द्विजसेवानुरक्ता ये मद्यमांसविवर्जिताः । दान स्वकर्म्मनिरतास्ते ज्ञेया वृषलोत्तमाः
Those who are devoted to serving the twice-born, abstain from liquor and meat, are engaged in giving and their own duties—these should be known as the best among outcastes.
अज्ञानाद्भुंजते विप्र सूतके मृतके यदि । गायत्रीदशभिर्विप्रः सहस्रैश्च शुचिर्भवेत्
If, O Brahmin, someone unknowingly eats food during impurity or after death, then by reciting the Gāyatrī ten thousand times, he becomes pure.
सहस्रैः क्षत्रियश्चैव वैश्यः पंचसहस्रकैः । पंचगव्यैर्भवेच्छुद्धो वृषलोऽपि तपोधन
A Kṣatriya should recite it a thousand times, a Vaiśya five thousand times; even an outcaste, O ascetic, is purified by the five products of the cow.
आज्यं तु तोयं नीचस्य भांडस्थं दधि यः पिबेत् । अज्ञानतोऽपि यो वर्णः प्राजापत्यव्रतं चरेत्
Whoever drinks clarified butter, water, or curds kept in the vessel of a low-caste person, even unknowingly, should perform the prājāpatya vow.
दानं बहुतरं दद्याच्छुद्धो ह्यग्नौ यथाविधि । शूद्राणां नोपवासोऽपि दानेनैव विशुद्ध्यति
One should give abundant gifts, purified as prescribed, just as offerings are made to fire; for Śūdras, even fasting does not purify, but only giving does.
सशिखं वपनं कुर्यादहोरात्रोपवासतः । नीचैर्दंडादिभिश्चैव ताडितो यो नरो द्विज
He should shave his head with the tuft, and fast for a day and night; the twice-born man who is struck by lowly implements such as a staff.
प्राज्ञापत्यव्रतं कुर्य्याच्चांद्रायणव्रतं तु वा । सशिखं वपनं चैव पंचगव्यं पिबेत्ततः
He should undertake the Prājāpatya vow or the Cāndrāyaṇa vow; then shave his head with the tuft and drink the five products of the cow.
गोद्वयं तु ततो दद्यादग्नौ चान्नादिकं हुतम् । मद्यपानं गृहे विप्र ज्ञानतोऽपि यदृच्छया
Afterwards, he should give two cows and offer food and other items into the fire; if a Brāhmaṇa knowingly or accidentally drinks alcohol at home.
यदि भुंक्ते नरः कश्चित्पात्यः सोऽपि कुलान्नरः । गोबीजहंता यो विप्रच्छेदकश्च दलस्य च
If any man eats such food, he too is to be punished, as is his family; one who kills a cow or destroys a Brāhmaṇa, or splits a pulse.
स्वर्णस्तेयी भवेत्कृच्छ्रं प्राजापत्यत्रयं चरेत् । सशिखं वपनं कृत्वा पंचगव्यं तथा पिबेत्
A gold thief should perform three Prājāpatya penances; after shaving his head with the tuft, he should also drink the five products of the cow.
यथाविधिहुतं चाग्नौ दद्याद्धेनुत्रयं तथा । तस्य भुक्तं जलं चैव ग्राह्यं स्याद्वै तपोधन
He should offer as prescribed into the fire and give three cows; his water and food may be accepted, O ascetic.
प्रातस्त्र्यहं तु चाश्नीयात्र्यहं सायमयाचितम् । त्र्यहं चैव तु नाश्नीयात्प्राजापत्यमिदं व्रतम्
In the morning, he should eat for three days, and in the evening, he should beg for three days; for three days he should not eat at all—this is the Prājāpatya vow.
गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिः कुशोदकम् । दिनद्वयं पिबेद्विप्र चैकरात्रमुपोषितः । सर्वपापहरं कृच्छ्रं मुने सांतपनं स्मृतम्
Cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, and water from kuśa grass—O Brāhmaṇa, after fasting for one night, he should drink these for two days; this penance, called sāntapana, removes all sins, O sage.
ग्रासं त्र्यहं तु चैकैकं प्रातःसायमयाचितम् । अद्यात्त्र्यहं चोपवसेदतिकृच्छ्रमिदं व्रतम्
For three days, he should eat one morsel each in the morning and evening, and fast for three days—this vow is called atikṛcchra.
प्रतित्र्यहं पिबेदुष्णं जलं क्षीरं घृतं द्विज । सकृत्स्नायी तप्तकृच्छ्रं स्मृतं पापहरं मुने
Every three days, O twice-born, he should drink hot water, milk, and ghee; bathing once, this penance called taptakṛcchra is known to remove sins, O sage.
अभोजनं द्वादशाहं कृच्छ्रोऽयं पापनाशनः । पराको नाम विज्ञेयः प्रसिद्धश्च तपोधन
Fasting for twelve days without food—this penance destroys sins; it is known as parāka, O ascetic, and is well established.
एकैकं वर्द्धयेत्पिंडं शुक्ले कृष्णे च ह्रासयेत् । इंदुक्षये न भुंजीत चांद्रायणव्रतं स्मृतम्
He should increase one morsel each day during the bright fortnight and decrease during the dark; he should not eat at all during the waning moon—this is called the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
अश्नीयाच्चतुरः प्रातः पिंडान्विप्र समाहितः । चतुरोऽस्तमिते चार्के शिशुचांद्रायणं स्मृतम्
O Brāhmaṇa, with concentration, he should eat four morsels in the morning, and four when the sun sets; this is called the child Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
कूष्मांडघाती या नारी पंचगव्यं पिबेत्त्र्यहम् । कूष्मांडपंचकं दद्यात्ससुवर्णं सवस्त्रकम् । तस्या वारि तथा भक्तं ग्राह्यं स्याद्वै तपोधन
A woman who kills a pumpkin should drink the five products of the cow for three days; she should give five pumpkins with gold and cloth; her water and food may be accepted, O ascetic.
शौनक उवाच। सुकृतं किं तथा प्राह कृत्वा संसारसागरात् । तरिष्यंति कलौ सूत तमोन्धकूपमंडुकाः
Śaunaka said: What virtuous act, when performed, enables one to cross the ocean of worldly existence in Kali Yuga, like frogs from a dark well, O Sūta?
सूत उवाच। राधाकृष्णप्रिये चौर्जे प्रातःस्नानं समाचरेत् । राधादामोदरं भक्त्या कुर्यात्पूजां समाहिता
Sūta said: For those dear to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, one should bathe in the morning; with devotion, one should worship Rādhā and Dāmodara with concentration.
त्यक्त्वामिषादिकं ब्रह्मन्पतिसेवापरायणा । सा याति श्रीहरेः स्थानं गोलोकाख्यं सुदुर्ल्लभम्
Abandoning meat and the like, O Brāhmaṇa, devoted to serving the Lord, she attains the abode of Śrī Hari, called Goloka, which is extremely rare.
राधादामोदराभ्यां या धूपदीपं तु कार्तिके । दद्यात्सा भवनं विष्णोर्याति वै त्यक्तपातकाः
Whoever offers incense and a lamp to Rādhā and Dāmodara in the month of Kārtika, such a person, freed from sins, attains the abode of Viṣṇu.
योषिद्या कार्त्तिके विप्र दद्याद्वस्त्रं निकेतने । राधादामोदराभ्यां तु वसेत्सा श्रीहरेश्चिरम्
O brāhmaṇa, a woman who, in Kārtika, gives cloth in her home to Rādhā and Dāmodara, dwells with Śrī Hari for a long time.
राधादामोदराभ्यां सा पुष्पं माल्यं सुवासितम् । कार्तिके मासि सा दद्याद्याति वैकुंठमंदिरम्
She who offers fragrant flowers and garlands to Rādhā and Dāmodara in the month of Kārtika goes to the mansion of Vaikuṇṭha.
गंधं या चापि नैवेद्यं दद्याद्वै शर्करादिकम् । राधादामोदराभ्यां सा गच्छेद्वै विष्णुमंदिरम्
She who gives fragrance, food offerings, or things like sugar to Rādhā and Dāmodara goes to the temple of Viṣṇu.
यत्किंचिद्यच्छति ब्रह्मन्कार्तिके च द्विजातये । राधादामोदरप्रीत्यै तस्याः पुण्याक्षयं भवेत्
O brāhmaṇa, whatever is given in Kārtika to a twice-born for the pleasure of Rādhā and Dāmodara, for her, the merit does not diminish.
या नारी कार्तिके भक्त्या राधादामोदरं द्विज । प्रातः सपर्यां सा याति न कुर्य्यान्निरयं चिरम्
O brāhmaṇa, a woman who worships Rādhā and Dāmodara with devotion in the morning during Kārtika does not go to hell for long.
कदाचिज्जन्मभूमौ सा विधवा प्रति जन्मनि । भवेच्चासाद्य पूर्व्वं वै चाप्रिया स्वामिनोऽपि च
In every birth, she is born a widow in her native land, and previously, she is also unloved by her husband.
पुरा त्रेतायुगे विप्र वृषलो नाम शंकरः । सौराष्ट्रदेशवासी च तस्य जाया कलिप्रिया
O brāhmaṇa, formerly in the Tretā age, there was a man named Śaṃkara, a Śūdra living in the land of Saurāṣṭra; his wife was Kalipriyā.