Shloka 125
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
स्वर्णन्यासापहरणे मेदिनीहरणे च या । आत्मनो हनने या हि विहिता मुनिभिर्द्विज ॥ १२५ ॥
svarṇanyāsāpaharaṇe medinīharaṇe ca yā | ātmano hanane yā hi vihitā munibhirdvija || 125 ||
ஓ த்விஜரே! ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்ட பொன்னைத் திருடுதல், நிலத்தைப் பறித்தல், மேலும் தன்னையே கொல்லுதல்—இவற்றிற்காக முனிவர்கள் விதித்த பிராயச்சித்தமே இங்கும் பொருந்தும்.
Suta (narrating the Purana’s discourse; legal-dharmic instruction attributed to the sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It equates the moral gravity of betraying trust (stealing deposited gold), dispossessing others of land, and self-destruction, stressing that these acts severely violate dharma and therefore demand the highest level of purification (prāyaścitta).
Indirectly: by insisting on ethical purity and accountability, it frames prāyaścitta as a prerequisite for steady devotion—one restores inner clarity and fitness for worship by correcting grave breaches of dharma.
This is primarily Dharmaśāstra-style prāyaścitta instruction (aligned with Kalpa: ritual and legal procedure), focusing on how specific transgressions are matched with specific expiations.