एकैकातिक्रमे तेषां प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते उपेत्य तु स्त्रियं कामात् प्रायश्चित्तं विनिर्दिशेत्
For each transgression of these, expiation is prescribed. If one approaches a woman out of desire, expiation must be specifically prescribed.
प्राणायामसमायुक्तं चरेत्सांतपनं व्रतम् ततश्चरति निर्देशात् कृच्छ्रं चान्ते समाहितः
He should undertake the Sāṃtapana vow, accompanied by breath control; then, by instruction, perform the Kṛcchra penance at the end, with concentration.
पुनर् आश्रमम् आगत्य चरेद्भिक्षुरतन्द्रितः न धर्मयुक्तमनृतं हिनस्तीति मनीषिणः
Having returned again to the ashram, the mendicant should practice without sloth. The wise say that untruth, even if joined with dharma, does not prevail.
तथापि न च कर्तव्यं प्रसंगो ह्येष दारुणः अहोरात्रोपवासश् च प्राणायामशतं तथा
Nevertheless, such association should not be done, for it is dreadful. Fasting for a day and night, and likewise a hundred breath controls, are prescribed.
असद्वादो न कर्तव्यो यतिना धर्मलिप्सुना परमापद्गतेनापि न कार्यं स्तेयमप्युत
A seeker of righteousness, even if he is a renunciant or in extreme distress, should never engage in false speech or commit theft.
स्तेयादभ्यधिकः कश्चिन् नास्त्यधर्म इति श्रुतिः हिंसा ह्येषा परा सृष्टा स्तैन्यं वै कथितं तथा
There is no wrongdoing greater than theft, so declares the scripture; for theft is considered the highest form of harm, and such violence is described as supreme.
यदेतद्द्रविणं नाम प्राणा ह्येते बहिश्चराः स तस्य हरते प्राणान् यो यस्य हरते धनम्
What is called wealth is, in truth, the outward life-force of beings; whoever takes another's wealth, takes that person's life-force.
एवं कृत्वा सुदुष्टात्मा भिन्नवृत्तो व्रताच्च्युतः भूयो निर्वेदमापन्नश् चरेच्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम्
One who acts thus, with a corrupted mind, deviating from his vows, should, after falling into remorse, undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa penance.
विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन संवत्सरमिति श्रुतिः ततः संवत्सरस्यान्ते भूयः प्रक्षीणकल्मषः पुनर्निर्वेदमापन्नश् चरेद्भिक्षुरतन्द्रितः
According to the prescribed rule of scripture, this penance lasts a year; at the end of the year, having diminished his sin, he should again, with resolve, practice the life of a mendicant without negligence.
अहिंसा सर्वभूतानां कर्मणा मनसा गिरा अकामादपि हिंसेत यदि भिक्षुः पशून् कृमीन्
Non-injury towards all beings must be observed in deed, thought, and word; if a mendicant, even unintentionally, harms animals or insects, it is still considered harm.
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रं कुर्वीत चान्द्रायणमथापि वा स्कन्देदिन्द्रियदौर्बल्यात् स्त्रियं दृष्ट्वा यतिर्यदि
He should perform the severe Kṛcchrātikṛcchra or the Cāndrāyaṇa penance; or, if due to weakness of the senses, a renunciant emits semen upon seeing a woman—
तेन धारयितव्या वै प्राणायामास्तु षोडश दिवा स्कन्नस्य विप्रस्य प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते
He must then practice sixteen breath-restraints during the day; this is prescribed as atonement for a twice-born who has such an emission.
त्रिरात्रमुपवासाश् च प्राणायामशतं तथा रात्रौ स्कन्नः शुचिः स्नात्वा द्वादशैव तु धारणा
If the emission occurs at night, after bathing and purifying himself, he should perform twelve breath-restraints, and also fast for three nights.
प्राणायामेन शुद्धात्मा विरजा जायते द्विजाः एकान्नं मधुमांसं वा अशृतान्नं तथैव च
By means of breath-restraint, the twice-born becomes pure and free from stain; he should eat only one meal, or honey, or meat, or food not cooked in water.
अभोज्यानि यतीनां तु प्रत्यक्षलवणानि च एकैकातिक्रमात्तेषां प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते
For renunciants, salt and other forbidden foods are not to be eaten; for each transgression, atonement is prescribed.
प्राजापत्येन कृच्छ्रेण ततः पापात्प्रमुच्यते व्यतिक्रमाश् च ये केचिद् वाङ्मनःकायसंभवाः
By performing the Prājāpatya penance, he is freed from sin; for any transgressions arising from speech, mind, or body—
सद्भिः सह विनिश्चित्य यद्ब्रूयुस्तत्समाचरेत्
He should act as determined in consultation with the virtuous.
चरेद्धि शुद्धः समलोष्टकाञ्चनः समस्तभूतेषु च सत्समाहितः स्थानं ध्रुवं शाश्वतमव्ययं तु परं हि गत्वा न पुनर्हि जायते
He who is pure, regarding gold, clod, and stone as the same, and is steadfast among all beings, attains the eternal, unchanging supreme state, and, having reached it, is not born again.
अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि अरिष्टानि निबोधत येन ज्ञानविशेषेण मृत्युं पश्यन्ति योगिनः
Now I shall declare the omens; listen, by which, through special knowledge, yogis perceive death.
अरुन्धतीं ध्रुवं चैव सोमछायां महापथम् यो न पश्येन्न जीवेत्स नरः संवत्सरात्परम्
If a man does not see Arundhatī, the Pole Star, the lunar halo, or the Milky Way, he will not live beyond a year.
अरिश्मवन्तम् आदित्यं रश्मिवन्तं च पावकम् यः पश्यति न जीवेद्वै मासादेकादशात्परम्
If one sees the sun Ariśmavant, or fire with rays, he will not live beyond eleven months.
वमेन्मूत्रं पुरीषं च सुवर्णं रजतं तथा प्रत्यक्षमथवा स्वप्ने दशमासान्न जीवति
If one sees urine, feces, gold, or silver on the left side, either in waking or in a dream, he will not live for ten months.
रुक्मवर्णं द्रुमं पश्येद् गन्धर्वनगराणि च पश्येत् प्रेतपिशाचांश् च नवमासान् स जीवति
If one sees a golden-colored tree, or beholds cities of the Gandharvas, or sees ghosts and spirits, he lives for nine months.
अकस्माच्च भवेत्स्थूलो ह्य् अकस्माच्च कृशो भवेत् प्रकृतेश् च निवर्तेत चाष्टौ मासांश् च जीवति
If, without cause, one becomes stout or, without cause, becomes thin, and turns away from his natural state, he lives for eight months.
अग्रतः पृष्ठतो वापि खण्डं यस्य पदं भवेत् पांसुके कर्दमे वापि सप्तमासान्स जीवति
If a person’s foot is cut off at the front or back, or if it is stuck in sand or mud, he lives for seven months.
काकः कपोतो गृध्रो वा निलीयेद्यस्य मूर्धनि क्रव्यादो वा खगो यस्य षण्मासान् नातिवर्तते
If a crow, pigeon, vulture, or any flesh-eating bird sits hidden on a person’s head, he does not survive beyond six months.
गच्छेद् वायसपङ्क्तीभिः पांसुवर्षेण वा पुनः स्वच्छायां विकृतां पश्येच् चतुःपञ्च स जीवति
If one goes with lines of crows or under a shower of dust, or sees his own distorted shadow, he lives for four or five months.
अनभ्रे विद्युतं पश्येद् दक्षिणां दिशमास्थिताम् उदके धनुर् ऐन्द्रं वा त्रीणि द्वौ वा स जीवति
If one sees lightning in a clear sky, or sees it fixed in the southern direction, or sees the Indra’s bow in water, he lives for three or two months.
अप्सु वा यदि वादर्शे यो ह्यात्मानं न पश्यति अशिरस्कं तथा पश्येन् मासाद् ऊर्ध्वं न जीवति
If a person does not see his own reflection in water or in a mirror, or sees himself without a head, he does not live beyond a month.
शवगन्धि भवेद्गात्रं वसागन्धमथापि वा मृत्युर्ह्युपागतस्तस्य अर्धमासान्न जीवति
If the body acquires the smell of a corpse or the odor of fat, death has approached; he does not live for half a month.