इन्धनानां प्रदानेन दीप्ताग्निर्जायते नरः
By giving fuel, a man becomes endowed with a radiant fire.
प्रदद्याद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु मुदा युक्तः सदा भवेत्
One should always give to Brahmins with joy and proper intent.
ददानो रोगरहितः सुखी दीर्घायुरेव च
The giver becomes free from disease, happy, and long-lived.
तीव्रितापं च तरति छत्रोपानत्प्रदो नरः
A man who gives an umbrella or sandals crosses over intense suffering.
तत्तद् गुणवते देयं तदेवाक्ष्यमिच्छता
One should give each gift to one worthy of its qualities, desiring imperishable merit.
संक्रान्त्यादिषु कालेषु दत्तं भवति चाक्षयम्
Gifts given at times such as solstices become inexhaustible.
दत्त्वा चाक्षयमाप्नोति नदीषु च वनेषु च
By giving at rivers and in forests, one attains inexhaustible merit.
तस्माद् विप्राय दातव्यं श्रोत्रियाय द्विजातिभिः
Therefore, a twice-born should give to a learned Brahmin.
मुमुक्षुणा च दातव्यं ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तथान्वहम्
And one seeking liberation should give to Brahmins every day.
निवारयति पापात्मा तिर्यग्योनिं व्रजेत् तु सः
But one who prevents giving, being sinful, goes to the womb of animals.
सर्वस्वमपहृत्यैनं राजा राष्ट्रात् प्रवासयेत्
The king should confiscate all his property and exile him from the kingdom.
म्रियमाणेषु विप्रेषु ब्राह्मणः स तु गर्हितः
If Brahmins are dying, such a Brahmin is to be condemned.
अङ्कयित्वा स्वकाद् राष्ट्रात् तं राजा विप्रवासयेत्
Having marked him, the king should expel him from his own realm.
स पूर्वाभ्यधिकः पापी नरके पच्यते नरः
Such a man, more sinful than those before, is tormented in hell.
सत्यसंयमसंयुक्तास्तेभ्यो दद्याद् द्विजोत्तमाः
Those who are endowed with truthfulness and self-restraint, to them should the foremost twice-born be given.
न तु मूर्खमवृत्तस्थं दशरात्रमुपोषितम्
But not to a fool who is devoid of proper conduct, even if he has fasted for ten nights.
स तेन कर्मणा पापी दहत्यासप्तमं कुलम्
By that act, the sinner burns up to the seventh generation of his lineage.
तस्मै यत्नेन दातव्यं अतिक्रम्यापि सन्निधिम्
To such a one, one must give with effort, even surpassing those present.
तावुभौ गच्छतः स्वर्गं नरकं तु विपर्यये
Both attain heaven; in the opposite case, they go to hell.
पाषण्डेषु च सर्वेषु नावेदविदि धर्मवित्
Among all heretics, none knows the Veda or the law.
अविद्वान् प्रतिगृह्णानो भस्मी भवति काष्ठवत्
The unlearned one who accepts becomes ashes, like wood.
अपि वा जातिमात्रेभ्यो न तु शूद्रात् कथञ्चन
Even from those of mere birth, but never from a Śūdra in any way.
धनलोभे प्रसक्तस्तु ब्राह्मण्यादेव हीयते
One attached to greed for wealth falls away from Brahminhood.
न तां गतिमवाप्नोति सङ्कोचाद् यामवाप्नुयात्
He does not attain that state which he would gain by restraint.
स्थित्यर्थादधिकं गृह्णन् ब्राह्मणो यात्यधोगतिम्
A Brahmin who takes more than is needed for subsistence goes to a lower state.
उद्वेजयति भूतानि यथा चौरस्तथैव सः
He disturbs beings just as a thief does.
सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्न तु तृप्येत् स्वयं ततः
He may accept from all directions, but should not himself become satisfied thereby.
वर्तमानः संयातात्मा याति तत् परमं पदम्
Living thus, with a restrained self, he attains that supreme state.
एकाकी विचरेन्नित्यमुदासीनः समाहितः
He should always wander alone, indifferent, and concentrated.
ज्ञात्वानुतिष्ठेन्नियतं तथानुष्ठापयेद् द्विजान्
Knowing, he should practice regularly, and likewise cause the twice-born to practice.