Shloka 2
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas (Great Sins), Vows, Tīrtha, and Sin-Destroying Observances
पञ्च पातकिनस्त्वेते तत्संयोगी च पञ्चमः / उपपापानि गोहत्याप्रभृतीनि सुरा जगुः
pañca pātakinastvete tatsaṃyogī ca pañcamaḥ / upapāpāni gohatyāprabhṛtīni surā jaguḥ
یہی بڑے گناہگار ہیں، اور ان کی صحبت اختیار کرنے والا پانچواں شمار ہوتا ہے۔ گائے کے قتل وغیرہ جیسے ضمنی گناہ بھی ہیں—یوں رشیوں نے بیان کیا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Mahāpātakas and upapātakas; moral contagion through association (saṅga-doṣa).
Vedantic Theme: Karma accrues through action and intentional proximity; saṃskāra shaping by company (satsaṅga vs duḥsaṅga).
Application: Choose company carefully; avoid complicity and enabling; treat harm to protected beings (like cows) as serious ethical violation.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Related Themes: Garuda Purana dharma passages on pāpa-bheda (sin classifications) and saṅga-doṣa themes
FAQs
This verse frames a moral hierarchy: major sins define severe karmic culpability, and even association with such offenders is treated as spiritually dangerous, shaping one’s afterlife trajectory.
It explicitly counts “association with great sinners” as a punishable category, implying that habitual proximity, approval, or participation through companionship can transmit or reinforce adharmic tendencies.
Avoid enabling harmful actions through friendship, business, or social approval; choose communities and habits that support ethical conduct, accountability, and compassion toward living beings.