Lesson 7
Bijun Anuvrat
Second Anuvrat

ťassa michchhaami ďukkadam

May my such sins be dissolved

Second anuvrat is to refrain from speaking gross lies.
Lies pertaining to matrimonial matters, lies pertaining to animals, lies pertaining to land, to speak lies with the evil intention of not returning somebody’s treasure deposited for safe-keeping, to lie by becoming a false witness and such other big lies.
I vow not to speak such lies, as long as I live, by two acts i.e. I do not lie personally and I do not ask others to speak lies, and by three means such as mind, word and body.
Of such vow to refrain from speaking lies, there are five blemishes which are worth knowing but not worth doing, I say them or enumerate them, the way they are :
Making a shocking and alarming speech,
Revealing someone’s confidentiality,
Revealing the secrets of one’s own spouse,
Doing a false preaching,
Doing a false writing
Of the above five blemishes, if any have occurred, then may my such sins be dissolved.

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