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 KNOW THE 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,
- THE MEANING OF PRAYASHCHITTA(EXPIATION)
- PERSON FIT FOR EXPIATION
- NOT PERFORMING EXPIATION LEADS TO 21 TYPES OF NARAKA(HELL)
- AFTER SUFFERING IN NARAKA GETTING BIRTH IN ANIMAL & PLANT SPECIES.
- 9 TYPES OF SINS
- MAHAPAATHAKA LIKE BRAHMAHATYA
- ATHIPATHAKAAS
- SINS EQUIVALENT TO BRAHMAHATYA
- SINS “ TO DRINKING OF ALCOHOL
- SINS “ TO STEALING OF GOLD
- SINS “ TO COHABITION OF GURU’S WIFE
- UPAPAATHAKAAS
- SINS DONE DELIBERATELY AND UNDELIBERATELY
- EXPIATION FOR SINS DONE PUBLICALLY AND SECRETELY
- EXPIATION FOR BRAHMAHATYA( KILLING OF A BRAHMANA & COW)
- IF TRIED TO KILL
- BRAHMAHATYA DONE BY KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS VARNAS
- ABOUT USING WEAPONS
- FOR KILLING SACRED COWS
- FOR KILLING OTHER ANIMALS
- FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL & THE LIKE
- FOR EATING EXCRETA AND URINE
- FOR DRINKING WATER PRESENT IN CHANDALAS POT
- FOR DRINKING WATER IN CHANDALAS POND ETC…
- FOR DRINKING PROHIBITED MILKS
- FOR STEALING GOLD
- FOR STEALING GOLD FOR KSHATRIYAS
- FOR STEALING SILVER
- “ “ COPPER
- “ “ BRASS
- “ “ MONEY & GRAINS
- FOR GETTING LAND FORCIBLY
- FOR STEALING DRESS
- “ “ ANIMALS
- “ “ ITEMS USED FOR POOJAS LIKE SALIGRAMAM
- EARNING BY GIVING JUDGEMENT AS A JUDGE
- FOR COHABITING GURU’S WIFE
- FOR COHABITING A GIRL OF SAME
- FOR “ GIRLS RELATED TO FATHER-IN-LAW
- “ “ A WHO IS AT FREE WILL
- IF FOETUS IS FORMED IN OTHER CATES
- FOR COHABITING A CHANDALA LADY
- FOR “ A THURUSHKI & PULKASI
- “ “ AN ACTRESS
- FOR “ THE 16 TYPES OF GRAMA CHANDALIS
- “ “ A BRAHMAN CHANDALI
- “ “ A WOMEN IN HER PERIODS
- “ “ A WIDOW
- “ “ A DASI
- FOR MOUTH CONGRESS
- FOR COHABITING A COW
- FOR DISCHARGING SEMEN
- FOR BRAHMACHARIS WHO DISCHARGE SEMEN
- IF SURPASSES THE PERIOD MEANT FOR COHABITION ( FOR MARRIED)
- IF FAILED IN AN OATH
- IF A KSHATRIYA COHABITS A BRAHAMANA GIRL
- IF A LADY COHABITS WITH OTHERS OTHER THAN HER HUSBAND
- TO ABONDON IF A GIRL BECOMES A PROSTITUTE
- IF ANYONE AMONG THE HUSBAND & WIFE ARE SEPERATED WITHOUT ANY GENUINE REASON
- IN DANGER IF A BRAHMIN GIRL UNDERGOES COHABITION DONE FORCIBLY BY A SHUDRA
- IF A WIDOW DEVELOPS FOETUS SHE SHOULD BE OUT-CASTED TOTALLY.
- IF THERE IS SUSPISION ABOUT ONE OF BEING A PROSTITUTE,THE NECESSARY REQUIRED ACTIONS
- EXPIATION FOR HUSBANDS IF HER WIVES GOES OUT INDEPENDENTLY
- IF ENTERED THE HOUSE OF A PROSTITUTE
- IF A BRAHMIN GIRL COHABITS A CHANDALA
- IF SHE COHABITS WITH A MLECCHA OR RAJAKHA
- IF ONE IS ABOUT TO BEAT A BRAHMANA WITH A STICK
- IF ONE HUMILIATES A BRAHMANA
- IF ONE BEATS A BRAHMANA
- IF ONE DISOBEYS HIS GURU &PARENTS
- EXPIATION FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD( FOR PREVIOUS YUGAS)
- FOR WORKING UNDER A WICKED PERSON
- FOR WORKING UNDER A SHUDRA
- FOR DOING ABICHARA & GIVING CURSE
- TEACHING & LEARNING VEDAS FOR MONEY
- FOR FORGETTING THE LEARNED VEADAS
- FOR NOT BEING IN
- PROHIBTION FOR MARRIAGE ABOVE 50 YRS OF AGE
- IF A GIRL GETS MARRIED AGAIN
- FOR MARRYING ONE OF THE SAME GOTRA
- FOR TRAVELLING IN CAMEL & DONKEY
- FOR BEING IN A JAIL
- FOR LIVING IN A VERY
- FOR GOING TO NISHIDHA(PROHIBITED) COUNTIRES
- IF BEING BITTEN BY A DOG OR FOX
- IF WORMS DEVOLOP IN BODY
- FOR EATING IN DHUR-BRAHMANA HOUSE
- FOR EATING THE FOOD OF A KING
- FOR EATING FOOD THAT HAS BECOME SOUR
- FOR EATING IN VYATHEEPATHAM(AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR PITHRUS)
- FOR EATING IN A FEAST OF 1000 & 16,000 PEOPLE
- FOR EATING IN DHEERGA SATRAM
- FOR EATING IN A SHUDRA’S SATRAM
- FOR EATING SELF COOKED FOOD IN THE HOUSE OF A SHUDRA OR A PROSTITUTE
- FOR EATING FOOD SERVED FOR A BIG GANG
- FOR EATING FOOD THAT IS PURCHASED
- FOR EATING FOOD IN A YAGA
- EATING WITHOUT HAVING BATHED
- FOR EATING WHEN THE BODY IS IMPURE
- FOR EATING OLD FOOD
- FOR EATING VADAAMS AND APPALAMS
- FOR EATING SEASUME AND PAYASAM IN UNPRESCRIBED DAYS
- FOR EATING THE FOOD OF VRATHYA AND KUSHTA ROGI
- FOR EATING IN A VILLAGE CONTAINING A DEAD-BODY
- FOR EATING IN CHANDRA & SURYA GRAHANA(ECLIPSE)
- FOR EATING IN BROKEN UTENSIL
- FOR EATING THE FOOD PREPARED BY WOMEN IN PERIODS
- FOR EATING TWICE IN PROHIBITED DAYS AND FOR NOT DOING BRAHMA YAGYAM
- FOR NOT DOING SAMSKARAS LIKE GARBHADHANAM IN TIME
- FOR BATHING IN HOT WATER
- EATING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA
- FOR NOT HAVING SHIKA (TUFT) AND YAGYOPAVEETHA
- FOR YAWNING ,SNEEZING ETC….WHILE EATING
- FOR EATING SHIVA NIRMALYA PRASAD
- NO PROBLEM IF SHIVA IS WITH SALIGRAMA AND OTHER DEITIES
- FOR EATING WITH WIFE,SON & BROTHER
- FOR WEARING BLUE CLOTHES
- FOR EATING BY WEARING BLUE CLOTHES
- FOR EATING OTHERS FOOD & FOR SERVING PARTIALLY
- FOR EATING IN NAVA SHRAADHA
- IF BRAHMACHARI EATS IN SHRADDHA
- FOR EATING IN KSHATRIYA’S SHRAADHA
- FOR EATING IN NAANDHI SHRAADHA
- FOR EATING SHRAADHA SHESHA
- FOR EATING IN SAMSKARAS LIKE CHOWLAM(TONSURE CEREMONY)
- FOR SELLING PROHIBITED ITEMS AND LENDING FOR HIGHER INTERESTS
- FOR DOING VRATHA BY BORROWING MONEY
- FOR SELLING BRAHMANA,WIFE,SON,NITHYA KARMA,DAUGHTER AND SERVANT MAID
- FOR SELLING VEDA,SMRITHIS AND SALIGRAMA
- FOR RETURNING AFTER BEING DECIDED TO DIE IN WATER OR FIRE
- FOR RETURNING BACK FROM SANYASA TO
- FOR CARRYING A DEAD-BODY OF ONE WHO HAS DONE SUICIDE
- FOR TELLING LIE
- FOR LEAVING THE SHRAUTHAAGNI
- FOR NOT BELIEVING GOD
- FOR SERVING PARTIALLY IN A FEAST ROW
- FOR INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNFIT FOR FEAST,SPEAKING WITH PATHITHA,FOR EXCREMENTING IN WATER
- FOR EXCREMENTING WITHOUT YAGYOPAVEETHA IN RIGHT EAR
- FOR SLEEPING IN PALASHA
(BUTEA MONOSPERMA)TREE’S WOOD - IF ONE COMES LATE FOR A SHRAADHA
- FOR DOING ABHIVAADHANA (SALUTING)TO A KSHATRIYA
- IF A SHUDRA HEARS VEDIC CHANTING
- ABOUT GETTING PRATHIGRAHA(CHARITY)
- FOR SINS DONE IN SECRET
- CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS KRICHHRAAS
- NUMBER OF MAHAANADHIS
