Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c9.2

c9.2

The systematic lists of sins in the Smṛtis are arranged according as re-acceptance into the caste may be secured easily, with difficulty or not at all, on the performance of certain penances ; of these lists that of Vi. 33-42 is the most exhaustive and may be given here: (1) Sins punished by death (atipātaka), namely sexual intercourse with mother, daughter or daughter-in-law ; (2) great sins (mahāpātaka), namely murder of a Brahman, indulging in spirituous liquors (surā), theft of gold belonging to a Brahman, sexual intercourse with the wife of the teacher (guru), association with those who have committed any of these crimes ; (3) sins which are equal to great sins (anupātaka), and indeed equal to the murder of a Brahman :