शेषं समुपभुञ्जीत लवणं च स्वयं कृतम्
He should partake of the remainder, and of salt prepared by himself.
भूस्तृणं शिग्रुकं चैव श्लेष्मातकफलानि च
He may use earth, grass, drumstick, and the fruits of the śleṣmātaka tree.
न ग्रामजातान्यार्तो ऽपि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च
He should not, even if afflicted, take flowers or fruits grown in villages.
न द्रुह्येत् सर्वभूतानि निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्भयो भवेत्
He should not harm any beings, and should be free from dualities and fear.
ब्रह्मचारी भवेन्नित्यं न पत्नीमपि संश्रयेत्
He should always remain celibate and not even approach a wife.
तद् व्रतं तस्य लुप्येत प्रायश्चित्तीयते द्विजः
If he breaks that vow, his observance is lost and the twice-born must perform expiation.
न हि वेदे ऽधिकारो ऽस्य तद्वंशेप्येवमेव हि
He has no right to Vedic study, nor do his descendants, just so.
शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां संविभागपरः सदा
He should be a refuge for all beings and always intent on sharing.
एकाग्निरनिकेतः स्यात् प्रोक्षितां भूमिमाश्रयेत्
He should maintain a single sacred fire, have no fixed dwelling, and reside on purified ground.
शिलायां शर्करायां वा शयीत सुसमाहितः
He should sleep, fully composed, on a stone or on gravel.
षण्मासनिचयो वा स्यात् समानिचय एव वा
There may be an accumulation for six months, or even for a year.
जीर्णानि चैव वासांसि शाकमूलफलानि च
And also worn-out garments, as well as leaves, roots, and fruits.
अश्मकुट्टो भवेद् वापि कालपक्वभुगेव वा
He may use a stone for grinding, or eat only what is naturally ripened.
चतुर्थकालिको वा स्यात् स्याद्वाप्यष्टमकालिकः
He may eat once every fourth period, or even once every eighth period.
पक्षे पक्षे समश्नीयाद् यवागूं क्वथितां सकृत्
Every fortnight, he should eat a single meal of boiled barley gruel.
स्वाभाविकैः स्वयं शीर्णैर्वैखानसमते स्थितः
Abiding in the Vaikhānasa way, with what naturally falls of itself.
स्थानासनाभ्यां विहरेन्न क्वचिद् धैर्यमुत्सृजेत्
He should wander, standing or sitting, never abandoning steadfastness.
आर्द्रवासास्तु हेमन्ते क्रमशो वर्धयंस्तपः
In winter, he should wear wet garments, gradually increasing his austerity.
एकपादेन तिष्ठेत मरीचीन् वा पिबेत् तदा
He should stand on one foot, or then subsist on sun-rays.
शीर्णपर्णाशनो वा स्यात् कृच्छ्रैर् वा वर्तयेत् सदा
He may eat fallen leaves, or always live by strict austerities.
अथर्वशिरसो ऽध्येता वेदान्ताभ्यासतत्परः
He should study the Atharvaśiras, devoted to the practice of Vedānta.
कृष्णाजिनी सोत्तरीयः शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतवान्
Clad in a black antelope skin with an upper garment, and wearing a white sacred thread.
अनग्निरनिकेतः स्यान्मुनिर्मोक्षपरो भवेत्
He should be without fire and without a fixed abode, a sage intent on liberation.
गृहमेधिषु चान्येषु द्विजेषु वनवासिषु
Among householders, other twice-born, and forest-dwellers.
प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा
He should receive alms only in the hollow of his hand or with a shard.
विद्याविशेषान् सावित्रीं रुद्राध्यायं तथैव च
He should master special branches of knowledge, the Sāvitrī, and also the Rudra recitation.
अग्निप्रवेशमन्यद् वा ब्रर्ह्मार्पणविधौ स्थितः
He may enter fire, or else remain established in the rite of offering to Brahman.
याति यत्र जगतो ऽस्य संस्थितिः
He goes to where the dissolution of this world takes place.
चतुर्थमायुषो भागं संन्यासेन नयेत् क्रमात्
He should spend the fourth part of his life in renunciation, in due order.
योगाभ्यासरतः शान्तो ब्रह्मविद्यापरायणः
Engaged in the practice of yoga, peaceful, and devoted to the knowledge of Brahman.