ब्रह्माणानां व२ष्णवानामभक्ष्यं मत्स्यमेव च । इतरेषामभक्ष्यं च पञ्चपर्वसु निश्चितम्
Fish is forbidden for Brahmins and Vaishnavas; for others, the five-jointed animals are certainly prohibited.
पितृदेवावशेषे च भक्ष्यं मांसं न दूथितम् । पञ्चपर्वसु त्याज्यं च सर्वेषां मनुरब्रवीत्
Among offerings to ancestors and gods, meat may be eaten if not stale; Manu declared that all must avoid the five-jointed animals.
असंस्कृतं च लवणं तैलं चाभक्ष्यमेव च । भक्ष्यं पवित्रं सर्वेषां व्यञ्जनं वह्निसंस्कृतम्
Unprocessed salt and oil are also forbidden; pure food for all is that which is seasoned and cooked by fire.
एकहस्ते घृतं तोयमभक्ष्यं सर्वमंमतम् । आविलं कृमियुक्तं च परिशुद्धं च निर्मलम्
Ghee and water taken with one hand are considered unfit for consumption by all; cloudy, worm-infested, or impure substances must be purified and made clean.
अभक्ष्यं ब्रह्माणानां च वैष्णवानां विशेषतः । अनिवेद्यं हरेरेव यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
For Brahmins and especially Vaishnavas, certain foods are forbidden; for ascetics and celibates, anything not offered to Hari is not to be consumed.
पिपीलिकामिश्रितं च मधु गव्यं गुडं तथा । यत्किंचिद्वस्तु वा तात न भक्ष्यं च श्रुतौ श्रुतम्
Honey mixed with ants, cow's milk, and jaggery, or any such item, O dear one, is not to be eaten, as heard in the scriptures.
पक्षिभक्ष्यं कीटभक्ष्यं शृद्धं पक्वफलं तथा । काकभक्ष्यमभक्ष्यं च सर्वेषां द्रव्यमेव च
Bird-eaten, insect-eaten, cooked, or ripe fruit, and food eaten by crows are forbidden for all.
घृतपक्वं तैलपक्वं मिष्टान्नं शूद्रसंस्कृतम् । अभक्ष्यं ब्राह्मणानां च शूद्रभक्ष्यं च पीठकम्
Sweets cooked in ghee or oil, and food prepared by Shudras, are forbidden for Brahmins; the food of Shudras is called pīṭhaka and is not to be eaten.
सर्वेषामशुचीनां च जलमन्नं परित्यजेत् । आशौचान्तात्परदिने शुद्धमेव न संशयः
All should abandon water and food from impure persons; after the period of impurity, only pure food is permitted, without doubt.
विपाकं कर्मणामेव दुष्करं श्रुतिसंमतम् । भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं च कथितं यथाज्ञानं व्रचेश्वर
The difficult consequences of actions are established in the scriptures; what is fit or unfit to eat has been explained according to knowledge, O lord of vows.
क्रमाच्चतुर्षु वेदेषु चौक्तं मतचतुष्टयम् । सर्वेषां सारभूतं च कथयामि पितः शृणु
In order, the four Vedas declare four opinions; I will tell you, O father, the essence for all—listen.
नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
Unexperienced karma does not perish even after hundreds of thousands of cycles; whatever karma is done, good or bad, must surely be experienced.
तीर्थानां च सुराणां च सहायेन नृणामपि । किंचिद्भवति साहाय्यं कायव्यूहेन सर्वतः
For holy places, gods, and even people, some assistance comes from the arrangement of the body in every way.
प्रायश्चितानि चीर्णानि निश्चितममत्पराङमुखम् । न निष्पुनन्ति हे तात सुराकुम्भमिवाऽऽपगाः
Even if expiations are performed with a mind turned away from me, O dear one, they do not purify, just as rivers do not cleanse a jar of liquor.
प्रायश्चित्तेन पुण्येन न हि शुध्यन्ति मानवा । सर्वारम्भेण वैश्येन्द्र दानेन योगतोऽपि वा
By expiation or merit, humans are not purified; not by any undertaking, O lord of merchants, nor by charity or even by yoga.
शुभाशुभं च यत्कर्म विना भोगान्न च क्षयः । भोगेन शुद्धिमाप्नोति ततो मुक्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
Good or bad karma does not diminish without enjoyment; by experiencing it, purification is attained, and then liberation comes to humans.
न नष्टं दुष्कृतं कर्म सुकृतेन च कर्मणा । न नष्टं सुकृतं कर्म कृतेन दुष्कृतेन च
Evil karma is not destroyed by good actions, nor is good karma destroyed by evil actions.
यज्ञेन तपसा वाऽपि व्रतेनानशनेन च । तीर्थस्नानेन दानेन जपेन नियमेन च
By sacrifice, austerity, vow, fasting, bathing at holy places, charity, recitation, or discipline,
भुवः प्रदक्षिणेनैव पुराणश्रवणेन च । उपदेणेन पुण्येन पूजया गुरुदेवयोः
By circumambulating the earth, by hearing the ancient scriptures, by virtuous instruction, and by worship of the revered teacher and deity.
स्वधर्माचरणेनैवातिथीनां पूजनेन च । ब्रह्मणां पूजनेनैव भोजनेन विशेषतः
By practicing one's own duty, by honoring guests, by worshipping the Brahmins, and especially by offering food.
यद्धत्तमपि विप्राय तत्प्राप्तं पूर्णरूपतः । बीजरूपं च तद्दानं क्षेत्ररूपं च ब्रह्मणः ४५ एकेन कर्मणा तात स्वर्गं प्राप्नोति मानवः । कर्मणा न हि मोक्षं च तदेव मम सेवया
Whatever is given even to a Brahmin is received in full measure; that gift is like a seed, and the Brahmin is like a field. By a single act, O dear one, a person attains heaven; but by action alone, not liberation—that comes only by serving Me.
स्वर्गं च सुकृतेनैव नरकं दुष्कृतेन च । व्याधिर्जन्म च योनौ च कुत्सिते च ततः शुचिः
Heaven is attained by good deeds, hell by evil deeds; disease, birth, and a base womb follow from that, and then a pure one.
गोघ्नो यो ब्राह्मणानां च कामतश्चोपपातकी । दन्दशूकत्वमाप्नोति गोलोमसमवर्षकम्
One who kills a cow or Brahmin, or commits grave offenses out of desire, attains the state of a worm in dung and the condition of a cow with hair-shedding.
सर्पेण भक्षितस्तेन च्वालया गरलस्य च । तृषितो व्यथितश्चैव निराहारः कृशोदरः
He is eaten by a serpent, suffers from the poison of a dog, is tormented by thirst and pain, without food, with a wasted belly.
ततः कुण्डात्समुत्थाय गौर्भवेल्लोमवर्षकम् । ततः कुष्ठी च चाण्डालो वर्षलक्षंततो नरः
Then, rising from the pit, he becomes a cow with hair-shedding; then a leper and an outcaste for a hundred thousand years, then a human.
तदा भवेद्ब्राह्मणश्च कुष्ठयुक्तो हि कर्मणा । भोजयित्वा विप्रलक्षं निर्व्याधिश्च भवेच्छुचिः
Then he becomes a Brahmin afflicted with leprosy due to his actions; after feeding a hundred thousand Brahmins, he becomes free from disease and pure.
अकामतस्तदर्धं च क्षत्रियस्यापि कामतः । अकामतस्तदर्धं च तदर्धं च विशस्तथा
If done without desire, half of that applies to a Kshatriya; if done with desire, half of that applies to a Vaishya likewise.
तदर्ध शूद्रगोघ्नश्च भुङ्क्ते पापं न संशयः । प्रायश्चित्तेन शुद्धश्च भुङ्क्ते शेषं च कर्मणः
A Shudra who kills a cow receives a quarter of the sin, without doubt; by atonement he is purified and experiences the remainder of his actions.
अनुकल्पे चतुर्थं च पापं भुङ्क्ते न संशयः । चतुर्गुणं च गोघ्नानां ब्राह्मणानां च पातकम्
In similar cases, he receives a fourth of the sin, without doubt; the sin for killing cows and Brahmins is fourfold.
भुङ्क्ते पापं च ब्रह्मन्नो ब्राह्मणाश्चेतरोऽपि वा । क्रमेणानेन बोध्यं च कामतोऽकामतोऽपि वा
He receives the sin, whether a Brahmin or another, for killing a Brahmin; this should be understood in order, whether done with or without desire.