भुंजीत प्रयतो नित्यं वाग्यतोऽनन्यमानसः । भैक्ष्येण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैवेकान्नो भवेद्व्रती
He should always eat with effort, controlling his speech, and with a mind free from distraction. He should always live by alms and not subsist on food from a single house.
भैक्ष्यैण वर्त्तिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता । पूजयेदशनं नित्यमद्याच्चैनमकुत्सयन्
The livelihood of one living by alms is considered equal to fasting. He should always honor the food and eat it without disdain.
दृष्ट्वा हृष्येत्प्रसीदेच्च प्रतिनंदेच्च सर्वशः । अनारोग्यमनायुष्यमस्वर्ग्यं चातिभोजनम्
Seeing the food, he should rejoice, be pleased, and always express gratitude. Overeating leads to illness, short life, and lack of heaven.
अपुण्यं लोकविद्विष्टं तस्मात्तत्परिवर्जयेत् । प्राङ्मुखोऽन्नानि भुंजीत सूर्याभिमुखमेव वा
It is unmeritorious, despised by people, and therefore should be avoided. One should eat food facing east or facing the sun.
नाद्यादुदङ्मुखो नित्यं विधिरेष सनातनः । प्रक्षाल्य पाणिपादौ च भुंजानो द्विरुपस्पृशेत्
One should never eat facing north; this is an eternal rule. Having washed the hands and feet, one should touch water twice before eating.
शुद्धे देशे समासीनो भुक्त्वा च द्विरुपस्पृशेत्
Sitting in a clean place, after eating, one should touch water twice.
व्यास उवाच- भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च सुप्त्वा च स्नात्वा रथ्योपसर्पणे । ओष्ठावलोमकौ स्पृष्ट्वा वासो विपरिधाय च
Vyāsa said: After eating, drinking, sleeping, bathing, approaching the street, touching the lips or body hair, or after changing clothes—
रेतोमूत्रपुरीषाणामुत्सर्गेऽनृतभाषणे । ष्ठीवित्वाऽध्ययनारंभे कासश्वासागमे तथा
After passing semen, urine, or feces, speaking falsehood, spitting, beginning study, coughing, or sneezing—
चत्वरं वा श्मशानं वा समाक्रम्य द्विजोत्तमः । संध्ययोरुभयोस्तद्वदाचांतोऽप्याचमेत्पुनः
O best of twice-born, after stepping on a crossroad or cremation ground, or at both twilights, even if one is pure, one should touch water again.
चंडालम्लेच्छसंभाषे स्त्रीशूद्रोच्छिष्टभाषणे । उच्छिष्टं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा भोज्यं चापि तथाविधम्
After conversing with a Caṇḍāla or foreigner, or after speaking with a woman, Śūdra, or someone who is impure from eating, or after seeing such a person or such food—
आचामेदश्रुपाते वा लोहितस्य तथैव च । भोजने संध्ययोः स्नात्वा पीत्वा मूत्रपुरीषयोः
One should touch water after shedding tears, after bleeding, after eating, at the twilights, after bathing, drinking, or passing urine or feces.
आगतो वाचमेत्सुप्त्वा सकृत्सकृदथान्यतः । अग्नेर्गवामथालंभे स्पृष्ट्वा प्रयतमेव वा
After waking from sleep, even once or repeatedly, or after touching fire, a cow, or anything impure, one should touch water with care.
स्त्रीणामथात्मनः स्पर्शे नीलद्यं वा परिधाय च । उपस्पर्शेज्जलं वार्तं तृणं वा भूमिमेव च
After touching women or oneself, or after putting on blue or wet garments, or after touching water, grass, or the ground—
केशानां चात्मनः स्पर्शे वाससः स्खलितस्य च । अनुष्णाभिरकेशाभिरदुष्टाभिश्च धर्मतः
After touching one's own hair or if the garment slips, one should use water that is not hot, not old, and not impure, according to rule.
शौचेऽप्सु सर्वदा चामेदासीनः प्रागुदङ्मुखः । शिरः प्रावृत्य कंठं वा मुक्तकेशशिखोऽपि वा
For purification, one should always touch water while seated, facing east or north, with the head or neck covered, or even with hair unbound.
अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचं मार्गतो न शुचिर्भवेत् । सोपानत्कोपानस्थो वा नोष्णीषी चाचमेद्बुधः
Without washing the feet, one is not pure on the path; one who is wearing shoes, standing on shoes, or without a head covering should not touch water.
न चैव वर्षधाराभिर्न तिष्ठन्नुद्धृतोदकैः । नैकहस्तार्पितजलैर्विना सूत्रेण वा पुनः
One should not use rainwater, nor while standing, nor with water drawn up, nor with water placed with one hand, nor without a thread.
न पादुकासनस्थो वा बहिर्जानुरथापि वा । न जल्पन्न हसन्प्रेक्षन्शयानस्तल्प एव च
One should not touch water while sitting on sandals or a seat, nor with knees outside, nor while talking, laughing, looking around, or lying on a bed.
नाविक्षिताभिः फेनाद्यैरुपेताभिरथापि वा । शूद्राशुचिकरोन्मुक्तैर्नक्षाराभिस्तथैव च
One should not use water that is foamy, muddy, or contaminated, nor water touched by Śūdras, impure persons, or those who have broken vows, nor alkaline water.
न चैवांगुलिभिः शब्दं न कुर्यान्नान्यमानसः । न वर्णरसदुष्टाभिर्न चैव प्रदरोदकैः
One should not make noise with the fingers, nor do it absentmindedly, nor with water that is discolored, foul-tasting, or with water that is flowing out.
न पाणिक्षुभिताभिर्वा न बहिर्गंध एव वा । हृद्गाभिः पूयते विप्रः कंठ्याभिः क्षत्रियः शुचिः
Nor with water disturbed by the hand, nor with water that has an external smell; a Brāhmaṇa is purified by water touching the heart, a Kṣatriya by water touching the throat.
प्राशिताभिस्तथा वैश्यः स्त्रीशूद्रौ स्पर्शतोंऽततः । अंगुष्ठमूलांतरतो रेखायां ब्राह्ममुच्यते
A Vaiśya is purified by water that is tasted, while women and Śūdras by touch; for a Brāhmaṇa, it is by the line at the root of the thumb.
अंतरांगुष्ठदेशिन्यैः पितॄणां तीर्थमुच्यते । कनिष्ठामूलतः पश्चात्प्राजापत्यं प्रचक्षते
The region between the thumb and forefinger is called the sacred site of the ancestors; behind the base of the little finger, it is declared to be the site of Prajapati.
अंगुल्यग्रं स्मृतं दैवं तदेवार्षं प्रकीर्तितम् । मूलेन दैवमार्षं स्यादाग्नेयं मध्यतः स्मृतम्
The tip of the finger is considered divine, and likewise is called the site of the sages; at the base, it is divine and sage, and the middle is remembered as the site of Agni.
तदेव सौमिकं तीर्थमेतज्ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति । ब्राह्मेणैव तु तीर्थेन द्विजो नित्यमुपस्पृशेत्
This is also the site of Soma; knowing this, one does not become confused. A twice-born should always perform purification with the Brahma site.
होमयेद्वाथ दैवेन न तु पित्र्येण वै द्विजाः । त्रिःप्राश्नीयादपः पूर्वं ब्राह्मेण प्रयतस्ततः
One may offer oblations with the divine site, but not with the ancestral site, O twice-born; first, one should sip water three times with the Brahma site, being pure thereafter.
संमृज्यांगुष्ठमूलेन मुखं वै समुपस्पृशेत् । अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां तु स्पृशेन्नेत्रद्वयं ततः
One should wipe the mouth with the base of the thumb, and then touch both eyes with the thumb and ring finger.
तर्जन्यंगुष्ठयोगेन स्पृशेन्नासापुटद्वयम् । कनिष्ठांगुष्ठयोगेन श्रवणे समुस्पृशेत्
With the index finger and thumb together, one should touch both nostrils; with the little finger and thumb together, one should touch both ears.
सर्वासामथयोगेन हृदयं तु तनवा । स्पृशेद्वै शिरसस्तद्वदंगुष्ठेनांसकद्वयम्
With all fingers together, one should touch the heart; likewise, one should touch both shoulders with the thumb.
त्रिःप्राश्नीयाद्यदंभस्तु प्रीतास्तेनास्य देवताः । ब्रह्माविष्णुर्महेशश्च भवंतीत्यनुशुश्रुम
When one sips water three times in this manner, the deities are pleased with him; Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesha, so it is heard.