तेन दोषेण ता नेशुरौषध्यो मिषतां द्विज । अग्रसद् भूर्युगपत्तास्तदौषध्यो महामते॥४९.
Because of that fault, O twice-born, the medicinal herbs disappeared before their eyes; many of them perished at once, O wise one, and thus the herbs were lost.
पुनस्तासु प्रणष्टासु विभ्रान्तास्ताः पुनः प्रजाः । ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुः क्षुधार्ताः परमेष्ठिनम्॥४९.
When those herbs were thus lost and the people became bewildered, again, afflicted by hunger, they sought refuge in Brahma, the supreme lord.
स चापि तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा तदा ग्रस्तां वसुन्धराम् । वत्सं कृत्वा सुमेरुन्तु दुदोह भगवान् विभुः॥४९.
Then, having truly understood that the earth had been consumed, the blessed and mighty Lord made Mount Sumeru into a calf and milked the earth.
दुग्धेयं गौस्तदा तेन शस्यानि पृथिवीतले । जज्ञिरे तानि बीजानि ग्राम्यारण्यास्तु ताः पुनः॥४९.
At that time, the earth was milked in this way, and grains appeared upon the surface of the earth; those seeds, both of cultivated and wild plants, were produced again.
ओषध्यः फलपाकान्ता गणाः सप्तदशा स्मृताः । व्रीहयश्च यवाश्चैव गोधूमा अणवस्तिलाः॥४९.
The groups of herbs that bear fruit are said to be seventeen: rice, barley, wheat, millet, and sesame.
प्रियङ्गवो ह्युदाराश्च कोरदूषाः सचीनकाः । माषा मुद्गा मसूराश्च निष्पावाः सकुलत्थकाः॥४९.
Priyangu, udara, koradusha, and chinaka; mashas, mudgas, masuras, nishpavas, and kulatthakas.
आढकाश्चणकाश्चैव गणाः सप्तदश स्मृताः । इत्येता ओषधीनान्तु ग्राम्याणां जातयः पुरा॥४९.
Adhakas and chanakas as well—these are also counted among the seventeen groups; thus, these are the ancient kinds of cultivated herbs.
ओषध्यो जज्ञियाश्चैव ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश । व्रीहयश्च यवाश्चैव गोधूमा अणवस्तिलाः॥४९.
The herbs that are to be produced, both cultivated and wild, are fourteen: rice, barley, wheat, millet, and sesame.
प्रियङ्गुसप्तमा ह्येते अष्टमास्तु कुलत्थकाः । श्यामाकास्त्वथ नीवारा यत्तिला सगवेधुकाः॥४९.
Priyangu is the seventh, and kulattha is the eighth; shyamaka, nivara, yattilla, and gavedhuka are also included.
कुरुविन्दा मर्कटकास्तथा वेणुयवाश्च ये । ग्राम्यारण्याः स्मृता ह्येता ओषध्यश्च चतुर्दश॥४९.
Kuruvinda, markataka, and venuyava as well—these are remembered as the fourteen cultivated and wild herbs.
यदा प्रसृष्टा ओषध्यो न प्ररोहन्ति ताः पुनः । ततः स तासां वृद्ध्यर्थं वार्तोपायञ्चकार ह॥४९.
When the scattered herbs did not sprout again, then, for their growth, he devised the means of agriculture.
ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान् हस्तसिद्धिञ्च कर्मजाम् । ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे॥४९.
Brahma, the self-born Lord, bestowed skill of hand and actions; from that time, the herbs that are sown and cultivated came into being.
संसिद्धायान्तु वार्तायां ततस्तासां स्वयं प्रभुः । मर्यादां स्थापयामास यथान्यायं यथागुणम्॥४९.
When agriculture was thus established, the Lord himself set proper boundaries for them, according to justice and their qualities.
वर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च धर्मान् धर्मभृतांवर । लोकानां सर्ववर्णानां सम्यग्धर्मार्थपालिनाम्॥४९.
O best of those who uphold dharma, he established the duties of the classes and stages of life, for all the worlds and all classes, who rightly protect dharma and wealth.
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् । स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम्॥४९.
The place of Prajapati is remembered for Brahmanas who perform rites; the place of Indra for Kshatriyas who do not flee in battle.
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् । गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचर्यानुवर्तताम्॥४९.
For Vaishyas who follow their own dharma, the place of Marut; for Shudras who engage in service, the place of Gandharva.
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणामृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । स्मृतं तेषान्तु यत् स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम्॥४९.
For the eighty-eight thousand sages of pure celibacy, their place is remembered as that of those who dwell with their teachers.
सप्तर्षोणान्तु यत् स्थानं स्मृतं तद्वै वनौकसाम् । प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां न्यासिनां ब्रह्मणः क्षयम् । योगिनाममृतं स्थानमिति वै स्थानकल्पना॥४९.
The place of the seven sages is remembered as that of forest-dwellers; the place of Prajapati for householders, the abode of Brahma for renunciants, and the immortal place for yogis—thus is the arrangement of places.
भास्करादृष्टशय्यानि नित्याग्निसलिलानि च । सूर्यावलोकदीपानि लक्ष्म्या गेहानि भाजनम्॥५०.
Where beds are exposed to sunlight, where fire and water are always present, where lamps are lit by the sun’s rays, and where the house is the vessel of Lakshmi—such a dwelling is not your abode.
यत्रोक्षा चन्दनं वीणा आदर्शो मधुसर्पिषी । विषाज्यताम्रपात्राणि तद्गृहं न तवाश्रयः॥५०.
Where there are sprinklings of sandalwood, the sound of the lute, mirrors, honey and ghee, and where copper vessels are set aside—such a house is not your shelter.
यत्र कष्टकिनो वृक्षा यत्र निष्पाववल्लरी । भार्या पुनर्भूर्वल्मीकस्तद्यक्ष ! तव मन्दिरम्॥५०.
Where there are trees with thorns, where there are creepers of beans, where the wife is remarried, and where there are anthills—O Yaksha, that is your dwelling.
यस्मिन् गृहे नराः पञ्च स्त्रीत्रयं तावतीश्च गाः । अन्धकारेन्धनाग्निश्च तद्गृहं वसतिस्तव॥५०.
In a house where there are five men, three women, and just as many cows, and where darkness and firewood are present—such a house is your residence.
एकच्छागं द्विवालेयं त्रिगवं पञ्चमाहिषम् । षडश्वं सप्तमातङ्गं गृहं यक्षाशु शोषय॥५०.
A house with one goat, two sheep, three cows, five buffaloes, six horses, and seven elephants—Yaksha, quickly drain such a house.
कुद्दालदात्रपिटकं तद्वत् स्थाल्यादिभाजनम् । यत्र तत्रैव क्षिप्तानि तव दद्युः प्रतिश्रयम्॥५०.
Where hoes, sickles, baskets, and likewise pots and other vessels are thrown about—let such a place be your refuge.
मुसलोलूखले स्त्रीणामास्या तद्वदुदुम्बरे । अवस्करे मन्त्रणञ्च यक्षैतदुपकृत् तव॥५०.
Where women’s mouths are on mortars and pestles, where there is a fig tree, where there is a refuse heap, and where there is gossip—Yaksha, this is to your advantage.
लङ्घ्यन्ते यत्र धान्यानि पक्वापक्वानि वेश्मनि । तद्वच्छास्त्राणि तत्र त्वं यथेष्टं चर दुः सह॥५०.
Where grains, whether cooked or uncooked, are stepped over in the house, and likewise where scriptures are treated so—there, roam as you wish, O difficult one.
स्थालीपिधाने यत्राग्निर्दत्तो दर्वोफलेन वा । गृहे तत्र दुरिष्टानामशेषाणां समाश्रयः॥५०.
Where fire is offered in a cooking pot or with the tip of a ladle, in such a house of the inauspicious, take up your complete residence.
मानुषास्थि गृहे यत्र दिवारात्रं मृतस्थितिः । तत्र यक्ष ! तवावासस्तथान्येषाञ्च रक्षसाम्॥५०.
Where human bones are in the house, and the dead remain day and night—there, Yaksha, is your abode, as well as that of other spirits.
अदत्त्वा भुञ्जते ये वै बन्धोः पिण्डं तथोदकम् । सपिण्डान् सोदकांश्चैव तत्काले तान् नरान् भज॥५०.
Those who eat without giving food and water to their kin, to those of the same lineage and with shared offerings—at that time, dwell among those people.
यत्र पद्मपहापद्मौ सुरभिर्मोकाशिनी । वृषभैरावतौ यत्र कल्प्यन्ते तद्गृहं त्यज॥५०.
Where the lotus and the lotus-stalk are not present, where the fragrant cow and the cow that eats only grass are not kept, and where the bulls Bhairava and Vṛṣabha are established—leave that house.