[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896) › c9.2 # Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c9.2 Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c9.2 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.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 : - [Previous: c9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c9.1) - [Next: c9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c9.3) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.33) — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c9.2) · Pramāṇa