सहस्रं साधिकं किंचित्त्रिकमैतज्जपन्यमी
This is to be recited a little over a thousand times, three times daily.
अत्यब्दमिति योभ्यस्येत्प्रतिघस्रमनन्यधीः
He who practices this without distraction for more than a year—
त्रिवर्णमयमोंकारं भूर्भुवःस्वरिति त्रयम्
The threefold syllable Om, composed of three varnas, is Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ.
एतदक्षरमेनां च जपेद्व्याहृतिपूर्विकाम्
One should recite this syllable, preceded by the vyāhṛtis, along with the Gayatri.
विधिक्रतोर्दशगुणं जपस्यफलमश्नुते
He attains the fruit of recitation ten times greater than that of ritual action.
उपांशुस्तच्छतगुणः सहस्रो मानसस्ततः
Recitation in a low voice yields a hundredfold result; mental recitation, a thousandfold.
अधीत्यवेदान्वेदौ वा वेदं वा शक्तितो द्विजः 4.1.36.
A twice-born should study the Vedas, or a Veda, or as much as he is able.
श्रुतिमेव सदाभ्यस्येत्तपस्तप्तुं द्विजोत्तमः
The best of twice-born should always practice recitation of the scripture to perform austerity.
हित्वा श्रुतेरध्ययनं योन्यत्पठितुमिच्छति
If, abandoning the study of scripture, one wishes to study something else—
उपनीय च वै शिष्यं वेदमध्यापयेद्द्विजः
And having initiated a student, the twice-born should teach him the Veda.
योध्यापयेदेकदेशं श्रुतेरंगान्यथापि वा
He should teach either a portion of the scripture or its auxiliaries, as appropriate.
यथाविधि निषेकादि यः कर्म कुरुते द्विजः
A twice-born who performs the rites from conception onwards according to the prescribed rule—
अग्न्याधेयं पाकयज्ञानग्निष्टोमादिकान्मखान्
The consecration of the sacred fire, the domestic sacrifices, and the Soma sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma—
उपाध्यायाद्दशाचार्य आचार्यात्तु शतं पिता
From the preceptor, ten times; from the teacher, a hundred times; from the father—
विप्राणां ज्ञानतो ज्यैष्ठ्यं बाहुजानां तु वीर्यतः
Among Brāhmaṇas, seniority is by knowledge; among warriors, it is by valor.
स्वप्ने सिक्त्वा ब्रह्मचारी द्विजः शुक्रमकामतः 4.1.36.
If a celibate twice-born, without desire, emits semen in a dream—
स्वधर्मनिरतानां च वेदयज्ञक्रियावताम्
For those devoted to their own duty and engaged in Vedic sacrifices and rites—
अकृत्वा भैक्ष्यचरणमसमिध्य हुताशनम्
Without practicing alms-begging, without kindling the sacred fire—
यथेष्टचेष्टो नभवेद्गुरोर्नयनगोचरे
One should not act as one pleases in the presence of the teacher.
गुरुनिंदाभवेद्यत्र परिवादस्तु यत्र च
Where there is slander of the teacher, or where there is reproach—
खरो गुरोः परीवादाच्छ्वा भवेद्गुरुनिंदकः
A donkey is born from reproaching the teacher; a dog, from reviling the teacher.
नाभिवाद्या गुरोः पत्नी स्पृष्ट्वांघ्री युवती सती
The wife of the teacher, if young and chaste, should not be greeted after touching her feet.
स्वभावश्चंचलः स्त्रीणां दोषः पुंसामतः स्मृतः
The fickle nature of women is considered a fault by men.
विद्वांसमप्यविद्वांसं यतस्ताधर्षयंत्यलम्
Because of this, they easily overpower even the learned and the unlearned alike.
न मात्रा न दुहित्रा वा न स्वस्रैकांतशीलता
One should not be alone with one's mother, daughter, or sister.
प्रयत्नेन खनन्यद्वद्भूमेर्वार्यधिगच्छति 4.1.36.
Just as one obtains water from the earth by diligent digging—
शयानमभ्युदयते ब्रध्नश्चेद्ब्रह्मचारिणम्
If the semen rises while a celibate is lying down—
सुतस्य संभवे क्लेशं सहेते पितरौ च यत्
The suffering that parents endure at the birth of a son—
अतस्तयोः प्रियं कुर्याद्गुरोरपि च सर्वदा
Therefore, one should always do what is dear to them, and also to the teacher.
तेषां त्रयाणां शुश्रूषा परमं तप उच्यते
Service to these three is said to be the highest austerity.