𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲

𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲

Man keeps committing a variety of sins. There is, according to our Sastras, redemption (प्रायश्चित्त) from all of them except ingratitude. Ingratitude means doing harm to people, forgetting the help rendered by them. Nobody should commit such a sin. There is a story in the Mahabharata relating to this subject.

Once, in olden times, there was a Brahmana who wanted to earn money. He joined some merchants who were going to a distant place in search of wealth. While crossing a jungle, they were confronted by a mad elephant. It charged at them and trampled to death all of them, except the Brahmana, who managed to escape. After running a long distance, he saw a huge tree and took rest under its shade.

At that time a crane (baka-pakshi) came over there. Hearing the plight of the Brahmana, it took pity on him and extended hospitality. The man stayed there for the night. The next morning when he resumed his journey, the bird said,

"There is a demon (rakshasa) nearby, named Virupaksha. If you approach him he will give you enough wealth."

The man went to the demon and said he had been sent by the crane. Virupaksha was happy and gave him a lot of wealth. The Brahmana took all of it and went back to the tree. He narrated everything to the bird.

That night, when the crane was sleeping, the Brahmana killed it and took its meat, thinking he would not get anything on the way to eat. On knowing this, Virupaksha killed the Brahmana and asked his servants to eat his meat. They declined saying they would not take the meat of such an ungrateful man. They were told to give it to dogs and foxes, who also refused to take it. Ingratitude is such an ugly sin. Hence nobody should indulge in it.

मित्रद्रोही कृतघ्नश्च नृशंसश्च नराधमः ।

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kravyādaih krmibhiścaiva na bhujyantē hi tādrśāḥ ||

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