संध्यायां मैथुनं चापि तथा प्रस्थानम् एव च तथापराह्णे कुर्वीत श्रद्धया पितृतर्पणम्
During the twilight, one should not engage in sexual union or depart; in the afternoon, one should perform the ancestral offering with faith.
शिरःस्नानं च कुर्वीत दैवं पित्र्यम् अथापि च प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत्
One should bathe the head for divine and ancestral purposes, whether facing east or north, and also perform shaving of the beard and hair.
व्यङ्गिनीं वर्जयेत् कन्यां कुलजां वाप्य् अरोगिणीम् उद्वहेत् पितृमात्रोश् च सप्तमीं पञ्चमीं तथा
One should avoid marrying a girl who is deformed, from one's own family, or unhealthy; one may marry the seventh or fifth daughter from the father's or mother's side.
रक्षेद् दारांस् त्यजेद् ईर्ष्यां तथाह्नि स्वप्नमैथुने परोपतापकं कर्म जन्तुपीडां च सर्वदा
One should protect one's wife, abandon jealousy, avoid sleep and sexual union during the day, and always refrain from actions that harm others or cause suffering to living beings.
उदक्या सर्ववर्णानां वर्ज्या रात्रिचतुष्टयम् स्त्रीजन्मपरिहारार्थं पञ्चमीं चापि वर्जयेत्
For all castes, the woman who fetches water should be avoided for four nights; to prevent the birth of a daughter, the fifth night should also be avoided.
ततः षष्ठ्यां व्रजेद् रात्र्यां ज्येष्ठयुग्मासु रात्रिषु युग्मासु पुत्रा जायन्ते स्त्रियो ऽयुग्मासु रात्रिषु
Then, on the sixth night and on even nights in the month of Jyeshtha, sons are born; on odd nights, daughters are born.
विधर्मिणो वै पर्वादौ संध्याकालेषु षण्ढकाः क्षुरकर्मणि रिक्तां वै वर्जयीत विचक्षणः
Those who act against dharma, during festival beginnings and twilight times, as well as eunuchs, should avoid shaving on empty lunar days, according to the wise.
ब्रुवताम् अविनीतानां न श्रोतव्यं कदाचन न चोत्कृष्टासनं देयम् अनुत्कृष्टस्य चादरात्
One should never listen to the words of the disrespectful, nor give a superior seat to one who is not worthy, even out of respect.
क्षुरकर्मणि चान्ते च स्त्रीसंभोगे च भो द्विजाः स्नायीत चैलवान् प्राज्ञः कटभूमिम् उपेत्य च
O twice-borns, after shaving, at the end of sexual union, and upon entering a cremation ground, the wise should bathe while still clothed.
देववेदद्विजातीनां साधुसत्यमहात्मनाम् गुरोः पतिव्रतानां च ब्रह्मयज्ञतपस्विनाम्
For the gods, the Vedas, the twice-born, the virtuous, truthful, great-souled, for the teacher, for devoted wives, and for those who perform the Brahma sacrifice and austerities—
परिवादं न कुर्वीत परिहासं च भो द्विजाः धवलाम्बरसंवीतः सितपुष्पविभूषितः
Do not speak ill or mock, O twice-borns; be dressed in white garments and adorned with white flowers.
सदा माङ्गल्यवेषः स्यान् न वामाङ्गल्यवान् भवेत् नोद्धतोन्मत्तमूढैश् च नाविनीतैश् च पण्डितः
One should always wear auspicious attire and not be adorned with inauspicious things; the learned should not associate with arrogant, intoxicated, foolish, or ill-mannered people.
गच्छेन् मैत्रीम् अशीलेन न वयोजातिदूषितैः न चातिव्ययशीलैश् च पुरुषैर् नैव वैरिभिः
One should pursue friendship not with the immoral, nor with those corrupted by age or caste, nor with those excessively wasteful, nor with enemies.
कार्याक्षमैर् निन्दितैर् न न चैव विटसङ्गिभिः निस्वैर् न वादैकपरैर् नरैश् चान्यैस् तथाधमैः
Nor with those incapable of duty, nor with the censured, nor with those who consort with prostitutes, nor with those who are harsh, quarrelsome, or otherwise base.
सुहृद्दीक्षितभूपालस्नातकश्वशुरैः सह उत्तिष्ठेद् विभवाच् चैनान् अर्चयेद् गृहम् आगतान्
With friends, initiated kings, graduates, and fathers-in-law, one should rise from one's seat and honor them when they come to the house, according to one's means.
यथाविभवतो विप्राः प्रतिसंवत्सरोषितान् सम्यग् गृहे ऽर्चनं कृत्वा यथास्थानम् अनुक्रमात्
According to one's means, one should properly honor the Brahmins who have stayed each year in the house, in due order and place.
संपूजयेत् तथा वह्नौ प्रदद्याच् चाहुतीः क्रमात् प्रथमां ब्रह्मणे दद्यात् प्रजानां पतये ततः
One should likewise honor them at the fire, offering oblations in order: first to Brahma, then to the lord of creatures.
तृतीयां चैव गृह्येभ्यः कश्यपाय तथापराम् ततो ऽनुमतये दद्याद् दद्याद् बहुबलिं ततः
The third oblation is for the household deities, then for Kashyapa; after that, one should offer to Anumati, and then to Bahubali.
पूर्वं ख्याता मया या तु नित्यक्रमविधौ क्रिया वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्याद् वदत शृणुत द्विजाः
The rite previously described by me in the daily sequence, after that, one should perform the Vaiśvadeva ritual; speak and listen, O twice-borns.
यथास्थानविभागं तु देवान् उद्दिश्य वै पृथक् पर्जन्यापोधरित्रीणां दद्यात् तु मणिके त्रयम्
According to their proper place and division, one should separately offer three grains for the gods, for Parjanya, for water, and for the earth.
वायवे च प्रतिदिशं दिग्भ्यः प्राच्यादिषु क्रमात् ब्रह्मणे चान्तरिक्षाय सूर्याय च यथाक्रमात्
To Vayu in each direction, in order from east onward; to Brahma, to the atmosphere, and to the sun, in due sequence.
विश्वेभ्यश् चैव देवेभ्यो विश्वभूतेभ्य एव च उषसे भूतपतये दद्याद् वोत्तरतः शुचिः
To all the gods and all beings, to Ushas and the lord of beings, one should offer, being pure, facing north.
स्वधा च नम इत्य् उक्त्वा पितृभ्यश् चैव दक्षिणे कृत्वापसव्यं वायव्यां यक्ष्मैतत् तैति संवदन्
Saying 'svadhā' and 'namas', one should offer to the ancestors facing south, making the left-hand gesture in the northwest, reciting 'yakṣmaitat taiti'.
अन्नावशेषमिश्रं वै तोयं दद्याद् यथाविधि देवानां च ततः कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणानां नमस्क्रियाम्
One should offer water mixed with leftover food to the gods as prescribed, and then perform the salutation ritual for the Brahmins.
अङ्गुष्ठोत्तरतो रेखा पाणेर् या दक्षिणस्य च एतद् ब्राह्मम् इति ख्यातं तीर्थम् आचमनाय वै
The line above the thumb on the right hand is known as the Brahma tīrtha, used for sipping water in purification.
तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठयोर् अन्तः पित्र्यं तीर्थम् उदाहृतम् पितॄणां तेन तोयानि दद्यान् नान्दीमुखाद् ऋते
The space between the index finger and thumb is called the Pitrya tīrtha; with it, one should offer water to the ancestors, except during the Nandimukha rite.
अङ्गुल्यग्रे तथा दैवं तेन दिव्यक्रियाविधिः तीर्थं कनिष्ठिकामूले कायं तत्र प्रजापतेः
The divine ritual is performed at the tip of the finger; the sacred water is taken at the base of the little finger; the body is offered there to Prajapati.
एवम् एभिः सदा तीर्थैर् विधानं पितृभिः सह सदा कार्याणि कुर्वीत नान्यतीर्थः कदाचन
Thus, one should always perform rites together with the ancestors using these sacred waters; no other water should ever be used.
ब्राह्मेणाचमनं शस्तं पैत्र्यं पित्र्येण सर्वदा देवतीर्थेन देवानां प्राजापत्यं जितेन च
The Brahma tirtha is prescribed for sipping water; the Pitrya tirtha for ancestral rites; the Deva tirtha for the gods; and the Prajapatya tirtha for Prajapati.
नान्दीमुखानां कुर्वीत प्राज्ञः पिण्डोदकक्रियाम् प्राजापत्येन तीर्थेन यच् च किंचित् प्रजापतेः
A wise person should use the Prajapatya tirtha for the offering of balls of rice and water to the Nandimukha ancestors, and for any rite pertaining to Prajapati.