वल्मीकमूषिकोत्खातां मृदमन्तर्जलां तथा
Earth dug from an anthill or a rat's hole, or earth from within water,
अन्तःप्राण्यवपर्णां च हलोत्खातां विशेषतः
Earth from inside, from leaves fallen by living beings, and especially that dug by a plough.
अश्वत्थमूलान्नीतां च तथैव शयनोत्थिताम्
And likewise, earth brought from the root of the aśvattha tree, or earth upon which one has lain or risen, should be avoided.
शस्यस्थलानां क्षेत्राणामुद्यानानां मृदं त्यजेत् 1.26.
One should discard earth from threshing floors, fields, and gardens.
शौचहीनोऽशुचिर्नित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु
One who lacks purity is always impure and unfit for all actions.
आदौ षोडशगण्डूषैर्मुखशुद्धिं विधाय च
First, having purified the mouth with sixteen mouthfuls of water,
पुनः षोडशगण्डूषैर्मुखशुद्धिं समाचरेत्
Again, one should perform mouth purification with sixteen mouthfuls of water.
निरूपितं सामवेदे हरिणा चाह्निकक्रमे
This has been prescribed in the Sāmaveda by Hari in the daily sequence of duties.
खदिरं च शिरीषं च जातिपुन्नागशालकम्
Khadira, śirīṣa, jāti, punnāga, and śālaka are recommended.
जम्बूकं बकुलं तोक्मं पलाशं च प्रशस्तकम्
Jambū, bakula, tokma, and palāśa are also praised.
वृक्षं कण्टकयुक्तं च लतादि परिवर्जयेत्
One should avoid trees with thorns and creepers, and the like.
खर्जूरं नारिकेलं च तालं च परिवर्जयेत्
One should avoid kharjūra, coconut, and tāla trees.
शौचहीनोऽशुचि र्नित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु
One who lacks purity is always impure and unfit for all actions.
प्रक्षाल्य पादावाचम्य प्रातःसन्ध्यां समाचरेत् 1.26.
Having washed the feet and rinsed the mouth, one should perform the morning sandhyā.
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु त्रिसन्ध्यं यः समाचरेत्
He who bathes in all holy waters and performs the three sandhyās,
यदह्ना कुरुते कर्म न तस्य फलभाग्भवेत्
Whatever action he performs during the day, he does not obtain its fruit.
स शूद्रवद्बहिष्कार्य्यः सर्वस्माद्द्विजकर्मणः
He should be expelled from all duties of a twice-born, like a Śūdra.
ब्रह्महत्यामात्महत्यां प्रत्यहं लभते द्विजः
The twice-born incurs the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa and of self-slaughter every day.
कल्पं व्रजेत्कालसूत्रं यथा हि वृषलीपतिः
He goes to the Kālasūtra hell for an age, just like the husband of a low-caste woman.
ब्रह्माणमीशं विष्णुं च मायां पद्मां सरस्वतीम्
Brahmā, Īśa, Viṣṇu, Māyā, Padmā, and Sarasvatī—
स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानादिकं काले कुर्यात्साधकसत्तमः
Having touched water, at the proper time, the excellent practitioner should perform bathing and related rites.
समुद्धृत्य पञ्चपिण्डानादौ धर्मी विचक्षणः
Having taken up the five balls of food at the beginning, the wise and righteous one should proceed.
कुर्य्यात्स्नात्वा तु सङ्कल्पं ततः स्नानं पुनर्मुने
After bathing, one should make a resolve, and then, O sage, bathe again.
सङ्कल्पो गृहिणां चैव कृतपातकनाशकः 1.26.
For householders, the resolve destroys sins that have been committed.
वेदोक्तमन्त्रेणानेन देहशुद्धिकृते नरः
With this Vedic mantra, a person should purify the body.
मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया दुष्कृतं कृतम्
O earth, take away my sin, whatever wrong I have done.
आरुह्य मम गात्राणि सर्वं पापं प्रमोचय
Having come upon my limbs, remove all my sins.
इत्युक्त्वा च जले नाभिप्रमाणे मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
Having spoken thus, and standing in water up to the navel, with the mantra as prescribed,
तीर्थान्यावाहयेत्तत्र हस्तं दत्त्वा तपोधन
One should invoke the sacred waters there, placing the hand, O ascetic.
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति
O Gaṅgā, O Yamunā, O Godāvarī, O Sarasvatī,