तं सभा च समितिश्च सेना च सुरा चानुव्यचलन्
The assembly, the council, the army, and the intoxicating drink followed him.
सभायाश्च वै स समितेश्च सेनायाश्च सुरायाश्च प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद
He becomes the beloved abode of the assembly, the council, the army, and the intoxicating drink, who knows thus.
तद्यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्यो राज्ञोऽतिथिर्गृहान् आगच्छेत्
If a Vrātya, knowing thus, comes as a guest to the house of a king—
श्रेयांसमेनमात्मनो मानयेत्तथा क्षत्राय ना वृश्चते तथा राष्ट्राय ना वृश्चते ॥ अतो वै ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं चोदतिष्ठतां ते अब्रूतां कं प्र विशावेति
He should honor him more than himself; thus, the power of the Kshatriya is not diminished, thus, the kingdom is not diminished. Therefore, Brahman and Kshatra both rose up; they said, 'Who shall enter the people?'
बृहस्पतिमेव ब्रह्म प्रविशत्विन्द्रं क्षत्रं तथा वा इति
'Let Brahman enter as Bṛhaspati, and Kshatra as Indra,' thus they said.
अतो वै बृहस्पतिमेव ब्रह्म प्राविशदिन्द्रं क्षत्रम्
Therefore, Brahman entered as Bṛhaspati, and Kshatra as Indra.
इयं वा उ पृथिवी बृहस्पतिर्द्यौरेवेन्द्रः
Indeed, this earth is Bṛhaspati, and the sky is Indra.
अयं वा उ अग्निर्ब्रह्मासावादित्यः क्षत्रम्
Indeed, this fire is Brahman, and that sun is Kshatra.
ऐनं ब्रह्म गच्छति ब्रह्मवर्चसी भवति
Brahman goes to him; he becomes radiant with Brahman.
यः पृथिवीं बृहस्पतिमग्निं ब्रह्म वेद
Who knows the earth as Bṛhaspati and fire as Brahman—
ऐनमिन्द्रियं गच्छतीन्द्रियवान् भवति
Indra goes to him; he becomes endowed with power.
य आदित्यं क्षत्रं दिवमिन्द्रं वेद
Who knows the sun as Kshatra and the sky as Indra—
तद्यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्योऽतिथिर्गृहान् आगच्छेत्
If a Vrātya, knowing thus, comes as a guest to the house—
स्वयमेनमभ्युदेत्य ब्रूयाद्व्रात्य क्वावात्सीर्व्रात्योदकं व्रात्य तर्पयन्तु व्रात्य यथा ते प्रियं तथास्तु व्रात्य यथा ते वशस्तथास्तु व्रात्य यथा ते निकामस्तथास्त्विति
He should approach him himself and say: 'Vrātya, where have you come from? Let the Vrātya have water; let the Vrātya be satisfied. Vrātya, as you desire, so let it be; Vrātya, as you wish, so let it be; Vrātya, as you intend, so let it be.'
यदेनमाह व्रात्य क्वावात्सीरिति पथ एव तेन देवयानान् अव रुन्धे
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, where have you been?'—by that, he obstructs for him the path of the gods.
यदेनमाह व्रात्योदकमित्यप एव तेनाव रुन्धे
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, water!'—by that, he obstructs for him the waters.
यदेनमाह व्रात्य तर्पयन्त्विति प्राणमेव तेन वर्षीयांसं कुरुते
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, let them satisfy you!'—by that, he makes his breath greater.
यदेनमाह व्रात्य यथा ते प्रियं तथास्त्विति प्रियमेव तेनाव रुन्धे
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, as you desire, so may it be!'—by that, he grants him what is dear.
ऐनं प्रियं गच्छति प्रियः प्रियस्य भवति य एवं वेद
He attains what is dear; he becomes dear to the dear, who knows thus.
यदेनमाह व्रात्य यथा ते वशस्तथास्त्विति वशमेव तेनाव रुन्धे
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, as you wish, so may it be!'—by that, he grants him mastery.
ऐनं वशो गच्छति वशी वशिनां भवति य एवं वेद
He attains mastery; he becomes a master among masters, who knows thus.
यदेनमाह व्रात्य यथा ते निकामस्तथास्त्विति निकाममेव तेनाव रुन्धे
If one says to him, 'Vrātya, as your desire, so may it be!'—by that, he grants him desire.
ऐनं निकामो गच्छति निकामे निकामस्य भवति य एवं वेद
He attains desire; he becomes desired among the desired, who knows thus.
तद्यस्यैवं विद्वान् व्रात्य उद्धृतेष्वग्निष्वधिश्रितेऽग्निहोत्रेऽतिथिर्गृहान् आगच्छेत्
Therefore, if a learned one, when the fires are kindled and the Agnihotra is established, receives the Vrātya as a guest into his house—
स्वयमेनमभ्युदेत्य ब्रूयाद्व्रात्याति सृज होष्यामीति
He should himself approach him and say, 'Vrātya, permit me; I will offer.'
स चातिसृजेज्जुहुयान् न चातिसृजेन् न जुहुयात्
If he permits, he should offer; if he does not permit, he should not offer.
स य एवं विदुषा व्रात्येनातिसृष्टो जुहोति
He who, having been permitted by a learned Vrātya, offers—
प्र पितृयाणं पन्थां जानाति प्र देवयानम्
He knows the path of the ancestors, he knows the path of the gods.
न देवेष्वा वृश्चते हुतमस्य भवति
Among the gods, his offering is not cut off.
पर्यस्यास्मिंल्लोक आयतनं शिष्यते य एवं विदुषा व्रात्येनातिसृष्टो जुहोति
In this world, a secure foundation remains for him who, having been permitted by a learned Vrātya, offers.