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.
एतद्दिवा स्याद्विट्शौचं तदर्धं निशि कीर्तितम् । आतुरस्य तदर्धं तु मार्गस्थस्य तदर्धकम्
This cleansing is prescribed for daytime after defecation; at night, half that amount is stated; for the sick, half again; for one traveling, half of that.
स्त्रीशूद्राणामशक्तानां बालानां शौचकर्मणि । यथा गन्धक्षयः स्यात्तु तथा कुर्यादसंख्यकम्
For women, Shudras, the infirm, and children in cleansing, one should perform as many applications as needed until the odor is removed.
गन्धलेपक्षयो यावत्तावच्छौचं विधीयते । सर्वेषामेव वर्णानामित्याह भगवान्मनुः
Cleansing is prescribed for all castes until the odor is eliminated, so declares the venerable Manu.
वामहस्तेन शौचं तु कुर्याद्वै दक्षिणेन न । नाभेरधो वामहस्तो नाभेरूर्ध्वं तु दक्षिणः
Cleansing should be done with the left hand, not the right; below the navel, use the left hand, above the navel, use the right.
शौचकर्मणि विज्ञेयो नान्यथा द्विजपुङ्गवैः । जलपात्रं न गृह्णीयाद्विण्मूत्रोत्सर्जने बुधः
In the act of cleansing, this should be understood by the foremost twice-born; a wise person should not take a water vessel while evacuating urine or feces.
गृह्णीयाद्यदि मोहेन प्रायश्चित्तं चरेत्ततः । मोहाद्वाप्यथवाऽऽलस्यान्न कुर्याच्छौचमात्मनः
If one takes it out of ignorance, one should perform expiation; whether from ignorance or laziness, one should not neglect one's own cleansing.
जलाहारस्त्रिरात्रः स्यात्ततो जापाच्च शुध्यति । देशकालद्रव्यशक्तिस्वोपपत्तीश्च सर्वशः
Abstaining from water for three nights is prescribed; after that, purification is achieved by recitation, considering place, time, substance, and one's own capacity.
ज्ञात्वा शौचं प्रकर्तव्यमालस्यं नात्र धारयेत् । पुरीषोत्सर्जने कुर्याद् गण्डूषान्द्वादशैव तु
Knowing this, cleansing should be performed; one should not harbor laziness here; after defecation, one should perform twelve mouth rinses.
चतुरो मूत्रविक्षेपे नातो न्यूनान्कदाचन । अधोमुखं नरः कृत्वा त्यजेत्तं वामतः शनैः
Four rinses are prescribed after urination, never less; a man should face downward and evacuate gently to the left.
आचम्य च ततः कुर्याद्दन्तधावनमादरात् । कण्टकिक्षीरवृक्षोत्थं द्वादशाङ्गुलमव्रणम्
After sipping water, one should carefully clean the teeth; using a twig from thorny or milky trees, twelve finger-lengths long and uninjured.