तथैव मरणे स्नानमूर्ध्वं संवत्सराद् यदि
Likewise, after a death, bathing is prescribed after a year, if so desired.
सद्यः शौचं भवेत् तस्य सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा
Immediate purification applies to him at all times and in all circumstances.
सपिण्डानां त्रिरात्रं स्यात् संस्कारे भर्तुरेव हि
For relatives sharing the same oblations, the period is three nights, but for the husband’s rites alone.
ऊनद्विवर्षान्मरणे सद्यः शौचमुदाहृतम्
In the case of death before two years of age, immediate purification is declared.
आप्रदानात् त्रिरात्रं स्याद् दशरात्रमतः परम्
From the time of the gift, the period is three nights; beyond that, it is ten nights.
एकोदकानां मरणे सूतके चैतदेव हि
This same rule applies in the case of death or birth impurity among those who share the same water.
एकरात्रं समुद्दिष्टं गुरौ सब्रह्मचारिणि
For a teacher and a fellow student, one night is prescribed.
गृहे मृतासु दत्तासु कन्यकासु त्र्यहं पितुः
When a daughter is given or dies in the house, the father’s impurity lasts three nights.
त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तथाचार्ये स्वभार्यास्वन्यगासु च
For a teacher, for one’s own wives, and for other women, the period is three nights.
एकाहं स्यादुपाध्याये स्वग्रामे श्रोत्रिये ऽपि च
For a sub-teacher and for a learned Brahmin in one’s own village, the period is one day.
एकाहं चास्ववर्ये स्यादेकरात्रं तदिष्यते
For a non-chosen wife, it is one day; one night is prescribed in that case.
सद्यः शौचं समुद्दिष्टं सगोत्रे संस्थिते सति
Immediate purification is prescribed when a kinsman of the same lineage has died.
वैश्यः पञ्चदशाहेन शूद्रो मासेन शुद्यति
A Vaiśya becomes purified in fifteen days, a Śūdra in a month.
तेषामशौचे विप्रस्य दशाहाच्छुद्धिरिष्यते
Among them, a Brāhmaṇa is considered purified after ten days of impurity.
स्वमेव शौचं कुर्यातां विशुद्ध्यर्थमसंशयम्
They should themselves observe the period of impurity for the sake of purification, without doubt.
तद्वर्णविधिदृष्टेन स्वं तु शौचं स्वयोनिषु
Each should observe impurity according to the rule prescribed for their own class and lineage.
वैश्यक्षत्रियविप्राणां शूद्रेष्वाशौचमेव तु
For Vaiśyas, Kṣatriyas, and Brāhmaṇas, impurity arises from contact with Śūdras.
शूद्रक्षत्रियविप्राणां वैश्येष्वाशौचमिष्यते
For Śūdras, Kṣatriyas, and Brāhmaṇas, impurity is considered to arise from contact with Vaiśyas.
अशौचं क्षत्रिये प्रोक्तं क्रमेण द्विजपुङ्गवाः
Impurity in the case of a Kṣatriya is stated, O best of twice-born, in due order.
दशरात्रेण शुद्धिः स्यादित्याह कमलोद्भवः
Purification is attained in ten nights—so declares the lotus-born (Brahmā).
अशित्वा च सहोषित्वा दशरात्रेण शुध्यति
After eating and dwelling together, purification is achieved in ten nights.
अनदन्नन्नमह्नैव न च तस्मिन् गृहे वसेत्
One should not eat food nor stay in that house on that day.
दशाहेन शवस्पर्शे सपिण्डश्चैव शुध्यति
By touching a corpse, a sapiṇḍa relative is purified in ten days.
दशाहेन द्विजः शुध्येद् द्वादशाहेन भूमिपः
A twice-born is purified in ten days, a king in twelve days.
षड्रात्रेणाथवा सर्वे त्रिरात्रेणाथवा पुनः
Alternatively, all may be purified in six nights, or again, in three nights.
स्नात्वा संप्राश्य तु घृतं शुध्यन्ति ब्राह्मणादयः
After bathing and partaking of ghee, Brāhmaṇas and others become purified.
अशौचे संस्पृशेत् स्नेहात् तदाशौचेन शुध्यति
If one touches another out of affection during impurity, purification is achieved by the same period of impurity.
स्नात्वा सचैलं स्पृष्ट्वाग्निं घृतं प्राश्य विशुध्यति
After bathing with clothes on, touching fire, and partaking of ghee, one becomes purified.
शूद्रे दिनत्रयं प्रोक्तं प्राणायामशतं पुनः
For a Śūdra, three days are prescribed, or alternatively, a hundred breath-control exercises.
त्रिरात्रं स्यात् तथाशौचमेकाहं त्वन्यथा स्मृतम्
Impurity is for three nights, or otherwise, it is remembered as lasting one day.