स्थितिः सैव गतिर्यात्रा मतिश्चिन्ता स्तुतिर्वचः । अहं सर्वात्मको देवः स्तुतिः सर्वं त्वदर्चनम्
That very existence, movement, journey, thought, reflection, praise, and speech—all is the Lord, the self of all; all praise is your worship.
अहं देवी न चान्योऽस्मि ब्रह्मैवाहं न शोकभाक् । सच्चिदानन्दरूपोऽहं स्वात्मानमिति चिन्तयेत्
I am the Goddess, there is no other; I am indeed Brahman, not subject to sorrow; I am of the nature of existence, consciousness, and bliss—thus one should contemplate one's own self.
प्रकाशमानां प्रथमे प्रयाणे प्रतिप्रयाणेऽप्यमृतायमानाम् । अन्तःपदव्यामनुसञ्चरन्ती- मानन्दरूपामबलां प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in that radiant, immortal, blissful power, shining forth at the first journey and at the return, moving along the inner path.
ततो निजब्रह्मरन्ध्रे ध्यायेत्तं गुरुमीश्वरम् । उपचारैर्मानसैश्च पूजयेत्तु यथाविधि
Then, one should meditate on that Guru, the Lord, at one's own Brahmarandhra, and worship him mentally with proper offerings as prescribed.
स्तुवीतानेन मन्त्रेण साधको नियतात्मवान् । गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुरेव परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
The disciplined practitioner should praise with this mantra: 'Guru is Brahma, Guru is Vishnu, Guru is indeed the great Lord Shiva; Guru alone is the supreme Brahman; salutations to that revered Guru.'
शौचविधिवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच आचारहीनं न पुनन्ति वेदा यदप्यधीताः सह षड्भिरङ्गैः । छन्दांस्येनं मृत्युकाले त्यजन्ति नीडं शकुन्ता इव जातपक्षाः
Description of purity procedures. Shri Narayana said: The Vedas do not purify one who lacks proper conduct, even if studied with all six limbs; at the time of death, the Vedic meters abandon such a person like birds leaving the nest when their wings have grown.
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्त्ते चोत्थाय तत्सर्वं सम्यगाचरेत् । रात्रेरन्तिमयामे तु वेदाभ्यासं चरेद् बुधः
Rising at the Brahma-muhurta, one should properly perform all duties; in the last watch of the night, the wise should practice recitation of the Vedas.
किञ्चित्कालं ततः कुर्यादिष्टदेवानुचिन्तनम् । योगी तु पूर्वमार्गेण ब्रह्मध्यानं समाचरेत्
After that, for a short time, one should contemplate one's chosen deity; but the yogi should first practice meditation on Brahman according to the prescribed method.
जीवब्रह्मैक्यता येन जायते तु निरन्तरम् । जीवन्मुक्तश्च भवति तत्क्षणादेव नारद
By which the unity of the individual soul and Brahman arises continuously, and one becomes liberated while living, O Nārada, at that very moment.
पञ्चपञ्च उषःकालः सप्तपञ्चारुणोदयः । अष्टपञ्चभवेत्प्रातः शेषः सूर्योदयः स्मृतः
When it is five times five, it is dawn; seven times five is the appearance of the red glow; eight times five is morning; the rest is considered sunrise.
प्रातरुत्थाय यः कुर्याद्विण्मूत्रं द्विजसत्तमः । नैर्ऋत्यामिषुविक्षेपमतीत्याभ्यधिकं भुवः
O best of twice-born, upon rising in the morning, one should pass urine and feces, facing the southwest, avoiding the direction of arrows, and not exceeding the earth.
विण्मूत्रेऽपि च कर्णस्थ आश्रमे प्रथमे द्विजः । निवीतं पृष्ठतः कुर्याद्वानप्रस्थगृहस्थयोः
Even when passing urine or feces, the sacred thread should be placed over the right ear in the first stage of life; for householders and forest-dwellers, it should be placed behind the back.
कृत्वा यज्ञोपवीतं तु पृष्ठतः कण्ठलम्बितम् । विण्मूत्रं तु गृही कुर्यात्कर्णस्थं प्रथमाश्रमी
Having placed the sacred thread behind the neck so that it hangs down, the householder should pass urine or feces; the student should place it over the right ear.
अन्तर्धाय तृणैर्भूमिं शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा । वाचं नियम्य यत्नेन ष्ठीवनश्वासवर्जितः
Covering the ground with grass and the head with cloth, restraining speech with effort, avoiding spitting and heavy breathing, one should proceed.
न फालकृष्टे न जले न चितायां न पर्वते । जीर्णदेवालये कुर्यान्न वल्मीके न शाद्वले
One should not do so on ploughed land, in water, on a funeral pyre, on a mountain, in a ruined temple, on an anthill, or on grassland.
न ससत्त्वेषु गर्तेषु न गच्छन्न पथि स्थितः । सन्ध्ययोरुभयोर्जप्ये भोजने दन्तधावने
Not in pits containing living beings, not while walking or standing on a path, not during either twilight, not while reciting, eating, or cleaning the teeth.
पितृकार्ये च दैवे च तथा मूत्रपुरीषयोः । उत्साहे मैथुने वापि तथा वै गुरुसन्निधौ
Not during ancestral rites or divine worship, nor while urinating or defecating, nor in eagerness for intercourse, nor in the presence of the teacher.
यागे दाने ब्रह्मयज्ञे द्विजो मौनं समाचरेत् । देवता ऋषयः सर्वे पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः
During sacrifice, giving, or the Brahma-yajña, the twice-born should observe silence; all the deities, seers, spirits, serpents, and demons—
इतो गच्छन्तु भूतानि बहिर्भूमिं करोम्यहम् । इति सम्प्रार्थ्य पश्चात्तु कुर्याच्छौचं यथाविधि
Let the beings depart from here, for I am about to defile the ground—thus requesting, one should then perform purification as prescribed.
वाय्वग्नी विप्रमादित्यमापः पश्यंस्तथैव गाः । न कदाचन कुर्वीत विण्मूत्रस्य विसर्जनम्
Never should one pass urine or feces while seeing the wind, fire, a learned Brahmin, the sun, water, or cows.
उदङ्मुखो दिवा कुर्याद्रात्रौ चेद्दक्षिणामुखः । तत आच्छाद्य विण्मूत्रं लोष्ठपर्णतृणादिभिः
Facing north by day, and south by night, then covering the urine or feces with a clod, leaf, grass, or the like.
गृहीतलिङ्ग उत्थाय स गच्छेद्वारिसन्निधौ । पात्रे जलं गहीत्वा तु गच्छेदन्यत्र चैव हि
After cleansing the organ and rising, one should go to the vicinity of water, take water in a vessel, and then go elsewhere.
गृहीत्वा मृत्तिकां कूलाच्छ्वेतां ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । रक्तां पीतां तथा कृष्णां गृह्णीयुश्चान्यवर्णकाः
Taking white clay from the riverbank, O best of Brahmins, or red, yellow, or black, or of any other color.
अथवा या यत्र देशे सैव ग्राह्या द्विजोत्तमैः । अन्तर्जलाद्देवगृहाद्वल्मीकान्मूषकोत्करात्
Or, whatever is available in that place, that alone should be taken by the best of twice-born—from within water, from a temple, from an anthill, or from a mouse mound.
कृतशौचावशिष्टाच्च न ग्राह्याः पञ्चमृत्तिकाः । मूत्रात्तु द्विगुणं शौचे मैथुने त्रिगुणं स्मृतम्
But clay left over from previous purification should not be taken; for urine, double the amount is prescribed, and for intercourse, triple the amount.
एका लिङ्गे करे तिस्र उभयोर्मृद्द्वयं स्मृतम् । मूत्रशौचं समाख्यातं शौचे तद् द्विगुणं स्मृतम्
For one organ, one lump in the hand; for both, two lumps are prescribed; this is declared for purification after urine, and for other purification, double that amount is prescribed.
विट्शौचे लिङ्गदेशे तु प्रदद्यान्मृत्तिकाद्वयम् । पञ्चापाने दशैकस्मिन्नुभयोः सप्त मृत्तिकाः
For cleansing after defecation, one should apply two lumps of clay at the site of the organ; for urination, five lumps on one side, ten on the other, and for both together, seven lumps of clay.
वामपादं पुरस्कृत्य पश्चाद्दक्षिणमेव च । प्रत्येकं च चतुर्वारं मृत्तिकां लेपयेत्सुधीः
Placing the left foot forward and then the right, the wise should smear clay four times each.
एवं शौचं गृहस्थस्य द्विगुणं ब्रह्मचारिणः । त्रिगुणं वानप्रस्थस्य यतीनां च चतुर्गुणम्
Thus, the cleansing prescribed for a householder is doubled for a celibate, tripled for a forest-dweller, and quadrupled for ascetics.
आर्द्रामलकमाना तु मृत्तिका शौचकर्मणि । प्रत्येकं तु सदा ग्राह्या नातो न्यूना कदाचन
The measure of clay for cleansing should be equal to a moist amalaki fruit; this amount should always be taken for each act, never less.