वसुभिर्वस्त्रगंधाद्यैर्माल्यैश्च विविधैरपि 2.1.5.
With wealth, garments, fragrances, and also with various garlands—
सूर्यचक्रविदः पूज्या नावमन्येत्कथंचन गणविप्रसमः पूज्यो दैवज्ञः समुदाहृतः
Those who know the solar wheel are to be honored; one should never disdain them in any way. The astrologer is declared to be worthy of honor, equal to the group of Brahmins.
जाते बाले निरूप्ये च लग्नग्रहनिरूपणम् द्विमात्रिकां समभ्यस्य सर्ववेदफलं लभेत्
When a child is born or examined, and the ascendant and planetary positions are determined, by practicing the two-measure (dvimātrikā) one obtains the fruit of all the Vedas.
गुरुवर्णनम् ऋते पितुर्द्विजश्रेष्ठा इतीयं नैगमी स्मृतिः
Except for the father, O best of twice-born, this is the traditional teaching of the Nigamas.
त्रयोऽपि गुरवः श्रेष्ठास्ताभ्यां माता परो गुरुः
All three are excellent teachers, but among them, the mother is the supreme teacher.
द्वादश्यां तु आमवास्यामथ वा रविसंक्रमे
On the twelfth day, on the new moon, or at the solar transition—
अयने विषुवे चैव चंद्रसूर्यग्रहे तथा
At the solstice, at the equinox, and likewise during lunar or solar eclipses—
पश्चात्प्रवंदयेत्पादौ मंत्रेणानेन सत्तमाः
Afterwards, the feet should be reverently bowed to by the best ones, with this mantra.
स्वर्गापवर्गप्रदमेकमाद्यं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं पितरं नमामि
I bow to the father, the first, the embodiment of Brahman, who grants heaven and liberation.
पितरो जनयंतीह पितरः पालयंति च
Fathers beget here, and fathers also protect.
यस्माद्विजयते लोकस्तस्माद्धर्मः प्रवर्तते
From whom the world is born, from him righteousness proceeds.
या कुक्षिविवरे कृत्वा स्वयं रक्षति सर्वतः
She who, having placed (the child) in the cavity of her womb, herself protects in every way—
त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्दृष्टं मातर्नित्यं नमोऽस्तु ते ।। 2.1.6.
By your grace, O Mother, the world is seen; eternal salutations to you.
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि सागरादीनि सर्वशः
All the sacred places on earth, including the oceans and others,
गुरुदेवप्रसादेन लब्धा विद्या यशस्करी
The knowledge obtained through the favor of the teacher and the gods brings fame.
वेद वेदांगशास्त्राणां तत्त्वं यत्र प्रतिष्ठितम्
The essence of the Vedas, the Vedāngas, and the scriptures is established therein.
ब्राह्मणो जगतां तीर्थं पावनं परमं यतः
The Brāhmaṇa is the supreme purifier and the sacred place of the worlds.
पितामहं च प्रणमेत्सर्वादौ मातरं गुरुम्
One should first bow to the grandmother, the mother, and the teacher.
मातृमंत्रैश्च प्रथमं प्रणमेद्भक्तिभावतः
With maternal mantras, one should first bow with devotion.
दृष्टादृष्टे च स गुरुर्गुरुर्माता तथा गुरुः
Whether visible or invisible, the teacher is the teacher; the mother is also a teacher.
मंत्रदाता गुरुः ख्यातस्सप्तमः परिकीर्तितः
The giver of the mantra is renowned as the seventh teacher.
दृष्टदेवं च यो हित्वा अदृष्टं च निषेवते
He who abandons the visible deity and serves the invisible one,
यथा पिता ज्येष्ठपिता कनीयांश्च तथा द्विजाः 2.1.6.
Just as the father, the elder father, and the younger ones, so are the twice-born.
आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्तिः पिता मूर्तिः प्रजापतेः
The teacher is the embodiment of Brahmā; the father is the embodiment of Prajāpati.
पिता मेरुर्व शिष्ठः स्याद्धर्ममूर्तिः सनातनः
The father is like Mount Meru, the highest; he is the eternal embodiment of dharma.
पितामहं च पित्रग्रे हव्यकव्यैश्च तर्पयेत्
One should offer oblations to the grandfather before the father, with offerings for ancestors and gods.
तस्य पादोदकस्नानाद्गंगा नार्हति केवलम्
Bathing in the water from his feet surpasses even the Ganges alone.
द्वात्रिं शत्कुंडकशिलास्पर्शने यादृशं फलम्
The result obtained from touching thirty-two sacred stones,
शतमातृवरिष्ठाश्च पितामह्याश्च पोषणे
A hundred mothers of highest excellence and grandmothers in nourishment,
गुरुवर्णनम् श्रवणेपि च धर्मात्मञ्छ्रूयतां यन्मया पुरा
Description of the teacher: Listen to what I once heard concerning dharma.