गृहस्थाश्रमिणः पंच सूना कर्म दिने दिने
There are five daily acts of violence for the householder.
तासां च पंचसूनानां निराकरणहेतवः
And there are causes for the removal of those five acts of violence.
पाठनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः स्यात्तर्पणं च पितृ क्रतुः
Recitation is the sacrifice to Brahman; offering is the rite for the ancestors.
पितृप्रीतिं प्रकुर्वाणः कुर्वीत श्राद्धमन्वहम्
One who seeks the pleasure of the ancestors should perform the śrāddha daily.
गोदानेन च यत्पुण्यं पात्राय विधिपूर्वकम्
The merit gained by giving a cow, according to rule, to a worthy recipient—
तपोविद्यासमिद्दीप्ते हुतं विप्रास्य पावके
When austerity and knowledge are ablaze, the offering made in the priest's fire—
अनर्चितोऽतिथिर्गेहाद्भग्नाशो यस्य गच्छति
The guest who is not honored departs from the house with broken hope.
सांत्वपूर्वाणि वाक्यानि शय्यार्थे भूस्तृणोदके 4.1.38.
Words of consolation, a bed, earth, grass, and water for the guest—
गृहस्थः परपाकादी प्रेत्य तत्पशुतां व्रजेत्
A householder who eats another's food after death attains the state of an animal.
आदित्योढोऽतिथिः सायं सत्कर्तव्यः प्रयत्नतः
A guest who arrives at sunset should be honored with great care.
भुंजानोऽतिथिशेषान्नमिहायुर्धनभाग्भवेत्
By eating the food left for the guest, one attains long life and wealth here.
वैश्वदेवांत संप्राप्तः सूर्योढो वातिथिः स्मृतः
The guest who arrives at the end of the Vaiśvadeva rite at sunset is called an atithi.
बलिपात्रकरे विप्रे यद्यन्योतिथिरागतः
If, while a Brahmin is preparing the offering, another guest arrives,
कुमाराश्च स्ववासिन्यो गर्भिण्योऽतिरुजान्विताः
— whether they are boys, women of the household, pregnant women, or those suffering greatly —
पितृदेवमनुष्येभ्यो दत्त्वाश्नात्यमृतं गृही
After giving to ancestors, gods, and humans, the householder eats food that is like nectar.
माध्याह्निकं वैश्वदेवं गृहस्थः स्वयमाचरेत्
The householder himself should perform the midday Vaiśvadeva rite.
एतत्सायंतनं नाम वैश्वदेवं गृहाश्रमे
This is called the evening Vaiśvadeva in the householder’s stage of life.
वैश्वदेवेन ये हीना आतिथ्येन विवर्जिताः 4.1.38.
Those who are deprived of Vaiśvadeva and hospitality,
अकृत्वा वैश्वदेवं तु भुंजते ये द्विजाधमाः
And those inferior twice-born who eat without performing Vaiśvadeva,
वेदोदितं स्वकं कर्म नित्यं कुर्यादतंद्रितः
One should always perform one’s own duties as prescribed in the Vedas, without laziness.
षष्ठ्यष्टम्योर्वसेत्पापं तैले मांसे सदैव हि
Sin always resides in oil and meat on the sixth and eighth days.
उदयं तं न चेक्षेत नास्तं यंतं न मध्यगम्
One should not look at the sun when it rises, when it sets, or when it is at its zenith.
न वीक्षेतात्ममनोरूपमाशुधावेन्न वर्षति
One should not look at one’s own reflection in impure water, nor when it is raining.
देवतायतनं विप्रं धेनुं मधुमृदं घृतम्
A temple, a Brahmin, a cow, honey, clean earth, and ghee—
अश्वत्थं चैत्यवृक्षं च गुरुं जलभृतं घटम्
— the sacred fig tree, a shrine tree, a teacher, a water-carrying pot —
रजस्वलां न सेवेत नाश्नीयात्सह भार्यया
One should not approach a menstruating woman, nor eat together with one’s wife at that time.
नाश्नंतीं स्त्रीं समीक्षेत तेजस्कामो द्विजोत्तमः
A twice-born man who desires spiritual energy should not look at a woman who is eating.
पक्वान्नं चापि नो मांसं दीर्घकालं जिजीविषुः 4.1.38.
One who wishes for long life should not eat cooked food or meat that has been kept for a long time.
न गर्तेषु ससत्वेषु न तिष्ठन्न व्रजन्नपि
Whether standing, sitting, or walking, one should not relieve oneself in holes inhabited by living beings.
अभिपश्यन्न कुर्वीत मलमूत्रविसर्जनम्
One should not pass urine or feces while looking at living creatures.