Shloka 29
येषां तु कालसृष्टो ऽसौ पापबिन्दुर् महामते चेतःसु ववृधे चक्रुस् ते न यज्ञेषु मानसम्
yeṣāṃ tu kālasṛṣṭo 'sau pāpabindur mahāmate cetaḥsu vavṛdhe cakrus te na yajñeṣu mānasam
But those, O great-minded one, in whose hearts there grows that speck of sin brought forth by Time itself, no longer set their mind upon yajñas; their inward resolve turns away from yajña.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Why some people lose inner resolve for yajña as time-born sin increases
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: revealing
Concept: When the time-generated seed of sin grows in the mind, one’s inner orientation withdraws from yajña, signaling moral-spiritual decline rooted in corrupted saṅkalpa.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Monitor subtle lapses—cynicism, negligence, and self-indulgence—and counter them with satsanga, regular worship/offering, and disciplined routine before they harden into aversion.
Vishishtadvaita: Moral agency is real: the jīva’s disposition (saṅkalpa) can turn away from its proper service; restoration requires reorientation of will toward the Lord, not mere negation of the world.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
FAQs
Kāla is portrayed as a cosmic force that generates a subtle “seed of sin” in people’s hearts, leading to a gradual inward turning away from dharmic practices like yajña.
He frames it as an inner corruption: when the “pāpabindu” grows within the mind, people stop directing their intention toward sacrifice, so the fall begins at the level of consciousness before it appears in outward conduct.
In the Vishnu Purana’s worldview, yajña is ultimately rooted in Vishnu as the supreme sustainer and the inner reality of dharma; abandoning yajña signals a weakening of alignment with that sustaining divine order.