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Manusmriti: The Laws of Manu |
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A stealer of (cooked) food, dyspepsia; a stealer of the words (of
the Veda), dumbness a stealer of clothes, white leprosy; a
horse-stealer, lameness. 52.
The stealer of a lamp will become blind; he who extinguishes it will
become one-eyed; injury (to sentient beings) is punished by general
sickliness; an adulterer (will have) swellings (in his limbs). 53.
Thus in consequence of a remnant of (the guilt of former) crimes,
are born idiots, dumb, blind, deaf, and deformed men, who are (all)
despised by the virtuous. 54.
Penances, therefore, must always be performed for the sake of
purfication, because those whose sins have not been expiated, are
born (again) with disgraceful marks. 55.
Killing a Brahmana, drinking (the spirituous liquor called) Sura,
stealing (the gold of a Brahmana), adultery with a Guru's wife, and
associating with such (fenders), they declare (to be) mortal sins (mahapataka).
56.
Falsely attributing to oneself high birth, giving information to the
king (regarding a crime), and falsely accusing one's teacher, (are
offences) equal to slaying a Brahmana. 57.
Forgetting the Veda, reviling the Vedas, giving false evidence,
slaying a friend, eating forbidden food, or (swallowing substances) unfit
for food, are six (offences) equal to drinking Sura. 58.
Stealing a deposit, or men, a horse, and silver, land, diamonds and
(other) gems, is declared to be equal to stealing the gold (of a
Brahmana). 59.
Carnal intercourse with sisters by the same mother, with (unmarried)
maidens, with females of the lowest castes, with the wives of a
friend, or of a son, they declare to be equal to the violation of a
Guru's bed. 60.
Slaying kind, sacrificing for those who are unworthy to sacrfice,
adultery, selling oneself, casting off one's teacher, mother,
father, or son, giving up the (daily) study of the Veda, and
neglecting the (sacred domestic) fire, |
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