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  • Writer's pictureAnshul Pandey

Types of Sins(paap) as per Skand Puran.


There are three types of Adharma- Sthool, Sukshma, and Ati Sukshma. The group of Sins in the Sthul section carries you to Narak. These sins are committed through your thoughts, words, and deeds.


-- It is of four types --

  • First is the sin committed by your mental state - Thinking about a woman other then your spouse.

A)Resolution to amass wealth from others.

B)Thinking ill about others.

C)Thinking of doing a forbidden or unworthy deed.

  • Second is the sin that you commit through your words:-

A)Talking about irrelevant things.

B)Telling a lie.

C)Speaking harshly.

D)Talking ill about others.

  • The third type of sin is committed through your body actions:-

A)eating food not prescribed to you or forbidden.

B)Violence.

C)Eating fancier food.

D)Acquiring other's wealth.


-- So these twelve types of sins --


There are six types of sinners or Mahapatak

1)One not bowing his head in front of a temple.

2)Never praise Shiva.

3)People who behave untowardly way in front of Ishwar.

4)People who do not show respect to Ishwar, guru, or one who is undignified.

5)One who does not behave properly.

6)One who is jealous of other bhakts.

Below is the list of sins that people may commit.

1)One who does not help a needy person or a person in pain,

2)One who neglects a person insulted by his enemy,

3)One who neglects wife and children. All the above sins are equalized to guru ninda. They are Mahapatak and the fifth category is of those people who keep a relationship with the above.


Never invite and they return the Brahmin empty-handed. Such a crime is equivalent to Brahmhatya. Those who insult a guru, interrupt a hungry Brahmin, create doubt in other's minds, those who irritate a cow while drinking water, Acquiring the well-earned wealth of Brahmins are all specific sinners.


Deserting parents, giving false testimony in court, eating prohibited food, killing wild animals, Burning village, forest or goshala in anger, looting poor, robbing horses, others wife, wealth, medicine, having an immoral relationship are sins compared to eloping with gurus wife.


Ego, anger, ungrateful behavior, stinginess, jealousy, deserting people without reason, violence, destroying flower gardens, getting Yagya performed by unworthy. Etc.

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