सर्वदेवीस्वरूपां च सर्वाद्यां सर्ववन्दिताम्
Who is the form of all goddesses, the first of all, honored by all,
कृष्णजन्माष्टमीं रामनवमीं पुण्यदां पराम्
Krishna's birth on the eighth day, Rama's birth on the ninth, both supremely auspicious,
पञ्चपर्वाणि पुण्यानि ये न कुर्वन्ति मानवाः
Those people who do not observe the five sacred festivals,
अम्बुवीच्यांबुखनने जले शौचादिकं च ये
Those who neglect purity and other rites in water, in waves, or in wells,
गुरुं च मातरं तातं साध्वीं भार्य्यां सुतं सुताम्
Guru, mother, father, virtuous wife, son, and daughter,
विवाहो यस्य न भवेन्न पश्यति सुतं च यः
One whose marriage does not occur, or who does not see his own son,
हरेरनैवेद्यभोजी नित्यं विष्णुं न पूजयेत्
Whoever habitually eats food offered to Hari, yet does not worship Vishnu,
आहारं कुर्वतीं गां च पिबन्तीं यो निवारयेत्
Whoever prevents a cow from eating or drinking,
दण्डैर्गास्ताडयेन्मूढो यो विप्रो वृषवाहकः
The foolish Brahmin who strikes cows with sticks, or who rides on a bull,
ददाति गोभ्य उच्छिष्टं योजयेद्वृषवाहकम् ।। 2.30.
Who gives leftovers to cows, or employs a bull as a beast of burden.
वृषलीपतिं याजयेद्यो भुंक्तेऽन्नं तस्य यो नरः
Whoever performs a sacrifice for the husband of a woman of low caste, or whoever eats food from him—
पादं ददाति वह्नौ च गाश्च पादेन ताडयेत्
Who places his foot in the fire, or strikes cows with his foot—
यो भुंक्ते स्निग्धपादेन शेते स्निग्धांघ्रिरेव च
Who eats with an oily foot, or sleeps with oily feet—
अवीरान्नं च यो भुंक्ते योनिजीवी च वै द्विजः
Who eats food not fit for a hero, or a twice-born who lives by base means—
पितॄंश्च पर्वकाले च तिथिकाले च देवताम्
Who, at the time of the ancestors or on sacred days, offers to the gods—
स्वभर्तरि च कृष्णे च भेदबुद्धिं करोति या
A woman who makes a distinction in her mind between her husband and Krishna—
गोमार्गखननं कृत्वा वपते सस्यमेव च
Who, after digging a cow-path, sows crops there—
राजके दैवके यत्नाद्गोस्वामी गां न पातयेत्
Whether for the king or for the gods, the owner of cows must never let his cow fall—
प्राणिनं लंघयेद्यो हि देवार्चायां रतं जलम् ।।2.30.
Whoever steps over a living being, or over water dedicated to the worship of the gods—
शश्वन्नास्तीति वादी यो मिथ्यावादी प्रतारकः
Who always says ‘there is nothing’ or who is a false speaker, a deceiver—
देवताप्रतिमां दृष्ट्वा गुरुं वा ब्राह्मणं सति
Who, seeing an image of a deity, or a worthy guru or a Brahmin—
न ददात्याशिषं कोपात्प्रणताय च यो द्विजः
A twice-born who, out of anger, does not give a blessing to one who bows before him—
गोहत्या ब्रह्महत्या च कथिता चातिदेशिकी
The killing of a cow and the killing of a Brahmin are declared as especially grave—
सावित्र्युवाच न्यूनाधिके च को भेदस्तन्मां व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
Savitri said: What is the difference between less and more? You should explain this to me.
यम उवाच कुत्रातिदेशिकः श्रेष्ठो वास्तवो न्यून एव च
Yama said: Where is the greater, where is the lesser, and where is the true excess?
कुत्र वा समता साध्वि तयोर्वेदप्रमाणतः
O virtuous one, where is equality between the two, according to the authority of the Vedas?
पुरा परिचिते विप्रे विद्यामन्त्रप्रदातरि
In former times, for a well-known Brahmin who gave knowledge and mantras—
पितुः शतगुणा माता मातुः शतगुणस्तथा
The mother is said to be a hundred times greater than the father, and likewise, the father is a hundred times greater than the mother.
गुरुतो गुरुपत्नी च गौरवे च गरीयसी ।। 2.30.
The guru and the guru’s wife are both to be regarded with the highest reverence.
विप्रः शिवसमो यश्च विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमः
A brāhmaṇa is equal to Śiva, and his prowess is comparable to Viṣṇu.