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Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 213

GaP 1 213.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २१३ सूत उवाच । हरेः श्रुत्वाब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा यथा व्यासाय शौनक । ब्राह्मणादिसमाचारं सर्वदं ते तथा वदे

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 213 sūta uvāca / hareḥ śrutvābravīdbrahmā yathā vyāsāya śaunaka / brāhmaṇādisamācāraṃ sarvadaṃ te tathā vade

The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 213. The Sūta said: As Brahmā, having heard (it) from Hari, told it to Vyāsa, O Śaunaka, so I tell you the all-bestowing conduct of brahmins and the rest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.2

श्रुतिस्मृती तु विज्ञाय श्रौतं कर्म समाचरेत् । श्रौतं कर्म न चेदुक्तं तदा स्मार्तं समाचरेत्

śrutismṛtī tu vijñāya śrautaṃ karma samācaret / śrautaṃ karma na ceduktaṃ tadā smārtaṃ samācaret

Having understood śruti and smṛti, one should perform the rite prescribed by śruti; and if a rite is not stated by śruti, then one should perform the smārta (rite).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.3

तत्राप्यशक्तः करणे सदाचारं चरेद्वुधः । श्रुतिस्मृती ह विप्राणां लोचने कर्मदर्शने

tatrāpyaśaktaḥ karaṇe sadācāraṃ caredvudhaḥ / śrutismṛtī ha viprāṇāṃ locane karmadarśane

If (one is) incapable of performing even that, let the wise man follow the practice of the good; for śruti and smṛti are the two eyes of brahmins in discerning rites.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.4

श्रुत्युक्तः परमो धर्मः स्मृतिशास्त्रगतो ऽपरः । सिष्टाचारेण संप्राप्तस्त्रयो धर्माः सनातनाः

śrutyuktaḥ paramo dharmaḥ smṛtiśāstragato 'paraḥ / siṣṭācāreṇa saṃprāptastrayo dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ

The dharma stated in śruti is the highest; that found in the smṛti-treatises is second; that obtained through the conduct of the learned (is third) — these are the three eternal dharmas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.5

सत्यं दानं दयालोभो विद्येज्या पूजनं दमः । अष्टौ तानि पवित्राणि शिष्टाचारस्य लक्षणम्

satyaṃ dānaṃ dayālobho vidyejyā pūjanaṃ damaḥ / aṣṭau tāni pavitrāṇi śiṣṭācārasya lakṣaṇam

Truthfulness, giving, compassion, freedom from greed, learning, sacrificing, worship, self-restraint — these eight are purifying, and are the mark of the conduct of the learned.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.6

तेजोमयानि पूर्वेषां शरीराणीन्द्रियाणि च । न लिप्यते पातकेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा

tejomayāni pūrveṣāṃ śarīrāṇīndriyāṇi ca / na lipyate pātakena padmapatramivāmbhasā

The bodies and the senses of the ancients were made of splendour; (such a one) is not stained by sin, as a lotus-leaf (is not) by water.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.7

निवासमुख्या वर्णानां धर्माचाराः प्रकीर्तिताः । सत्यं यज्ञस्तपो दानमेतद्धर्मस्य लक्षणम्

nivāsamukhyā varṇānāṃ dharmācārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ / satyaṃ yajñastapo dānametaddharmasya lakṣaṇam

The dharmas and practices of the classes, whose chief (matter) is their dwelling, have been proclaimed. Truth, sacrifice, austerity, giving — this is the mark of dharma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.8

अदत्तस्यानुपादानं दानमध्ययनं जपः । विद्या वित्तं तपः शौचं कुले जन्म त्वरोगिता

adattasyānupādānaṃ dānamadhyayanaṃ japaḥ / vidyā vittaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ kule janma tvarogitā

Not taking what has not been given, giving, study, muttered recitation, learning, wealth, austerity, purity, birth in a (good) family, and freedom from disease —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.9

संसारोच्छित्तिहेतुश्च धर्मादेव प्रवर्तते । धर्मात्सुखं च ज्ञानं च ज्ञानान्मोक्षो ऽधिगम्यते

saṃsārocchittihetuśca dharmādeva pravartate / dharmātsukhaṃ ca jñānaṃ ca jñānānmokṣo 'dhigamyate

And the cause of the cutting off of transmigration proceeds from dharma alone; from dharma come happiness and knowledge, and from knowledge liberation is attained.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.10

इज्याध्ययनदानानि यथाशास्त्रं सनातनः । ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रियवैश्यानां सामान्यो धर्म उच्यते

ijyādhyayanadānāni yathāśāstraṃ sanātanaḥ / brahmakṣattriyavaiśyānāṃ sāmānyo dharma ucyate

Sacrificing, study and giving, according to the treatises, is the eternal (duty); it is called the common dharma of brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.11

याजनाध्ययने शुद्धे विशुद्धाच्च प्रतिग्रहः । वृत्तित्रयमिदं प्राहुर्मुनयः श्रेष्ठवर्णिनः

yājanādhyayane śuddhe viśuddhācca pratigrahaḥ / vṛttitrayamidaṃ prāhurmunayaḥ śreṣṭhavarṇinaḥ

Officiating at sacrifices and teaching are pure (livelihoods), and receiving gifts from one who is pure; the sages have declared this threefold livelihood for those of the highest class.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.12

शस्त्रेणाजीवनं राज्ञो भूतानाञ्चाभिरक्षणम् । पाशुपाल्यं कृषिः पण्यं वैश्यस्याजीवनं स्मृतम्

śastreṇājīvanaṃ rājño bhūtānāñcābhirakṣaṇam / pāśupālyaṃ kṛṣiḥ paṇyaṃ vaiśyasyājīvanaṃ smṛtam

For the king, livelihood by the weapon and the protection of beings; herding cattle, agriculture, and trade are declared to be the vaiśya's livelihood.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.13

शूद्रस्य द्विजशुश्रूषा द्विजानामनुपूर्वशः । गुरौ वासो ऽग्निशुश्रूषा स्वाध्यायो ब्रह्मचारिणः

śūdrasya dvijaśuśrūṣā dvijānāmanupūrvaśaḥ / gurau vāso 'gniśuśrūṣā svādhyāyo brahmacāriṇaḥ

For the śūdra, service to the twice-born, to the twice-born in due order. Dwelling with the teacher, tending the fire, and one's own recitation (are the duties) of the celibate student.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.14

त्रिः स्नाता स्नापिता भैक्ष्यं गुरौ प्राणान्तिकी स्थितिः । समेखलो जटी दण्डी मुण्डी वा गुरुसंश्रयः

triḥ snātā snāpitā bhaikṣyaṃ gurau prāṇāntikī sthitiḥ / samekhalo jaṭī daṇḍī muṇḍī vā gurusaṃśrayaḥ

Bathing three times, having bathed (his teacher?), begging alms, remaining with the teacher until death; wearing a girdle, with matted hair, carrying a staff, or shaven-headed, taking refuge with the teacher.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.15

अग्निहोत्रोपचरणं जीवनं च स्वकर्मभिः । धर्मदारेषु कल्पेत पर्ववर्जं रतिक्रियाः

agnihotropacaraṇaṃ jīvanaṃ ca svakarmabhiḥ / dharmadāreṣu kalpeta parvavarjaṃ ratikriyāḥ

Tending the agnihotra, and living by his own occupations; he may engage in acts of love with his lawful wife, avoiding the (forbidden) lunar days.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.16

देवपित्रतितिभ्यश्च पूजादिष्वनुकल्पनम् । श्रुतिस्मृत्यर्थसंस्थानं धर्मो ऽयं गृहमेधिनः

devapitratitibhyaśca pūjādiṣvanukalpanam / śrutismṛtyarthasaṃsthānaṃ dharmo 'yaṃ gṛhamedhinaḥ

And the making of provision, in worship and the rest, for the gods, the ancestors and guests; and the establishing of the purport of śruti and smṛti — this is the dharma of the householder.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.17

जटित्वमग्निहोत्रत्वं भूशय्याजिनधारणम् । वने वासः पयोमूलनीवारफलवृत्तिता

jaṭitvamagnihotratvaṃ bhūśayyājinadhāraṇam / vane vāsaḥ payomūlanīvāraphalavṛttitā

Having matted hair, maintaining the agnihotra, sleeping on the ground, wearing a hide, dwelling in the forest, subsisting on milk, roots, wild rice and fruit —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.18

प्रतिषिद्धान्निवृत्तिश्च त्रिः स्नानं व्रतधारिता । देवतातिथिपूजा च धर्मो ऽयं वनवासिनः

pratiṣiddhānnivṛttiśca triḥ snānaṃ vratadhāritā / devatātithipūjā ca dharmo 'yaṃ vanavāsinaḥ

Abstaining from forbidden food, bathing three times (a day), keeping to vows, and honouring the gods and guests — this is the duty of the forest-dweller.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.19

सर्वारम्भपरित्यागो भिक्षान्नं वृक्षमूलता । निष्परिग्रहताद्रोहः समता सर्वजन्तुषु

sarvārambhaparityāgo bhikṣānnaṃ vṛkṣamūlatā / niṣparigrahatādrohaḥ samatā sarvajantuṣu

Abandonment of all undertakings, food obtained by begging, dwelling at the root of a tree, possessionlessness, freedom from malice, equality toward all creatures,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.20

प्रियाप्रियपरिष्वङ्गेसुखदुः खाधिकारिता । सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे शौचं वाग्यमो ध्यानचारिता

priyāpriyapariṣvaṅgesukhaduḥ khādhikāritā / sabāhyābhyantare śaucaṃ vāgyamo dhyānacāritā

in the embrace of the pleasant and the unpleasant, mastery over pleasure and pain, purity both outer and inner, restraint of speech, the practice of meditation,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.21

सर्वैद्रियसमाहारो धारणाध्याननित्यता । भावसंशुद्धिरेत्येष परिव्राड्धर्म उच्यते

sarvaidriyasamāhāro dhāraṇādhyānanityatā / bhāvasaṃśuddhiretyeṣa parivrāḍdharma ucyate

withdrawal of all the senses, constancy in concentration and meditation, purification of one's disposition — this is called the duty of the wandering ascetic.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.22

अहिंसा सूनृता वाणी सत्यशौचे क्षमा दया । वर्णिनां लिङ्गिनां चैव सामान्यो धर्म उच्यते

ahiṃsā sūnṛtā vāṇī satyaśauce kṣamā dayā / varṇināṃ liṅgināṃ caiva sāmānyo dharma ucyate

Non-injury, kindly and true speech, truth and purity, patience, compassion — this is called the duty common both to those in the (four) classes and to those bearing the marks (of an ascetic order).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.23

यथोक्तकारिणः सर्वे प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम् । आ बोधात्स्वपनं यावत् गृहिधर्मं च वच्मि ते

yathoktakāriṇaḥ sarve prayānti paramāṃ gatim / ā bodhātsvapanaṃ yāvat gṛhidharmaṃ ca vacmi te

All who act as has been said go to the highest state. Now I shall tell you the householder's duty, from waking until sleep.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.24

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थौ चानुचिन्तयेत् । कायक्लेशांश्च तन्मूलान्वेदतत्त्वार्थमेव च

brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cānucintayet / kāyakleśāṃśca tanmūlānvedatattvārthameva ca

He should wake at the brāhma hour and reflect upon duty and gain, and upon the afflictions of the body and their roots, and upon the true meaning of the Veda.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.25

शर्वर्यन्ते समुत्थाय कृतशौचः समाहितः । स्नात्वा सन्ध्यामुपासीत सर्वकालमतन्द्रितः

śarvaryante samutthāya kṛtaśaucaḥ samāhitaḥ / snātvā sandhyāmupāsīta sarvakālamatandritaḥ

Rising at the end of night, having performed his cleansing, composed, having bathed, he should attend upon the twilight (prayer), never sluggish at any time.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.26

प्रातः सन्ध्यामुपा सीत दन्तधावनपूर्विकाम् । उभे मूत्रपुरीषे च दिवा कुर्यादुदङ्मुखः

prātaḥ sandhyāmupā sīta dantadhāvanapūrvikām / ubhe mūtrapurīṣe ca divā kuryādudaṅmukhaḥ

He should attend upon the morning twilight prayer, preceded by the cleaning of his teeth; and both urine and faeces he should void by day facing north.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.27

रात्रौ च दक्षिणे कुर्यादुभे सन्ध्ये यथा दिवा । छायायामन्धकारे वा रात्रौ वाहनि वा द्विजः

rātrau ca dakṣiṇe kuryādubhe sandhye yathā divā / chāyāyāmandhakāre vā rātrau vāhani vā dvijaḥ

By night he should do both in the south, and at the two twilights as by day; but in shadow, or in darkness, at night, or by day, a twice-born,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.28

यथा तु समुखः कुर्यात्प्राणबाधाभयेषु च । गोमयाङ्गारवल्मीकफालाकृष्टे शुभे

yathā tu samukhaḥ kuryātprāṇabādhābhayeṣu ca / gomayāṅgāravalmīkaphālākṛṣṭe śubhe

may do it facing whichever way, and (so too) when there is danger to life. On cow-dung, coals, an anthill, ploughed ground, (or) auspicious (ground),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.29

मार्गोपजीव्यच्छायासु न मूत्रं च पुरीषकम् । अन्तर्जलाद्देवगृहाद्वल्मीकान्मूषिकस्थलात्

mārgopajīvyacchāyāsu na mūtraṃ ca purīṣakam / antarjalāddevagṛhādvalmīkānmūṣikasthalāt

or on roads or in shade used by others, (he should make) neither urine nor faeces. From within water, from a temple, from an anthill, from a mouse-hole,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.30

परेषां शौचशिष्टाच्च श्मशानाच्च मृदं त्यजेत् । एकां लिङ्गे मृदं दद्याद्वाम हस्ते मृदं द्विधा

pareṣāṃ śaucaśiṣṭācca śmaśānācca mṛdaṃ tyajet / ekāṃ liṅge mṛdaṃ dadyādvāma haste mṛdaṃ dvidhā

from what is left over from others' cleansing, and from a cremation ground, he should avoid (taking) earth. He should apply one (portion of) earth to the organ, and earth twice to the left hand;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.31

उभयोर्द्वे च दातव्ये मूत्रशौचं प्रचक्षते । एकां लिङ्गे गुदे तिस्त्रस्तथा वामकरे दश

ubhayordve ca dātavye mūtraśaucaṃ pracakṣate / ekāṃ liṅge gude tistrastathā vāmakare daśa

and two are to be applied to both (hands) — thus they declare the cleansing after urine. One to the organ, three to the anus, and likewise ten to the left hand,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.32

पञ्च पादे दशैकस्मिन्करयोः सप्तमृत्तिकाः । अर्धप्रसृतिमात्रा तु प्रथमा मृत्तिका स्मृता

pañca pāde daśaikasminkarayoḥ saptamṛttikāḥ / ardhaprasṛtimātrā tu prathamā mṛttikā smṛtā

five to the foot, ten to one (foot?), seven earths to the two hands. The first (portion of) earth is held to be half a handful in measure,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.33

द्वितीया च तृतीया च तदर्धा परिकीर्तिता । उपविष्टस्तु विण्मूत्रं कर्तुं यस्तु न विन्दति

dvitīyā ca tṛtīyā ca tadardhā parikīrtitā / upaviṣṭastu viṇmūtraṃ kartuṃ yastu na vindati

and the second and the third are declared to be half of that. But one who, having sat down, does not manage to pass faeces and urine,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.34

स कुर्यादर्धशौचं तु स्वस्य शौचस्य सर्वदा । दिवा शौचस्य रात्र्यर्धं यद्वा पादो विधीयते

sa kuryādardhaśaucaṃ tu svasya śaucasya sarvadā / divā śaucasya rātryardhaṃ yadvā pādo vidhīyate

he should always perform half the cleansing of his (usual) cleansing. By night half of the daytime cleansing, or else a quarter, is prescribed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.35

स्वस्थस्य तु यथोद्दिष्टमार्तः कुर्याद्यथाबलम् । वसा शुक्रमसृङ् मज्जा लाला विण्मूत्रकर्णविट्

svasthasya tu yathoddiṣṭamārtaḥ kuryādyathābalam / vasā śukramasṛṅ majjā lālā viṇmūtrakarṇaviṭ

For a healthy man it is as laid down; a sick man should do it according to his strength. Fat, semen, blood, marrow, saliva, faeces, urine, ear-wax,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.36

श्लेष्माश्रदूषिका स्वेदो द्वादशैते नृणां मलाः । मन्येत यावता शुद्धिं तावच्छौचं समाचरेत्

śleṣmāśradūṣikā svedo dvādaśaite nṛṇāṃ malāḥ / manyeta yāvatā śuddhiṃ tāvacchaucaṃ samācaret

phlegm, tears, eye-rheum, sweat — these twelve are the impurities of men. He should perform cleansing to the extent by which he judges purity (to be attained).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.37

प्रमाणं शौचसंख्याया नादिष्टैरवशिष्यते । शौचं तु द्विविधं प्रोक्तं बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं तथा

pramāṇaṃ śaucasaṃkhyāyā nādiṣṭairavaśiṣyate / śaucaṃ tu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ bāhyamābhyantaraṃ tathā

The measure of the number of cleansings is not left over beyond what has been prescribed. Cleansing is said to be twofold: outer and likewise inner.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.38

मृज्जलाभ्यां स्मृतं बाह्यं भावशुद्धिरथान्तरम् । त्रिराचामेदपः पूर्वं द्विः प्रमृज्यात्ततो मुखम्

mṛjjalābhyāṃ smṛtaṃ bāhyaṃ bhāvaśuddhirathāntaram / trirācāmedapaḥ pūrvaṃ dviḥ pramṛjyāttato mukham

External (purity) is held to be by earth and water, and internal (purity) is purity of disposition. First one should sip water three times, then wipe the mouth twice.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.39

संमृज्याङ्गुष्ठमूलेन त्रिभिरास्यमुपस्पृशेत् । अङ्गुष्ठेन प्रदेशिन्या घ्राणं पश्चादनन्तरम्

saṃmṛjyāṅguṣṭhamūlena tribhirāsyamupaspṛśet / aṅguṣṭhena pradeśinyā ghrāṇaṃ paścādanantaram

Having wiped (it) with the root of the thumb, he should touch the mouth with three (fingers); then, immediately after, the nose with the thumb and the forefinger.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.40

अङ्गुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां च चक्षुः श्रोत्रे पुनः पुनः । कनिष्ठाङ्गष्ठयोर्नाभिं हृदयं तु तलेन वै

aṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ ca cakṣuḥ śrotre punaḥ punaḥ / kaniṣṭhāṅgaṣṭhayornābhiṃ hṛdayaṃ tu talena vai

And with the thumb and ring-finger the eyes and the ears, again and again; with the little finger and thumb the navel, and the heart with the palm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.41

सर्वाभिस्तु शिरः पश्चाद्बाहू चाग्रेण संस्पृशेत् । ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि त्रिः पठन्प्रीणयेत्क्रमात्

sarvābhistu śiraḥ paścādbāhū cāgreṇa saṃspṛśet / ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni triḥ paṭhanprīṇayetkramāt

Then with all (the fingers) the head, and he should touch the arms with the finger-tips; reciting three times, he gratifies in order the Ṛc, Yajus and Sāman (verses).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.42

अथर्वाङ्गिरसौ पूर्वं द्विः प्रमार्ष्ट्यथ तन्सुखम् । इतिहासपुराणानि वेदाङ्गानि वेदाङ्गानि यथाक्रमम्

atharvāṅgirasau pūrvaṃ dviḥ pramārṣṭyatha tansukham / itihāsapurāṇāni vedāṅgāni vedāṅgāni yathākramam

First the Atharvans and Aṅgirases; then he wipes twice that (mouth) pleasantly; (then) the Itihāsas and Purāṇas, the Vedāṅgas, in due order.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.43

खं मुखे नासिके वायुं नेत्रे सूर्यं श्रुती (तीर्दि) दिशः । प्राणग्रन्थिमथो नाभिं ब्रह्माणं हृदये स्पृशेत्

khaṃ mukhe nāsike vāyuṃ netre sūryaṃ śrutī (tīrdi) diśaḥ / prāṇagranthimatho nābhiṃ brahmāṇaṃ hṛdaye spṛśet

He should touch space in the mouth, wind in the nostrils, the sun in the eyes, the directions in the ears, then the knot of the breath, the navel, and Brahmā in the heart.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.44

रुद्रं मूर्ध्ना समालभ्य प्रीणात्यथ शिखामृषीन् । बाहू यमेन्द्रवरुणकुबेरवसुधानलान्

rudraṃ mūrdhnā samālabhya prīṇātyatha śikhāmṛṣīn / bāhū yamendravaruṇakuberavasudhānalān

Touching Rudra with the head, he then gratifies the seers at the tuft of hair, and (in) the arms Yama, Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, Vasudhā (the Earth) and Fire.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.45

अभ्युक्ष्य चरणौ विष्णुमिन्द्रं विष्णु करद्वयम् । अग्निर्वायुश्च सूर्येन्दुगिरयो ऽङ्गुलिपर्वसु

abhyukṣya caraṇau viṣṇumindraṃ viṣṇu karadvayam / agnirvāyuśca sūryendugirayo 'ṅguliparvasu

Sprinkling the feet, (he touches) Viṣṇu, Indra; Viṣṇu (in) the two hands; and Fire, Wind, Sun, Moon and the mountains in the finger-joints.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.46

गङ्गाद्याः सरितस्तासु या रेखाः करमध्यगाः । उषः काले तु संप्राप्ते शौचं कृत्वा यथार्थवत्

gaṅgādyāḥ saritastāsu yā rekhāḥ karamadhyagāḥ / uṣaḥ kāle tu saṃprāpte śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathārthavat

The Gaṅgā and other rivers (are) in those lines that run through the middle of the hand. And when the dawn hour has arrived, having performed purification as it should be done,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.47

ततः स्नानर्ं प्कुर्वीत दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् । मुखे पर्युषिते नित्यं भवत्यप्रयतो नरः

tataḥ snānarṃ pkurvīta dantadhāvanapūrvakam / mukhe paryuṣite nityaṃ bhavatyaprayato naraḥ

then he should bathe, preceded by the cleaning of the teeth; for with an unrinsed mouth a man is always impure.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.48

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कुर्याद्वै दन्तघावनम् । कदम्बबिल्वखदिरकरवीरवटार्जुनाः

tasmātsarvaprayatnena kuryādvai dantaghāvanam / kadambabilvakhadirakaravīravaṭārjunāḥ

Therefore with all effort one should indeed clean the teeth: kadamba, bilva, khadira, karavīra, vaṭa, arjuna,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.49

यूथी च बृहती जाती करञ्जार्कातिमुक्तकाः । जम्बूमधूका पामार्गशिरीषोदुम्बरासनाः

yūthī ca bṛhatī jātī karañjārkātimuktakāḥ / jambūmadhūkā pāmārgaśirīṣodumbarāsanāḥ

and yūthī, bṛhatī, jātī, karañja, arka, atimuktaka, jambū, madhūka, apāmārga, śirīṣa, udumbara, asana,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.50

क्षीरिकण्टकिवृक्षाद्याः प्रशस्ता दन्तधावने । कटुतिक्तकषायाश्च धनारोग्यसुखप्रदाः

kṣīrikaṇṭakivṛkṣādyāḥ praśastā dantadhāvane / kaṭutiktakaṣāyāśca dhanārogyasukhapradāḥ

milky and thorny trees and the like are commended for tooth-cleaning; and those that are pungent, bitter and astringent bestow wealth, health and comfort.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.51

प्रक्षाल्य भुक्त्वा च शुचौ देशे त्यक्त्वा तदाचामेत् । अमायां च तथा षष्ठ्यां नवम्यां प्रतिपद्यपि

prakṣālya bhuktvā ca śucau deśe tyaktvā tadācāmet / amāyāṃ ca tathā ṣaṣṭhyāṃ navamyāṃ pratipadyapi

Having washed (the twig) and used it, one should discard it in a clean place and then sip water. On the new-moon day, and likewise on the sixth, the ninth, and also on the first (lunar day),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.52

वर्जयेद्दन्तकाष्ठन्तु तथैवार्कस्य वासरे । अभावे दन्त काष्ठस्य निषिद्धायां तथा तिथौ

varjayeddantakāṣṭhantu tathaivārkasya vāsare / abhāve danta kāṣṭhasya niṣiddhāyāṃ tathā tithau

one should avoid the tooth-twig, and likewise on the day of the sun (Sunday). In the absence of a tooth-twig, and on a forbidden lunar day,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.53

अषां द्वादशगण्डूषैः कुर्वीत मुखशोधनम् । प्रातः स्नानं प्रशंसन्ति दृष्टादृष्टकरं हितम्

aṣāṃ dvādaśagaṇḍūṣaiḥ kurvīta mukhaśodhanam / prātaḥ snānaṃ praśaṃsanti dṛṣṭādṛṣṭakaraṃ hitam

one should perform the cleansing of the mouth with twelve mouthfuls of water. They commend the morning bath as beneficial, producing seen and unseen (results).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.54

सर्वमर् हति शुद्धात्मा प्रातः स्नायी जपादिकम् । अत्यन्तमलिनः कायो नवच्छिद्रसमन्वितः

sarvamar hati śuddhātmā prātaḥ snāyī japādikam / atyantamalinaḥ kāyo navacchidrasamanvitaḥ

One who bathes in the morning, being pure of self, is fit for everything—muttered prayer and the rest. The body is exceedingly foul, furnished with nine openings;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.55

स्त्रवत्येष दिवा रात्रौ प्रातः स्नानं विशोधनम् । मनः प्रसादजननं रूपसौभाग्यवर्धनम्

stravatyeṣa divā rātrau prātaḥ snānaṃ viśodhanam / manaḥ prasādajananaṃ rūpasaubhāgyavardhanam

it flows by day and by night; the morning bath is its cleansing. It produces clarity of mind and increases beauty and good fortune,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.56

शोकदुः खप्रशमनं गङ्गास्नानवदाचरेत् । अद्य हस्ते तु नक्षत्रे दशम्यां ज्येष्ठके सिते

śokaduḥ khapraśamanaṃ gaṅgāsnānavadācaret / adya haste tu nakṣatre daśamyāṃ jyeṣṭhake site

and quells sorrow and pain; one should perform it as one does bathing in the Gaṅgā. Today, when the constellation is Hasta, on the tenth of the bright fortnight in (the month) Jyeṣṭha,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.57

दशपाप हरायां च अदत्वा दानकल्मषम् । विरुद्धाचरणं हिंसा परदारोपसेवनम्

daśapāpa harāyāṃ ca adatvā dānakalmaṣam / viruddhācaraṇaṃ hiṃsā paradāropasevanam

and on the (day) that removes the ten sins—the taint of not giving when one should give, contrary conduct, injury, resorting to another's wife,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.58

पारुष्यानृतपैशुन्यमसम्बद्धाभिभाषणम् । परद्रव्याभिधानं च मनसानिष्टचिन्तनम्

pāruṣyānṛtapaiśunyamasambaddhābhibhāṣaṇam / paradravyābhidhānaṃ ca manasāniṣṭacintanam

Harsh speech, falsehood, slander, incoherent talk, speaking of (coveting) another's property, and thinking ill in the mind —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.59

एतद्दशाघघातार्थं गङ्गास्नानं करोम्यहम् । प्रातः संक्षेपतः स्नानं वानप्रस्थगृहस्थयोः

etaddaśāghaghātārthaṃ gaṅgāsnānaṃ karomyaham / prātaḥ saṃkṣepataḥ snānaṃ vānaprasthagṛhasthayoḥ

For the destruction of these ten sins I perform bathing in the Gaṅgā. In the morning, the bath is (to be done) briefly by the forest-dweller and the householder.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.60

यतेस्त्रिषवणं स्नानं सकृत्त ब्रह्मचारिणः । आचम्य तीर्थमावाह्य स्नायात्स्मृत्वाव्ययं हरिम्

yatestriṣavaṇaṃ snānaṃ sakṛtta brahmacāriṇaḥ / ācamya tīrthamāvāhya snāyātsmṛtvāvyayaṃ harim

For the ascetic, bathing at the three junctures (of the day); but for the celibate student, once. Having sipped water and invoked the sacred ford, let him bathe while remembering the imperishable Hari.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.61

तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु विज्ञेया मन्देहा नाम राक्षसाः । उदयन्तं दुरात्मानः सूर्यमिच्छन्ति खादितुम्

tisraḥ koṭyastu vijñeyā mandehā nāma rākṣasāḥ / udayantaṃ durātmānaḥ sūryamicchanti khāditum

But three crores of demons named Mandehas are to be known; those evil-souled ones wish to devour the rising sun.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.62

स हन्ति सूर्यं सन्ध्यायां नोपास्तिं कुरुते तु यः । दहन्ति मन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनानलरूपिणा

sa hanti sūryaṃ sandhyāyāṃ nopāstiṃ kurute tu yaḥ / dahanti mantrapūtena toyenānalarūpiṇā

He who does not perform the worship at twilight slays the sun; but (those who do) burn (the demons) with water purified by mantra, which takes the form of fire.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.63

अहोरात्रस्य यः सन्धिः सा सन्ध्या भवतीति ह । द्विनाडिका भवेत्सन्ध्या यावद्भवति दर्शनम्

ahorātrasya yaḥ sandhiḥ sā sandhyā bhavatīti ha / dvināḍikā bhavetsandhyā yāvadbhavati darśanam

That which is the joint of day and night, that becomes the twilight (sandhyā), so it is (said). The twilight would be of two nāḍikās, as long as (the stars or the sun) remain visible.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.64

गन्ध्याकर्मावसाने तु स्वयं होमो विधीयते । स्वयं होमफलं यत्तु तदन्येन न जायते

gandhyākarmāvasāne tu svayaṃ homo vidhīyate / svayaṃ homaphalaṃ yattu tadanyena na jāyate

But at the conclusion of the twilight rite the oblation is prescribed (to be made) by oneself; for that fruit of the oblation which comes from doing it oneself does not arise through another.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.65

ऋत्विक्पुत्रो गुरुर्भ्राता भागिनेयो ऽथ विट्पतिः । एभिरेव हुतं यत्तु तद्धुतं स्वयमेव हि

ṛtvikputro gururbhrātā bhāgineyo 'tha viṭpatiḥ / ebhireva hutaṃ yattu taddhutaṃ svayameva hi

The officiating priest, a son, a teacher, a brother, a sister's son, and also a son-in-law (or head of the household): what is offered by these alone, that oblation is indeed as if made by oneself.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.66

ब्रह्मा वै गार्हपत्याग्निर्दक्षणाग्निस्त्रिलोचनः । विष्णुराहवनीयाग्निः कुमारः सत्य उच्यते

brahmā vai gārhapatyāgnirdakṣaṇāgnistrilocanaḥ / viṣṇurāhavanīyāgniḥ kumāraḥ satya ucyate

Brahmā indeed is the householder's fire, the three-eyed one (Śiva) is the southern fire, Viṣṇu is the āhavanīya fire, and Kumāra is called the true (fire).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.67

कृत्वा होमं यथाकालं सौरान्मन्त्राञ्जपेत्ततः । समाहितात्मा सावित्रीं प्रणवं च यथोदितम्

kṛtvā homaṃ yathākālaṃ saurānmantrāñjapettataḥ / samāhitātmā sāvitrīṃ praṇavaṃ ca yathoditam

Having made the oblation at the proper time, he should then recite the solar mantras, and, with collected mind, the Sāvitrī and the syllable Oṃ as prescribed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.68

प्रणवे नित्ययुक्तस्य व्याहृतीषु च सप्तसु । त्रिपदायां च सावित्र्यां न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्

praṇave nityayuktasya vyāhṛtīṣu ca saptasu / tripadāyāṃ ca sāvitryāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit

For one constantly devoted to the praṇava (Oṃ), to the seven utterances (vyāhṛtis), and to the three-footed Sāvitrī, no fear exists anywhere.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.69

गायत्त्रीं यो जपेन्नित्यं कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा

gāyattrīṃ yo japennityaṃ kalyamutthāya mānavaḥ / lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā

The man who, rising at dawn, daily recites the Gāyatrī is not stained by sin, as a lotus leaf is not by water.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.70

श्वेतवर्णा समुद्दिष्टा कौशैयवसना तथा । अक्षसूत्रधरा देवी पद्मासनगता शुभा

śvetavarṇā samuddiṣṭā kauśaiyavasanā tathā / akṣasūtradharā devī padmāsanagatā śubhā

She is declared to be white in colour, and clothed in silk, the goddess bearing a rosary, seated on a lotus, auspicious.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.71

आवाह्य यजुपानेन तेजो ऽसीति विधानतः । एतद्यजुः पुरा दैवैर्दृष्टिदर्शनकाङ्क्षिभिः

āvāhya yajupānena tejo 'sīti vidhānataḥ / etadyajuḥ purā daivairdṛṣṭidarśanakāṅkṣibhiḥ

Having invoked (her) with the yajus formula "Thou art splendour," according to rule — this yajus (was seen) formerly by the gods who longed for the vision of the sight.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.72

आदित्यमण्डलान्तः स्थां ब्रह्मलोकस्थितामपि । तत्रावाह्य जपित्वातो नमस्काराद्विसर्जयेत्

ādityamaṇḍalāntaḥ sthāṃ brahmalokasthitāmapi / tatrāvāhya japitvāto namaskārādvisarjayet

Her who abides within the sun's orb and also dwells in the world of Brahmā — having invoked her there and recited, he should then dismiss her with an act of homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.73

पूर्वाह्न एव कुर्वीत देवतानां च पूजनम् । न विष्णोः परमो देवस्तस्मात्तं पूजयेत्सदा

pūrvāhna eva kurvīta devatānāṃ ca pūjanam / na viṣṇoḥ paramo devastasmāttaṃ pūjayetsadā

And he should perform the worship of the deities in the forenoon only. There is no god higher than Viṣṇu; therefore one should always worship him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.74

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवान्देवान्न पृथग्भावयेत्सुधीः । लोके ऽस्मिन्मङ्गलान्यष्टौ ब्राह्मणो गौर्हुताशनः

brahmaviṣṇuśivāndevānna pṛthagbhāvayetsudhīḥ / loke 'sminmaṅgalānyaṣṭau brāhmaṇo gaurhutāśanaḥ

The wise man should not conceive of the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva as separate. In this world there are eight auspicious things: a brāhmaṇa, a cow, fire,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.75

हिरण्यं सर्पिरादित्य आपो राजा तथाष्टमः । एतानि सततं पश्येदर्चयेच्च प्रदक्षिणम्

hiraṇyaṃ sarpirāditya āpo rājā tathāṣṭamaḥ / etāni satataṃ paśyedarcayecca pradakṣiṇam

gold, clarified butter, the sun, water, and the king as the eighth. One should look upon these constantly and honour them with circumambulation.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.76

वेदस्याध्ययनं पूर्वं विचारोभ्यसनं जपः । तद्दानं चैव शिष्यभ्यो वेदाभ्यासो हि पञ्चधा

vedasyādhyayanaṃ pūrvaṃ vicārobhyasanaṃ japaḥ / taddānaṃ caiva śiṣyabhyo vedābhyāso hi pañcadhā

Study of the Veda first, then reflection, repeated practice, recitation, and the giving of it to pupils: the cultivation of the Veda is indeed fivefold.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.77

वेदार्थं यज्ञशास्त्राणि धर्मशास्त्राणि चैव हि । मूल्येन लेखयित्वा यो दद्याद्याति स वैदिकम्

vedārthaṃ yajñaśāstrāṇi dharmaśāstrāṇi caiva hi / mūlyena lekhayitvā yo dadyādyāti sa vaidikam

He who, having had the meaning of the Veda, the treatises on sacrifice, and the treatises on dharma copied out for a price, gives them away — he goes to the Vedic (world).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.78

इतिहा सपुराणानि लिखित्वायः प्रयच्छति । ब्रह्मदानसमं पुण्यं प्राप्नोति द्विगुणीकृतम्

itihā sapurāṇāni likhitvāyaḥ prayacchati / brahmadānasamaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti dviguṇīkṛtam

He who, having had the epics and the Purāṇas written out, presents (them) obtains merit equal to the gift of the Veda, and doubled.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.79

मृतीये च तथा भागे पोष्यवर्गार्थसाधनम् । माता पिता गुरुर्भ्राता प्रजा दीनाः समाश्रिताः

mṛtīye ca tathā bhāge poṣyavargārthasādhanam / mātā pitā gururbhrātā prajā dīnāḥ samāśritāḥ

And likewise with the third portion (one should) provide for the group of dependents: mother, father, teacher, brother, offspring, the wretched, those who have taken refuge (with one),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.80

अभ्यागतो ऽतिथिश्चाग्निः पोष्यवर्गा उदाहृतः । भरणं पोष्यवर्गस्य प्रशस्तं स्वर्गसाधनम्

abhyāgato 'tithiścāgniḥ poṣyavargā udāhṛtaḥ / bharaṇaṃ poṣyavargasya praśastaṃ svargasādhanam

the visitor, the guest, and the (sacred) fire — these are declared to be the group of dependents; the maintenance of the group of dependents is praised as a means to heaven.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.81

भरणं पोष्य वर्गस्य तस्माद्यत्नेन कारयेत् । स जीवति वरश्चैको बहुभिर्योपजीव्यति

bharaṇaṃ poṣya vargasya tasmādyatnena kārayet / sa jīvati varaścaiko bahubhiryopajīvyati

Therefore one should take care to effect the maintenance of the group of dependents; that one man lives best by whom many are supported.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.82

जीवन्तो मृतकास्त्वन्ये पुरुषाः स्वोदरम्भराः । स्वकीयोदरपूर्तिश्च कुक्कुरस्यापि विद्यते

jīvanto mṛtakāstvanye puruṣāḥ svodarambharāḥ / svakīyodarapūrtiśca kukkurasyāpi vidyate

But other men, who fill only their own belly, are dead while living; the filling of one's own belly is found even in a dog.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.83

अर्थेभ्यो ऽपि विवृद्धेभ्यः सम्भूतेभ्यस्ततस्ततः । क्रियाः सर्वाः प्रवर्तन्ते पर्वतेभ्य इवापगाः

arthebhyo 'pi vivṛddhebhyaḥ sambhūtebhyastatastataḥ / kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pravartante parvatebhya ivāpagāḥ

And from wealth increased, gathered from this source and that, all activities proceed, as rivers do from the mountains.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.84

सर्वरत्नाकरा भूमिर्धान्यानि पशवः स्त्रियः । अर्थस्य कार्ययोगित्वादर्थ इत्यभिधीयते

sarvaratnākarā bhūmirdhānyāni paśavaḥ striyaḥ / arthasya kāryayogitvādartha ityabhidhīyate

The earth, the mine of all jewels, grains, cattle, women — because wealth is what serves for (accomplishing) purposes, it is called artha (wealth/purpose).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.85

अद्रोहेणैव भूतानामल्पद्रोहेण वा पुनः । या वृत्तिस्तां समास्थाय विप्रो जीवेदनापदि

adroheṇaiva bhūtānāmalpadroheṇa vā punaḥ / yā vṛttistāṃ samāsthāya vipro jīvedanāpadi

Not in a time of distress, a brahmin should live by taking up that livelihood which involves no injury to living beings, or else only slight injury.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.86

धनं तु त्रिविधं ज्ञेयं शुक्लं शबलमेव च । कृष्णं च तस्य विज्ञेयो विभागः सप्तधा पृथक्

dhanaṃ tu trividhaṃ jñeyaṃ śuklaṃ śabalameva ca / kṛṣṇaṃ ca tasya vijñeyo vibhāgaḥ saptadhā pṛthak

Wealth is to be known as of three kinds: white, mottled, and black; and its division is to be known as sevenfold separately.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.87

क्रमायत्तं प्रीतिदत्तं प्राप्तं च सह भार्यया । अविशेषेण सर्वेषां वर्णानां त्रिविधं धनम्

kramāyattaṃ prītidattaṃ prāptaṃ ca saha bhāryayā / aviśeṣeṇa sarveṣāṃ varṇānāṃ trividhaṃ dhanam

What comes by succession, what is given out of affection, and what is obtained together with a wife — this threefold wealth belongs to all the classes without distinction.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.88

वैशेषिकं धनं दृष्टं ब्राह्मणस्य त्रिलक्षणम् । याजनाध्यापने नित्यं विशुद्धश्च (द्धाच्च) प्रतिग्रहः

vaiśeṣikaṃ dhanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇasya trilakṣaṇam / yājanādhyāpane nityaṃ viśuddhaśca (ddhācca) pratigrahaḥ

A brahmin's special wealth is seen to have three marks: (that from) officiating at sacrifices, teaching, and always accepting gifts from a pure (source).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.89

त्रिविधं क्षत्रियस्यापि प्राहुर्वैशेषिकं धनम् । शुद्धार्थं लब्धकरजं दण्डाप्तं जयजं तथा

trividhaṃ kṣatriyasyāpi prāhurvaiśeṣikaṃ dhanam / śuddhārthaṃ labdhakarajaṃ daṇḍāptaṃ jayajaṃ tathā

They declare that the kṣatriya's special wealth is also threefold: (that obtained) for the sake of purification (?), that produced from taxes received, that got from fines, and that born of conquest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.90

वैशेषिकं धनं दृष्टं वैश्यस्यापि विलक्षणम् । कृषिगोरक्षवाणिज्यं शूद्रस्यैभ्यस्त्वनुग्रहात्

vaiśeṣikaṃ dhanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ vaiśyasyāpi vilakṣaṇam / kṛṣigorakṣavāṇijyaṃ śūdrasyaibhyastvanugrahāt

The vaiśya's special wealth too is seen to be of a distinct kind: agriculture, cattle-keeping, and trade; and for the śūdra (wealth comes) from the favour of these (higher classes).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.91

कुसीदकृषिवाणिज्यं प्रकुर्वीत स्वयं परम् (कृतम्) । आपत्काले स्वयं कुर्वन्नैनसा युज्यते द्विजः

kusīdakṛṣivāṇijyaṃ prakurvīta svayaṃ param (kṛtam) / āpatkāle svayaṃ kurvannainasā yujyate dvijaḥ

He should have lending at interest, agriculture, and trade carried on by another (rather than) himself; but a twice-born who does it himself in a time of distress is not touched by sin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.92

बहवो वर्तनोपाया ऋषिभिः परिकीर्तिताः । सर्वेषामपि चैवैषां कुसीदमधिकं विदुः

bahavo vartanopāyā ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitāḥ / sarveṣāmapi caivaiṣāṃ kusīdamadhikaṃ viduḥ

Many means of subsistence have been proclaimed by the seers; and of all of these they know lending at interest to be the greatest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.93

अनावृष्ट्या राजभयान्मूषिकाद्यैरुपद्रवैः । कृष्यादिके भवेद्बाधा सा कुसीदे न विद्यते

anāvṛṣṭyā rājabhayānmūṣikādyairupadravaiḥ / kṛṣyādike bhavedbādhā sā kusīde na vidyate

Through drought, through fear of the king, through calamities such as mice and the like, there may be obstruction in agriculture and the rest; that does not exist in lending at interest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.94

शुक्लपक्षे तथा कृष्णे रजन्यां दिवसेपि वा । उष्णे वर्षति शीते वा वर्धनं न निवर्तते

śuklapakṣe tathā kṛṣṇe rajanyāṃ divasepi vā / uṣṇe varṣati śīte vā vardhanaṃ na nivartate

In the bright fortnight and in the dark, by night or by day, in the heat, in the rain, or in the cold, the increase does not cease.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.95

देशं गतानां या वृद्धिर्नानापण्योपजीविनाम् । कुसीदं कुर्वतः सम्यक् संस्थितस्यैव जायते

deśaṃ gatānāṃ yā vṛddhirnānāpaṇyopajīvinām / kusīdaṃ kurvataḥ samyak saṃsthitasyaiva jāyate

The gain which (comes) to those who have gone abroad and live by various wares (comes) to one who practises lending at interest properly while simply staying at home.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.96

लब्धलाभः पितॄन्देवान्ब्राह्मणांश्चैव पूजयेत् । ते तृप्तास्तस्य तद्दोषं शमयन्ति न संशयः

labdhalābhaḥ pitṝndevānbrāhmaṇāṃścaiva pūjayet / te tṛptāstasya taddoṣaṃ śamayanti na saṃśayaḥ

Having obtained profit, he should honour the fathers, the gods, and the brahmins; satisfied, they allay that fault of his — there is no doubt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.97

वणिक्कुसीदं दद्याद्यो वस्त्रं गाङ्काञ्चनादिकम् । कृषीवलो ऽन्नपानादियानशय्यासनानि च

vaṇikkusīdaṃ dadyādyo vastraṃ gāṅkāñcanādikam / kṛṣīvalo 'nnapānādiyānaśayyāsanāni ca

The merchant who lends at interest should give cloth, cows, gold and the like; the farmer, food and drink and so on, and vehicles, beds and seats.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.98

राजभ्यो विंशतिं दत्त्वा पशुस्वर्णादिकं शतम् । पादेनास्य च यावक्यं कुर्यात्संचयमात्मवान्

rājabhyo viṃśatiṃ dattvā paśusvarṇādikaṃ śatam / pādenāsya ca yāvakyaṃ kuryātsaṃcayamātmavān

Having given twenty to the kings, and a hundred (in) cattle, gold and the like — with a quarter of this the self-controlled man should make his store for barley (i.e. for food).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.99

अर्धेन चात्मभरणं नित्यनैमित्तिकांन्वितम् । पादं चेत्यर्थयामस्य मूलभूतं विवर्धयेत्

ardhena cātmabharaṇaṃ nityanaimittikāṃnvitam / pādaṃ cetyarthayāmasya mūlabhūtaṃ vivardhayet

And with half (he should provide) his own maintenance, together with the obligatory and occasional (rites); and with a quarter he should increase the capital that is the root of his wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.100

विद्या शिल्पं भूतिः सेवा गोरक्षा विपणिः कृषिः । वृत्तिर्भैक्ष्यं कुसीदं च दश जीवनहेतवः

vidyā śilpaṃ bhūtiḥ sevā gorakṣā vipaṇiḥ kṛṣiḥ / vṛttirbhaikṣyaṃ kusīdaṃ ca daśa jīvanahetavaḥ

Learning, craft, wages, service, cattle-keeping, trade, agriculture, (assigned) livelihood, begging, and lending at interest — these are the ten means of living.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.101

प्रतिग्रहार्जिता विप्रे क्षत्रिये शस्त्रनिर्जिता । वैश्ये न्यायार्जिताः स्वार्थाः शूद्रे शुश्रूषयार्जिताः

pratigrahārjitā vipre kṣatriye śastranirjitā / vaiśye nyāyārjitāḥ svārthāḥ śūdre śuśrūṣayārjitāḥ

For a brahmin (wealth) earned by accepting gifts, for a kṣatriya what is won by weapons, for a vaiśya goods acquired by lawful means, for a śūdra what is earned by service.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.102

नदी बहूदका शाकमृत्पर्णानि समित्कुशाः । आग्नेयो ब्रह्मघोषश्च विप्राणां धनमुत्तमम्

nadī bahūdakā śākamṛtparṇāni samitkuśāḥ / āgneyo brahmaghoṣaśca viprāṇāṃ dhanamuttamam

A river with abundant water, vegetables, earth, leaves, kindling and kuśa grass, the fire, and the sound of Vedic recitation — this is the best wealth of brahmins.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.103

अयाचितोपपन्ने तु नास्ति दोषः प्रतिग्रहे । अमृतं तद्विदुर्देवास्तस्मात्तन्नैव वर्जयेत्

ayācitopapanne tu nāsti doṣaḥ pratigrahe / amṛtaṃ tadvidurdevāstasmāttannaiva varjayet

But in accepting what comes unasked there is no fault; the gods know that to be nectar, therefore one should by no means refuse it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.104

गुरुद्रव्यांश्चौज्जिहीर्षुरर्चिष्यन्दे वतातिथीन् । सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्न तुष्येत्तु स्वयं ततः

gurudravyāṃścaujjihīrṣurarciṣyande vatātithīn / sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyānna tuṣyettu svayaṃ tataḥ

Wishing to procure goods for his teacher, or to honour gods and guests, he may accept from anyone; but he should not himself take pleasure in it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.105

साधुतः प्रतिगृह्णीयादथ वासाधुतो द्विजः । गुणवानल्पदोषश्च निर्गुणो हि निमज्जति

sādhutaḥ pratigṛhṇīyādatha vāsādhuto dvijaḥ / guṇavānalpadoṣaśca nirguṇo hi nimajjati

A twice-born may accept from a good man, or else from one who is not good; one who has (good) qualities incurs little fault, but one without qualities sinks down.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.106

एवं त्वक्षवृत्त्या वा कृत्वा भरणमात्मनः । कुर्याद्विशुद्धिं परतः प्रायश्चित्तं द्विजोत्तमः

evaṃ tvakṣavṛttyā vā kṛtvā bharaṇamātmanaḥ / kuryādviśuddhiṃ parataḥ prāyaścittaṃ dvijottamaḥ

Thus, or by living on dice, having made his own maintenance, the best of the twice-born should afterwards perform purification and expiation.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.107

चतुर्थे च तथा भागे स्नानार्थं मृद माहरेत् । तिलपुष्पकुशादीनि स्नानं चाकृत्रिमे जले

caturthe ca tathā bhāge snānārthaṃ mṛda māharet / tilapuṣpakuśādīni snānaṃ cākṛtrime jale

And in the fourth part (of the day) he should fetch earth for bathing, and sesame, flowers, kuśa grass and the rest; and the bath (should be) in water not artificially made.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.108

नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं क्रियाङ्गं मलकर्षणम् । मार्जनाचमावगाहाश्चाष्टस्नानं प्रकीर्तितम्

nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇam / mārjanācamāvagāhāścāṣṭasnānaṃ prakīrtitam

Obligatory, occasional, optional (for a desired end), as a limb of a rite, for removing dirt, and (those by) wiping, sipping and immersion — this is declared the eightfold bath.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.109

अस्नातस्तु पुमान्नार्हे जपाग्निहवनादिषु । प्रातः स्नानं तदर्थं तु नित्यस्नानं प्रकीर्तितम्

asnātastu pumānnārhe japāgnihavanādiṣu / prātaḥ snānaṃ tadarthaṃ tu nityasnānaṃ prakīrtitam

A man who has not bathed is not fit for muttering prayers, offering into the fire, and so on; the morning bath is for that purpose, and it is called the obligatory bath.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.110

चाण्डालशवविष्ठाद्यान्स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं रजस्वलाम् । स्नानार्हस्तु यदा स्नाति स्नानं नैमित्तिकं हि तत्

cāṇḍālaśavaviṣṭhādyānspṛṣṭvā snānaṃ rajasvalām / snānārhastu yadā snāti snānaṃ naimittikaṃ hi tat

The bath after touching an outcaste, a corpse, excrement and the like, or a menstruating woman — when one who is (already) fit for bathing bathes, that indeed is the occasional bath.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.111

पुष्यस्नानादिकं स्नानं दैवज्ञविधिचोदितम् । तद्धि काम्यं समुद्दिष्टं नाकामस्तत्प्रयोजयेत्

puṣyasnānādikaṃ snānaṃ daivajñavidhicoditam / taddhi kāmyaṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ nākāmastatprayojayet

The bath performed under the Puṣya star and the like, enjoined by the rule of astrologers — that is declared to be the optional (bath for a desired end); one who has no such desire should not employ it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.112

जप्तुकामः पवित्राणि अर्चिष्यन्देवतातिथीन् । स्नानं समाचरेद्यस्तु क्रियाङ्गं तच्च कीर्तितम्

japtukāmaḥ pavitrāṇi arciṣyandevatātithīn / snānaṃ samācaredyastu kriyāṅgaṃ tacca kīrtitam

He who, intending to recite sacred texts or to honour gods and guests, performs a bath — that is called the bath as a limb of a rite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.113

मलापकर्षणार्थाय प्रवृत्तिस्तत्र नान्यथा । सरः सुदेवखातेषु तीर्थेषु च नदीषु च

malāpakarṣaṇārthāya pravṛttistatra nānyathā / saraḥ sudevakhāteṣu tīrtheṣu ca nadīṣu ca

There the undertaking is for the sake of removing dirt, not otherwise — in lakes, in (tanks) dug by the good and by gods, in sacred fords and in rivers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.114

स्नानमेव क्रिया यस्मात्क्रियास्नानमतः परम् । अद्भिर्गात्राणि शुध्यन्ति तीर्थस्नानात्फलं लभेत्

snānameva kriyā yasmātkriyāsnānamataḥ param / adbhirgātrāṇi śudhyanti tīrthasnānātphalaṃ labhet

Since the bath itself is the rite, therefore beyond this is the bath that is (itself) the rite; the limbs are purified by water, and from bathing at a sacred ford one obtains reward.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.115

मार्जनान्मज्जनैर्मन्त्रैः पापमाशु प्रणश्यति । नित्यं नैमित्तिकं चापि क्रियाङ्गं मलकर्षणम्

mārjanānmajjanairmantraiḥ pāpamāśu praṇaśyati / nityaṃ naimittikaṃ cāpi kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇam

By wiping, by immersions, and by mantras sin quickly perishes — (whether the bath be) obligatory, or occasional, or a limb of a rite, or for removing dirt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.116

तीर्थाभावे तु कर्तव्यमुष्णोदकपरोदकैः । भूमिष्ठादुद्धृतं पुण्यं ततः प्रस्त्रवणोदकम्

tīrthābhāve tu kartavyamuṣṇodakaparodakaiḥ / bhūmiṣṭhāduddhṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ tataḥ prastravaṇodakam

But in the absence of a sacred ford it should be done with hot water or with other water; water drawn up from the ground is meritorious, and after that spring water.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.117

ततो ऽपि सारसं पुण्यं तस्मान्नादेयमुच्यते । तीर्थतोयं ततः पुण्यं गागं पुण्यं तु सर्वतः

tato 'pi sārasaṃ puṇyaṃ tasmānnādeyamucyate / tīrthatoyaṃ tataḥ puṇyaṃ gāgaṃ puṇyaṃ tu sarvataḥ

More meritorious than that is lake water; more than that is called river water; then the water of a sacred ford is meritorious; but the water of the Ganges is meritorious everywhere.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.118

गागं पयः पुनात्याशु पापमामरणान्तिकम् । गयायां च कुरुक्षेत्रे यत्तोयं समुपस्थितम्

gāgaṃ payaḥ punātyāśu pāpamāmaraṇāntikam / gayāyāṃ ca kurukṣetre yattoyaṃ samupasthitam

Ganges water swiftly purifies (even) sin (accumulated) to the very end of life; and (so does) the water that is found at Gayā and at Kurukṣetra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.119

तस्मात्तु गाङ्गमपरं जानीयात्तोयमुत्तमम् । पुत्रजन्मनि योगेषु तथा संक्रमणे रवेः

tasmāttu gāṅgamaparaṃ jānīyāttoyamuttamam / putrajanmani yogeṣu tathā saṃkramaṇe raveḥ

Therefore one should know Ganges water to be unrivalled and best — at the birth of a son, at (auspicious) conjunctions, and likewise at the sun's passage (from sign to sign),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.120

राहोश्च दर्शने स्नानं प्रशस्तं निशि नान्यथा । उषस्युषसि यत्स्नानं सन्ध्यायामुदिते रवौ

rāhośca darśane snānaṃ praśastaṃ niśi nānyathā / uṣasyuṣasi yatsnānaṃ sandhyāyāmudite ravau

and at the appearance of Rāhu (an eclipse) bathing is commended by night, not otherwise. The bathing that is done at each dawn, at twilight, when the sun has risen —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.121

प्राजापत्येन तत्तुल्यं महापातकनाशनम् । यत्फलं द्वादशाब्दानि प्राजापत्ये कृते भवेत्

prājāpatyena tattulyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam / yatphalaṃ dvādaśābdāni prājāpatye kṛte bhavet

that is equal to the Prājāpatya (penance), destroying the great sins. Whatever fruit would come in twelve years when the Prājāpatya is performed,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.122

प्रातः स्नायी तदाप्नोति वर्षेण श्रद्धयान्वितः । य इच्छेद्विपुलान् भोगांश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहोपमान्

prātaḥ snāyī tadāpnoti varṣeṇa śraddhayānvitaḥ / ya icchedvipulān bhogāṃścandrasūryagrahopamān

the morning bather, endowed with faith, obtains that in one year. He who would wish for abundant enjoyments resembling (those of) the moon, the sun and the planets

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.123

प्रातः स्नायी भवेन्नित्यं मासौ द्वौ माघफाल्गुनौ । यस्तु माघं समासाद्य प्रातः स्नायी हविष्यभुक्

prātaḥ snāyī bhavennityaṃ māsau dvau māghaphālgunau / yastu māghaṃ samāsādya prātaḥ snāyī haviṣyabhuk

should be a constant morning bather (at least in) the two months Māgha and Phālguna. But he who, when Māgha arrives, bathes in the morning and eats sacrificial food,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.124

इतिपापं महाघोरं मासादेव व्यपोहति । मातरं पितरं वापि भ्रातरं सुहृदं गुरुम्

itipāpaṃ mahāghoraṃ māsādeva vyapohati / mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vāpi bhrātaraṃ suhṛdaṃ gurum

thus removes most dreadful sin in a single month. Mother, or father, or brother, friend, teacher —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.125

यमुद्दिश्य निमज्जेत द्वादशांशं लभेत्तु सः । तुष्यत्यामलकैर्विष्णुरेकादश्या विशेषतः

yamuddiśya nimajjeta dvādaśāṃśaṃ labhettu saḥ / tuṣyatyāmalakairviṣṇurekādaśyā viśeṣataḥ

whomever he names when he plunges in, that one obtains a twelfth part (of the merit). Viṣṇu is pleased by āmalaka fruits, especially on the eleventh day.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.126

श्रीकामः सर्वदा स्नानं कुर्वोतामलकैर्नरः । सन्तापः कीर्तिरल्पायुर्धनं निधनमेव च

śrīkāmaḥ sarvadā snānaṃ kurvotāmalakairnaraḥ / santāpaḥ kīrtiralpāyurdhanaṃ nidhanameva ca

A man who desires prosperity should always perform his bathing with āmalakas. Distress, fame, short life, wealth, and death itself —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.127

आरोग्यं सर्वकामाप्तिरभ्यङ्गाद्भास्करादिषु । उपोषितस्य व्रतिनः कृत्तकेशस्य नापितैः

ārogyaṃ sarvakāmāptirabhyaṅgādbhāskarādiṣu / upoṣitasya vratinaḥ kṛttakeśasya nāpitaiḥ

health, the attainment of every wish, come from oil-massage on the days of the Sun and the rest. Of one who is fasting, of one under a vow, of one whose hair has been cut by barbers,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.128

तावच्छ्रीस्तिष्ठति प्रीता यावत्तैलं न संस्पृशेत् । एवं स्नात्वा पितॄन्देवान्मनुष्यांस्तर्पयेन्नरः

tāvacchrīstiṣṭhati prītā yāvattailaṃ na saṃspṛśet / evaṃ snātvā pitṝndevānmanuṣyāṃstarpayennaraḥ

Śrī remains pleased just so long as he does not touch oil. Having bathed in this way, a man should offer refreshment to the ancestors, the gods, and men.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.129

नाभिमात्रे जले स्थित्वा चिन्तयेदूर्जमानसः । आगच्छन्तु मे पितर इमं गृह्णन्त्वपोञ्जलिम्

nābhimātre jale sthitvā cintayedūrjamānasaḥ / āgacchantu me pitara imaṃ gṛhṇantvapoñjalim

Standing in water up to the navel, with resolute mind he should think: "Let my fathers come; let them receive this handful of water."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.130

त्रींस्त्रीनेवाञ्जलीन्दद्यादाकाशे दक्षिणे तथा । वसित्वा वसनं शुष्कं स्थलस्था स्तर्णबर्हिषि

trīṃstrīnevāñjalīndadyādākāśe dakṣiṇe tathā / vasitvā vasanaṃ śuṣkaṃ sthalasthā starṇabarhiṣi

He should offer just three handfuls each towards the sky and towards the south. Having put on a dry garment, standing on dry ground, on spread sacrificial grass,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.131

विधिज्ञास्तर्पणं कुर्युर्न पात्रे तु कदाचन । यदपां क्रूरमांसात्तु यदमेध्यं तु किञ्चन

vidhijñāstarpaṇaṃ kuryurna pātre tu kadācana / yadapāṃ krūramāṃsāttu yadamedhyaṃ tu kiñcana

those who know the rule should perform the tarpaṇa, but never in a vessel. "Whatever of the waters has been eaten from by flesh-eating creatures, whatever is unclean,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.132

अशान्तं मलिनं यच्च तत्सर्वमपगच्छतु । गृहीत्वानेन मन्त्रेण तोयं सव्येन पाणिना

aśāntaṃ malinaṃ yacca tatsarvamapagacchatu / gṛhītvānena mantreṇa toyaṃ savyena pāṇinā

and whatever is unquiet and defiled — let all that depart." Having taken up water with this mantra in the left hand,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.133

प्रक्षिपोद्दिशि नैरृत्यां रक्षो ऽपहतये तु तत् । निषिद्धभक्षणाद्यत्तु पापाद्यच्च प्रतिग्रहात्

prakṣipoddiśi nairṛtyāṃ rakṣo 'pahataye tu tat / niṣiddhabhakṣaṇādyattu pāpādyacca pratigrahāt

he should throw it in the south-western direction, and that is for driving off demons. "Whatever (sin) comes from eating forbidden things and the like, and whatever sin from accepting gifts,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.134

दुष्कृतं यच्च मे किञ्चिद्बाङ्मनः कायकर्मभिः । पुनातु मे तदिन्द्रस्तु वरुणः सबृहस्पतिः

duṣkṛtaṃ yacca me kiñcidbāṅmanaḥ kāyakarmabhiḥ / punātu me tadindrastu varuṇaḥ sabṛhaspatiḥ

and whatever misdeed of mine there is by acts of speech, mind and body — may Indra purify that for me, and Varuṇa together with Bṛhaspati,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.135

सविता च भगश्चैव मुनयः सनकादयः । आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं जगत्तृप्यत्विति ब्रुवन्

savitā ca bhagaścaiva munayaḥ sanakādayaḥ / ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ jagattṛpyatviti bruvan

and Savitā and Bhaga, and the sages Sanaka and the rest." Saying "let the world, from Brahmā down to a tuft of grass, be satisfied,"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.136

क्षिपेदबञ्जलींस्त्रीस्तु कुर्वन्संक्षेपतर्पणम् । सुराणामर्चनं कुर्याद्ब्रह्मा दीनाममत्सरी

kṣipedabañjalīṃstrīstu kurvansaṃkṣepatarpaṇam / surāṇāmarcanaṃ kuryādbrahmā dīnāmamatsarī

he should cast three handfuls of water, thus performing the abbreviated tarpaṇa. Free from envy, he should perform the worship of the gods beginning with Brahmā,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.137

ब्राह्मवैष्णवरौद्रैश्च सावित्रैर्मैत्रवारुणैः । तल्लिङ्गैरर्चयेन्मन्त्रैः सर्वदेवान्नमस्य च

brāhmavaiṣṇavaraudraiśca sāvitrairmaitravāruṇaiḥ / talliṅgairarcayenmantraiḥ sarvadevānnamasya ca

and with mantras of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Savitā and Mitra-Varuṇa, mantras bearing their marks, he should worship and salute all the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.138

नमस्कारेण पुष्पाणि विन्यसेत्तु पृथक्पृथक् । सर्वदेवमयं विष्णुं भास्करं चाप्यथार्चयेत्

namaskāreṇa puṣpāṇi vinyasettu pṛthakpṛthak / sarvadevamayaṃ viṣṇuṃ bhāskaraṃ cāpyathārcayet

With a salutation he should place the flowers, each one separately; and then he should worship Viṣṇu, who consists of all the gods, and the sun.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.139

दद्यात्पुरुषसूक्तेन यः पुष्पाण्यप एव वा । अर्चितं स्याज्जगादिदं तेन सर्वं चराचरम्

dadyātpuruṣasūktena yaḥ puṣpāṇyapa eva vā / arcitaṃ syājjagādidaṃ tena sarvaṃ carācaram

Whoever offers flowers, or even (just) water, with the Puruṣa hymn — by that all this world, moving and unmoving, becomes worshipped.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.140

अन्यैश्च तान्त्रिकैर्मन्त्रैः पूजयेच्च जनार्दनम् । आदावर्घ्यं प्रदातव्यं ततः पश्चाद्विलेपनम्

anyaiśca tāntrikairmantraiḥ pūjayecca janārdanam / ādāvarghyaṃ pradātavyaṃ tataḥ paścādvilepanam

And with other, tantric mantras one should worship Janārdana. First the arghya water is to be given, and after that the ointment.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.141

ततः पुष्पाञ्जलिं धूपमु पहारफलानि च । स्नानमन्तर्जले चैव मार्जनाचमनं तथा

tataḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ dhūpamu pahāraphalāni ca / snānamantarjale caiva mārjanācamanaṃ tathā

Then a handful of flowers, incense, offerings and fruits; and bathing while under the water, and likewise the wiping and the sipping (of water).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.142

जलाभिमन्त्रणं यच्च तीर्थस्य परिकल्पयेत् । अघमर्षणसूक्तेन त्रिवारं त्वेव नित्यशः

jalābhimantraṇaṃ yacca tīrthasya parikalpayet / aghamarṣaṇasūktena trivāraṃ tveva nityaśaḥ

And the consecration of the water which he should perform for the sacred bathing-place — with the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn, three times indeed, daily.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.143

स्नाने चरितमित्येतत्समुद्दिष्टं महात्मभिः । ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां चैव मन्त्रवत्स्नानमिष्यते

snāne caritamityetatsamuddiṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ / brahmakṣatraviśāṃ caiva mantravatsnānamiṣyate

This has been declared by the great-souled ones as the practice in bathing; and for brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas bathing with mantras is prescribed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.144

तूष्णीमेव तु शूद्रस्य सनमस्कारकं स्मृतम् । अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम्

tūṣṇīmeva tu śūdrasya sanamaskārakaṃ smṛtam / adhyāpanaṃ brahmayajñaḥ pitṛyajñastu tarpaṇam

But for a śūdra it is held to be in silence only, accompanied by a salutation. Teaching is the sacrifice to Brahman, and the libation (of water) is the sacrifice to the fathers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.145

होमो दैवी बलिर्भौतो न यज्ञो ऽतिथिपूजनम् । गवा गोष्ठे दशगुणं अग्न्यगारे शताधिकम्

homo daivī balirbhauto na yajño 'tithipūjanam / gavā goṣṭhe daśaguṇaṃ agnyagāre śatādhikam

The fire-oblation is (the sacrifice) to the gods, the bali-offering to the spirits, and honouring a guest is the sacrifice to men. (Done) in a cow-pen among cows it is tenfold; in a fire-hall more than a hundredfold.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.146

सिद्धक्षेत्रेषु तीर्थेषु देवतायतनेषु च । सहस्रशतकोटीनामनन्तं विष्णुसन्निधौ

siddhakṣetreṣu tīrtheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca / sahasraśatakoṭīnāmanantaṃ viṣṇusannidhau

In the fields of the siddhas, at sacred fords, and in the temples of the gods (it is) a thousand, a hundred, ten million (times); in the presence of Viṣṇu, infinite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.147

पञ्चमे च तथा भागे संविभागो यथार्थतः । पितृदे वमनुष्याणां कोटीनां चोपदिश्यते

pañcame ca tathā bhāge saṃvibhāgo yathārthataḥ / pitṛde vamanuṣyāṇāṃ koṭīnāṃ copadiśyate

And likewise in the fifth portion the division (is made) according to what is due; and it is taught to be ten million (fold) for the fathers, gods and men.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.148

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदायाग्र यः सुहृद्भिः सहाश्नुते । स प्रेत्य लभते स्वर्गमन्नदानं समाचरन्

brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāyāgra yaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ sahāśnute / sa pretya labhate svargamannadānaṃ samācaran

He who, having first given to the brahmins, eats together with his friends — he, practising the gift of food, obtains heaven after death.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.149

पूर्वं मधुरमश्रीयाल्लवणाम्लौ च मध्यतः । कटुतिक्तकषायांश्च पयश्चैव तथान्ततः

pūrvaṃ madhuramaśrīyāllavaṇāmlau ca madhyataḥ / kaṭutiktakaṣāyāṃśca payaścaiva tathāntataḥ

First he should eat the sweet, the salty and the sour in the middle, and the pungent, bitter and astringent, and likewise milk at the end.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.150

शाकं च रात्रौ भूमिष्ठमत्यन्तं च विवर्जयेत् । नचैकरससेवायां प्रसज्जेत कदाचन

śākaṃ ca rātrau bhūmiṣṭhamatyantaṃ ca vivarjayet / nacaikarasasevāyāṃ prasajjeta kadācana

And he should avoid vegetables at night, and what has been set on the ground, and (eating) to excess; and he should never become attached to the use of a single flavour.

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GaP 1 213.153

समृतं ब्राह्मणस्यान्नं क्षत्रियान्नं पयः स्मृतम् । वैश्यस्य चान्नमेवान्नं शूद्रान्नं रुधिरं स्मृतम् ॥ गर्प्_१,२१३।१५१ ॥ अमावासी वसेदत्र एकहायनमेव वा ॥ गर्प्_१,२१३।१५२ ॥ तत्र श्रीश्चैव लक्ष्मीश्च वसते नात्र संशयः । उदरे गार्हपत्याग्निः पृष्ठदेशे तु दक्षिणः

samṛtaṃ brāhmaṇasyānnaṃ kṣatriyānnaṃ payaḥ smṛtam / vaiśyasya cānnamevānnaṃ śūdrānnaṃ rudhiraṃ smṛtam // garp_1,213.151 // amāvāsī vasedatra ekahāyanameva vā // garp_1,213.152 // tatra śrīścaiva lakṣmīśca vasate nātra saṃśayaḥ / udare gārhapatyāgniḥ pṛṣṭhadeśe tu dakṣiṇaḥ

The food of a brahmin is (as if) with nectar; the food of a kṣatriya is held to be milk; the food of a vaiśya is just food; the food of a śūdra is held to be blood. // 151 // One should dwell here (through) a new-moon day, or else for one year. // 152 // There Śrī and Lakṣmī both dwell — of this there is no doubt. In the belly is the gārhapatya fire, and in the region of the back the southern (dakṣiṇa) fire.

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GaP 1 213.154

आस्ये चाहवनीयो ऽग्निः सत्यः पर्व च मूर्धनि । यः पञ्चाग्नीनिमान्वेद आहिताग्निः स उच्यते

āsye cāhavanīyo 'gniḥ satyaḥ parva ca mūrdhani / yaḥ pañcāgnīnimānveda āhitāgniḥ sa ucyate

In the mouth is the āhavanīya fire, and truth and the joint(s) in the head. He who knows these five fires is called one who has set up the sacred fires.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.155

शरिरमापः सोमं च विविधं चान्नमुच्यते । प्राणो ह्यग्निस्तथादित्यस्त्रिभोक्ता एक एव तु

śariramāpaḥ somaṃ ca vividhaṃ cānnamucyate / prāṇo hyagnistathādityastribhoktā eka eva tu

The body is said to be the waters and soma and food of various kinds; breath indeed is the fire, and likewise the sun; but the eater in the three is one alone.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 213.156

अन्नं बलाय मे भूमेरपामग्न्यनिलस्य च । भवत्येतत्परिणतौ ममाप्यव्याहतं सुखम्

annaṃ balāya me bhūmerapāmagnyanilasya ca / bhavatyetatpariṇatau mamāpyavyāhataṃ sukham

"This food is for my strength, (born) of earth, water, fire and wind; and in its digestion may there be for me unimpeded well-being."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.157

हस्तेन परिमार्ज्याथ कुर्यात्ताम्बूलभक्षणम् । श्रवणं चेतिहासस्य तत्कुर्यात्सुसमाहितः

hastena parimārjyātha kuryāttāmbūlabhakṣaṇam / śravaṇaṃ cetihāsasya tatkuryātsusamāhitaḥ

Then, having wiped (his mouth) with his hand, he should chew betel; and he should listen to legend (itihāsa), doing that with full attention.

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GaP 1 213.158

इतिहासपुराणाद्यैः षष्ठसप्तमकेनयेत् । ततः सन्ध्यामुपासीत स्नात्वा वै पश्चिमां नरः

itihāsapurāṇādyaiḥ ṣaṣṭhasaptamakenayet / tataḥ sandhyāmupāsīta snātvā vai paścimāṃ naraḥ

He should pass the sixth and seventh (parts of the day) with legends, purāṇas and the like. Then, having bathed, a man should attend upon the western (evening) twilight worship.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 213.159

एतद्वा दिवसे प्रोक्तमनुष्ठानं मया द्विज । आचारं यः पठेद्विद्वाञ्छृणुयात्स दिवंव्रजेत् । आचारादिर्धर्मकर्ता केशवो हि स्मृतो द्विज

etadvā divase proktamanuṣṭhānaṃ mayā dvija / ācāraṃ yaḥ paṭhedvidvāñchṛṇuyātsa divaṃvrajet / ācārādirdharmakartā keśavo hi smṛto dvija

This, then, is the observance for the daytime as declared by me, O twice-born. The learned man who recites this rule of conduct, and he who hears it, will go to heaven. For Keśava, O twice-born, is held to be the maker of the dharma that begins with right conduct.

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