पंचगव्याशनो विद्वन्चांद्रायणफलं लभेत् । नित्यं शास्त्रविनोदेन लोकान्यस्तु प्रबोधयेत्
A learned one who eats pañcagavya attains the fruit of the Cāndrāyaṇa vow; and whoever always enlightens people with the delight of scripture—
स व्यासरूपी विष्ण्वग्रे ततो विष्णुपदं लभेत् । तुलसीदलपूजां तु कृत्वा विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्
—he takes the form of Vyāsa before Viṣṇu, and then attains the abode of Viṣṇu; and by worshipping with tulasī leaves, he goes to Viṣṇu’s city.
कृत्वा प्रोक्षणकं दिव्यं स्थानमप्सरसां लभेत् । शीतांबुना गृहे स्नानात्निर्मलं देहमाप्नुयात्
By performing a divine sprinkling rite, he attains the realm of the Apsarases; by bathing at home with cold water, he obtains a pure body.
उष्णोदकं परित्यज्य स्नानं वै पौष्करं लभेत् । पत्रेषु यो नरो भुंक्ते कुरुक्षेत्रफलं लभेत्
By giving up hot water, one attains the merit of bathing at Puṣkara; and the man who eats on leaves obtains the fruit of Kurukṣetra.
भुंक्ते शिलायां यो नित्यं तस्य पुण्यं प्रयागजम् । धर्मोदयजलत्यागी न रोगैः परिभूयते
He who always eats on stone obtains the merit of Prayāga; and one who gives up water at the start of a meal is not afflicted by diseases.
ताम्रपात्रेषु भुंजानो नैमिषं फलमाप्रुयात् । कांस्यपात्रं परित्यज्य शेषपात्रमुपाचरेत्
He who eats from copper vessels attains the fruit of Naimiṣa; by avoiding bronze vessels, he should use other vessels.
अलाभे सर्वपात्राणां मृन्मयं पात्रमुत्तमम् । स्वगृहीतैः कृतैर्वापि पात्रैः पालाशसंभवैः
If all vessels are unavailable, an earthen vessel is best; or vessels made by oneself, or those made from palāśa leaves.
यस्तु संवत्सरं पूर्ण अग्निहोत्रमुपासते । पात्रैर्वा भोजनं विद्वान्सेवते तत्समं स्मृतम्
He who, for a full year, performs agnihotra, or the learned one who eats with such vessels, is considered equal.
चांद्रायणसमं प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मपात्रेषु भोजने । एकैकं भोजनं विद्वन्ब्रह्मपत्रेषु भुंजतः
It is declared that eating from brahma vessels is equal to the Cāndrāyaṇa rite; each meal taken by the wise in brahma vessels is so regarded.
त्रिरात्रेण समं प्रोक्तं महापातकनाशनम् । एकादश्युपवासेन यत्पुण्यं परिकीर्तितम्
It is said that fasting on the eleventh day yields merit equal to the destruction of great sins in three nights.
सर्वदानफलं चैव सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत् । न चापि नरकं पश्येत्पद्मपत्रेषु भोजनात्
One attains the fruit of all gifts and the fruit of all pilgrimages, and does not see hell, by eating from padma leaves.
ब्राह्मणो याति वैकुंठेऽन्यो जनः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् । एष ब्रह्म महावृक्षः पापहा सर्वकामदः
A brāhmaṇa attains Vaikuṇṭha, another person attains heaven; this is the great brahma tree, destroyer of sin and fulfiller of all desires.
मध्यमं वर्जितं पत्रं शूद्रजातेर्नृपोत्तम । भुंजन्नरकमाप्नोति यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
O best of kings, the middle leaf, excluded for those of śūdra birth, if eaten, brings hell for as many years as there are fourteen Indras.
वर्जयेन्मध्यमं पत्रं शेषपत्रेषु भोजनम् । मध्यपत्रे च यः शूद्रो भोजनं कुरुते द्विज
One should avoid the middle leaf; eating from the remaining leaves is permitted. If a śūdra eats from the middle leaf, O twice-born, he incurs sin.
कपिलां ब्रह्मणे दत्त्वा शुद्धिर्भवति नान्यथा । कपिलां दोहयेद्यस्तु शूद्रो भुंक्ते निजे गृहे
By giving a kapilā cow to a brāhmaṇa, purity is attained, not otherwise; if a śūdra milks the kapilā and eats in his own house,
दशवर्षसहस्राणि विष्ठायां जायते कृमिः । कृमियोनिविनिर्मुक्तः पशुयोनिमवाप्नुयात्
He becomes a worm in excrement for ten thousand years; freed from the worm species, he attains the animal birth.
कपिलं योह्यनड्वाहं शूद्रो भूत्वात्र वाहयेत् । यावंति तस्य रोमाणि तावद्वर्षाणि नारद 6.64.
If a śūdra makes a kapilā cow carry loads, O Nārada, for as many hairs as it has, so many years he suffers.
कुंभीपाकेषु पच्येत स नरो नात्र संशयः । अजा चैव गृहे तस्य शूद्रस्य च विशेषतः
That man is cooked in the Kumbhīpāka hell, there is no doubt; and especially if a goat is kept in the house of a śūdra.
तस्या वै दुग्धपानेन शूद्रो यातीह रौरवम् । ब्राह्मणैः सह व्यापारो यस्य शूद्रस्य दृश्यते
By drinking its milk, the śūdra goes to the Raurava hell; if a śūdra is seen working together with brāhmaṇas,
स विप्रो वेदबाह्यः स्याच्छूद्रः कौलिक उच्यते । व्यापारे प्रेरितो विप्रः शूद्राज्ञां च करोति यः
That brāhmaṇa becomes outside the Vedas, and the śūdra is called a weaver; if a brāhmaṇa is employed in trade and obeys the śūdra's command,
यावत्पदानि चलते तावद्भवति नारकी । उदकार्थं तु यो विप्रः शूद्रेण प्रेषितो गृहे
For as many steps as he walks, he becomes a denizen of hell; if a brāhmaṇa is sent by a śūdra in the house for water,
तदुदकं मद्यतुल्यं पीत्वा वै नरकं व्रजेत् । शूद्रेण सर्वदा नित्यं दानं देयं द्विजन्मने
Drinking that water, which is equal to liquor, he goes to hell; a śūdra should always give gifts to the twice-born.
तेषां चैव तु वै भक्तिः कर्त्तव्या च विशेषतः । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा परलोकं च गच्छति
And devotion to them must especially be performed; enjoying happiness in this world, he attains the next world.
पांचभौतिकमेतद्धि अनर्थकमुदाहृतम् । अतो देयं हि गुरवे यतोऽनंतफलं लभेत्
This is composed of the five elements and is declared to be useless; therefore it should be given to the teacher, since one attains infinite fruit thereby.
अस्मिन्कलियुगे घोरे पापाचारे दुरात्मनः । निंदां कुर्वंति विप्रेंद्र जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्
In this terrible Kali age, evil-minded people practice sinful conduct; they revile the foremost of brāhmaṇas, those who perform virtuous deeds.
निंदया लभते दुःखं यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । नानाधर्माः प्रवर्त्तंते कलौ चैव महामते
By reviling, one obtains suffering until the dissolution of the world; and various unrighteous acts arise in Kali, O wise one.
धर्मोऽयं दुर्ल्लभो लोके धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदः । भूमिशायी भवेद्यस्तु नरः कोऽपि महीतले
This dharma is rare in the world, granting righteousness, desire, wealth, and liberation; whoever lies upon the ground, such a man is scarcely found on earth.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि न रोगैः परिपीड्यते । बहुपुत्रो धनैर्युक्तो ह्यकुष्ठी जायते नरः
For ten thousand years, he is not afflicted by diseases; he becomes a man blessed with many sons and wealth, and is free from leprosy.
नक्तभोजी नरो यस्तु तीर्थयात्राफलं लभेत् । अयाचितेन चाप्नोति वापीकूपक्रिंया फलम्
A man who eats only at night attains the fruit of pilgrimage; and without asking, he gains the merit of constructing ponds and wells.
वर्जयेद्यस्तु वै द्रोहं प्राणहिंसापराङ्मुखः । अहिंसा परमो धर्म इति वेदेषु गीयते
Whoever avoids treachery and turns away from harming living beings—non-violence is declared the highest dharma in the Vedas.