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Pilgrimage on different dates kills the sins collected in various births.I Sins committed in the prior birth are destroyed by a pilgrimage to the Ganges that secures the highest merits.2 By reciting the name of Keśava, sins of this life as well as of the other life are destroyed. 3
Daily prayers help in the expiation of sins i. e. sins, committed during night can be expiated by morning prayer. But it does not mean that if one keeps on committing sins, and later on prays, always one's sins will be expiated. The underlying meaning is that man may commit a mistake and feel later on terribly repentant, in that case prayer helps in the elimination of sins. 4
KĀMANDAKIYA NĪTISĀRA Kamandakeya Nītisāra deals with the karma that is to be done at the present moment that can make the futures. The wise should start a work that goes to build this world as the other world and should not be a slave of work doing only the work coricerning present life. He should not bind himself with the work against the making up of the other world. In accordance with the scriptures, he should do a good work.5 A work should be started only keeping in view the capacity to do that, otherwise the worker gets nothing, but suffering only. The distress on account of karma gives paritāpa alone, Works done according to scriptures, representing the seat of wisdom are like beautiful trees and fructify immediately. A well begun task, if becomes unsuccessful, does not injure in a. way, in which the work done under infatuation does. Well-begun work, if becomes unsucessful does not become the reason for satire, for daiva alone has destro
1. Viramitrodaya, Tirthaprakāśa, Kasīparicchede, pp-287. 2. Viramitrodaya, Ganga mahātmyam, p. 359. 3, VTramitrodaya- pp 409.. 4. VIramitrodaya ( Ahnikaprakasa ), Vol. II by Pt. MM Mitra Mishra' 5. Kámandakfya Nitisāra, Sarga 10. . 6. Kamandaktya Nitisara, 11th Sarga. 7. Kamandakıya Nitisāra- 11th Sarga. .
