The rejection of one's own religion, the following of other people's religion, assisting at the sacrifice or the religious rites of one who does not deserve such assistance, eating of forbidden food, deserting one who seeks refuge, neglect in maintaining servants and dependents, selling salt and treacle, killing of birds and animals, refusal, though able to beget children, upon a soliciting woman, negligence of making the daily offering, negligence to present the Dakshina, humiliating a Brahmana, these all are considered as forbidden acts by persons conversant with duty.
स्वधर्मस्य परित्यागः परधर्मस्य च क्रिया। अयाज्ययाजनं चैव तथाभक्ष्यस्य भक्षणम्॥ शरणागतसंत्यागो भृत्यस्याभरणं तथा। रसानां विक्रयश्चापि तिर्यग्योनिवधस्तथा॥ आधानादीनि कर्माणि शक्तिमान करोति यः। अप्रयच्छंश्च सर्वाणि नित्यदेयानि भारत॥ दक्षिणानामदानं च ब्राह्मणस्वाभिमर्शनम्। सर्वाण्येतान्यकार्याणि प्राहुर्धर्मविदो जनाः॥