Shloka 9
नरक-निर्णयः, पाप-कर्म-फल-व्यवस्था, प्रायश्चित्त-क्रमः, तथा हरि-स्मरण-परमत्वम्
सुरापो ब्रह्महा हर्ता सुवर्णस्य च सूकरे प्रयाति नरके यश् च तैः संसर्गम् उपैति वै
surāpo brahmahā hartā suvarṇasya ca sūkare prayāti narake yaś ca taiḥ saṃsargam upaiti vai
মদ্যপ, ব্রাহ্মণহন্তা ও স্বর্ণচোর—এরা নরকে যায়; আর যে জেনে-বুঝে এমন অপরাধীদের সঙ্গে ঘনিষ্ঠ সঙ্গ করে, সেও নরকে গমন করে।
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse teaches that moral and spiritual consequences extend beyond direct action: intimate companionship with grave offenders is itself treated as a dharmic fault leading to suffering.
Parāśara lists archetypal mahāpātakas and adds that aligning oneself with such acts through deliberate association implicates a person in the same downward karmic trajectory.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the teaching presumes Vishnu as the upholder of ṛta/dharma: ethical law functions as His cosmic governance, steering beings toward upliftment or decline.