गृहादुच्छिष्टविण्मूत्रे पादाम्भांसि क्षिपेद् बहिः
One should throw the water used for washing feet, as well as leftover food, feces, and urine, outside the house.
स्नायीत देवखातेषु सरोहदसरित्सु च
One should bathe in sacred ponds, lakes with lotuses, and flowing rivers.
नालपेद् जनविद्विष्टं वीरहीनां तथा स्त्रियम्
One should not converse with a person hated by the people, a coward, or a woman (of ill repute).
कृत्वा तु स्पर्शमालापं शुद्ध्यतेर्ऽकावलोकनात्
After touching or speaking with such persons, one is purified by looking at the sun.
पतितापविद्धनग्नाश्चाण्डालाद्यधमाश्च ये
Those who are fallen, expelled, naked, or the lowest such as outcastes and the like—
अमीषां श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतो लक्षणानि हि
I wish to hear, in truth, the characteristics of these persons.
तावुभौ सूतिकेत्युक्तौ तयोरन्नं विगर्हितम्
Both of them are called 'sūtikā', and their food is considered impure.
पितृदेवार्चनाद्धीनः स षण्ढः परिगीयते
He who neglects the worship of ancestors and gods is described as a eunuch.
न परत्रार्थमुद्यक्तो स मार्जारः प्रकीर्तितिः
He who does not strive for the welfare of the next world is called a cat.
तमाहुराखुं तस्यान्नं भुक्त्वा कृच्छ्रेण सुद्ध्यति
They call him a rat; after eating his food, one is purified only with difficulty.
नित्यं परगुणद्वेषी स श्वान इति कथ्यते
He who always hates the virtues of others is referred to as a dog.
तमाहुः कुक्कुटं देवास्तस्याप्यन्नं विगर्हितम्
The gods call him a rooster, and his food too is considered impure.
अनापदि स विद्वद्भिः पतितः परिकीर्त्यते
If not in distress, he is declared fallen by the learned.
गोब्राह्मणस्त्रीवधकृदपविद्धः स कीर्त्यते
He who kills a cow, a Brahmin, or a woman is called defiled.
ते नग्नाः कीर्तिताः सद्भिस् तेषामन्नं विगर्हितम्
They are called naked by the virtuous, and their food is considered impure.
शरणागतं यस्त्यजति स चाण्डालो ऽधमो नरः
He who abandons one who has sought refuge is a cāṇḍāla, the lowest of men.
कुण्डाशी यश्च तस्यान्नं भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत्
One who eats from a pit, after eating his food, should perform the cāndrāyana expiation.
भुक्त्वान्नं तस्य शुद्ध्येत त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
After eating his food, a man is purified by fasting for three nights.
कदर्यस्यापि शुद्ध्येत त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
Even after eating the food of a miser, a man is purified by fasting for three nights.
न तु नैमित्तिकोच्छेदः कर्त्तव्यो हि कथञ्चन
But a ritual cutting for a specific purpose should never be performed under any circumstances.
मृते च सर्वबन्धूनामित्याह भगवान् भृगुः
And when all relatives have died, so says the blessed Bhṛgu.
प्रमे ऽह्नि चतुर्थे वा सप्तमे वास्थिसंचयम्
On the third day, or the fourth, or the seventh, the collection of bones should be done.
सोदकैस्तु क्रिया कार्या संशुद्धैस्तु सपिण्डजैः
The rites should be performed with water, by those who are purified and related by offering.
बाले प्रव्राजि संन्यासे देशान्तरमृते तथा
For a child, a wanderer, one who has renounced, or one who has died in a distant land, likewise.
गर्भस्रावे तदेवोक्तं पूर्णकालेन चेतरे
In the case of miscarriage, the same rule applies as for a full-term birth.
षड्रात्रं चैव वैश्यानां शूद्राणां द्वादशाह्निकम्
For Vaiśyas, the period is six nights; for Śūdras, it is twelve days.
स्वाः स्वाः कर्मक्रियाः कुर्युः सर्वे वर्णा यथाक्रामम्
Each and every class should perform their respective rites and duties in proper order.
सपिण्डीकरणं कार्यं प्रेते आवत्सरान्नरैः
The rite of offering to the ancestors must be performed for the deceased by the relatives after a year.
प्रीणनं तस्य कर्त्तव्यं यथा श्रुतिनिदर्शनात्
One should perform the act of pleasing him, as indicated by the scriptures.
कुर्याद्येनास्य सुप्रीताः पितरो यान्ति राक्षस
One should do that by which his ancestors become well-pleased, O Rākṣasa.