN

“VAIDYANATHA DEEKSHITIYAM”(THE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS SMRITHI

VAAKYAS,AN ENCLYCLOPEDIA OF SMRITHIS OR DHARMA SHASTRA).

NOTE:

I HAVE GIVEN FOR THE TIME-BEING ONLY THE CONTENT OF THE WORK SO

THAT PEOPLE MAY KNOWTHE VARIOUS SINS.TO EXPLAIN THE

PRAYASHCHITTAS IT WILL TAKE MORE TIME.IT WILL BE PUBLISHED LATER

AS THE WORK IS VOLUMINOUS.

THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK CONTAINS THE BELOW CHAPTERS,

1.  THE MEANING OF PRAYASHCHITTA(EXPIATION)

2.  PERSON FIT FOR EXPIATION

3.  NOT PERFORMING EXPIATION LEADS TO 21 TYPES OF NARAKA(HELL)4.   AFTER SUFFERING IN NARAKA GETTING BIRTH IN ANIMAL & PLANT SPECIES.

5.  9 TYPES OF SINS

6.  MAHAPAATHAKA LIKE BRAHMAHATYA

7.   ATHIPATHAKAAS

8.  SINS EQUIVALENT TO BRAHMAHATYA

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9.  SINS “ TO DRINKING OF ALCOHOL

10. SINS “ TO STEALING OF GOLD

11.  SINS “ TO COHABITION OF GURU’S WIFE 

12. UPAPAATHAKAAS

13. SINS DONE DELIBERATELY AND UNDELIBERATELY

14. EXPIATION FOR SINS DONE PUBLICALLY AND SECRETELY

15. EXPIATION FOR BRAHMAHATYA( KILLING OF A BRAHMANA & COW)

16. IF TRIED TO KILL

17.  BRAHMAHATYA DONE BY KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS VARNAS

18.  ABOUT USING WEAPONS

19. FOR KILLING SACRED COWS

20. FOR KILLING OTHER ANIMALS

21. FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL & THE LIKE

22. FOR EATING EXCRETA AND URINE

23. FOR DRINKING WATER PRESENT IN CHANDALAS POT

24. FOR DRINKING WATER IN CHA NDALAS POND ETC… 

25. FOR DRINKING PROHIBITED MILKS

26. FOR STEALING GOLD

27. FOR STEALING GOLD FOR KSHATRIYAS

28. FOR STEALING SILVER

29.  “ “ COPPER

30. “ “ BRASS

31.  “ “ MONEY & GRAINS

32. FOR GETTING LAND FORCIBLY

33. FOR STEALING DRESS

34.  “ “ ANIMALS

35.  “ “ ITEMS USED FOR POOJAS LIKE SALIGRAMAM

36. EARNING BY GIVING JUDGEMENT AS A JUDGE

37. FOR COHABITING GURU’S WIFE 

38. FOR COHABITING A GIRL OF SAME VARNA

39. FOR “ GIRLS RELATED TO FATHER-IN-LAW

40. “ “ A WHO IS AT FREE WILL

41. IF FOETUS IS FORMED IN OTHER CATES

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42. FOR COHABITING A CHANDALA LADY

43. FOR “ A THURUSHKI & PULKASI

44.  “ “ AN ACTRESS

45. FOR “ THE 16 TYPES OF GRAMA CHANDALIS

46.  “ “ A BRAHMAN CHANDALI

47.  “ “ A WOMEN IN HER PERIODS

48. “ “ A WIDOW

49.  “ “ A DASI

50. FOR MOUTH CONGRESS

51. FOR COHABITING A COW

52. FOR DISCHARGING SEMEN

53. FOR BRAHMACHARIS WHO DISCHARGE SEMEN

54. IF SURPASSES THE PERIOD MEANT FOR COHABITION ( FOR MARRIED)

55. IF FAILED IN AN OATH

56. IF A KSHATRIYA COHABITS A BRAHAMANA GIRL

57. IF A LADY COHABITS WITH OTHERS OTHER THAN HER HUSBAND

58. TO ABONDON IF A GIRL BECOMES A PROSTITUTE

59. IF ANYONE AMONG THE HUSBAND & WIFE ARE SEPERATED WITHOUT ANY

GENUINE REASON

60. IN DANGER IF A BRAHMIN GIRL UNDERGOES COHABITION DONE FORCIBLY

BY A SHUDRA

61. IF A WIDOW DEVELOPS FOETUS SHE SHOULD BE OUT-CASTED TOTALLY.

62. IF THERE IS SUSPISION ABOUT ONE OF BEING A PROSTITUTE,THE NECESSARY

REQUIRED ACTIONS

63. EXPIATION FOR HUSBANDS IF HER WIVES GOES OUT INDEPENDENTLY

64. IF ENTERED THE HOUSE OF A PROSTITUTE

65. IF A BRAHMIN GIRL COHABITS A CHANDALA

66. IF SHE COHABITS WITH A MLECCHA OR RAJAKHA

67. IF ONE IS ABOUT TO BEAT A BRAHMANA WITH A STICK

68. IF ONE HUMILIATES A BRAHMANA

69. IF ONE BEATS A BRAHMANA

70. IF ONE DISOBEYS HIS GURU &PARENTS

71.  EXPIATION FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD( FOR PREVIOUS YUGAS)

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72. FOR WORKING UNDER A WICKED PERSON

73. FOR WORKING UNDER A SHUDRA

74. FOR DOING ABICHARA & GIVING CURSE

75. TEACHING & LEARNING VEDAS FOR MONEY

76. FOR FORGETTING THE LEARNED VEADAS

77. FOR NOT BEING IN VARNA ASHRAMA

78. PROHIBTION FOR MARRIAGE ABOVE 50 YRS OF AGE

79. IF A GIRL GETS MARRIED AGAIN

80. FOR MARRYING ONE OF THE SAME GOTRA

81. FOR TRAVELLING IN CAMEL & DONKEY

82. FOR BEING IN A JAIL

83. FOR LIVING IN A VERY REMOTE PLACE

84. FOR GOING TO NISHIDHA(PROHIBITED) COUNTIRES

85. IF BEING BITTEN BY A DOG OR FOX

86. IF WORMS DEVOLOP IN BODY

87. FOR EATING IN DHUR-BRAHMANA HOUSE

88. FOR EATING THE FOOD OF A KING

89. FOR EATING FOOD THAT HAS BECOME SOUR

90. FOR EATING IN VYATHEEPATHAM(AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR PITHRUS)

91. FOR EATING IN A FEAST OF 1000 & 16,000 PEOPLE

92. FOR EATING IN DHEERGA SATRAM

93. FOR EATING IN A SHUDRA’S SATRAM 

94. FOR EATING SELF COOKED FOOD IN THE HOUSE OF A SHUDRA OR A

PROSTITUTE

95. FOR EATING FOOD SERVED FOR A BIG GANG

96. FOR EATING FOOD THAT IS PURCHASED

97. FOR EATING FOOD IN A YAGA

98. EATING WITHOUT HAVING BATHED

99. FOR EATING WHEN THE BODY IS IMPURE

100.  FOR EATING OLD FOOD

101.  FOR EATING VADAAMS AND APPALAMS

102.  FOR EATING SEASUME AND PAYASAM IN UNPRESCRIBED DAYS

103.  FOR EATING THE FOOD OF VRATHYA AND KUSHTA ROGI

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104.  FOR EATING IN A VILLAGE CONTAINING A DEAD-BODY

105.  FOR EATING IN CHANDRA & SURYA GRAHANA(ECLIPSE)

106.  FOR EATING IN BROKEN UTENSIL

107.  FOR EATING THE FOOD PREPARED BY WOMEN IN PERIODS

108.  FOR EATING TWICE IN PROHIBITED DAYS AND FOR NOT DOING

BRAHMA YAGYAM

109.  FOR NOT DOING SAMSKARAS LIKE GARBHADHANAM IN TIME

110.  FOR BATHING IN HOT WATER

111.EATING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA

112.  FOR NOT HAVING SHIKA (TUFT) AND YAGYOPAVEETHA

113.  FOR YAWNING ,SNEEZING ETC….WHILE EATING 

114.  FOR EATING SHIVA NIRMALYA PRASAD

115.  NO PROBLEM IF SHIVA IS WITH SALIGRAMA AND OTHER DEITIES

116.  FOR EATING WITH WIFE,SON & BROTHER

117.  FOR WEARING BLUE CLOTHES

118.  FOR EATING BY WEARING BLUE CLOTHES

119.  FOR EATING OTHERS FOOD & FOR SERVING PARTIALLY

120.  FOR EATING IN NAVA SHRAADHA

121.  IF BRAHMACHARI EATS IN SHRADDHA

122.  FOR EATING IN KSHATRIYA’S SHRAADHA  

123.  FOR EATING IN NAANDHI SHRAADHA

124.  FOR EATING SHRAADHA SHESHA

125.  FOR EATING IN SAMSKARAS LIKE CHOWLAM(TONSURE CEREMONY)

126.  FOR SELLING PROHIBITED ITEMS AND LENDING FOR HIGHER

INTERESTS

127.  FOR DOING VRATHA BY BORROWING MONEY

128.  FOR SELLING BRAHMANA,WIFE,SON,NITHYA KARMA,DAUGHTER AND

SERVANT MAID

129.  FOR SELLING VEDA,SMRITHIS AND SALIGRAMA

130.  FOR RETURNING AFTER BEING DECIDED TO DIE IN WATER OR FIRE

131.  FOR RETURNING BACK FROM SANYASA TOLOWER ASHRAMA

132.  FOR CARRYING A DEAD-BODY OF ONE WHO HAS DONE SUICIDE

133.  FOR TELLING LIE

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134.  FOR LEAVING THE SHRAUTHAAGNI

135.  FOR NOT BELIEVING GOD

136.  FOR SERVING PARTIALLY IN A FEAST ROW

137.  FOR INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNFIT FOR FEAST,SPEAKING WITH

PATHITHA,FOR EXCREMENTING IN WATER

138.  FOR EXCREMENTING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA IN RIGHT EAR

139.  FOR SLEEPING IN PALASHA

(BUTEA MONOSPERMA)TREE’S WOOD 

140.  IF ONE COMES LATE FOR A SHRAADHA

141.  FOR DOING ABHIVAADHANA (SALUTING)TO A KSHATRIYA

142.  IF A SHUDRA HEARS VEDIC CHANTING

143.   ABOUT GETTING PRATHIGRAHA(CHARITY)

144.  FOR SINS DONE IN SECRET

145.  CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS KRICHHRAAS

146.  NUMBER OF MAHAANADHIS

 What are the dharmic rules for SANYASIS?

1.Should always have a dhanda(bamboo staff) and kamandulu(used for

abulations made of wood).If he is without these two he cannot be considered

as a sanyasi but a chandala. 

2.Should strictly observe celibacy. 

3. Must not travel in vehicles.Should travel by foot only. 

4.Must shave once in two months only. 

5.Must take biksha and eat. 

6.Must not travel abroad. 

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7.Should not indulge on wordly affairs. 

8.Must not stay in a town more than three days.Must be in continous travel. 

9.Must bathe thrice daily in cold water. 

10.Must not save money for personal use. 

11.Must concentrate only in doing sharavana,manana,nidhidhyaasana of

vedhantha. 

12.Should do the karmas like japas and poojas as said by the guru. 

And many more………. 

For more information see a scanned book called “paarmahamsya dharma

mimamsa” written in sanskrit.You should download ALTERNATIFF to view

the scanned book.It is available at, 

http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/scripts/FullindexDefault.htm?path1=/data/upload

/0051/944&first=1&last=115&barcode=1990030051939 

 What are the dharmic rules for brahmacharis(unmarried)?

1.Should study vedas with its shadanga.(six angas). 

2.Should do samidhadhanam daily twice. 

3.Must have a palasha dhanda in hands. 

4.must wear mounji (munja grass made into rope) in his waist. 

5.Must wear krishnajina maekala (deer hide as upper garment) . 

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6.Must observe celibacy strictly. 

7.Must not use perfumes,tambulam,sandal paste,flowers,scented oil. 

8.Must take bisksha (food alms by saying BHAVATHI BIKSHAM DHEHI)twice daily. 

And more………