Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 50

GaP 1 50.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ५० ब्रह्मोवाच । अहन्यहनि यः कुर्यात्क्रियां स ज्ञानमाप्नुयात् । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय धर्ममर्थं च चिन्तयेत्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 50 brahmovāca / ahanyahani yaḥ kuryātkriyāṃ sa jñānamāpnuyāt / brāhme muhūrte cotthāya dharmamarthaṃ ca cintayet

The Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, (chapter) 50. Brahmā said: He who performs the (prescribed) rite day after day would attain knowledge. Rising in the brāhma watch (before dawn), he should reflect on dharma and on wealth,

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GaP 1 50.2

चिन्तयेद्धृदि पद्मस्थमानन्दमजरं हरिम् । उषः काले तु संप्राप्ते कृत्वा चावश्यकं बुधः

cintayeddhṛdi padmasthamānandamajaraṃ harim / uṣaḥ kāle tu saṃprāpte kṛtvā cāvaśyakaṃ budhaḥ

and should think in his heart of Hari, who dwells on the lotus, who is bliss, unaging. But when the time of dawn has come, the wise man, having done what must be done,

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GaP 1 50.3

स्त्रायान्नदीषु शुद्धासु शौचं कृत्वा यथाविधि । प्रतः स्नानेन पूयन्ते ये ऽपि पापकृतो जनाः

strāyānnadīṣu śuddhāsu śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi / prataḥ snānena pūyante ye 'pi pāpakṛto janāḥ

should bathe in pure rivers, having performed the cleansing according to rule. By the morning bath even those people who have done evil are purified.

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GaP 1 50.4

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन प्रातः स्नानं समाचरेत् । प्रातः स्नानं प्रशंसन्ति दृष्टादृष्टष्टकरं हि तत्

tasmātsarvaprayatnena prātaḥ snānaṃ samācaret / prātaḥ snānaṃ praśaṃsanti dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaṣṭakaraṃ hi tat

Therefore with all effort one should perform the morning bath; they praise the morning bath, for it produces seen and unseen (fruits).

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GaP 1 50.5

सुखात्सुप्तस्य सततं लालाद्याः संस्त्रवन्ति हि । अतो नैवाचरेत्कर्माण्यकृत्वा स्नानमादितः

sukhātsuptasya satataṃ lālādyāḥ saṃstravanti hi / ato naivācaretkarmāṇyakṛtvā snānamāditaḥ

For from one who has slept comfortably, saliva and the like are constantly flowing out; hence one should not perform rites without first having bathed.

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GaP 1 50.6

अलक्ष्मीः कालकर्णो च दुः स्वप्नं दुर्विचिन्तितम् । प्रतः स्नानेन पापानि धूयन्ते नात्र संशयः

alakṣmīḥ kālakarṇo ca duḥ svapnaṃ durvicintitam / prataḥ snānena pāpāni dhūyante nātra saṃśayaḥ

Ill-fortune, misfortune, bad dreams, ill thoughts—and sins—are shaken off by the morning bath; there is no doubt of this.

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GaP 1 50.7

न च स्नानं विना पुंसां प्राशस्त्यं कर्म संस्मृतम् । होमे जप्ये विशेषेण तस्मात्स्नानं समाचरेत्

na ca snānaṃ vinā puṃsāṃ prāśastyaṃ karma saṃsmṛtam / home japye viśeṣeṇa tasmātsnānaṃ samācaret

And without bathing no rite of men is recorded as commendable, especially in oblation and muttered recitation; therefore one should bathe.

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GaP 1 50.8

अशक्तावशिरस्कं तु स्नानमस्य विधीयते । आर्द्रेण वाससा वापि मार्जनं कायिकं स्मृतम्

aśaktāvaśiraskaṃ tu snānamasya vidhīyate / ārdreṇa vāsasā vāpi mārjanaṃ kāyikaṃ smṛtam

But in case of inability, a bath excluding the head is prescribed for him; or else wiping with a wet cloth is held to be the bodily (bath).

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GaP 1 50.9

ब्राह्ममाग्नेयमुद्दिष्टं वायव्यं दिव्यमेव च । वारुणं यौगिकं तद्वत्षडङ्गं स्नानमाचरेत्

brāhmamāgneyamuddiṣṭaṃ vāyavyaṃ divyameva ca / vāruṇaṃ yaugikaṃ tadvatṣaḍaṅgaṃ snānamācaret

The brāhma, the āgneya, the vāyavya, and the divya (baths) are taught, likewise the vāruṇa and the yaugika: one should perform the bath of these six parts.

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GaP 1 50.10

ब्राह्मं तु मार्जनं मन्त्रैः कुशैः सोदकबिन्दुभिः । आग्रेयं भस्मनाऽपादमस्तकाद्देहधूननम्

brāhmaṃ tu mārjanaṃ mantraiḥ kuśaiḥ sodakabindubhiḥ / āgreyaṃ bhasmanā'pādamastakāddehadhūnanam

The brāhma is wiping oneself with mantras, with kuśa grass together with drops of water; the āgneya is the shaking of the body with ashes from foot to head.

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GaP 1 50.11

गवां हि रजसा प्रोक्तं वायव्यं स्नानमुत्तमम् । यत्तु सातपवर्षेण स्नानं तद्दिव्यमुच्यते

gavāṃ hi rajasā proktaṃ vāyavyaṃ snānamuttamam / yattu sātapavarṣeṇa snānaṃ taddivyamucyate

The vāyavya bath, said to be with the dust (raised) by cows, is excellent; but that bath which is by rain (falling) while the sun shines is called divya.

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GaP 1 50.12

वारुणं चावगाहं च मानर्स त्वात्मवेदनम् । यौगिकं स्नानमाख्यातं योगेन हरिचिन्तनम्

vāruṇaṃ cāvagāhaṃ ca mānarsa tvātmavedanam / yaugikaṃ snānamākhyātaṃ yogena haricintanam

The vāruṇa is immersion; the mental (bath) is the knowing of the self. The yaugika bath is declared to be the thinking of Hari through yoga.

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GaP 1 50.13

आत्मतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सेवितं ब्रह्मवादिभिः । क्षीरवृक्षसमुद्भूतं मालतीसम्भवं शुभम्

ātmatīrthamiti khyātaṃ sevitaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ / kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṃ mālatīsambhavaṃ śubham

This is known as the self's holy ford, resorted to by those who speak of Brahman. (A twig) grown from a milk-tree, or arisen from mālatī, is auspicious;

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GaP 1 50.14

अपामार्गं च विल्वं च करवीरं च धावने । उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्मुखो वा भक्षयेद्दन्तधावनम्

apāmārgaṃ ca vilvaṃ ca karavīraṃ ca dhāvane / udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukho vā bhakṣayeddantadhāvanam

and apāmārga, and bilva, and karavīra (are used) for cleaning; facing north or facing east, one should chew the tooth-stick.

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GaP 1 50.15

प्रक्षाल्य भुक्त्वा तज्जह्याच्छुचौ देशे समाहितः । स्नात्वा सन्तर्पयेद्देवानृषीन्पितृगणांस्तथा

prakṣālya bhuktvā tajjahyācchucau deśe samāhitaḥ / snātvā santarpayeddevānṛṣīnpitṛgaṇāṃstathā

Having used it, he should wash it and discard it in a clean place, being composed. Having bathed, he should offer libations to the gods, the seers, and likewise the hosts of the fathers.

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GaP 1 50.16

आचम्य विधिवन्नित्यं पुनराचम्य वाग्यतः । संमार्ज्य मन्त्रै रात्मानं कुशैः सोदकबिन्दुभैः

ācamya vidhivannityaṃ punarācamya vāgyataḥ / saṃmārjya mantrai rātmānaṃ kuśaiḥ sodakabindubhaiḥ

Having sipped water according to rule, as always, and having sipped again, with speech restrained, (he should) cleanse himself with the mantras, using kuśa grass sprinkled with drops of water.

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GaP 1 50.17

आपोहिष्ठाव्याहृतिभिः सावित्र्या वारुणैः शुभैः । ओङ्कारव्याहृतियुतां गायत्त्रीं वेदमातरम्

āpohiṣṭhāvyāhṛtibhiḥ sāvitryā vāruṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ / oṅkāravyāhṛtiyutāṃ gāyattrīṃ vedamātaram

With the āpo hi ṣṭhā (verses) and the vyāhṛtis, with the Sāvitrī, with the auspicious verses addressed to Varuṇa, (and) the Gāyatrī, the mother of the Veda, joined with the syllable oṃ and the vyāhṛtis —

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GaP 1 50.18

जप्त्वा जलाञ्जलिं दद्याद्भारस्करं प्रति तन्मनाः । प्राक्कूलेषु ततः स्थित्वा दर्भेषु सुसमाहितः

japtvā jalāñjaliṃ dadyādbhāraskaraṃ prati tanmanāḥ / prākkūleṣu tataḥ sthitvā darbheṣu susamāhitaḥ

— having muttered (these), he should, with his mind on it, offer a handful of water toward the sun; then, standing well-composed on darbha grass whose tips point east,

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GaP 1 50.19

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा ध्यायेत्सन्ध्यामिति श्रुतिः । या सन्ध्या सा जगत्सूतिर्मायातीता हि निष्कला

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dhyāyetsandhyāmiti śrutiḥ / yā sandhyā sā jagatsūtirmāyātītā hi niṣkalā

then, having performed breath-control, he should meditate on the Sandhyā — so says the Veda. That Sandhyā is the begetter of the world, beyond māyā, without parts,

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GaP 1 50.20

ऐश्वरी केवला शक्तिस्तत्त्वत्रयसमुद्भवा । ध्यात्वा रक्तां सितां कृष्णां गायत्त्रीं वै जपेद्वुधः

aiśvarī kevalā śaktistattvatrayasamudbhavā / dhyātvā raktāṃ sitāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ gāyattrīṃ vai japedvudhaḥ

the lordly, sole power, arisen from the three principles. Having meditated on her as red, white, and black, the wise man should indeed mutter the Gāyatrī.

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GaP 1 50.21

प्राङ्मुखः सततं विप्रः सन्ध्योपासनमाचरेत् । सन्ध्याहीनो ऽशुचिर्नित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु

prāṅmukhaḥ satataṃ vipraḥ sandhyopāsanamācaret / sandhyāhīno 'śucirnityamanarhaḥ sarvakarmasu

Facing east, the brahmin should always perform the worship of the Sandhyā. One lacking the Sandhyā (rite) is permanently impure and unfit for all rites.

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GaP 1 50.22

यदन्यत्कुरुते किञ्चिन्न तस्य फलभाग्भवेत् । अनन्यचेतसः सन्तो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः

yadanyatkurute kiñcinna tasya phalabhāgbhavet / ananyacetasaḥ santo brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ

Whatever else he does, he does not become a sharer in its fruit. Good brahmins who have gone to the far shore of the Veda, with minds fixed on nothing else,

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GaP 1 50.23

उपास्य विधिवत्सन्ध्यां प्राप्ताः पूर्वपरां गतिम् । यो ऽन्यत्र कुरुते यत्नं धर्म कार्ये द्विजोत्तमः

upāsya vidhivatsandhyāṃ prāptāḥ pūrvaparāṃ gatim / yo 'nyatra kurute yatnaṃ dharma kārye dvijottamaḥ

having worshipped the Sandhyā according to rule, have attained the highest goal. But that best of twice-born who makes his effort elsewhere in matters of dharma,

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GaP 1 50.24

विहाय सन्ध्याप्रणतिं स याति नरकायुतम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सन्ध्योपासनमाचरेत्

vihāya sandhyāpraṇatiṃ sa yāti narakāyutam / tasmātsarvaprayatnena sandhyopāsanamācaret

abandoning the salutation of the Sandhyā, he goes to ten thousand hells. Therefore with every effort one should perform the worship of the Sandhyā.

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GaP 1 50.25

उपासितो भवेत्तेन देवो योगतनुः परः । सहस्रपरमां नित्यां शतमध्यां दशावराम्

upāsito bhavettena devo yogatanuḥ paraḥ / sahasraparamāṃ nityāṃ śatamadhyāṃ daśāvarām

By that, the supreme god whose body is yoga becomes worshipped. (The recitation is) at most a thousand, a hundred as the middling, ten at the least —

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GaP 1 50.26

गायत्त्रीं वै जपेद्विद्वान्प्राङ्मुखः प्रयतः शुचिः । अथोपतिष्ठेदादित्यमुदयस्थं समाहितः

gāyattrīṃ vai japedvidvānprāṅmukhaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ / athopatiṣṭhedādityamudayasthaṃ samāhitaḥ

the learned man should indeed mutter the Gāyatrī, facing east, controlled and pure; then, composed, he should stand in attendance upon the sun as it rises,

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GaP 1 50.27

मन्त्रैस्तु विविधैः सौरैः ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञितैः । उपस्थाय महायोगं देवदेवं दिवाकरम्

mantraistu vividhaiḥ sauraiḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitaiḥ / upasthāya mahāyogaṃ devadevaṃ divākaram

with the various solar mantras named of the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman. Having attended upon the great yoga, the god of gods, the day-maker,

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GaP 1 50.28

कुर्वीत प्रणतिं भूमौ मूर्धानमभिमन्त्रितः । ॐ खखोल्काय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे

kurvīta praṇatiṃ bhūmau mūrdhānamabhimantritaḥ / oṃ khakholkāya śāntāya kāraṇatrayahetave

he should make his prostration on the ground, having consecrated his head with mantras: "Oṃ, to Khakholka, to the peaceful one, to the cause of the three causes,

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GaP 1 50.29

निवेदयामि चात्मानं नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपिणे । त्वमेव ब्रह्म परममापो ज्योती रसो ऽमृतम्

nivedayāmi cātmānaṃ namaste jñānarūpiṇe / tvameva brahma paramamāpo jyotī raso 'mṛtam

I offer myself up; homage to you, whose form is knowledge. You alone are the supreme brahman, the waters, light, savour, the nectar of immortality;

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GaP 1 50.30

भूर्भुवः स्वस्त्वमोङ्कारः सर्वो रुद्रः सनातनः । एतद्वै सूर्यहृदयं जप्त्वा स्तवनमुत्तमम्

bhūrbhuvaḥ svastvamoṅkāraḥ sarvo rudraḥ sanātanaḥ / etadvai sūryahṛdayaṃ japtvā stavanamuttamam

you are bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svar, the syllable oṃ, the all, Rudra, the everlasting." Having muttered this best of praises, the heart (-hymn) of the Sun,

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GaP 1 50.31

प्रातः काले च मध्याह्ने नमस्कुर्याद्दिवाकरम् । अथागम्य गृहं विप्रः (पश्चात्) समाचम्य यथाविधि

prātaḥ kāle ca madhyāhne namaskuryāddivākaram / athāgamya gṛhaṃ vipraḥ (paścāt) samācamya yathāvidhi

at dawn and at midday, he should make obeisance to the day-maker. Then the brahmin, having come home, (afterwards) having sipped water as prescribed,

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GaP 1 50.32

प्रज्वाल्य वह्निं विधिवज्जुहुयाज्जातवेदसम् । ऋत्विक् पुत्रो ऽथ पत्नी वा शिष्यो वापि सहोदरः

prajvālya vahniṃ vidhivajjuhuyājjātavedasam / ṛtvik putro 'tha patnī vā śiṣyo vāpi sahodaraḥ

having kindled the fire according to rule, should make oblation to Jātavedas. Or a priest, a son, a wife, a pupil, or a brother,

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GaP 1 50.33

प्राप्यानुज्ञां विशेषेण जुहुयाद्वा यथाविधि । विना म (त) न्त्रेण यत्कर्म नामुत्रेह फलप्रदम्

prāpyānujñāṃ viśeṣeṇa juhuyādvā yathāvidhi / vinā ma (ta) ntreṇa yatkarma nāmutreha phalapradam

having obtained express permission, may make the oblation according to rule. A rite without mantra bears fruit neither here nor in the next world.

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GaP 1 50.34

दैवतानि नमस्कुर्यादुपहारान्निवेदयेत् । गुरुं चैवाप्युपासीत हितं चास्य समाचरेत्

daivatāni namaskuryādupahārānnivedayet / guruṃ caivāpyupāsīta hitaṃ cāsya samācaret

He should salute the deities and present the offerings; and he should also wait upon his teacher and do what is beneficial to him.

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GaP 1 50.35

वेदाभ्यासं ततः कुर्यात्प्रयत्नाच्छक्तितो द्विजः । जपेद्वाध्यापयेच्छिष्यान्धारयेद्वै विचारयेत्

vedābhyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryātprayatnācchaktito dvijaḥ / japedvādhyāpayecchiṣyāndhārayedvai vicārayet

Then the twice-born should practise the Veda diligently, according to his capacity: he should recite it, or teach pupils, retain it in memory, and reflect upon it.

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GaP 1 50.36

अवेक्षेत च शास्त्राणि धर्मादीनि द्विजोत्तमः । वैदिकांश्चैव निगमान्वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः

avekṣeta ca śāstrāṇi dharmādīni dvijottamaḥ / vaidikāṃścaiva nigamānvedāṅgāni ca sarvaśaḥ

And the best of the twice-born should study the treatises on dharma and the rest, and the Vedic texts (nigamas) and the Vedic auxiliary sciences, in every respect.

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GaP 1 50.37

उपयादीश्वरं चैव योगक्षेमप्रासिद्धये । साधयेद्विविधानर्थान्कुटुम्बार्थं ततो द्विजः

upayādīśvaraṃ caiva yogakṣemaprāsiddhaye / sādhayedvividhānarthānkuṭumbārthaṃ tato dvijaḥ

And he should approach the lord (or a wealthy patron) for the securing of his welfare and safety; then the twice-born should procure the various goods needed for his household.

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GaP 1 50.38

ततो मध्याह्नसमये स्नानार्थं मृदमाहरेत् । पुष्पाक्षतांस्तिलकुशान् गोमयं शुद्धमेव च

tato madhyāhnasamaye snānārthaṃ mṛdamāharet / puṣpākṣatāṃstilakuśān gomayaṃ śuddhameva ca

Then, at midday, he should fetch clay for the sake of bathing, and flowers, unbroken rice grains, sesame, kuśa grass, and cow dung that is clean.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.39

नदीषु देवखातेषु तडागेषु सरः सु च । स्नानं समाचरेन्नैव परकीये कदाचन

nadīṣu devakhāteṣu taḍāgeṣu saraḥ su ca / snānaṃ samācarennaiva parakīye kadācana

He should perform his bathing in rivers, in god-made (natural) pools, in tanks and in lakes; but never in one belonging to another.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.40

पञ्च पिण्डाननुद्धृत्य स्नानं दुष्यन्ति नित्यशः । मृदैकया शिरः क्षाल्यं द्वाभ्यां नाभेस्तथोपरि

pañca piṇḍānanuddhṛtya snānaṃ duṣyanti nityaśaḥ / mṛdaikayā śiraḥ kṣālyaṃ dvābhyāṃ nābhestathopari

Without taking up five lumps (of clay), bathings are always defective. With one lump of clay the head is to be washed, with two the part above the navel,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.41

अधश्च तिसृभिः क्षाल्यं पादौ षट्भिस्तथैव च । मृत्तिका च समुद्दिष्टा वृद्धामलकमात्निका

adhaśca tisṛbhiḥ kṣālyaṃ pādau ṣaṭbhistathaiva ca / mṛttikā ca samuddiṣṭā vṛddhāmalakamātnikā

and with three the part below is to be washed, and the two feet likewise with six; and the (measure of) clay is prescribed as the size of a large myrobalan.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.42

गोमयस्य प्रमाणं तु तेनाङ्गं लेपयेत्ततः । प्रक्षाल्याचम्य विधिवत्ततः स्नायात्समाहितः

gomayasya pramāṇaṃ tu tenāṅgaṃ lepayettataḥ / prakṣālyācamya vidhivattataḥ snāyātsamāhitaḥ

And the measure of cow dung is the same; with it he should then smear his body; having washed it off and sipped water according to rule, he should then bathe with concentrated mind.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.43

लेपयित्वा तु तीरस्थस्तल्लिङ्गैरेव मन्त्रतः । अभिमन्त्र्य जलं मन्त्रैरालिङ्गैर्वारुणैः शुभैः

lepayitvā tu tīrasthastalliṅgaireva mantrataḥ / abhimantrya jalaṃ mantrairāliṅgairvāruṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Having smeared (himself) while standing on the bank, with the very mantras belonging to those (substances), and having consecrated the water with mantras—those pertaining to the (bodily) parts and the auspicious mantras of Varuṇa—

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

GaP 1 50.44

त्नानकाले स्मरेद्विष्णमापो नारायणो यतः । प्रेक्ष्य ओङ्कारमादित्यं त्रिर्निमज्जेज्जलाशये

tnānakāle smaredviṣṇamāpo nārāyaṇo yataḥ / prekṣya oṅkāramādityaṃ trirnimajjejjalāśaye

at the time of bathing he should remember Viṣṇu, since the waters are Nārāyaṇa; having looked upon the syllable Oṃ and the sun, he should dip three times in the water.

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

GaP 1 50.45

आचान्तः पुनराचामेन्मन्त्रेणानेन मन्त्रवित् । अन्तश्चरसि भूतेषु गुहायां विश्वतोमुखः

ācāntaḥ punarācāmenmantreṇānena mantravit / antaścarasi bhūteṣu guhāyāṃ viśvatomukhaḥ

Having sipped water, one who knows the mantras should sip again with this mantra: "You move within, inside beings, in the cave (of the heart), facing in all directions;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.46

त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कार आपो ज्योती रसो ऽमृतम् । द्रुपदां वा त्रिरभ्यस्येव्द्याहृतिप्रणवान्विताम्

tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāra āpo jyotī raso 'mṛtam / drupadāṃ vā trirabhyasyevdyāhṛtipraṇavānvitām

you are the sacrifice, you are the utterance vaṣaṭ, the waters, light, sap, the immortal"; or he should repeat three times the drupadā verse, joined with the ritual utterances and with the praṇava (Oṃ).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.47

सावित्रीं वा जपे द्विद्वांस्तथा चैवाघमर्षणम् । ततः संमार्जनं कुर्यादापोहिष्ठामयोभुवः

sāvitrīṃ vā jape dvidvāṃstathā caivāghamarṣaṇam / tataḥ saṃmārjanaṃ kuryādāpohiṣṭhāmayobhuvaḥ

Or the learned man should mutter the Sāvitrī, and likewise the Aghamarṣaṇa; then he should perform the wiping (of the body) with the verses "āpo hi ṣṭhā" and "mayobhuvaḥ";

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.48

इदमापः प्रवहतव्याहृतिभिस्तथैव च । ततो ऽभिमन्त्रितं तोपमापो हिष्ठादिमन्त्रकैः

idamāpaḥ pravahatavyāhṛtibhistathaiva ca / tato 'bhimantritaṃ topamāpo hiṣṭhādimantrakaiḥ

and likewise with "idam āpaḥ pravahata" together with the ritual utterances; then the water, consecrated with the mantras beginning "āpo hi ṣṭhā"—

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

GaP 1 50.49

अन्तर्जलमवाङ्मग्नो जपेत्त्रिरघमर्षणम् । द्रुपदां वाथ सावित्ररिं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्

antarjalamavāṅmagno japettriraghamarṣaṇam / drupadāṃ vātha sāvitrariṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

immersed in the water with face downward, he should mutter three times the Aghamarṣaṇa, or the drupadā, or the Sāvitrī, or "that supreme station of Viṣṇu";

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.50

आवर्तयेद्वा प्रणवं देवदेवं रमरेद्धरिम् । अपः पाणौ समादाय जप्त्वा वै मार्जने कृते

āvartayedvā praṇavaṃ devadevaṃ ramareddharim / apaḥ pāṇau samādāya japtvā vai mārjane kṛte

or he should repeat the praṇava (Oṃ) and should remember Hari, the god of gods. Taking water in his hand, and having muttered (the mantra), when the wiping has been done,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.51

विन्यस्य मूर्ध्नि तत्तोयं मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । सन्ध्यामुपास्य चाचम्य संस्मरेन्नित्यमीश्वरम्

vinyasya mūrdhni tattoyaṃ mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / sandhyāmupāsya cācamya saṃsmarennityamīśvaram

having placed that water on his head, he is freed from all sins. Having worshipped the twilight prayer and sipped water, he should always call the Lord to mind.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.52

अथोपतिष्ठेदादित्यमूर्ध्वपुष्पान्विताञ्जलिम् । प्रक्षिप्यालोकयेद्देवमुदयन्तं न शक्यते

athopatiṣṭhedādityamūrdhvapuṣpānvitāñjalim / prakṣipyālokayeddevamudayantaṃ na śakyate

Then he should stand facing the sun, his cupped hands raised and holding flowers; having thrown (them), he should look at the god as he rises—(otherwise) it is not possible.

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

GaP 1 50.53

उदुत्यं चित्रमित्येवं तच्चक्षुरिति मन्त्रतः । हंसः शुचिषदेतेन सावित्र्या च विशेषतः

udutyaṃ citramityevaṃ taccakṣuriti mantrataḥ / haṃsaḥ śuciṣadetena sāvitryā ca viśeṣataḥ

With "ud u tyaṃ citram" thus, and with the mantra "tac cakṣuḥ," and with this "haṃsaḥ śuciṣat," and especially with the Sāvitrī,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.54

अन्यैः सौरैर्वैदिकैश्च गायत्त्रीं च ततो जपेत् । मन्त्रांश्च विविधान्पश्चात्प्राक्कूले च कशासने

anyaiḥ saurairvaidikaiśca gāyattrīṃ ca tato japet / mantrāṃśca vividhānpaścātprākkūle ca kaśāsane

and with other solar and Vedic (mantras); and then he should mutter the Gāyatrī, and afterwards various mantras, on a kuśa seat with the tips pointing east.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.55

तिष्ठंश्च वीक्ष्यमाणोर्ऽकं जपं कुर्यात्समाहितः । स्फटिकाब्जाक्षरुद्राक्षैः पुत्रजीवसमुद्भवैः

tiṣṭhaṃśca vīkṣyamāṇor'kaṃ japaṃ kuryātsamāhitaḥ / sphaṭikābjākṣarudrākṣaiḥ putrajīvasamudbhavaiḥ

And standing, gazing at the sun, he should perform the muttering with concentrated mind, with (beads) of crystal, lotus seed, rudrākṣa, or produced from the putrajīva tree—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.56

कर्तव्या त्वक्षाला स्यादन्तरा तत्र सा स्मृता । यदि स्यात्क्लिन्नवासा वै वारिमध्यगतश्चरेत्

kartavyā tvakṣālā syādantarā tatra sā smṛtā / yadi syātklinnavāsā vai vārimadhyagataścaret

(A rosary) is to be made; it is held to be (used) there in between. If his garment be wet, he should go into the midst of the water (and recite).

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

GaP 1 50.57

अन्यथा च शुचौ भूम्यां दर्भेषु च समाहितः । प्रदक्षिणं समावृत्य नमस्कृत्य ततः क्षितौ

anyathā ca śucau bhūmyāṃ darbheṣu ca samāhitaḥ / pradakṣiṇaṃ samāvṛtya namaskṛtya tataḥ kṣitau

Otherwise (he should do it) collected in mind on pure ground and on darbha grass; having circumambulated to the right and then bowed down on the earth,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.58

आचम्य च यथाशास्त्रं शक्त्या स्वाध्यायमाचरेत् । ततः सन्तर्पयेद्देवानृषीन्पितृगणांस्तथा

ācamya ca yathāśāstraṃ śaktyā svādhyāyamācaret / tataḥ santarpayeddevānṛṣīnpitṛgaṇāṃstathā

and having sipped water according to the rule, he should perform his own Vedic recitation as far as he is able; then he should offer libations to the gods, the seers, and likewise the hosts of the fathers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.61

आदावोङ्कारमुच्चार्य नमो ऽन्ते तर्पयामि च । देवान्ब्रह्मऋषींश्चैव तर्पयेदक्षतोदकैः ॥ गर्प्_१,५०।५९ ॥ पितॄन्देवान्मुनीन् भक्त्या स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः ॥ गर्प्_१,५०।६० ॥ देवर्ष्ॐस्तर्पयेद्धीमानुदकाञ्जलिभिः पितॄत् । यज्ञोपवीती देवानां निवीती ऋषितर्पणे

ādāvoṅkāramuccārya namo 'nte tarpayāmi ca / devānbrahmaṛṣīṃścaiva tarpayedakṣatodakaiḥ // garp_1,50.59 // pitṝndevānmunīn bhaktyā svasūtroktavidhānataḥ // garp_1,50.60 // devarṣoṃstarpayeddhīmānudakāñjalibhiḥ pitṝt / yajñopavītī devānāṃ nivītī ṛṣitarpaṇe

Uttering the syllable Om at the beginning and "namaḥ, and I offer libation" at the end, he should offer libation to the gods and to the brahman-seers with water and unbroken grains; (and) to the fathers, gods, and sages with devotion, according to the rule stated in his own sūtra. The wise man should offer libation to the gods and seers, and to the fathers with handfuls of water, wearing the sacred thread over the left shoulder for the gods, with it hung round the neck (nivīta) in the libation to the seers,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.62

प्राचीनावीती पित्र्ये तु तेन तीर्थेन भारत । निष्पीड्य स्नानवस्त्रं वै समाचम्य च वाग्यतः

prācīnāvītī pitrye tu tena tīrthena bhārata / niṣpīḍya snānavastraṃ vai samācamya ca vāgyataḥ

and with the thread over the right shoulder in the rite for the fathers, using that (respective) part of the hand, O Bhārata. Having wrung out the bathing garment and sipped water, restraining his speech,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.63

स्वैर्मन्त्रैरर्चयेद्देवान्पुष्पैः पत्रैस्तथाम्बुभिः । ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं सूर्यं तथैव मधुसूदनम्

svairmantrairarcayeddevānpuṣpaiḥ patraistathāmbubhiḥ / brahmāṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sūryaṃ tathaiva madhusūdanam

he should worship the gods with their own mantras, with flowers, leaves and water: Brahmā, Śaṅkara, the Sun, and likewise Madhusūdana,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.64

अन्यांश्चाभिमतान्देवान् भक्त्या चाक्रोधनो हर ! । प्रदद्याद्वाथ पुष्पादि सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु

anyāṃścābhimatāndevān bhaktyā cākrodhano hara ! / pradadyādvātha puṣpādi sūktena puruṣeṇa tu

and other favoured gods, with devotion and free from anger, O Hara! Or else he should offer flowers and the rest with the Puruṣa hymn.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.65

आपो वा देवताः सर्वास्तेन सम्यक् समर्चिताः । ध्यात्वा प्रणवपूर्वं वै देवं वारिसमाहितः

āpo vā devatāḥ sarvāstena samyak samarcitāḥ / dhyātvā praṇavapūrvaṃ vai devaṃ vārisamāhitaḥ

Or the waters are all the deities, (and) by that they are properly worshipped. Having meditated, preceded by the syllable Om, on the god, standing collected in the water,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.66

नमस्कारेण पुषापाणि विन्यसेद्वै पृथक्पृथक् । नर्ते ह्याराधनात्पुण्यं विद्यते कर्म वैदिकम्

namaskāreṇa puṣāpāṇi vinyasedvai pṛthakpṛthak / narte hyārādhanātpuṇyaṃ vidyate karma vaidikam

he should lay down the flowers one by one with an obeisance; for without worship no Vedic act becomes meritorious.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.67

तस्मात्तत्रादिमध्यान्ते चेतसा धारयेद्धरिम् । तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रेण सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु

tasmāttatrādimadhyānte cetasā dhārayeddharim / tadviṣṇoriti mantreṇa sūktena puruṣeṇa tu

Therefore at the beginning, middle and end of it he should hold Hari in his mind, with the mantra "tad viṣṇoḥ..." and with the Puruṣa hymn;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.68

निवेदयेच्च आत्मानं विष्णवे ऽमलतेजसे । तदाध्यात्ममनाः शान्तस्तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रतः

nivedayecca ātmānaṃ viṣṇave 'malatejase / tadādhyātmamanāḥ śāntastadviṣṇoriti mantrataḥ

and he should offer himself up to Viṣṇu of spotless splendour, his mind fixed on that supreme Self, at peace, by means of the mantra "tad viṣṇoḥ...";

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.69

अप्रेते सशिरा वेतियजेत्वा पुष्पके हरिम् । देवयज्ञं पितृयज्ञं तथैव च । मानुषं ब्रह्मयज्ञं च पञ्च यज्ञान्समाचरेत्

aprete saśirā vetiyajetvā puṣpake harim / devayajñaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ tathaiva ca / mānuṣaṃ brahmayajñaṃ ca pañca yajñānsamācaret

with "aprete..." and "saśirā..." (?) having worshipped Hari with a flower (offering). He should perform the five sacrifices: the sacrifice to the gods, that to the fathers, and likewise the human one and the sacrifice to Brahman.

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

GaP 1 50.70

यदि स्यात्तर्पणादर्वाग्ब्रयज्ञं कुतो भवेत् । कृत्वा मनुष्ययज्ञं वै ततः स्वाध्यायमाचरेत्

yadi syāttarpaṇādarvāgbrayajñaṃ kuto bhavet / kṛtvā manuṣyayajñaṃ vai tataḥ svādhyāyamācaret

If it were (done) before the libation, how could the Brahman-sacrifice take place? Having performed the human sacrifice, he should then do his Vedic recitation.

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

GaP 1 50.71

वैश्वदेवस्तु कर्तव्यो देवयज्ञः स तु स्मृतः । भूतयज्ञःऋ स वै ज्ञेयो भूतेभ्यो यस्त्वयं बलिः

vaiśvadevastu kartavyo devayajñaḥ sa tu smṛtaḥ / bhūtayajñaḥṛ sa vai jñeyo bhūtebhyo yastvayaṃ baliḥ

The Vaiśvadeva (offering) is to be performed; that is called the sacrifice to the gods. And that offering which is given to the beings is to be known as the sacrifice to beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.72

श्वभ्यश्च श्वपचेभ्यश्च पतितादिभ्य एव च । दद्याद्भूमौ बहिस्त्वन्नं पक्षिभ्यश्च द्विजोत्तमः

śvabhyaśca śvapacebhyaśca patitādibhya eva ca / dadyādbhūmau bahistvannaṃ pakṣibhyaśca dvijottamaḥ

And the best of the twice-born should give food on the ground outside for dogs, for dog-cookers (caṇḍālas), for outcastes and the like, and for birds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.73

एकं तु भोजयेद्विप्रं पितॄनुद्दिश्य सत्तमाः । नित्यश्राद्धं तदुद्दिश्य पितृयज्ञो गतिप्रदः

ekaṃ tu bhojayedvipraṃ pitṝnuddiśya sattamāḥ / nityaśrāddhaṃ taduddiśya pitṛyajño gatipradaḥ

But he should feed one brahmin with reference to the fathers, O best of men; the daily śrāddha directed to them, the sacrifice to the fathers, bestows (a good) course.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.74

उद्धृत्य वा यथाशक्ति किञ्चिदन्नं समाहितः । वेदतत्त्वार्थविदुषे द्विजायैवोपपादयेत्

uddhṛtya vā yathāśakti kiñcidannaṃ samāhitaḥ / vedatattvārthaviduṣe dvijāyaivopapādayet

Or, collected in mind, having set aside some food according to his ability, he should present it to a twice-born who knows the true meaning of the Veda.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.75

पूजयेदतिथिं नित्यं नमस्येदर्चयोद्द्विजम् । मनोवाक्कर्मभिः शान्तं स्वागतैः स्वगृहं ततः

pūjayedatithiṃ nityaṃ namasyedarcayoddvijam / manovākkarmabhiḥ śāntaṃ svāgataiḥ svagṛhaṃ tataḥ

He should always honour a guest, should bow to and worship a brahmin; (he should receive) the peaceful one with mind, speech and deed, with words of welcome, into his own house.

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

GaP 1 50.76

भिक्षामाहुर्ग्रासमात्रमन्नं तत्स्याच्चतुर्गुणम् । पुष्कलं हन्तकारं तु तच्चतुर्गुणमुच्यते

bhikṣāmāhurgrāsamātramannaṃ tatsyāccaturguṇam / puṣkalaṃ hantakāraṃ tu taccaturguṇamucyate

They call a mere mouthful of food "alms" (bhikṣā); four times that is "puṣkala"; and four times that is called "hantakāra".

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

GaP 1 50.77

गोदोहमात्रकालं वै प्रतीक्ष्यो ह्यतिथिः स्वयम् । अभ्यागतान्यथाशक्ति पूजयेदतिथिं तथा

godohamātrakālaṃ vai pratīkṣyo hyatithiḥ svayam / abhyāgatānyathāśakti pūjayedatithiṃ tathā

A guest is himself to be awaited for the length of time it takes to milk a cow; and one should honour those who arrive, and the guest, according to one's ability.

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GaP 1 50.78

भिक्षां वै भिक्षवे दद्याद्विधिवद्ब्रह्यचारिणे । दद्यादन्नं यथाशक्ति अर्थिभ्यो लोभवर्जितः

bhikṣāṃ vai bhikṣave dadyādvidhivadbrahyacāriṇe / dadyādannaṃ yathāśakti arthibhyo lobhavarjitaḥ

One should give alms to a mendicant, and duly to a brahmacārin; free of greed, one should give food according to one's means to those who ask.

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GaP 1 50.79

भुञ्जति बन्धुभिः सार्धं वाग्यतो ऽन्नमकुत्सयन् । अकृत्वा तु द्विजः पञ्च महायज्ञान् द्विजोत्तमः

bhuñjati bandhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ vāgyato 'nnamakutsayan / akṛtvā tu dvijaḥ pañca mahāyajñān dvijottamaḥ

He eats together with his kinsmen, restrained in speech, not disparaging the food. But a twice-born, the best of the twice-born, who has not performed the five great sacrifices —

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GaP 1 50.80

भुञ्जते चेत्स मूढात्मा तिर्यग्योनिं च गच्छति । वेदाभ्यासो ऽन्वहं शक्त्या महायज्ञक्रियाक्षमाः

bhuñjate cetsa mūḍhātmā tiryagyoniṃ ca gacchati / vedābhyāso 'nvahaṃ śaktyā mahāyajñakriyākṣamāḥ

— if that deluded-minded one eats, he goes to an animal birth. Daily recitation of the Veda, according to one's ability, and (the rites) that stand in for the great sacrifices when one is unable to perform them,

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GaP 1 50.81

नाशयन्त्याशु पापानि देवानामर्चनं तथा । यो मोहादथ वालस्यादकृत्वा देवतार्चनम्

nāśayantyāśu pāpāni devānāmarcanaṃ tathā / yo mohādatha vālasyādakṛtvā devatārcanam

— these quickly destroy sins, and likewise the worship of the gods. He who, out of delusion or out of laziness, without having performed the worship of the deities,

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GaP 1 50.82

भुङ्क्ते स याति नरकान्त्सूंकरेष्वेव जायते । अशौचं संप्रवक्ष्यामि अशुचिः पातकी सदा

bhuṅkte sa yāti narakāntsūṃkareṣveva jāyate / aśaucaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi aśuciḥ pātakī sadā

— eats, he goes to the hells and is born among pigs. I shall now declare (the rules of) impurity: the sinner is always impure.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.83

अशौचं चैव संसर्गाच्छुद्धिः संसर्गवर्जनात् । दशाहं प्राहुराशौचं सर्वेविप्रा विपश्चितः

aśaucaṃ caiva saṃsargācchuddhiḥ saṃsargavarjanāt / daśāhaṃ prāhurāśaucaṃ sarveviprā vipaścitaḥ

Impurity comes from contact, and purity from avoiding contact. All learned brahmins declare the impurity to last ten days,

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GaP 1 50.84

मृतेषु वाथ जातेषु ब्राह्मणानां द्विजोत्तम । आदन्तजननात् सद्य आचूडादेकरात्रकम्

mṛteṣu vātha jāteṣu brāhmaṇānāṃ dvijottama / ādantajananāt sadya ācūḍādekarātrakam

— when brahmins die or are born, O best of the twice-born. (For a child) up to the appearance of the teeth it is immediate (purification); up to the tonsure, one night;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 50.85

त्रिरात्रमौपनयनाद्दशरात्रमतः परम् । क्षत्त्रियो द्वादशहेन दशभिः पञ्चभिर्विशः

trirātramaupanayanāddaśarātramataḥ param / kṣattriyo dvādaśahena daśabhiḥ pañcabhirviśaḥ

from the initiation onward, three nights; beyond that, ten nights. A kṣatriya (is purified) in twelve days, a vaiśya in ten — or in five.

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GaP 1 50.86

शुध्येन्मासेन वै शूद्रो यतीनां नास्ति पातकम् । रात्रिभिर्मासतुल्याभिर्गर्भस्त्रावेषु शौचकम्

śudhyenmāsena vai śūdro yatīnāṃ nāsti pātakam / rātribhirmāsatulyābhirgarbhastrāveṣu śaucakam

A śūdra becomes pure in a month; for ascetics there is no defilement. In cases of miscarriage the purification is by a number of nights equal to the months (of the pregnancy).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition