उत्कोचकैरधिकृतैस्तस्करैश्च प्रपीड्यते
He who is oppressed by bribe-takers, officials, and thieves—
ये द्विजाः प्रतिगृह्णंति नृपस्यान्यायवर्तिनः
Those twice-born who accept gifts from a king who acts unrighteously—
पारदारिकचौराणां यत्पापं पार्थिवस्य तत्
The sin of adulterers and thieves falls upon the king—
अचौरं चौरवत्पश्येच्चोरं वाऽचौररूपवत् 4.5.
One should regard the innocent as a thief, and the thief as if he were innocent—
घृततैलान्नपानानि मधुमांससुरासवम्
Ghee, oil, food, drink, honey, meat, and spirituous liquor—
तृणं काष्ठं पुष्पपत्रमौषधं कांस्यभाजनम्
Grass, wood, flowers, leaves, herbs, and bronze vessels—
ताम्रं सीसं त्रपुं काचं शंखाद्यं च जलोद्भवम्
Copper, lead, tin, glass, conch, and other things produced from water—
ऊर्णाकार्पासकौशेयभंगपट्टोद्भवानि च
Wool, cotton, silk, hemp, linen, and things produced from them—
एवमादीनि चान्यानि द्रव्याणि विविधानि च
And likewise, there are other various kinds of objects.
यद्वा तद्वा परद्रव्यमपि सर्षपमात्रकम्
Whether it is this or that, even another's property as small as a mustard seed—
एवमाद्यै्र्नरः पापैरुत्क्रांतेः समनंतरम्
By such sins as these, immediately after departing from the body,
यमलोकं व्रजेत्तेन शरीरेण यमाज्ञया
A person goes to the realm of Yama in that very body, by the command of Yama.
तिर्यङ्मानुषदेहानामधर्मनिरतात्मनाम्
Among the bodies of animals and humans, for those whose minds are engaged in unrighteousness,
विनयाचारयुक्तानां प्रमादात्स्खलितात्मनाम् 4.5.
For those who are disciplined and well-behaved, but who have erred due to negligence,
पारदारिकचौराणामन्यायव्यवहारिणाम्
For those who commit adultery, theft, or act unjustly,
तस्मात्कृतस्य पापस्य प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्
Therefore, one should perform atonement for the sin committed.
यः करोति स्वयं कर्म कारयेद्वापि मोद येत्
Whoever does an act himself, causes it to be done, or approves of it,
इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ताः पापभेदाः ससाधनाः
Thus, in brief, the types of sin along with their means have been described.
वाक्कायचित्तजनितैर्बहुभेदभिन्नैः कृत्यैः शुभाशुभफलोदयहेतुभूतैः
By actions arising from speech, body, and mind, of many kinds and forms, which are the causes of the arising of good and bad results—
शुभाशुभफलनिर्देशवर्णनम् श्रीकृष्ण उवाच संत्रासजननं घोरं विवशाः सर्वदेहिनः
Description of the results of good and bad actions.
गर्भस्थैर्जायमानैश्च बालैस्तरुणमध्यमैः
By those in the womb, by those being born, by children, by youths, and by those in their prime—
शुभाशुभफलं तत्र देहिनां प्रविचार्यते
There, the good and bad results for embodied beings are considered.
न तेऽत्र प्राणिनः संति ये न यांति यमक्षयम्
There are no living beings here who do not go to the abode of Yama.
तत्र ये शुभकर्माणः सौम्यचित्ता दयान्विताः ।।।८ ते नरा यांति सौम्येन पथा यमनिकेतनम्
There, those who perform good deeds, whose minds are gentle and endowed with compassion—these people go by a gentle path to the abode of Yama.
यः प्रदद्याद्द्विजेन्द्राणामुपानत्काष्ठपादुकाम्
Whoever gives wooden sandals or shoes to the best of the twice-born,
छत्रदानेन गच्छंति यथा छत्रेण देहिनः
By the gift of an umbrella, people proceed as they do under the protection of an umbrella.
शिबिकाश्वप्रदानेन ततस्तेन सुखं व्रजेत्
By giving a palanquin or a horse, one thereafter attains happiness.
आरामकर्ता छायासु शीतलासु सुखं व्रजेत्
The maker of gardens, in cool and shaded places, attains happiness.
देवायतनकर्ता च यतीनामाश्रमस्य च 4.6.
One who builds temples for the gods or hermitages for ascetics—
देवाग्निगुरुविप्राणां मातापित्रोश्च पूजकाः
Those who honor the gods, fire, teachers, learned Brahmins, and their own mother and father—