पूजोपकरणं तेन जलेन क्षालयेत्पुनः
With that water, cleanse again the items for worship.
ध्यानेन गुरुदत्तेन ध्यायेत्कृष्णमनन्यधीः
With meditation given by the guru, meditate on Krishna with unwavering mind.
अङ्ग प्रत्यङ्गदेवं च तन्त्रोक्तं पूजयेद्धरिम्
Worship Hari as prescribed in the tantra, including each limb and sub-limb deity.
दत्त्वोपहारं विविधं स्तुत्वा च कवचं पठेत् 1.26.
After offering various gifts and praising, recite the protective hymn.
कृत्वा वै देवपूजां च यज्ञं कुर्य्याद्विचक्षणः
Having performed the worship of the deity, the wise should conduct the sacrifice.
नित्यश्राद्धं यथाशक्ति दानं वित्तानुरूपकम्
Daily ancestral rites and giving, according to one's means and wealth.
इति ते कथितं सर्वं वेदोक्तं सूत्रमुत्तमम्
Thus, everything has been told to you—the supreme thread as stated in the Vedas.
नारद उवाच यतीनां वैष्णवानां च विधवाब्रह्मचारिणाम्
Narada said: For ascetics, Vaishnavas, widows, and celibates—
किं कर्त्तव्यमकर्त्तव्यमभोग्यं भोग्यमेव वा
What should be done, what should not be done, what is to be enjoyed, and what is not?
महेश्वर उवाच कश्चित्समीरणाहारी फलाहारी च कश्चन
Maheshvara said: Some subsist on air, and some on fruits.
अन्नाहारी यथा काले गृही च गृहिणीयुतः
Some eat food at the proper time, and some are householders with their wives.
हविष्यान्नं ब्राह्मणानां प्रशस्तं गृहिणां सदा
Cooked sacrificial food is always commendable for Brahmins and their wives.
अन्नं विष्ठा जलं मूत्रं यद्विष्णोरनिवेदितम्
Food, excrement, water, and urine not offered to Vishnu are like filth.
ब्राह्मणः कामतोऽन्नं च यो भुङ्क्ते हरिवासरे
A Brahmin who eats food out of desire on Hari's day—
न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं च नारद
It must not be eaten, it must not be eaten, it must not be eaten, O Nārada.
गृही शैवश्च शाक्तश्च ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानदुर्बलः
A householder, a devotee of Śiva, a devotee of Śakti, or a brāhmaṇa lacking in knowledge—
कृमिभिः शालिमानैश्च भक्षितस्तत्र तिष्ठति 1.27.
—that food, eaten by worms or infested with insects, remains there.
जन्माष्टमीदिने रामनवमीदिवसे हरेः
On the eighth day of the lunar month, on Rāma’s birthday, or on the day of Hari’s birth—
उपवासासमर्थश्च फलं मूलं जलं पिबेत्
—one who is unable to fast may consume fruits, roots, or drink water.
सकृद्भुङ्क्ते हविष्यान्नं विष्णोर्नैवेद्यमेव च
If one eats sacrificial food or only the offerings made to Viṣṇu, even once—
एकादश्यामनाहारं गृही विप्रश्च भारते
—on Ekādaśī, a householder or a brāhmaṇa in Bhārata should abstain from food.
गृहिणां शैवशाक्तानामिदमुक्तं च नारद
This has been stated, O Nārada, regarding householders who are devotees of Śiva or Śakti.
नित्यं नैवेद्यभोजो यः श्रीविष्णोस्स हि वैष्णवः
He who always partakes of the offerings to Śrī Viṣṇu—he alone is truly a Vaiṣṇava.
वाञ्छन्ति तस्य संस्पर्शं तीर्थान्यखिलदेवताः
All holy places and all the deities desire his touch.
द्विः स्विन्नमन्नं पृथुकं शुद्धं देशविशेषके
Twice-washed rice, flattened rice, or pure food from a special region—
अभक्ष्यं वै यतीनां च विधवाब्रह्मचारिणाम्
—is forbidden for ascetics, widows, and those observing celibacy.
ताम्बूलं विधवास्त्रीणां यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम् 1.27.
Betel leaf is forbidden for widows, ascetics, and those observing celibacy.
सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां यदभक्ष्यं शृणु नारद
Hear, O Nārada, what is forbidden to be eaten by all brāhmaṇas.
ताम्रपात्रे पयःपानमुच्छिष्टे घृतभोजनम्
Drinking milk from a copper vessel, eating clarified butter from another’s leavings—
नारिकेलोदकं कांस्ये ताम्रपात्रे स्थितं लघु
Coconut water in a bronze vessel, or kept in a copper vessel, is light (not nourishing).