सोदरानृद्धरेद्भक्तस्तत्प्रसूं तत्प्रसूं तथा । जपेन्नारायणक्षेत्रे पुरश्चरणपूर्वकम्
A devotee should bring his brothers, their wives, and their offspring, and in the sacred field of Narayana, perform the recitation with the proper preliminary rites.
पुरुषाणां सहस्रं च लीलयाऽ।त्मानमुद्वरेत् । मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण फलमेतद्व्रजेश्वर
By merely receiving the mantra, O lord of Vraja, one can easily deliver a thousand men, along with oneself.
पुरश्चरणसंपर्कात्पुरुषाणां शतं शतम् । ऐकान्तिको वैष्णवश्चपुंसां लक्षं समुद्धरेत्
Through the practice of preliminary rites, a devotee can deliver hundreds of men; a single-minded Vaishnava can deliver a hundred thousand people.
क्रिया विष्णुपदे यस्य संकल्पाश्च बहिःकृता । द्विजाः सुरा मम प्राणा भक्तः प्राणत्परः प्रियः
O twice-born, those whose actions and intentions are dedicated to Vishnu, whose resolves are outwardly expressed, are as dear to me as the gods and my very life; a devotee who values me above life itself is most beloved.
विश्वेषु प्रियपात्रेषु न मे भक्तात्परः प्रियः । तेजीयांसं गुरुं दृष्ट्वा सर्वत्र रक्षितुं क्षमम्
Among all those worthy of affection in the world, none is dearer to me than my devotee; seeing a powerful guru, one should always be ready to protect him everywhere.
कनोति मन्त्रग्रहणं तस्माद्भूयाद्विचक्षणः । वयोहीनाज्ज्ञानहीनाद्विद्याहीनात्तथैव च
Therefore, one should accept the mantra from a discerning person, not from one lacking in age, knowledge, or learning.
अशास्त्रार्थ क्षतं मन्त्रं न गुह्णीयात्कदाचन । मूर्खादाश्रमहीनाच्च पितुः संन्यासिनस्तथा
One should never conceal a mantra whose meaning is contrary to scripture, nor receive it from a fool, one without an ashrama, one's own father, or a renunciant.
रोगिणो वंशहीनाच्च भार्याहीनात्तथैव च । मन्त्रक्षिप्तात्तथा मन्त्रं न गृह्णीयात्कदाचन
Nor should one receive a mantra from someone who is diseased, without lineage, without a wife, or from one whose mantra has been rejected.
विष्णुमन्त्रं न गृह्णीयाद्विष्णुभक्ति विहीनतः । न च शैवान्न शाक्ताच्च गृह्णीयाद्वैष्णवाद्द्विजात्
One should not receive a Vishnu-mantra from someone devoid of devotion to Vishnu; nor should a twice-born receive it from Shaivas or Shaktas, but only from a Vaishnava.
वयोहीनात्तथाऽल्पायुर्ज्ञानहीनादपण्डितः । विद्याहीनाद्भवेन्मूढो जातिहीनात्क्षयो भवेत्
Receiving from one lacking in age, of short life, without knowledge, unlearned, or without learning, leads to delusion; from one without caste, it leads to decline.
मूर्खान्मूर्खो भवेत्सद्यो दुःखी स्वाश्रमहीनतः । यशोहानिः पितुश्चैव मृत्युः संन्यासिनस्तथा
From a fool, one immediately becomes foolish; from one without ashrama, one becomes unhappy; from one's father, there is loss of fame; from a renunciant, death.
रोगिणो व्याधियुक्तश्च निर्वंशो वंशहीनतः । भार्याहीनोऽपि स्त्रीहीनान्मन्त्रक्षिप्ताद्गुरो समः
From one who is diseased, one becomes afflicted; from one without lineage, one becomes without descendants; from one without a wife, one becomes deprived of a wife; from one whose mantra is rejected, one becomes like the guru.
विष्णुभक्तिविहीनाच्च भक्तिहीनो भवेन्नरः । शैवाच्छाक्ताद्गृहीत्वा च हरौ भक्तिर्न वर्धते
From one lacking devotion to Vishnu, a man becomes devoid of devotion; if received from Shaivas or Shaktas, devotion to Hari does not increase.
ब्राह्मणो वैष्णवः शुद्धः पक्वान्नं दातुमीश्वरः । पक्वान्नं हरये दातुमक्षमश्चेतरो जनः
A pure Vaishnava Brahmin is capable of offering cooked food; if another person is unable to offer cooked food to Hari, he should not do so.
ओंकारोच्चारणाद्धोमाच्छालग्रामशिलार्चनात् । मह्यं पक्वान्नदानाच्च विप्रादन्यो व्रजेदधः
By uttering Om, by offering oblations, by worshipping the Shalagrama stone, and by giving cooked food to me, anyone other than a Brahmin goes downward.
उदासीनाद्दूराचारान्न गृङ्णीयान्मनुं सुधीः । दैवाद्यदि च गृह्णीयाद्धनहीनो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
A wise person should not accept a mantra from one who is indifferent or of bad conduct; if, by fate, he does accept it, he will certainly become poor.
ब्राह्मणानां सदा भक्ष्यं हविष्यं च निरामिषम् । आमिषस्य परित्यागात्सूर्यंवत्तेजसा भवेत्
Brahmins should always eat and offer oblations that are free from meat; by abandoning meat, they become radiant like the sun.
नित्यं नूतनभाण्डेन कर्तव्यः पाक एव च । अथवा पक्षपर्यन्तं ततस्त्याज्यं मनीथिभि
Cooking should always be done in new vessels; or, at least, until the end of a fortnight, after which the vessels should be discarded by the wise.
स्थानं सुसंस्कृतं कृत्वा पाकं निर्वृ त्य पूजकः । स्थाने परिष्कृते विप्रो दत्त्वा मह्यं च भक्तितः
Having prepared a well-arranged place and completed the cooking, the worshipper, in that purified spot, offers the food to me with devotion.
तदा निवेद्य भुङ्क्ते च दत्त्वा विप्राय सादरम् । अनिवेद्य च भुक्त्त्वा च सुरापीतिर्भवेद्द्विजः
Then, after making the offering, he eats, giving to the Brahmin with respect; but if he eats without offering, the twice-born becomes as one who has drunk liquor.
चन्द्रसूर्येपरागे वै चाऽऽशौचे मृतजातयोः । स्पृष्टेनाशुचिना सद्याः पाकभाण़्डं परित्यजेत्
If there is contamination from the moon or sun, impurity due to death or birth, or if touched by someone impure, the cooking vessel must be immediately abandoned.
भृष्टं द्रव्यं तथाऽन्नं च धृत्वा धौते च वाससी । पादप्रक्षालनं कृत्वा भुङ्कते स्थानो परिष्कृते
Having taken roasted substances and food, wearing washed garments, and after washing the feet, one eats in a purified place.
द्विर्भोजनं न कर्तव्यं स्थिते सूर्ये द्विजातिभिः । निष्फलं तद्भवेत्कर्म भुक्त्वा च नरकं व्रजेत्
Twice-born persons should not eat twice while the sun is present; such an act becomes fruitless, and after eating thus, one goes to hell.
यात्रां युद्वं नदीतीरं पुनर्भोजनमैथुने । वर्जंयेच्छ्राद्धदिवसे हविष्याशी च संयमी
On the day of śrāddha, one should avoid journeys, battles, riverbanks, eating again, and sexual union; the restrained one eats only sacrificial food.
द्विजाय विष्णुभक्ताय पात्रं दद्याद्वुधाय च । वृषलीपतये चैव न दद्याय्छूद्रयाजिने
One should give the vessel to a Brahmin devoted to Vishnu, or to a learned one; but never to the husband of a low-caste woman, nor to a Shudra priest.
संध्याहीनाय दुष्टाय वृषवाहाय यत्नतः । शुक्रविक्रयिणे चैव देवलाय कदाचन
Never give to one who neglects the twilight rituals, is wicked, rides a bull, sells semen, or to a temple servant.
प्रदत्तं पात्रमेतेभ्यो ब्राह्मणं नरकं नयेत् । पात्रे भुक्तवा तद्दिवसे मैथुनान्नरकं व्रजेतु
If the vessel is given to any of these, it leads the Brahmin to hell; if one eats from such a vessel and engages in intercourse that day, he goes to hell.
सर्वेभ्यः पातकी तात कन्याविक्रयकारकः । मून्यं गृहीत्वा यो दद्यात्स महारौरवं व्रजेत्
O dear one, among all sinners, the seller of a maiden is the worst; whoever gives her after accepting a price goes to the great hell called Mahāraurava.
कन्यालोमप्रमाणान्तं वर्षं च पितृभिः सह । कुम्भीपाके पच्यते च पुत्रश्चापि पुरोहितः
For a year, up to the measure of the maiden's hair, along with her fathers, he is cooked in Kumbhīpāka, and the son and the priest as well.
तस्मात्कन्यां सुपात्राय दानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । शूद्रवद्ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च नैव तद्वंशचाय च
Therefore, the wise should give a maiden only to a worthy recipient; never to Brahmins like Shudras, nor to those of their lineage.