इतरेषां च वर्णानां प्रवृत्तमखिलं वद। ब्रह्मोवाच-। आचाराल्लभते चायुराचाराल्लभते सुखम्
And tell me all the duties prescribed for the other classes. Brahma said: From good conduct one obtains long life, and from good conduct one obtains happiness.
आचारात्स्वर्गं मोक्षं च आचारो हंत्यलक्षणम्। अनाचारो हि पुरुषो लोके भवति निंदितः
From good conduct one attains heaven and liberation; good conduct destroys misfortune. A man without good conduct is blamed in the world.
दुःखभागी च सततं व्याधितोल्पायुरेव च। नरके नियतं वासो ह्यनाचारान्नरस्य च
He always partakes of suffering, is afflicted by disease, and has a short life. Surely, because of bad conduct, a man dwells in hell.
आचाराच्च परं लोकमाचारं शृणु तत्त्वतः। गोमयेन गृहे नित्यं प्रकुर्यादुपलेपनम्
From good conduct, one attains the highest world. Listen to the truth about conduct: one should always plaster the house with cow dung.
प्रक्षालयेत्ततः पीठं काष्ठं पात्रं शिलातलम्। भस्मना कांस्यपात्रं तु ताम्रमम्लेनशुद्ध्यति
Then one should wash the seat, wooden objects, vessels, and stone surfaces; a bronze vessel is purified with ash, and copper with sour substances.
शिलापात्रं तु तैलेन फालंगो वालकेन तु। स्वर्णरौप्यादिपात्रं तु जलमात्रेण शुध्यति
A stone vessel is purified with oil, a ploughshare with a wisp of grass; vessels of gold, silver, and the like are purified with water alone.
अग्निना लोहपात्रं तु पाकप्रक्षालनेन तु। खननाद्दाहनाच्चैव उपलेपन धावनात्
An iron vessel is purified by fire and by thorough washing; also by scraping, burning, coating, and rinsing.
पर्जन्यवर्षणाच्चैव भूरमेध्या विशुध्यति। तैजस्सानां मणीनां च सर्वस्याश्ममयस्य च
By the washing of rain, the earth becomes pure; so too all objects of metal, gems, and all things made of stone.
भस्मभिर्मृत्तिकाभिश्च शुद्धिरुक्ता मया पुरा। शय्या भार्या शिशुर्वस्त्रमुपवीतं कमंडलुः
Purification by ashes and by clay has already been explained by me; a bed, wife, child, garment, sacred thread, and water pot are pure for oneself.
आत्मनः कथिताश्शुद्धा न परेषां कदाचन। न भुंजीतैकवस्त्रेण न स्नायादेकवाससा
These are declared pure for oneself, never for others; one should not eat wearing only one garment, nor bathe with only one cloth.
न धारयेत्परस्यैवं स्नानवस्त्रं कदाचन। संस्कारं केशदंतानां प्रातरेव समाचरेत्
One should never wear another's bathing cloth; the cleansing of hair and teeth should be done early in the morning.
गुरूणां च नमस्कारं नित्यमेव समाचरेत्। हस्तपादे मुखे चैव पंचार्द्रो भोजनं चरेत्
One should always offer respect to teachers; with hands, feet, and mouth washed, one should partake of food while these five are wet.
पंचार्द्रकस्तु भुंजानः शतं वर्षाणि जीवति। देवतानां गुरोराज्ञां स्नातकाचार्ययोरपि
He who eats with the five parts wet lives a hundred years; the command of the gods, the teacher, and even the preceptor must be obeyed.
नाक्रामेत्कामतश्छायां विप्रस्य दीक्षितस्य च। गोगणं देवतं विप्रं घृतं मधु चतुष्पथम्
One should not cross, at will, the shadow of a Brahmin or an initiated person; nor of a herd of cows, a deity, a Brahmin, ghee, honey, or a crossroads.
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीत प्रख्यातांश्च वनस्पतीन्। गोविप्रावग्निविप्रौ च विप्रौ द्वौ दंपती तथा
One should circumambulate them to the right, as well as renowned trees; also a cow, a Brahmin, fire, two Brahmins, and a married couple.
तयोर्मध्ये न गच्छेत स्वर्गस्थोपि पतेद्ध्रुवम्। उच्छिष्टो न स्पृशेदग्निं ब्राह्मणं दैवतं गुरुम्
One should not pass between them, for even one who dwells in heaven would surely fall; one who is impure should not touch fire, a Brahmin, a deity, or a teacher.
स्वशीर्षं पुष्पवृक्षं च यज्ञवृक्षमधार्मिकम्। त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट उदीक्षेत कदाचन
One should not look at one's own head, a flowering tree, a sacrificial tree, or a wicked person while impure; nor ever gaze at the three fires while impure.
सूर्याचंद्रमसावेवं नक्षत्राणि च सर्वशः। नेक्षेद्विप्रं गुरुं देवं राजानं यतिनां वरम्
In the same way, one should not look at the sun, the moon, or all the stars; nor at a Brahmin, teacher, deity, king, or the best among ascetics.
योगिनं देवकर्माणं धर्माणां कथकं द्विजम्। नदीनां च प्रतीरे च पत्युश्च सरितां तथा
Nor at a yogin, one engaged in divine acts, a twice-born who teaches dharma, nor at the banks of rivers, nor at the lord of rivers.
यज्ञवृक्षस्य मूले च उद्याने पुष्पवाटके। शरीरस्य मलत्यागं न कुर्याज्जीवने तथा
At the root of a sacrificial tree, in a garden, or in a flower grove, one should not relieve oneself, nor in a place where life is sustained.
विप्रस्यायतने गोष्ठे रम्ये राजपथेषु च। न क्षौरं कारयेद्धीरः कुजस्याह्नि कदाचन
In a Brahmin's abode, a cowshed, a pleasant place, or on royal roads, a wise person should never have shaving done on an inauspicious day.
मलं न धारयेद्दंते नखं न वदने क्षिपेत्। तैलाभ्यंगं न कुर्वीत वासरे रविभौमयोः
One should not retain filth in the teeth, nor put nails in the mouth; one should not anoint with oil on Sundays or Tuesdays.
स्वगात्रासनयोर्वाद्यं गुरोरेकासनादनम्। न हरेच्छ्रोत्रियस्वं च देवस्यापि गुरोरपि
One should not take the seat or food of one's teacher, nor remove the property of a learned Brahmin, not even that of a deity or of one's teacher.
राज्ञस्तपस्विनां चैव पंगोरंधस्य योषितः। पंथा देयो ब्राह्मणाय गोभ्यो राजभ्य एव च
A path should be given to a king, ascetics, the lame, the blind, women, Brahmins, cows, and also to royalty.
रोगिणे भारतप्ताय गुर्विण्यै दुर्बलाय च। विवादं न च कुर्वीत नृप विप्र चिकित्सकैः
One should not engage in disputes with the sick, those afflicted by sorrow, pregnant women, or the weak, nor with kings, Brahmins, or physicians.
ब्राह्मणं गुरुपत्नीं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। पतितं कुष्ठसंयुक्तं चांडालं च गवाशिनम् १०० 1.49.
One should avoid from afar a Brahmin, the teacher’s wife, a fallen person, one afflicted with leprosy, an outcaste, and one who eats cow’s flesh.
निर्धूतं ज्ञानहीनं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। स्त्रियं दुष्टां च दुर्वृत्तामपवाद प्रदायिनीम्
One should avoid from afar a person who is expelled or ignorant, as well as a wicked or immoral woman, and one who spreads slander.
कुकर्मकारिणीं दुष्टां सदैव कलहप्रियाम्। प्रमत्तामधिकांगीञ्च निर्लज्जां बाह्यचारिणीम्
One should always avoid a woman who does wicked deeds, is malicious, fond of quarrels, careless, excessively proud, shameless, or behaves improperly.
व्ययशीलामनाचारां दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। मलिनां नाभिवंदेत गुरुपत्नीं कदाचन
One should avoid from afar a woman who is wasteful or of bad conduct; one should never salute a dirty woman or the teacher’s wife.
न स्पृशेत्तां च मेधावी स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानेन शुद्ध्यति। स तया सह केलिं च वर्जयेच्च सदैव हि
A wise person should not touch her; if touched, one becomes pure by bathing. One should always avoid playful intimacy with her.