खं मुखे नासिके वायुं नेत्रे सूर्यं श्रुती (तीर्दि) दिशः । प्राणग्रन्थिमथो नाभिं ब्रह्माणं हृदये स्पृशेत् ॥ १,२१३.
Touch the sky at the mouth, air at the nose, the sun at the eyes, the directions at the ears; then, touch the life-knot at the navel, and Brahman at the heart.
रुद्रं मूर्ध्ना समालभ्य प्रीणात्यथ शिखामृषीन् । बाहू यमेन्द्रवरुणकुबेरवसुधानलान् ॥ १,२१३.
Having touched Rudra at the crown of the head, then the sages at the topknot, touch the arms for Yama, Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, Earth, and Fire.
अभ्युक्ष्य चरणौ विष्णुमिन्द्रं विष्णु करद्वयम् । अग्निर्वायुश्च सूर्येन्दुगिरयोऽङ्गुलिपर्वसु ॥ १,२१३.
After sprinkling water, touch Viṣṇu at the feet, Indra and Viṣṇu at both hands; Agni, Vāyu, Sūrya, Candra, and the mountains at the finger joints.
गङ्गाद्याः सरितस्तासु या रेखाः करमध्यगाः । उषः काले तु संप्राप्ते शौचं कृत्वा यथार्थवत् ॥ १,२१३.
The Gaṅgā and other rivers are in the lines at the center of the hand; when dawn arrives, one should perform purification properly.
ततः स्नानर्ं प्कुर्वीत दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् । मुखे पर्युषिते नित्यं भवत्यप्रयतो नरः ॥ १,२१३.
Then, one should bathe, beginning with cleaning the teeth; if the mouth is unclean, a person is always considered impure.
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कुर्याद्वै दन्तघावनम् । कदम्बबिल्वखदिरकरवीरवटार्जुनाः ॥ १,२१३.
Therefore, one should clean the teeth with all effort; kadamba, bilva, khadira, karavīra, vaṭa, and arjuna woods are recommended.
यूथी च बृहती जाती करञ्जार्कातिमुक्तकाः । जम्बूमधूका पामार्गशिरीषोदुम्बरासनाः ॥ १,२१३.
Yūthī, bṛhatī, jātī, karañja, arka, atimuktaka, jambū, madhūka, pāmargha, śirīṣa, udumbara, and asana are also suitable.
क्षीरिकण्टकिवृक्षाद्याः प्रशस्ता दन्तधावने । कटुतिक्तकषायाश्च धनारोग्यसुखप्रदाः ॥ १,२१३.
Milky, thorny trees and others are praised for cleaning the teeth; those that are pungent, bitter, or astringent bestow wealth, health, and comfort.
प्रक्षाल्य भुक्त्वा च शुचौ देशे त्यक्त्वा तदाचामेत् । अमायां च तथा षष्ठ्यां नवम्यां प्रतिपद्यपि ॥ १,२१३.
After eating, one should wash and, in a clean place, discard the stick and rinse; likewise, on the new moon, sixth, ninth, and first lunar days.
वर्जयेद्दन्तकाष्ठन्तु तथैवार्कस्य वासरे । अभावे दन्त काष्ठस्य निषिद्धायां तथा तिथौ ॥ १,२१३.
One should avoid using a tooth-stick on those days, as well as on the day of the sun (Sunday); if a tooth-stick is unavailable or forbidden on a particular lunar day, it should not be used.
अषां द्वादशगण्डूषैः कुर्वीत मुखशोधनम् । प्रातः स्नानं प्रशंसन्ति दृष्टादृष्टकरं हितम् ॥ १,२१३.
With twelve mouthfuls of this, one should cleanse the mouth; morning bathing is praised as beneficial, bringing both seen and unseen results.
सर्वमर्हति शुद्धात्मा प्रातः स्नायी जपादिकम् । अत्यन्तमलिनः कायो नवच्छिद्रसमन्वितः ॥ १,२१३.
Everyone who is pure in self, who bathes in the morning, and who engages in recitation and such, is worthy; for the body is extremely impure, filled with nine openings.
स्त्रवत्येष दिवा रात्रौ प्रातः स्नानं विशोधनम् । मनः प्रसादजननं रूपसौभाग्यवर्धनम् ॥ १,२१३.
This flows both day and night; morning bathing is purifying, brings clarity of mind, and increases beauty and good fortune.
शोकदुः खप्रशमनं गङ्गास्नानवदाचरेत् । अद्य हस्ते तु नक्षत्रे दशम्यां ज्येष्ठके सिते ॥ १,२१३.
It removes sorrow and suffering; one should bathe as if in the Ganga, especially today when the moon is in the hand, on the tenth day, under the Jyeshtha star, and when the moon is bright.
दशपाप हरायां च अदत्वा दानकल्मषम् । विरुद्धाचरणं हिंसा परदारोपसेवनम् ॥ १,२१३.
On the day that removes ten sins, without having given away the impurity of gifts, one should avoid contrary conduct, violence, and association with another's spouse.
पारुष्यानृतपैशुन्यमसम्बद्धाभिभाषणम् । परद्रव्याभिधानं च मनसानिष्टचिन्तनम् ॥ १,२१३.
Harshness, falsehood, slander, irrelevant speech, coveting another's wealth, and thinking evil in the mind—
एतद्दशाघघातार्थं गङ्गास्नानं करोम्यहम् । प्रातः संक्षेपतः स्नानं वानप्रस्थगृहस्थयोः ॥ १,२१३.
For the destruction of these ten sins, I perform bathing in the Ganga; in brief, morning bathing is prescribed for forest-dwellers and householders.
यतेस्त्रिषवणं स्नानं सकृत्त ब्रह्मचारिणः । आचम्य तीर्थमावाह्य स्नायात्स्मृत्वाव्ययं हरिम् ॥ १,२१३.
For ascetics, bathing is to be done three times daily; for celibates, once. After sipping water and invoking the sacred place, one should bathe, remembering the imperishable Hari.
तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु विज्ञेया मन्देहा नाम राक्षसाः । उदयन्तं दुरात्मानः सूर्यमिच्छन्ति खादितुम् ॥ १,२१३.
It should be known that there are three crores of demons called Mandehas, evil-minded, who wish to devour the rising Sun.
स हन्ति सूर्यं सन्ध्यायां नोपास्तिं कुरुते तु यः । दहन्ति मन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनानलरूपिणा ॥ १,२१३.
He who does not perform worship at sunrise harms the Sun; they are burned by water purified by mantra, which takes the form of fire.
अहोरात्रस्य यः सन्धिः सा सन्ध्या भवतीति ह । द्विनाडिका भवेत्सन्ध्या यावद्भवति दर्शनम् ॥ १,२१३.
The junction of day and night is called sandhya; sandhya lasts for two nadis, until the Sun becomes visible.
गन्ध्याकर्मावसाने तु स्वयं होमो विधीयते । स्वयं होमफलं यत्तु तदन्येन न जायते ॥ १,२१३.
At the end of the sandhya ritual, one should perform the homa oneself; the fruit of a homa performed by oneself is not produced by another.
ऋत्विक्पुत्रो गुरुर्भ्राता भागिनेयोऽथ विट्पतिः । एभिरेव हुतं यत्तु तद्धुतं स्वयमेव हि ॥ १,२१३.
A priest, a son, a teacher, a brother, a sister's son, or the head of the family—when these perform the offering, it is as if one has done it oneself.
ब्रह्मा वै गार्हपत्याग्निर्दक्षिणाग्निस्त्रिलोचनः । विष्णुराहवनीयाग्निः कुमारः सत्य उच्यते ॥ १,२१३.
Brahma is the Garhapatya fire, Dakshina is the three-eyed one, Vishnu is the Ahavaniya fire, and Kumara is said to be Truth.
कृत्वा होमं यथाकालं सौरान्मन्त्राञ्जपेत्ततः । समाहितात्मा सावित्रीं प्रणवं च यथोदितम् ॥ १,२१३.
Having performed the homa at the proper time, one should then recite the solar mantras, with a concentrated mind, the Savitri, and the Pranava as prescribed.
प्रणवे नित्ययुक्तस्य व्याहृतीषु च सप्तसु । त्रिपदायां च सावित्र्यां न भयं विद्यते क्वचित् ॥ १,२१३.
For one who is always engaged in the Pranava, in the seven Vyahritis, and in the three-footed Savitri, there is never any fear anywhere.
गायत्त्रीं यो जपेन्नित्यं कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥ १,२१३.
A man who recites the Gayatri every day, rising at an auspicious hour, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not wetted by water.
श्वेतवर्णा समुद्दिष्टा कौशैयवसना तथा । अक्षसूत्रधरा देवी पद्मासनगता शुभा ॥ १,२१३.
She is described as white in color, clothed in silk, holding a rosary, the auspicious goddess seated upon a lotus.
आवाह्य यजुपानेन तेजोऽसीति विधानतः । एतद्यजुः पुरा दैवैर्दृष्टिदर्शनकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥ १,२१३.
Having invoked the radiance with a libation of Yajus, as prescribed, this Yajus was formerly seen by the gods who desired to behold the vision.
आदित्यमण्डलान्तः स्थां ब्रह्मलोकस्थितामपि । तत्रावाह्य जपित्वातो नमस्काराद्विसर्जयेत् ॥ १,२१३.
Even that which abides within the solar orb, or that established in the world of Brahma, having invoked it there and recited, one should then dismiss it with reverence.