अदीनवदनाः शूराः शत्रुभिः परिवेष्टिताः । आहवेषु विपन्ना ये तेषां मार्गो दिवाकरः
Those warriors who are cheerful, brave, surrounded by enemies, and fall in battle—their path is the sun itself.
अनाथ स्त्री द्विजार्थे च शरणागतपालने । प्राणांस्त्यजंति ये वैश्य न च्यवंति दिवस्तु ते
Those Vaiśyas who give up their lives for the sake of the helpless, women, Brāhmaṇas, or those who have sought refuge, never fall from heaven.
पंग्वंधबालवृद्धांश्च रोग्यनाथदरिद्रितान् । ये पुष्णंति सदा वैश्य ते मोदंति सदा दिवि
Those Vaiśyas who always support the lame, blind, children, the aged, the sick, the helpless, and the poor, always rejoice in heaven.
गां दृष्ट्वा पंकनिर्मग्नां रोगमग्नं द्विजं तथा । उद्धरंति नरा ये च तेषां लोकोऽश्वमेधिनाम्
Those men who rescue a cow sunk in mud or a Brāhmaṇa afflicted by disease attain the world of those who have performed the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
गोग्रासं ये प्रयच्छंति ये शुश्रूषंति गाः सदा । येनारोहंति गोपृष्ठे ते स्वर्लोकनिवासिनः
Those who provide fodder for cows and always serve them, by whose effort cows ascend to the heights, dwell in the heavenly realms.
गर्तमात्रं तु ये चक्रुर्यत्र गौरतृषा भवेत् । यमलोकमदृष्ट्वैव ते यांति स्वर्गतिं नराः
Those who make even a small pit where a thirsty cow may drink, without seeing the world of Yama, attain heaven.
अग्निपूजा देवपूजा गुरुपूजा रताश्च ये । द्विजपूजा रता नित्यं ते विप्राः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those Brāhmaṇas who are devoted to the worship of fire, gods, teachers, and always to Brāhmaṇas, are destined for heaven.
वापीकूपतडागादौ धर्मस्यांतो न विद्यते । पिबंति स्वेच्छया यत्र जलस्थल चरास्तदा
There is no end to merit in wells, ponds, and lakes, where creatures of water and land may drink as they wish.
नित्यं दानपरः सोऽत्र कथ्यते विबुधैरपि । यथायथा च पानीयं पिबंति प्राणिनो भृशम्
He who is always intent on giving is praised here even by the wise; as much as living beings drink water, so great is his merit.
तथातथाऽक्षयः स्वर्गो धर्मबुद्ध्या विशां वर । प्राणिनां जीवनं वारि प्राणा वारिणि संस्थिताः
In the same measure, O best of men, heaven is inexhaustible for one with a righteous mind; water is the life of living beings, and their life rests in water.
नित्यस्नानेन पूयंते येऽपि पातकिनो नराः । प्रातःस्नानं हरेद्वैश्य बाह्माभ्यंतरजं मलम्
Even those who are sinful are purified by daily bathing; morning bathing removes both external and internal impurity for a Vaiśya.
प्रातःस्नानेन निष्पापो नरो न निरयं व्रजेत् । स्नानं विना तु यो भुंक्ते मलाशी स सदा नरः
A person who bathes in the morning becomes free from sin and does not go to hell; but one who eats without bathing always consumes impurity.
अस्नायी यो नरस्तस्य विमुखा पितृदेवताः । स्नानहीनो नरः पापः स्नानहीनो नरोऽशुचिः
For the man who does not bathe, ancestors and deities turn away; a person without bathing is sinful and impure.
अस्नायी नरकं भुंक्ते पुंस्कीटादिषु जायते । ये पुनः स्रोतसि स्नानमाचरंतीह पर्वणि
One who does not bathe experiences hell and is born among insects and similar creatures; but those who bathe in the stream on festival days here,
ते नैव नरकं यांति न जायंते कुयोनिषु । दुःस्वप्ना दुष्टचिंताश्च वंध्या भवंति सर्वदा
They do not go to hell nor are born in evil wombs; bad dreams, wicked thoughts, and barrenness always afflict them.
प्रातःस्नानेन शुद्धानां पुरुषाणां विशांवर । तिलांश्च तिलपात्रांश्च तिलप्रस्थं यथाविधि
O best among men, for those purified by morning bathing, sesame seeds, sesame vessels, and a measure of sesame should be given as prescribed.
दत्त्वा प्रेतपतेर्भूमौ न व्रजंति नराः क्वचित् । पृथिवीं कांचनं गां च दत्वा दानानि षोडश
Having given these on the earth to the lord of the departed, people never go anywhere; by giving earth, gold, and cows, sixteen gifts,
गत्वा न विनिवर्तंते स्वर्गलोकाद्विकुंडल । पुण्यासु तिथिषु प्राज्ञो व्यतीपाते च संक्रमे
They go and do not return from the heavenly world, O Vikuṇḍala; on auspicious lunar days, the wise, at the crossing and conjunction,
स्नात्वा दत्त्वा च यत्किंचिन्नैव मज्जति दुर्गतौ । नैवाक्रामंति दातारो दारुणं रौरवं पथम् । इहलोके न जायंते कुले धनविवर्जिते
Having bathed and given anything, they do not sink into misfortune; donors do not tread the harsh path of Raurava; in this world, they are not born in families devoid of wealth.
सत्यवादी सदा मौनी प्रियवादी च यो नरः । अक्रोधनः समाचारो नातिवाद्यनसूयकः
A man who always speaks truth, remains silent, speaks pleasantly, is free from anger, acts properly, does not speak excessively, and is not envious,
सदा दाक्षिण्यसंपन्नः सदा भूतदयान्वितः । गोप्ता च परमर्माणां वक्ता परगुणस्य च
Who is always endowed with generosity, always compassionate to beings, protects the highest secrets, and speaks of others' virtues,
परस्वं तृणमात्रं च मनसापि न यो हरेत् । न पश्यंति विशांश्रेष्ठ ह्येते नरकयातनाम्
Who does not take even a blade of grass belonging to another, not even in thought, O best among men, these do not see the torments of hell.
परापवादी पाखंडः पापेभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः । पच्यते नरके तावद्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
One who slanders others and is a hypocrite is considered worse than sinners; he is cooked in hell until the dissolution of creation.
वक्ता परुषवाक्यानां मंतव्यो नरकागतः । संदेहो न विशांश्रेष्ठ पुनर्याति च दुर्गतिम्
One who speaks harsh words should be regarded as destined for hell; O best among men, there is no doubt that he again attains misfortune.
न तीर्थैर्न तपोभिश्च कृतघ्नस्यास्ति निष्कृतिः । सहते यातनां घोरां स नरो नरके चिरम्
There is no atonement for the ungrateful, neither by holy places nor by austerities; he endures terrible suffering in hell for a long time.
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि तेषु मज्जति यो नरः । जितेंद्रियो जिताहारो न स याति यमालयम्
Among all the holy places on earth, the man who bathes in them, who has conquered his senses and appetite, does not go to the abode of Yama.
न तीर्थे पातकं कुर्यान्न च तीर्थोपजीवनम् । तीर्थे प्रतिग्रहस्त्याज्यस्त्याज्यो धर्मस्य विक्रयः
One should not commit sin at a holy place, nor live off the holy place; accepting gifts at a holy place must be abandoned, as must selling righteousness.
दुर्जरं पातकं तीर्थे दुर्जरश्च प्रतिग्रहः । तीर्थे च दुर्जरं सर्वमेतत्किन्नरकं व्रजेत्
Sin committed at a holy place is hard to overcome, and so is accepting gifts; all such acts at a holy place are difficult to overcome and lead to hell.
सकृद्गंगांभसि स्नातः पूतो गांगेयवारिणा । न नरो नरकं याति अपि पातकराशिकृत्
A person who bathes even once in the waters of the Ganga, purified by the water of the daughter of the mountains, does not go to hell, even if he has committed heaps of sins.
व्रतदानतपो यज्ञाः पवित्राणीतराणि च । गंगाबिंद्वभिषिक्तस्य न समा इति नः श्रुतम्
Vows, gifts, austerities, sacrifices, and other purifying acts—none of these, we have heard, are equal to being sprinkled with even a drop of Ganga water.