Shloka 103
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
एते पाषण्डिनः पापा न ह्य् एतान् आलपेद् बुधः पुण्यं नश्यति संभाषाद् एतेषां तद्दिनोद्भवम्
ete pāṣaṇḍinaḥ pāpā na hy etān ālaped budhaḥ puṇyaṃ naśyati saṃbhāṣād eteṣāṃ taddinodbhavam
Estos son herejes pecadores; por lo tanto, una persona sabia ni siquiera debería hablar con ellos. Pues al conversar con tales personas, se destruye el mérito acumulado de ese mismo día.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats conversation itself as a form of association that can erode one’s puṇya; it urges guarding spiritual progress by avoiding harmful ideological and moral company.
Parāśara states that mere saṃbhāṣā (conversing) with such people causes puṇya to perish, even the merit ‘born of that day’—implying immediate spiritual damage rather than a distant consequence.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching supports Vaishnava dharma: preserving purity of mind and conduct so devotion and righteous living remain aligned with the Supreme Order upheld by Vishnu.