Shloka 40
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
प्रायश्चित्तेन महता शुद्धिं प्राप्नोत्य् अनापदि पक्षं नित्यक्रियाहानेः कर्ता मैत्रेय मानवः
prāyaścittena mahatā śuddhiṃ prāpnoty anāpadi pakṣaṃ nityakriyāhāneḥ kartā maitreya mānavaḥ
মহৎ প্ৰায়শ্চিত্তে শুদ্ধি পুনৰ লাভ হয়। কিন্তু অনাপদ সময়ত যি নিত্যক্ৰিয়াত পাক্ষিকো অৱহেলা কৰে, হে মৈত্ৰেয়, সি দোষী বুলি গণ্য।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse states that major expiation can restore purity, but it also emphasizes that expiation is not a license for neglect—daily duties must be maintained when no hardship prevents them.
He frames neglect as personal responsibility: if there is no crisis, even a fortnight’s lapse in obligatory daily rites is culpable because it represents abandonment of sustaining discipline.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching reflects Vaishnava dharma: orderly daily conduct and purification practices align the individual with the cosmic order ultimately upheld by Vishnu as Supreme Sovereignty.