सत्यनिष्ठं द्विजं यस्तु शुक्लजातिं प्रियंवदम्
He who transgresses against a twice-born who is devoted to truth, of the white lineage, and speaks kindly,
अतिक्रम्य नरो घोरं नरकं पातयेत्खग
Such a man, O Khaga, causes himself to fall into a terrible hell.
तस्मान्नातिक्रमेद्राजा ब्राह्मणं प्रातिवेशिकम्
Therefore, a king should not transgress against a neighboring Brahmin.
भागिनेयं विशेषेण तथा बंधुं ग्रहाधिप अतिक्रम्य महद्रौद्रं रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत्
Especially against a nephew or a relative, or the lord of the house; if one transgresses, he goes to the dreadful Raurava hell.
ममाप्यवगतं वीर ब्राह्मणं न परीक्षयेत्
Even I have understood, O hero, that a Brahmin should not be tested.
सर्वदेवमयं विप्रं सर्वलोकमयं तथा
A Brahmin is composed of all the gods, and likewise embodies all the worlds.
केवलं चिंतयेज्जातिं न गुणान्विनतात्मज
One should consider only the lineage, not the qualities, O humble son.
यस्त्वासन्नमतिक्रम्य ब्राह्मणं पतितादृते 1.184.
He who transgresses against a Brahmin nearby, except one who has fallen,
देवकर्मविनाशेन ब्रह्मस्वहरणेन च वियोन्यां क्षिपते यस्तु वियोनिमधिगच्छति
By destroying divine rites or by stealing Brahmin property, he casts himself into a lower womb and attains a degraded birth.
मा ददस्वेति यो ब्रूयाद्गवाग्निब्राह्मणेषु वै
He who says, 'Do not give,' regarding cows, fire, or Brahmins,
यत्तु वाचा प्रतिज्ञातं कर्मणा नोपपादितम्
And that which is promised by word but not fulfilled by deed,
वेदविद्याव्रतस्नाते श्रोत्रिये गृहमागते
To a Brahmin who is learned in the Vedas, devoted to vows, and has bathed, when he comes to the house,
मधु मांसं सुरां सोमं लाक्षाद्यं लवणं तथा
Honey, meat, liquor, soma, lac and similar things, as well as salt,
गुडं तिलं तथा नीलं केशान्गोधूमकान्यवान्
Molasses, sesame, indigo, hair, wheat, and barley,
औष्ट्रमाविकदुग्धं च अन्नं मृतकसूतके
Camel's and sheep's milk, food from a woman in childbirth or from a corpse,
गवां शृंगोदके स्नातो महानद्याश्च संगमे
Bathing in water from the horns of cows, or at the confluence of a great river,
वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातः शुना दष्टो द्विजः खग
A twice-born who is learned in the Vedas, devoted to vows, and has bathed, if bitten by a dog, O Khaga,
तिष्ठन्वाप्यथ वा गच्छञ्छुना दष्टो द्विजः खग 1.184.
Whether standing, sitting, or walking, if bitten by a dog, O Khaga, a twice-born—
व्रतिनश्चापि दष्टस्य त्रिरात्रं क्षपणं स्मृतम्
For one observing a vow who has been bitten, a three-night fast is prescribed.
ब्राह्मणी तु शुना दष्टा सोमे दृष्टं समाचरेत्
If a Brahmin woman is bitten by a dog, she should perform the rite seen in the Soma ritual.
यां दिशं व्रजते सोमस्तां दिशं चावलोकयेत्
She should look toward the direction in which Soma proceeds.
क्रिमिभिर्दश्यते यश्च निष्कृतिं तस्य वच्मि ते
If someone is bitten by worms, I will tell you the expiation for him.
गवां तत्र पुरीषेण त्रिकालं स्नानमाचरेत्
He should bathe three times daily with cow dung in that case.
अथ नाभ्याः प्रदष्टस्य आपादाद्विनतात्मज
Now, for one bitten near the navel, O son of Vinata, from foot to navel—
नाभिकण्ठांतरे वीर यदा चोत्पद्यते कृमिः
When a worm arises within the area between the navel and the throat, O hero—
यदा दशंति शिरसि कृमयो विनतात्मज
When worms bite the head, O son of Vinata—
मृतान्नं मधु मांसं च यस्तु भुञ्जीत ब्राह्मणः
A Brahmin who eats food from the dead, honey, or meat—
मातृश्राद्धविधिवर्णनम् आदित्य उवाच रात्रौ श्राद्धं न कुर्वीत राक्षसी कीर्तिता हि सा
Description of the rite for the mother's śrāddha. The Sun said: One should not perform śrāddha at night, for it is declared to be demonic.
अकृत्वा मातृयज्ञं तु यः श्राद्धं परिवेषयेत्
Whoever serves śrāddha without first performing the mother's sacrifice—
नांदीमुखाश्च पितरः कथं पूजामवाप्नुयुः
How can the ancestors in the form of Nāndīmukha receive worship?