तत्तत्पापस्य चिह्नानि कथयस्व महामुने । केन पापेन किं चिह्नं भूलोके उपजायते
Tell me, O great sage, the signs of each sin; by which sin does which mark arise in the world?
इति श्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यं मुनिः प्रोवाच भूपतिम् । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि चिह्नानि पापकारिणाम्
Having heard those words, the sage spoke to the king: Listen, O King, I will declare the signs of those who commit sin.
शौनक उवाच। सुरापः श्यामदंतश्च नरकांते प्रजायते । अभक्ष्यभक्षकारी च जायते गुल्मकोदरः
Śaunaka said: One who drinks alcohol or has blackened teeth is born at the end of hell; one who eats forbidden food is born with tumors or abdominal diseases.
उदक्यावीक्षितं भुक्त्वा जायते कृमिलोदरः । श्वमार्जारादिसंस्पृष्टं भुक्त्वा दुर्गंधिमान्भवेत्
By eating food seen by a woman in her period, one is born with worms in the belly; by eating food touched by a dog, cat, or similar, one becomes foul-smelling.
अनिवेद्य सुरादिभ्यो भुंजानो जायते नरः । उदरे रोगवान्दुःखी महारोगप्रपीडितः
A person who eats without offering to the gods and others is born with diseases of the stomach, suffering greatly, afflicted by severe illness.
परान्नविघ्नकरणादजीर्णमभिजायते । मंदोदराग्निर्भवति सति द्रव्ये कदन्नदः
By causing obstacles to another's food, one is born with indigestion; even when possessing wealth, he has weak digestive fire and eats little.
विषदश्छर्दिरोगी स्यान्मार्गहा पादरोगवान् । पिशुनो नरकस्यांते जायते श्वासकासवान्
One who poisons becomes afflicted with vomiting; a thief of the path is born with foot diseases; a slanderer is born at the end of hell, suffering from asthma and cough.
धूर्तोऽपस्माररोगी स्याच्छूली च परतापनः । दावाग्निदायकश्चैव रक्तातीसारवान्भवेत्
A cheat becomes epileptic; one who torments others suffers from colic; one who sets forest fires is born with bloody dysentery.
सुरालये जले वापि शकृत्क्षेपं करोति यः । गुदरोगो भवेत्तस्य पापरूपः सुदारुणः
Whoever defecates in a temple or in water develops a terrible and sinful anal disease.
गर्भपातनजा रोगाः क्षयमेहजलोदराः । प्रतिमा भंगकारी च अप्रतिष्ठश्च जायते
Diseases arising from abortion are consumption, diabetes, and dropsy; one who breaks images is born unstable.
दुष्टवादी खंडितः स्यात्खल्वाटः परनिंदकः । सभायां पक्षपाती च जायते पक्षघातवान्
A slanderer becomes deformed; a bald-headed man is one who insults others; a partial person in an assembly is born paralyzed.
परोक्तहास्यकृत्काणः कुनखी विप्रहेमहृत् । तुंदीवरी ताम्रचौरः कांस्यहृत्पुंडरीकिकः
One who mocks others' words is born one-eyed; a thief of gold from a brāhmaṇa is born with deformed nails; a thief of pumpkins is born with a protruding belly; a thief of copper is born with red skin; a thief of bronze is born with lotus-like eyes.
त्रपुहारी च पुरुषो जायते पिंगमूर्द्धजः । शीसहारी च पुरुषो जायते शीर्षरोगवान्
A man who steals tin is born with yellow hair; one who steals lead is born with head diseases.
घृतचौरस्तु पुरुषो जायते नेत्ररोगवान् । लोहहारी च पुरुषो बर्बरांगः प्रजायते
A man who steals ghee is born with eye diseases; a man who steals iron is born with a rough body.
चर्महारी च पुरुषो जायते मेदसा वृतः । मधुचौरस्तु पुरुषो जायते बस्तिगंधवान्
A man who steals skin is born covered in fat; a man who steals honey is born with a foul-smelling bladder.
तैलचौर्येण भवति नरः कण्ड्वातिपीडितः । आमान्नहरणाच्चैव दंतहीनः प्रजायते
By stealing oil, a person becomes afflicted with severe itching; by stealing uncooked rice, he is born toothless.
पक्वान्नहरणाच्चैव जिह्वारोगयुतो भवेत् । मातृगामी च पुरुषो जायते लिंगवर्जितः
By stealing cooked food, one is afflicted with diseases of the tongue; a man who approaches his mother is born without genitals.
गुरुजायाभिगमनान्मूत्रकृच्छ्रः प्रजायते । भगिनीं चैव गमने पीतकुष्ठः प्रजायते
By approaching the wife of a teacher, one is born with painful urination; by approaching a sister, one is born with yellow leprosy.
स्वसुतागमने चैव रक्तकुष्ठः प्रजायते । भ्रातृभार्याभिगमने गुल्मकुष्ठः प्रजायते
By approaching one's own daughter, one is born with red leprosy; by approaching a brother's wife, one is born with glandular leprosy.
स्वामिगम्यादिगमने जायते दद्रुमंडलम् । विश्वस्तभार्यागमने गजचर्मा प्रजायते
By approaching the wife of a master or similar, one is born with ringworm; by approaching a trusted friend's wife, one is born with elephantiasis.
पितृष्वस्रभिगमने दक्षिणांगे व्रणी भवेत् । मातुलान्यास्तु गमने वामांगे व्रणवान्भवेत्
By approaching the father's sister, a wound arises on the right side; by approaching the mother's brother's wife, one becomes wounded on the left side.
पितृव्यपत्नीगमने कटौ कुष्ठः प्रजायते । मित्रभार्याभिगमने मृतभार्यः प्रजायते
By approaching the father's brother's wife, leprosy arises on the waist; by approaching a friend's wife, one becomes bereft of one's own wife.
स्वगोत्रस्त्रीप्रसंगेन जायते च भगंदरः । तपस्विनीप्रसंगेन प्रमेहो जायते नरे
By intercourse with a woman of one's own lineage, fistula develops; by intercourse with an ascetic woman, diabetes arises in a man.
श्रोत्रियस्त्रीप्रसंगेन जायते नासिकाव्रणी । दीक्षितस्त्रीप्रसंगेन जायते दुष्टरक्तसृक्
By intercourse with a woman of a learned family, a wound appears on the nose; by intercourse with a consecrated woman, one develops impure blood flow.
स्वजातिजायागमने जायते हृदयव्रणी । जात्युन्नतस्त्रीगमने जायते मस्तकव्रणी
By approaching a wife of one's own caste, a wound arises in the heart; by approaching a woman of a higher caste, a wound appears on the head.
पशुयोनौ च गमनान्मूत्रघातः प्रजायते । एते दोषा नराणां स्युर्नरकांते न संशयः
By intercourse with animals, urinary retention arises; these are the faults of men, leading to hell without doubt.
स्त्रीणामपि भवंत्येते तत्तत्पुरुषसंगमात् । एवं राजन्हि चिह्नानि कीर्तितानि सुपापिनाम्
These same conditions also arise in women from union with such men; thus, O King, the marks of great sinners have been described.
दानपुण्यप्रसंगेन तीर्थादिक्रियया तथा । रामस्य चरितं श्रुत्वा तपसा वाक्षयं व्रजेत्
Through the merit of giving, through holy rites such as pilgrimage, and by hearing the deeds of Rama, one attains inexhaustible merit through austerity.
सर्वेषामेव पापानां हरिकीर्तिधुनी नृणाम् । क्षालयेत्पापिनां पंकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
The river of Hari's praise washes away the filth of all sins for people; there should be no doubt about this.
यो नावमन्येत हरिं तस्य यागाविधि श्रुताः । तीर्थान्यपि सुपुण्यानि पावितुं न क्षमाणि तम्
For one who disrespects Hari, even the prescribed rites and the most sacred pilgrimages are not able to purify him.