ब्राह्मणश्च सुरापीती विड्भोजी वृषलीपतिः
A brāhmaṇa who drinks liquor, eats excrement, or is the husband of an outcaste woman—
गुरुपत्नीं राजपत्नीं सपत्नीमातरं प्रसूम्
The guru’s wife, the king’s wife, a co-wife’s mother, or one’s own mother,
सोदरभ्रातृजायां च मातुलानीं पितृप्रसूम्
The wife of a brother from the same womb, the wife of a maternal uncle, or the wife of one’s father,
शिष्यां च शिष्यपत्नीं च भगिनेयस्य कामिनीम्
A female disciple, the wife of a disciple, or the beloved of a sister’s son—
एतास्वेकामनेकां वा यो व्रजेन्मानवोऽधमः
Whoever among men approaches any one or more of these women is the lowest of men.
अकर्म्मार्होऽपि सोऽस्पृश्यो लोके वेदेऽति निन्दितः
Even if he is not fit for any ritual, he is untouchable in the world and exceedingly condemned in the Veda.
करोत्यशुद्धां सन्ध्यां च सन्ध्यां वा न करोति यः
Who performs the twilight worship impurely, or who does not perform the twilight worship,
वैष्णवं च तथा शैवं शाक्तं सौरं च गाणपम्
The Vaiṣṇava, likewise the Śaiva, the Śākta, the Saurya, and the Gāṇapatya,
प्रवाहमवधिं कृत्वा यावद्धस्तचतुष्टयम् 2.30.
Having set the flow as the limit, up to the extent of four handfuls,
तत्र नारायणक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे हरेः पदे
There, in the field of Nārāyaṇa, in Kurukṣetra, at the abode of Hari,
पुष्करे भास्करक्षेत्रे प्रभासे रासमण्डले
At Puṣkara, at the field of Bhāskara, at Prabhāsa, and in the circle of the rāsa,
सरस्वतीनदीतीरे पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
On the bank of the Sarasvatī river, in the holy Vṛndāvana forest,
एष्वन्यत्र च यो दानं प्रतिगृह्णाति कामतः
Whoever, elsewhere or in these places, accepts gifts out of desire,
शूद्रातिरिक्तयाजी यो ग्रामयाजी च कीर्त्तितः
He who is a sacrificer beyond the Śūdra, and he who is a village sacrificer is described,
शूद्रपाकोपजीवी यः सूपकार इति स्मृतः
He who lives by cooking for Śūdras, is remembered as a cook,
उक्तं पूर्वप्रकरणे लक्षणं वृषलीपतेः
The mark of the lord of the outcast woman has been stated in the previous section,
कुंडान्यन्यानि ते यान्ति निबोध कथयामि ते
Other pits go to them; listen, I will tell you.
यम उवाच शुभकर्म्म स्वर्गबीजं नरकं च कुकर्म्मतः
Yama said: Virtuous deeds are the seed of heaven, and evil deeds lead to hell.
पुंश्चल्यन्नं च यो भुंक्ते वेश्यान्नं च पतिव्रते
Whoever eats the food of a wanton woman, or a chaste woman eats the food of a courtesan,
शतवर्षं कालसूत्रे स्थित्वा शूद्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Having remained for a hundred years in the thread of time, he certainly becomes a Śūdra.
पतिव्रता चैकपत्नी द्वितीये कुलटा स्मृता
A chaste woman is one with a single husband; the second is remembered as a wanton woman.
वेश्या च पञ्चमे षष्ठे युग्मी च परिकीर्तिता
A courtesan is in the fifth, in the sixth a woman with two partners is described.
यो द्विजः कुलटां गच्छेद्धर्षिणीं पुंश्चलीमपि
A twice-born who approaches a wanton woman, or even a bold courtesan,
शताब्दं कुलटागामी धृष्टागामी चतुर्गुणम्
For a hundred years, one who goes to a wanton woman; for a bold approach, four times that.
युग्मीगामी दशगुणं वसेत्तत्र न संशयः
One who approaches another's mate will reside there with tenfold result, without doubt.
तदा हि सर्वगामी चेत्येवमाह पितामहः
At that time, if one goes to all women, so declares the Grandfather.
तित्तिरिः कुलटागामी धृष्टागामी च वायसः 2.31.
The partridge seeks another's mate, the adulteress does so, and the crow is shameless in this way.
युग्मीगामी सूकरश्च सप्तजन्मसु भारते
The boar also approaches another's mate for seven births in the land of Bharata.
यो भुंक्ते ज्ञानहीनश्च ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूय्यर्योः
Whoever eats without knowledge during an eclipse of the moon or sun,
ततो भवेन्मानवस्स्यादुदरव्याधिसंयुतः
After that, he is born as a human afflicted with diseases of the belly.