भिक्षेत भिक्षां प्रथमं या चैनं न विमानयेत्
He should first beg alms from those who do not dishonor him.
भैक्ष्यस्य चरणं प्रोक्तं पतितादिषु वर्जितम्
The practice of begging for alms is prescribed, except from those fallen and the like.
ब्रह्मचर्याहरेद् भैक्षं गृहेभ्यः प्रयतो ऽन्वहम्
A student should collect alms daily from households, with effort and purity.
अलाभे त्वन्यगेहानां पूर्वं पूर्वं विवर्जयेत्
If unsuccessful, he should avoid, in order, the other houses previously approached.
नियम्य प्रयतो वाचं दिशस्त्वनवलोकयन्
Restraining and controlling his speech, not looking in all directions,
भुञ्जीत प्रयतो नित्यं वाग्यतो ऽनन्यमानसः
He should always eat with effort, with controlled speech, and with his mind not distracted.
भैक्ष्येण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता
The livelihood of those who observe vows through alms is considered equal to fasting.
दृष्ट्वा हृष्येत् प्रसीदेच्च प्रतिनन्देच्च सर्वशः
Seeing, one should rejoice, be pleased, and always respond with approval.
अपुण्यं लोकविद्विष्टं तस्मात् तत्परिवर्जयेत्
Therefore, one should avoid that which is unholy and hated by the world.
नाद्यादुदङ्मुखो नित्यं विधिरेष सनातनः
One should not always eat facing north; this is an eternal rule.
शुचौ देशे समासीनो भुक्त्वा च द्विरुपस्पृशेत्
Seated in a clean place, after eating, one should rinse the mouth twice.
ओष्ठावलमोकौ स्पृष्ट्वा वासो विपरिधाय च
Having touched the lips and the inside of the mouth, and having put on a garment anew,
ष्ठीवित्वाध्ययनारम्भे कासश्वासागमे तथा
At the commencement of study after spitting, or when coughing or breathing heavily,
संध्ययोरुभयोस्तद्वदाचान्तो ऽप्याचमेत् पुनः
Likewise, at both twilights, even if one has already rinsed, one should rinse again.
आचामेदश्रुपाते वा लोहितस्य तथैव च
One should rinse after shedding tears, and likewise after bleeding.
आचान्तो ऽप्याचमेत् सुप्त्वा सकृत्सकृदथान्यतः
Even after rinsing, one should rinse again after sleeping, once or repeatedly, and also after other occasions.
स्त्रीणामथात्मनः स्पर्शे नीवीं वा परिधाय च
After touching women or oneself, or after putting on a lower garment,
केशानां चात्मनः स्पर्शे वाससो ऽक्षालितस्य च
After touching one's own hair, or after wearing unwashed clothes,
शौचेप्सुः सर्वदाचामेदासीनः प्रागुदङ्मुखः
Desiring cleanliness, one should always rinse, seated, facing east or north.
अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचमाचान्तो ऽप्यशुचिर्भवेत्
Without washing the feet, even after rinsing, one remains impure.
न चैव वर्षधाराभिर्न तिष्ठन् नोद्धृतोदकैः
One should not rinse with rainwater, nor while standing, nor with water that has been drawn up.
न पादुकासनस्थो वा बहिर्जानुरथापि वा
Nor while sitting on sandals or a seat, nor with the knees outside, nor otherwise.
नावीक्षिताभिः फेनाद्यैरुपेताभिरथापि वा
Nor with water that is foamy or otherwise impure, nor with water that has been looked at by others.
न चैवाङ्गुलिभिः शब्दं न कुर्वन् नान्यमानसः
Nor making noise with the fingers, nor with a distracted mind.
न पाणिक्षुभिताभिर्वा न बहिष्कक्ष एव वा
Nor with hands agitated, nor outside the proper enclosure.
प्राशिताभिस्तथावैश्यः स्त्रीशूद्रौ स्पर्शतो ऽन्ततः
Nor with water that has been sipped by Vaiśyas, women, or Śūdras, even by touch.
अन्तराङ्गुष्ठदेशिन्यो पितॄणां तीर्थमुत्तमम्
The water between the thumb and forefinger is considered the highest for the ancestors.
अङ्गुल्यग्रे स्मृतं दैवं तदेवार्षं प्रकीर्तितम्
The water at the tips of the fingers is called 'divine'; that is also declared as 'āṛṣa' (of the seers).
तदेव सौमिकं तीर्थमेतज्ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति
Knowing this, one does not become deluded; this alone is the auspicious sacred place.
कायेन वाथ दैवेन तु पित्र्येण वै द्विजाः
O twice-born, whether by the body, by fate, or by ancestral means—