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.
तत्तद् गुणवते देयं तदेवाक्षयमिच्छता
One should give to the worthy, if one desires what is imperishable.
धर्मतो धनमाहार्यं यष्टव्यं चापि शक्तितः
Wealth should be acquired righteously, and sacrifices should be performed according to one's ability.
तत् कर्त्तव्यमशङ्केन यन्न गोप्यं महाजने
That should be done without hesitation, which need not be concealed from the noble.
धर्मार्थकामसंप्राप्तिः परत्रेह च शोभनम्
The attainment of righteousness, wealth, and desire is auspicious both here and hereafter.
वानप्रस्थाश्रमं धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामो ऽवधार्यताम्
I shall now explain the dharma of the forest-dwelling stage; let it be understood.
वानप्रस्थाश्रमं धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामो ऽवधार्यताम्
I shall now explain the dharma of the forest-dwelling stage; let it be understood.
भूमौ शय्या ब्रह्मचर्यं पितृदेवातिथिक्रिया
Sleeping on the ground, celibacy, and the rites for ancestors, gods, and guests—
वन्यस्नेहनिषेवित्वं वानप्रस्थविधिस्त्वयम्
And subsisting on forest produce and clarified butter—this is the rule for the forest-dweller.
जितेन्द्रियत्वमावासे नैकस्मिन् वसतिश्चिरम्
Self-control in the dwelling, not staying long in one place—
आत्मज्ञानावबोधेच्छा तथा चात्मावबोधनम्
The desire for knowledge of the self, and likewise, the realization of the self.