Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 2
DB 11 2.1
शौचविधिवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच आचारहीनं न पुनन्ति वेदा यदप्यधीताः सह षड्भिरङ्गैः । छन्दांस्येनं मृत्युकाले त्यजन्ति नीडं शकुन्ता इव जातपक्षाः
śaucavidhivarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ācārahīnaṃ na punanti vedā yadapyadhītāḥ saha ṣaḍbhiraṅgaiḥ | chandāṃsyenaṃ mṛtyukāle tyajanti nīḍaṃ śakuntā iva jātapakṣāḥ
Description of the rules of purification. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The Vedas do not purify one devoid of right conduct, even though they have been studied along with the six auxiliary sciences; the metres abandon such a man at the hour of death, as birds that have grown their wings abandon the nest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.2
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्त्ते चोत्थाय तत्सर्वं सम्यगाचरेत् । रात्रेरन्तिमयामे तु वेदाभ्यासं चरेद् बुधः एकादशस्कन्धे शौचविधिवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
brāhme muhūrtte cotthāya tatsarvaṃ samyagācaret | rātrerantimayāme tu vedābhyāsaṃ cared budhaḥ ekādaśaskandhe śaucavidhivarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
And having risen at the brāhma muhūrta, he should perform all that properly; in the last watch of the night the wise man should carry out his recitation of the Veda. — In the eleventh book, the second chapter, called "Description of the Rules of Purification."
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DB 11 2.3
किञ्चित्कालं ततः कुर्यादिष्टदेवानुचिन्तनम् । योगी तु पूर्वमार्गेण ब्रह्मध्यानं समाचरेत्
kiñcitkālaṃ tataḥ kuryādiṣṭadevānucintanam | yogī tu pūrvamārgeṇa brahmadhyānaṃ samācaret
Then for some time he should engage in contemplation of his chosen deity; but the yogin should perform meditation on Brahman by the method (stated) earlier,
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DB 11 2.4
जीवब्रह्मैक्यता येन जायते तु निरन्तरम् । जीवन्मुक्तश्च भवति तत्क्षणादेव नारद
jīvabrahmaikyatā yena jāyate tu nirantaram | jīvanmuktaśca bhavati tatkṣaṇādeva nārada
by which the oneness of the individual soul with Brahman arises unceasingly; and he becomes liberated while still living, that very instant, O Nārada.
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DB 11 2.5
पञ्चपञ्च उषःकालः सप्तपञ्चारुणोदयः । अष्टपञ्चभवेत्प्रातः शेषः सूर्योदयः स्मृतः
pañcapañca uṣaḥkālaḥ saptapañcāruṇodayaḥ | aṣṭapañcabhavetprātaḥ śeṣaḥ sūryodayaḥ smṛtaḥ
Five-and-five is the time of dawn (uṣaḥ); seven-and-five is the reddening of the sky; eight-and-five would be early morning (prātaḥ); what remains is known as sunrise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 11 2.6
प्रातरुत्थाय यः कुर्याद्विण्मूत्रं द्विजसत्तमः । नैर्ऋत्यामिषुविक्षेपमतीत्याभ्यधिकं भुवः
prātarutthāya yaḥ kuryādviṇmūtraṃ dvijasattamaḥ | nairṛtyāmiṣuvikṣepamatītyābhyadhikaṃ bhuvaḥ
The best of twice-born men, having risen at dawn, should void faeces and urine in the southwest, going beyond a bowshot, farther out from the (inhabited) ground;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 11 2.7
विण्मूत्रेऽपि च कर्णस्थ आश्रमे प्रथमे द्विजः । निवीतं पृष्ठतः कुर्याद्वानप्रस्थगृहस्थयोः
viṇmūtre'pi ca karṇastha āśrame prathame dvijaḥ | nivītaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kuryādvānaprasthagṛhasthayoḥ
Even in defecating and urinating, a twice-born man in the first stage of life (keeps the sacred thread) placed on his ear; for the forest-dweller and the householder he should wear it nivīta-fashion, hanging behind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.8
कृत्वा यज्ञोपवीतं तु पृष्ठतः कण्ठलम्बितम् । विण्मूत्रं तु गृही कुर्यात्कर्णस्थं प्रथमाश्रमी
kṛtvā yajñopavītaṃ tu pṛṣṭhataḥ kaṇṭhalambitam | viṇmūtraṃ tu gṛhī kuryātkarṇasthaṃ prathamāśramī
Having placed the sacred thread behind him, hanging (round) from the neck, the householder should void faeces and urine; the man of the first stage of life (does so) with it placed on his ear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.9
अन्तर्धाय तृणैर्भूमिं शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा । वाचं नियम्य यत्नेन ष्ठीवनश्वासवर्जितः
antardhāya tṛṇairbhūmiṃ śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā | vācaṃ niyamya yatnena ṣṭhīvanaśvāsavarjitaḥ
Having screened the ground with grass, having covered his head with his garment, carefully restraining speech, refraining from spitting and (heavy) breathing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.10
न फालकृष्टे न जले न चितायां न पर्वते । जीर्णदेवालये कुर्यान्न वल्मीके न शाद्वले
na phālakṛṣṭe na jale na citāyāṃ na parvate | jīrṇadevālaye kuryānna valmīke na śādvale
He should not do it on ploughed land, nor in water, nor on a cremation pyre (site), nor on a mountain, nor in a decayed temple, nor on an anthill, nor on turf;
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DB 11 2.11
न ससत्त्वेषु गर्तेषु न गच्छन्न पथि स्थितः । सन्ध्ययोरुभयोर्जप्ये भोजने दन्तधावने
na sasattveṣu garteṣu na gacchanna pathi sthitaḥ | sandhyayorubhayorjapye bhojane dantadhāvane
nor in holes inhabited by creatures, nor while walking, nor standing on a road. At both twilights, during muttered recitation, while eating, while cleaning the teeth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.12
पितृकार्ये च दैवे च तथा मूत्रपुरीषयोः । उत्साहे मैथुने वापि तथा वै गुरुसन्निधौ
pitṛkārye ca daive ca tathā mūtrapurīṣayoḥ | utsāhe maithune vāpi tathā vai gurusannidhau
in a rite for the ancestors and in one for the gods, and likewise while urinating and defecating, in exertion, or in sexual intercourse, and also in the presence of the guru,
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DB 11 2.13
यागे दाने ब्रह्मयज्ञे द्विजो मौनं समाचरेत् । देवता ऋषयः सर्वे पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः
yāge dāne brahmayajñe dvijo maunaṃ samācaret | devatā ṛṣayaḥ sarve piśācoragarākṣasāḥ
at a sacrifice, at a gift, at the brahma-sacrifice — (in all these) the twice-born should keep silence. "Deities, all the seers, piśācas, serpents and rākṣasas —
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DB 11 2.14
इतो गच्छन्तु भूतानि बहिर्भूमिं करोम्यहम् । इति सम्प्रार्थ्य पश्चात्तु कुर्याच्छौचं यथाविधि
ito gacchantu bhūtāni bahirbhūmiṃ karomyaham | iti samprārthya paścāttu kuryācchaucaṃ yathāvidhi
let the beings depart from here; I am going to relieve myself outside": having prayed thus, he should afterwards perform the cleansing according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.15
वाय्वग्नी विप्रमादित्यमापः पश्यंस्तथैव गाः । न कदाचन कुर्वीत विण्मूत्रस्य विसर्जनम्
vāyvagnī vipramādityamāpaḥ paśyaṃstathaiva gāḥ | na kadācana kurvīta viṇmūtrasya visarjanam
While looking at wind and fire, a brahmin, the sun, waters, and likewise cows, one should never carry out the discharge of faeces and urine.
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DB 11 2.16
उदङ्मुखो दिवा कुर्याद्रात्रौ चेद्दक्षिणामुखः । तत आच्छाद्य विण्मूत्रं लोष्ठपर्णतृणादिभिः
udaṅmukho divā kuryādrātrau ceddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ | tata ācchādya viṇmūtraṃ loṣṭhaparṇatṛṇādibhiḥ
By day he should do it facing north, and at night facing south; then, having covered the faeces and urine with clods, leaves, grass and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.17
गृहीतलिङ्ग उत्थाय स गच्छेद्वारिसन्निधौ । पात्रे जलं गहीत्वा तु गच्छेदन्यत्र चैव हि
gṛhītaliṅga utthāya sa gacchedvārisannidhau | pātre jalaṃ gahītvā tu gacchedanyatra caiva hi
rising while holding his organ, he should go to where water is; or, having taken water in a vessel, he may go elsewhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.18
गृहीत्वा मृत्तिकां कूलाच्छ्वेतां ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । रक्तां पीतां तथा कृष्णां गृह्णीयुश्चान्यवर्णकाः
gṛhītvā mṛttikāṃ kūlācchvetāṃ brāhmaṇasattamaḥ | raktāṃ pītāṃ tathā kṛṣṇāṃ gṛhṇīyuścānyavarṇakāḥ
The best of brahmins, taking clay from a bank, (should take) white clay; those of the other classes should take red, yellow, or black.
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DB 11 2.19
अथवा या यत्र देशे सैव ग्राह्या द्विजोत्तमैः । अन्तर्जलाद्देवगृहाद्वल्मीकान्मूषकोत्करात्
athavā yā yatra deśe saiva grāhyā dvijottamaiḥ | antarjalāddevagṛhādvalmīkānmūṣakotkarāt
Or else, whatever (clay) is (available) in whatever region, just that should be taken by the best of the twice-born; (but not clay) from under water, from a temple, from an anthill, from a mound thrown up by mice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.20
कृतशौचावशिष्टाच्च न ग्राह्याः पञ्चमृत्तिकाः । मूत्रात्तु द्विगुणं शौचे मैथुने त्रिगुणं स्मृतम्
kṛtaśaucāvaśiṣṭācca na grāhyāḥ pañcamṛttikāḥ | mūtrāttu dviguṇaṃ śauce maithune triguṇaṃ smṛtam
nor from what is left over after cleansing has been done: these five kinds of clay are not to be taken. After urine, the cleansing (with clay) is twice (as much), and after sexual intercourse three times, so it is taught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.21
एका लिङ्गे करे तिस्र उभयोर्मृद्द्वयं स्मृतम् । मूत्रशौचं समाख्यातं शौचे तद् द्विगुणं स्मृतम्
ekā liṅge kare tisra ubhayormṛddvayaṃ smṛtam | mūtraśaucaṃ samākhyātaṃ śauce tad dviguṇaṃ smṛtam
One (lump of clay) on the organ, three on the hand, two lumps on both: this is declared to be the cleansing after urine; in (the full) cleansing it is taught to be double that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.22
विट्शौचे लिङ्गदेशे तु प्रदद्यान्मृत्तिकाद्वयम् । पञ्चापाने दशैकस्मिन्नुभयोः सप्त मृत्तिकाः
viṭśauce liṅgadeśe tu pradadyānmṛttikādvayam | pañcāpāne daśaikasminnubhayoḥ sapta mṛttikāḥ
In cleansing after faeces one should apply two lumps of clay on the region of the organ, five on the anus, ten on one (hand), seven on both (hands).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.23
वामपादं पुरस्कृत्य पश्चाद्दक्षिणमेव च । प्रत्येकं च चतुर्वारं मृत्तिकां लेपयेत्सुधीः
vāmapādaṃ puraskṛtya paścāddakṣiṇameva ca | pratyekaṃ ca caturvāraṃ mṛttikāṃ lepayetsudhīḥ
Putting the left foot first and then the right, the wise man should smear clay on each one four times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.24
एवं शौचं गृहस्थस्य द्विगुणं ब्रह्मचारिणः । त्रिगुणं वानप्रस्थस्य यतीनां च चतुर्गुणम्
evaṃ śaucaṃ gṛhasthasya dviguṇaṃ brahmacāriṇaḥ | triguṇaṃ vānaprasthasya yatīnāṃ ca caturguṇam
Such is the cleansing for a householder; double for a student of the Veda, triple for a forest-dweller, and fourfold for ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.25
आर्द्रामलकमाना तु मृत्तिका शौचकर्मणि । प्रत्येकं तु सदा ग्राह्या नातो न्यूना कदाचन
ārdrāmalakamānā tu mṛttikā śaucakarmaṇi | pratyekaṃ tu sadā grāhyā nāto nyūnā kadācana
In the act of cleansing the clay should be of the size of a wet myrobalan fruit; that much is always to be taken for each application, and never less than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.26
एतद्दिवा स्याद्विट्शौचं तदर्धं निशि कीर्तितम् । आतुरस्य तदर्धं तु मार्गस्थस्य तदर्धकम्
etaddivā syādviṭśaucaṃ tadardhaṃ niśi kīrtitam | āturasya tadardhaṃ tu mārgasthasya tadardhakam
This would be the cleansing after faeces by day; at night half of that is declared; for one who is sick, half of that; and for one on a journey, half of that again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.27
स्त्रीशूद्राणामशक्तानां बालानां शौचकर्मणि । यथा गन्धक्षयः स्यात्तु तथा कुर्यादसंख्यकम्
strīśūdrāṇāmaśaktānāṃ bālānāṃ śaucakarmaṇi | yathā gandhakṣayaḥ syāttu tathā kuryādasaṃkhyakam
In the act of cleansing for women, śūdras, the incapable, and children, one should do it without counting, in such a way that the smell is removed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.28
गन्धलेपक्षयो यावत्तावच्छौचं विधीयते । सर्वेषामेव वर्णानामित्याह भगवान्मनुः
gandhalepakṣayo yāvattāvacchaucaṃ vidhīyate | sarveṣāmeva varṇānāmityāha bhagavānmanuḥ
Cleansing is prescribed for as long as it takes for the smell and the smear to be removed—for all classes indeed: so said the lord Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.29
वामहस्तेन शौचं तु कुर्याद्वै दक्षिणेन न । नाभेरधो वामहस्तो नाभेरूर्ध्वं तु दक्षिणः
vāmahastena śaucaṃ tu kuryādvai dakṣiṇena na | nābheradho vāmahasto nābherūrdhvaṃ tu dakṣiṇaḥ
One should do the cleansing with the left hand, certainly not with the right. Below the navel (belongs) the left hand, above the navel the right,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.30
शौचकर्मणि विज्ञेयो नान्यथा द्विजपुङ्गवैः । जलपात्रं न गृह्णीयाद्विण्मूत्रोत्सर्जने बुधः
śaucakarmaṇi vijñeyo nānyathā dvijapuṅgavaiḥ | jalapātraṃ na gṛhṇīyādviṇmūtrotsarjane budhaḥ
—thus should it be understood in the act of cleansing by the bulls among the twice-born, and not otherwise. The wise man should not hold a water vessel while voiding faeces or urine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.31
गृह्णीयाद्यदि मोहेन प्रायश्चित्तं चरेत्ततः । मोहाद्वाप्यथवाऽऽलस्यान्न कुर्याच्छौचमात्मनः
gṛhṇīyādyadi mohena prāyaścittaṃ carettataḥ | mohādvāpyathavā''lasyānna kuryācchaucamātmanaḥ
If one takes hold of it through confusion, then one should perform an expiation. And if through confusion or through laziness one does not perform one's own cleansing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.32
जलाहारस्त्रिरात्रः स्यात्ततो जापाच्च शुध्यति । देशकालद्रव्यशक्तिस्वोपपत्तीश्च सर्वशः
jalāhārastrirātraḥ syāttato jāpācca śudhyati | deśakāladravyaśaktisvopapattīśca sarvaśaḥ
there should be three nights with water as food; then by muttering (prayers) one becomes pure. Knowing in every respect the place, the time, the material, one's capacity and one's own circumstances,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.33
ज्ञात्वा शौचं प्रकर्तव्यमालस्यं नात्र धारयेत् । पुरीषोत्सर्जने कुर्याद् गण्डूषान्द्वादशैव तु
jñātvā śaucaṃ prakartavyamālasyaṃ nātra dhārayet | purīṣotsarjane kuryād gaṇḍūṣāndvādaśaiva tu
the cleansing is to be performed; one should not entertain laziness in this matter. On voiding faeces one should take just twelve mouthfuls of water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.34
चतुरो मूत्रविक्षेपे नातो न्यूनान्कदाचन । अधोमुखं नरः कृत्वा त्यजेत्तं वामतः शनैः
caturo mūtravikṣepe nāto nyūnānkadācana | adhomukhaṃ naraḥ kṛtvā tyajettaṃ vāmataḥ śanaiḥ
and four on discharging urine—never fewer than that. Turning it downwards, a man should let it (the water) go slowly on the left side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 11 2.35
आचम्य च ततः कुर्याद्दन्तधावनमादरात् । कण्टकिक्षीरवृक्षोत्थं द्वादशाङ्गुलमव्रणम्
ācamya ca tataḥ kuryāddantadhāvanamādarāt | kaṇṭakikṣīravṛkṣotthaṃ dvādaśāṅgulamavraṇam
And then, having sipped water, one should carefully clean the teeth with a twig from a thorny or milky tree, twelve fingers long and without blemish,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.36
कनिष्ठिकाग्रवत्स्थूलं पूर्वार्धे कृतकूर्चकम् । करञ्जोदुम्बरौ चूतः कदम्बो लोध्रचम्पकौ । बदरीति द्रुमाश्चेति प्रोक्ता दन्तप्रधावने
kaniṣṭhikāgravatsthūlaṃ pūrvārdhe kṛtakūrcakam | karañjodumbarau cūtaḥ kadambo lodhracampakau | badarīti drumāśceti proktā dantapradhāvane
thick as the tip of the little finger, made into a brush at the front half. The karañja, the udumbara, the mango, the kadamba, the lodhra and the campaka, and the jujube—these trees are declared (fit) for cleaning the teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.37
अन्नाद्याय व्यूहध्वंसे सोमो राजायमागमत् । स मे मुखं प्रक्षाल्य तेजसा च भगेन च
annādyāya vyūhadhvaṃse somo rājāyamāgamat | sa me mukhaṃ prakṣālya tejasā ca bhagena ca
"For food to eat, for the breaking up of the array, this king Soma has come. Having washed my mouth, he (should give me) both splendour and fortune,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 11 2.38
आयुर्बलं यशो वर्चः प्रजाः पशुवसूनि च । ब्रह्मप्रज्ञां च मेधां च त्वन्नो देहि वनस्पते
āyurbalaṃ yaśo varcaḥ prajāḥ paśuvasūni ca | brahmaprajñāṃ ca medhāṃ ca tvanno dehi vanaspate
long life, strength, fame, lustre, offspring, cattle and wealth, and knowledge of brahman and understanding—give us these, O lord of the forest!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.39
अभावे दन्तकाष्ठस्य प्रतिषिद्धदिनेषु च । अपां द्वादशगण्डूषैर्विदध्याद्दन्तधावनम्
abhāve dantakāṣṭhasya pratiṣiddhadineṣu ca | apāṃ dvādaśagaṇḍūṣairvidadhyāddantadhāvanam
In the absence of a tooth-stick, and on the forbidden days, one should perform the cleaning of the teeth with twelve mouthfuls of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.40
रवेर्दिने यः कुरुते प्राणी दन्तस्य धावनम् । सविता भक्षितस्तेन स्वकुलं तेन घातितम्
raverdine yaḥ kurute prāṇī dantasya dhāvanam | savitā bhakṣitastena svakulaṃ tena ghātitam
The creature who cleans his teeth on the sun's day (Sunday) — by him the Sun has been devoured, by him his own family has been slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.41
प्रतिपद्दर्शषष्ठीषु नवम्येकादशीरवौ । दन्तानां काष्ठसंयोगाद्दहत्यासप्तमं कुलम्
pratipaddarśaṣaṣṭhīṣu navamyekādaśīravau | dantānāṃ kāṣṭhasaṃyogāddahatyāsaptamaṃ kulam
On the first lunar day, the new moon, the sixth, the ninth, the eleventh, and on Sunday, through the contact of a (tooth-)stick with the teeth one burns one's family up to the seventh (generation).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 2.42
कृत्वालं पादशौचं ह्यमलमथ जलं त्रिःपिबेद् द्विर्विमृज्य तर्जन्याङ्गुष्ठवत्या सजलमभिमृशे- न्नासिकारन्ध्रयुग्मम् । अङ्गुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां नयनयुगयुतं कर्णयुग्मं कनिष्ठा- ङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नाभिदेशे हृदयमथ तले- नाङ्गुलीभिः शिरांसि
kṛtvālaṃ pādaśaucaṃ hyamalamatha jalaṃ triḥpibed dvirvimṛjya tarjanyāṅguṣṭhavatyā sajalamabhimṛśe- nnāsikārandhrayugmam | aṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ nayanayugayutaṃ karṇayugmaṃ kaniṣṭhā- ṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ nābhideśe hṛdayamatha tale- nāṅgulībhiḥ śirāṃsi
Having duly performed the washing of the feet, he should then drink clean water three times, and wipe (the mouth) twice; with the index finger together with the thumb he should touch the pair of nostrils with water; with the thumb and ring finger the pair of eyes together with the pair of ears; with the little finger and thumb the region of the navel; then the heart with the palm, and the head with the fingers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition