असद्वृत्तस्य पुण्यं हि क्षयं यात्यंजनोपमम्। अनाचाराद्धतो विप्र आचारात्सुरतां व्रजेत्
But the merit of one of bad conduct diminishes like collyrium; a fallen brāhmaṇa through misconduct, by good conduct attains heaven.
ततः कंठगतैः प्राणैराचारं कुरुते द्विजः। कर्मणा मनसांगेन सदाचारं सदा कुरु
Therefore, when life remains in the throat, the twice-born should practice good conduct; always perform good conduct by deed, mind, and body.
कश्यपस्योपदेशेन स विनीतोऽभवद्द्विजः। आचारं तु पुनः कृत्वा तपस्तप्तत्वा दिवं गतः
By the instruction of Kaśyapa, that twice-born became disciplined; practicing good conduct again, having performed austerity, he went to heaven.
अनाचारी हतो विप्रः स्वर्गलोकेषु गर्हितः। आचारं तु पुनः कृत्वा सुरलोके महीयते
A brāhmaṇa who is without good conduct is condemned in the heavenly worlds; but having practiced good conduct again, he is honored among the gods.
नारद उवाच-। प्राप्नुवंति गतिं लोकाः पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्। द्विजानां पीडनं कृत्वा गतिं गच्छति कां प्रभो
Nārada said: The worlds attain their goal by honoring the best of the twice-born; what fate befalls one, O Lord, who harms the brāhmaṇas?
ब्रह्मोवाच-। क्षुधा संतप्तदेहानां ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्। नार्चयेच्छक्तितो भक्त्या स याति नरकं नरः
Brahmā said: Whoever does not worship, to the best of his ability and with devotion, the brāhmaṇas whose bodies are tormented by hunger, that man goes to hell.
परुषेण क्रोशयित्वा क्रोधाद्यस्तु विसर्जयेत्। स याति नरकं घोरं महारौरवकृच्छ्रकम्
He who, with harsh words, drives them away in anger, making them cry, goes to the terrible hell called Mahāraurava, full of suffering.
सन्निवृत्तस्ततः कीटाद्यन्त्यजातिषु जायते। ततो रोगी दरिद्रस्तु क्षुधया परिपीडितः
Withdrawing from there, he is born among insects and the lowest castes; then he becomes diseased, poor, and afflicted by hunger.
नावमन्येत्ततो विप्रं क्षुधया गृहमागतम्। न ददामीति यो ब्रूयाद्देवाग्निब्राह्मणेषु सः
Therefore, one should not despise a brāhmaṇa who comes to the house out of hunger; whoever says, 'I will not give,' to the gods, fire, or brāhmaṇas—
तिर्यग्योनिशतं गत्वा चांडाल्यमुपगच्छति। पादमुद्यम्य यो विप्रं हंति गां पितरौ गुरुम्
Having passed through a hundred animal births, he attains the state of a caṇḍāla; whoever strikes a brāhmaṇa, a cow, parents, or teacher with his foot—
रौरवे नियतो वासस्तस्य नास्तीह निष्कृतिः। यदि पुण्याद्भवेज्जन्म स एव पंगुतां व्रजेत्
He is destined to dwell in Raurava hell; for him there is no expiation here. If he is born again through merit, he becomes crippled.
अतिदीनो विषादी च दुःखशोकाभिपीडितः। एवं जन्मत्रयं प्राप्य भवेत्तस्य च निष्कृतिः
He becomes extremely poor, dejected, and afflicted by pain and sorrow; after experiencing three such births, his expiation is complete.
मुष्टिचपेटकीलैश्च हन्याद्विप्रं तु यः पुमान्। तापने रौरवे घोरे कल्पांतं सोपि तिष्ठति
Whoever strikes a Brahmin with fists, slaps, or clubs, must remain for a full kalpa in the dreadful hells of Tāpanī and Raurava.
अथ जन्म समासाद्य कुक्कुरः क्रूरचंडकः। अंत्यजातिषु जातोपि दरिद्रः कुक्षिशूलवान्
Then, upon taking birth, he becomes a cruel and fierce dog, born among the lowest castes, poor and afflicted with stomach pain.
पादमुद्यच्छते वा यस्तस्य पादे शिलीपदः। खंजो वा मंदजंघो वा खण्डपादो भवेन्नरः
Whoever raises his foot against them, will have leprosy in his foot, or become lame, or slow-legged, or a man with a crippled foot.
पक्षवातेन चांगानि प्रकंपंते सदैव हि। मातरं पितरं विप्रं स्नातकं च तपस्विनम्
Because of paralysis, his limbs will always tremble; whether it be mother, father, Brahmin, one who has bathed, or an ascetic.
हत्वा गुरुगणं क्रोधात्कुंभीपाके चिरं भवेत्। उषित्वा चैव जायेत कीटजातिषु तत्परम्
One who kills a group of teachers out of anger dwells long in the hell of Kumbhīpāka; after residing there, he is born among insects.
विरुद्धं परुषं वाक्यं यो वदेद्धि द्विजातिषु। अष्टौ कुष्ठाः प्रजायंते तस्य देहे दृढं सुत
Whoever speaks hostile or harsh words to the twice-born, eight types of leprosy firmly arise in his body, O child.
विचर्चिकाथ दद्रूश्च मंडलः शुक्ति सिध्मकौ। कालकुष्ठस्तथा शुक्लस्तरुणश्चातिदारुणः
These are eczema, ringworm, patches, oyster-like spots, freckles, black leprosy, white leprosy, and a severe youthful form.
ततो भिषक्प्रयोगे च पापात्पुण्यं पलायते। अपुण्याज्जलरेखेव तेनैव निधनं व्रजेत्
Then, even with the application of medicine, merit flees because of sin; just as a line drawn in water, he meets his end in the same way.
एषां मध्ये महाकुष्ठास्त्रय एव प्रकीर्तिताः। कालकुष्ठस्तथा शुक्लस्तरुणश्चातिदारुणः
Among these, three are called the great leprosies: black leprosy, white leprosy, and the severe youthful form.
महापातकभावानां ज्ञानात्संसर्गतोपि वा। अतिपातकिनामेव त्रयो देहे भवंति वै
From knowledge or association with those who commit great sins, these three types arise in the bodies of the most sinful.
संसर्गात्सहसंबंधाद्रोगः संचरते नृणाम्। दूरात्परित्यजेद्धीरः स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं समाचरेत्
Through association and close contact, disease spreads among people; the wise should avoid from afar, and bathe after touching.
पतितं कुष्ठसंयुक्तं चांडालं च गवाशिनम्। श्वानं रजस्वलां भिल्लं स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं समाचरेत्
After touching one who has fallen, afflicted with leprosy, an outcaste, a cow-eater, a dog, a menstruating woman, or a hunter, one should bathe.
दुरितस्यानुरूपेण देहे कुष्ठा व्यवस्थिताः। इहलोके परत्रैवाप्यत्र नास्ति तु संशयः
According to the nature of the sin, leprosy is established in the body, in this world and the next; there is no doubt about this.
न्यायेनोपार्जितां वृत्तिं ब्रह्मस्वं हरते तु यः। अक्षयं नरकं प्राप्य पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
Whoever steals Brahmin property acquired lawfully, attains endless hell and does not have rebirth.
पिशुनो यस्तु विप्राणां रंध्रान्वेषणतत्परः। तं दृष्ट्वाप्यथवा स्पृष्ट्वा सचेलो जलमाविशेत्
One who is slanderous, always seeking faults in Brahmins, upon seeing or touching him, should enter water clothed.
ब्रह्मस्वं प्रणयाद्भुक्तं दहत्यासप्तमं कुलम्। विक्रमेण तु भुंजानो दशपूर्वान्दशापरान्
Brahmin property consumed out of affection burns up to the seventh generation; but if taken by force, it destroys ten ancestors and ten descendants.
न विषं विषमित्याहुर्ब्रह्मस्वं विषमुच्यते। विषमेकाकिनं हंति ब्रह्मस्वं पुत्रपौत्रकम्
They do not call poison 'poison'; Brahmin property is called poison. Poison kills one alone, but Brahmin property destroys sons and grandsons.
मोहाच्च मातरं गत्वा ब्राह्मणीं च गुरोस्त्रियम्। पतित्वा रौरवे घोरे पुनरुत्पत्तिदुर्लभः
Out of delusion, approaching one's mother or the wife of a Brahmin or teacher, one falls into the dreadful Raurava hell, and rebirth becomes difficult.