Shloka 107
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
दिनातिथौ तु विमुखे गते यत् पातकं नृप तद् एवाष्टगुणं पुंसां सूर्योढे विमुखे गते
dinātithau tu vimukhe gate yat pātakaṃ nṛpa tad evāṣṭaguṇaṃ puṃsāṃ sūryoḍhe vimukhe gate
O King, when the day and the lunar tithi have turned adverse, whatever sin a man commits becomes eightfold; likewise, if sunrise falls upon an inauspicious turning, that very fault returns multiplied upon the doer.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya; addressed as 'nṛpa' within the cited line)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Auspicious/inauspicious timings (tithi, sunrise) and their dharmic consequences for household conduct
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Actions performed at ritually adverse junctures (vimu kha tithi/day or inauspicious sunrise) yield intensified demerit, so one should be vigilant about kāla (time) in dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Keep basic daily discipline: avoid rash actions at stressful/unstable times; prioritize restraint and corrective rites (prāyaścitta/charity) when circumstances are adverse.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as Bhagavat-ājñā: time-order (kāla) is part of the Lord’s governance, so aligning conduct with it honors the divine cosmic administration.
FAQs
This verse states that wrongdoing committed during an adverse tithi/day is not merely sinful but becomes multiplied—specifically eightfold—highlighting the Purāṇic view that time conditions intensify karmic outcomes.
By naming sunrise as a critical threshold, Parāśara implies that transitions in sacred time (especially sūryodaya) are spiritually potent; actions done at such inauspicious turns carry heavier consequences.
Though not named directly, the teaching rests on Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty over kāla and ṛta (order): aligning conduct with sacred time is a way of living in harmony with the universal law sustained by the Supreme Reality.