Institutes of Vishnu — XL.

XL. | Internet Sacred Text ArchiveSacred Texts Hinduism Index Previous Next # XL. 1. Receiving anything from a (Mle*kkh*a or other) despicable person (even though not as a present, but in the form of interest, &c.), traffic (even with articles that are not forbidden to sell), subsisting by money-lending (even without exceeding the legitimate rate of interest), telling lies (even though not in giving evidence), and serving a Sûdra (even though without doing servile acts for him) are crimes rendering unworthy to receive alms. 2. He who has committed a crime rendering unworthy to receive alms, is purified by the penance Taptak*rikkh*ra (in case he committed it knowingly), or by the penance Sîtak*rikkh*ra (in case he did it unawares), or by the penance Mahâsântapana (in case it was committed) repeatedly. Next: XLI.