अधीते गुरुणा हूतः प्राप्तं तस्मै निवेदयेत्
What is learned, offered by the teacher, should be reported to him when attained.
अध्याप्याधर्मतोनार्थात्साध्वाप्तज्ञानवित्तदाः
One should not teach for the sake of unrighteousness or profit, but only to those who are virtuous, who have attained knowledge, and who give wealth.
धारयेन्मेखलादंडोपवीताजिनमेव च
One should wear the girdle, staff, sacred thread, and deer skin.
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशामादिमध्यावसानतः
For Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas, the beginning, middle, and end are prescribed respectively.
वाग्यतो गुर्वनुज्ञातो भुंजीतान्नमकुत्सयन्
Having restrained speech and with the teacher’s permission, one should eat food without disdain.
अनारोग्यमनायुष्यमस्वर्ग्यंचातिभोजनम्
Excessive eating leads to disease, short life, and absence from heaven.
न द्विर्भुंजीत चैकस्मिन्दिवा क्वापि द्विजोत्तमः 4.1.36.
A twice-born should not eat twice in one day at any place.
मधुमांसं प्राणिहिंसां भास्करालोकनांजने
Honey, meat, violence against living beings, and applying collyrium in sunlight—
औपनायनिकः कालो ब्रह्मक्षत्र विशां परः
The prescribed time for initiation is different for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas.
इतोप्यूर्ध्वं न संस्कार्याः पतिता धर्मवर्जिताः
Beyond this, those fallen and devoid of righteousness are not to be initiated.
सावित्रीपतितैः सार्धं संबंधं न समाचरेत्
One should not associate with those who have fallen from the observance of the Savitri.
वसीरन्नानुपूर्व्येण शाण क्षौमाविकानि च भवेत्त्रिवृत्समाश्लक्ष्णा विशस्तु शणतांतवी
The sacred thread should be made in order from wool, hemp, or flax; for Vaishyas, it should be of hemp threads, smooth and threefold.
मुंजाभावे विधातव्या कुशाश्मंतकबल्वजैः
In the absence of munja grass, it should be made from kusa, ashmanthaka, or balvaja grasses.
उपवीतक्रमेण स्यात्कार्पासं शाणमाविकम्
For the upavita, cotton, hemp, or wool may be used, following the proper order.
बिल्वपालाशयोर्दंडो ब्राह्मणस्य नृपस्य तु
The staff for a Brahmin should be from bilva or palasha wood, and for a king—
आमौलिं वाऽऽललाटंवाऽऽनासमूर्ध्वप्रमाणतः
It should reach up to the top of the head or the forehead, measured from the nose upward.
प्रदक्षिणं परीत्याग्निमुपस्थाय दिवाकरम् 4.1.36.
Having circumambulated the fire to the right, one should approach the sun.
मातृमातृष्वसृस्वसृपितृस्वसृपुरःसराः
In the presence of the mother, maternal aunt, sister, and paternal aunt—
यावद्वेदमधीते च चरन्वेदव्रतानि च
As long as he studies the Veda and observes the vows of Vedic studentship—
प्रोक्तोसावुपकुर्वाणो द्वितीयस्तत्र नैष्ठिकः
He is called upakurvāṇa; the second is known as naiṣṭhika.
गृहाश्रमं समाश्रित्य यः पुनर्ब्रह्मचर्यभाक्
He who, after entering the householder stage, again undertakes brahmacharya—
अनाश्रमी न तिष्ठेत दिनमेकमपि द्विजः
A twice-born should not remain even a single day without belonging to an āśrama.
जपं होमं व्रतं दानं स्वाध्यायं पितृतर्पणम्
Recitation, fire-offering, vow, charity, self-study, and ancestral offerings—
मेखलाजिनदंडाश्च लिंगं स्याद्ब्रह्मचारिणः
The girdle, deer skin, and staff are the marks of a brahmachārin.
त्रिदंडादि यतेरुक्तमुपलक्षणमत्र वै
The staff and other requisites of an ascetic have been mentioned here as indicative.
जीर्णं कमंडलुं दंडमुपवीताजिने अपि
A worn-out water pot, staff, sacred thread, and deerskin as well.
विदध्यात्षोडशे वर्षे केशांतकर्म च क्रमात् 4.1.36.
In the sixteenth year, one should perform the rite of cutting the hair, in due order.
तपो यज्ञ व्रतेभ्यश्च सर्वस्माच्छुभकर्मणः
Austerity, sacrifice, and vows, and all auspicious actions.
वेदारंभे विसर्गे च विदध्यात्प्रणवं सदा
At the commencement and conclusion of Vedic study, one should always utter the sacred syllable Om.
वेदस्य वदनं प्रोक्तं गायत्री त्रिपदा परा
The recitation of the Veda is said to be the Gayatri, the supreme three-footed metre.