ग्रहकाले च नाश्नीयात् स्नात्वाश्नीयात् तु मुक्तयोः
One should not eat during an eclipse; but after bathing, one may eat when the eclipse is over.
अमुक्तयोरस्तङ्गतयोरद्याद् दृष्ट्वा परे ऽहनि
When the eclipse is not over, or when the sun or moon has not set, one should eat only after seeing the next day.
न यज्ञशिष्टादन्द् वा न क्रुद्धो नान्यमानसः
One should not eat the remnants of a sacrifice in anger, nor when the mind is disturbed.
वृत्यर्थं यस्य चाधीतं निष्फलं तस्य जीवितम्
For one whose study is only for livelihood, his life is fruitless.
सोपानत्कश्च यद् भुङ्क्ते सर्वं विद्यात् तदासुरम्
Whatever is eaten while wearing sandals should be known as entirely demonic.
न च भिन्नासनगतो न शयानः स्थितो ऽपि वा
One should not eat while sitting on a broken seat, nor while lying down, nor even while standing.
नोच्छिष्टो घृतमादद्यान्न मूर्धानं स्पृशेदपि
One who is impure should not take ghee, nor should he touch his head.
नान्धकारे न चाकाशे न च देवालयादिषु
One should not eat in darkness, nor in the open sky, nor in temples and similar places.
न पादुकानिर्गतो ऽथ न हसन् विलपन्नपि
One should not eat after going out wearing sandals, nor while laughing or lamenting.
इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदार्थानुपबृंहयेत्
One should support the meaning of the Vedas with Itihasa and Purana.
आसीनस्तु जपेद् देवीं गायत्रीं पश्चिमां प्रति
Sitting, one should recite the divine Gayatri facing west.
स शूद्रेण समो लोके सर्वधर्मविवर्जितः
He is equal to a Shudra in the world, devoid of all duties.
सभृत्यबान्धवजनः स्वपेच्छुष्कपदो निशि
He who sleeps at night with servants, relatives, and people with dry feet—
न चाकाशे न नग्नो वा नाशुचिर्नासने क्वचित्
One should not sleep in the open sky, nor naked, nor impure, nor on a seat anywhere.
नानुवंशं न पालाशे शयने वा कदाचन
One should never sleep on a bed made of Anuvarsha or Palasha wood.
ब्राह्मणानां कृत्यजातमपवर्गफलप्रदम्
The prescribed duties of Brahmanas yield the fruit of liberation.
स याति नरकान् घोरान् काकयोनौ च जायते
He goes to terrible hells and is born in the womb of a crow.
तस्मात् कर्माणि कुर्वोत तुष्टये परमेष्ठिनः
Therefore, one should perform actions for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord.
पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
Offering food to the ancestors with devotion grants the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
अपराह्ने द्विजातीनां प्रशस्तेनामिषेण च
In the afternoon, for twice-borns, with pure meat as well.
चतुर्दशीं वर्जयित्वा प्रशस्ता ह्युत्तरोत्तराः
Except on the fourteenth day, each subsequent day is indeed praiseworthy.
तिस्त्रश्चान्वष्टकाः पुण्या माघी पञ्चदशी तथा
Three Anvaṣṭakā days are auspicious, as is the fifteenth day in Māgha.
शस्यापाकश्राद्धकाला नित्याः प्रोक्ता दिने दिने
The proper times for cooked rice offerings to the ancestors are said to be constant, day by day.
बान्धवानां च मरणे नारकी स्यादतो ऽन्यथा
If not performed at the death of relatives, one becomes subject to hellish suffering.
अयने विषुवे चैव व्यतीपाते ऽप्यनन्तकम्
Also at the solstices, equinoxes, and during eclipses, there is no end to the merit.
नक्षत्रेषु च सर्वेषु कार्यं काम्यं विशेषतः
On all lunar mansions, especially for desired aims, it should be performed.
अपत्यमथ रोहिण्यां सौम्ये तु ब्रह्मवर्चसम्
A child is obtained under Rohiṇī; under Saumya, brilliance of Brahman.
पुनर्वसौ तथा भूमिं श्रियं पुष्ये तथैव च
Under Punarvasu, land; under Puṣya, likewise, prosperity.
अर्यम्णे तु धनं विन्द्यात् फाल्गुन्यां पापनाशनम्
Under Aryaman, one attains wealth; under Phālgunī, destruction of sin.
वाणिज्यसिद्धिं स्वातौ तु विशाखासु सुवर्णकम्
Success in trade under Svāti, and gold under Viśākhā.