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
Wahai Raja, bila hari dan tithi (tanggal lunar) menjadi tidak menguntungkan, dosa yang dilakukan manusia menjadi delapan kali lipat; demikian pula bila matahari terbit pada peralihan yang tidak suci, kesalahan itu kembali berlipat kepada pelakunya.
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.