Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 13
KuP 2 13.1
व्यास उवाच भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च सुप्त्वा च स्नात्वा रथ्योपसर्पणे । ओष्ठावलमोकौ स्पृष्ट्वा वासो विपरिधाय च
vyāsa uvāca bhuktvā pītvā ca suptvā ca snātvā rathyopasarpaṇe / oṣṭhāvalamokau spṛṣṭvā vāso viparidhāya ca
Vyāsa said: After eating, drinking, sleeping, bathing, walking on the highway, after touching the lips or the corners of the eyes, and after putting on one's garment awry;
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KuP 2 13.2
रेतोमूत्रपुरीषाणामुत्सर्गे ऽयुक्तभाषणे । ष्ठीवित्वाध्ययनारम्भे कासश्वासागमे तथा
retomūtrapurīṣāṇāmutsarge 'yuktabhāṣaṇe / ṣṭhīvitvādhyayanārambhe kāsaśvāsāgame tathā
at the discharge of semen, urine, or excrement, at improper speech, at spitting, at the beginning of study, and likewise at the coming on of a cough or heavy breathing;
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KuP 2 13.3
चत्वरं वा श्मशानं वा समाक्रम्य द्विजोत्तमः । संध्ययोरुभयोस्तद्वदाचान्तो ऽप्याचमेत् पुनः
catvaraṃ vā śmaśānaṃ vā samākramya dvijottamaḥ / saṃdhyayorubhayostadvadācānto 'pyācamet punaḥ
or having stepped on a crossroads or a cremation ground, the best of the twice-born should likewise, at both twilights, sip water again even if he has already sipped.
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KuP 2 13.4
चण्डालम्लेच्छसंभाषे स्त्रीशूद्रोच्छिष्टभाषणे । उच्छिष्टं पुरुषं स्पृष्ट्वा भोज्यं चापि तथाविधम् । आचामेदश्रुपाते वा लोहितस्य तथैव च
caṇḍālamlecchasaṃbhāṣe strīśūdrocchiṣṭabhāṣaṇe / ucchiṣṭaṃ puruṣaṃ spṛṣṭvā bhojyaṃ cāpi tathāvidham / ācāmedaśrupāte vā lohitasya tathaiva ca
On conversing with a caṇḍāla or a barbarian, on speaking with a woman, a śūdra, or one who is impure with food-remnants, on touching a man defiled by food-remnants or food of that sort, he should sip water; likewise at the falling of tears or of blood.
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KuP 2 13.5
भोजने संध्ययोः स्नात्वा पीत्वा मूत्रपुरीषयोः । आचान्तो ऽप्याचमेत् सुप्त्वा सकृत्सकृदथान्यतः
bhojane saṃdhyayoḥ snātvā pītvā mūtrapurīṣayoḥ / ācānto 'pyācamet suptvā sakṛtsakṛdathānyataḥ
At eating, at the two twilights, after bathing, after drinking, at (voiding) urine and excrement, and after sleeping, he should sip water again even if he has already sipped; and in other cases once each.
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KuP 2 13.6
अग्नेर्गवामथालम्भे स्पृष्ट्वा प्रयतमेव वा । स्त्रीणामथात्मनः स्पर्शे नीवीं वा परिधाय च
agnergavāmathālambhe spṛṣṭvā prayatameva vā / strīṇāmathātmanaḥ sparśe nīvīṃ vā paridhāya ca
On coming into contact with fire or with cows, or on touching one who is (already) purified, and on the touch of women or of oneself, and after tying on the waistband;
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KuP 2 13.7
उपस्पृशेज्जलं वार्द्रं तृणं वा भूमिमेव वा । केशानां चात्मनः स्पर्शे वाससो ऽक्षालितस्य च
upaspṛśejjalaṃ vārdraṃ tṛṇaṃ vā bhūmimeva vā / keśānāṃ cātmanaḥ sparśe vāsaso 'kṣālitasya ca
He should touch water, or something moist, or grass, or the earth, when he has touched hair, or his own body, or an unwashed garment.
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KuP 2 13.8
अनुष्णाभिरफेनाबिरदुष्टाभिश्च धर्मतः । शौचेप्सुः सर्वदाचामेदासीनः प्रागुदङ्मुखः
anuṣṇābhiraphenābiraduṣṭābhiśca dharmataḥ / śaucepsuḥ sarvadācāmedāsīnaḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ
With water that is not hot, not frothy and not tainted, as prescribed by dharma, one who desires purity should always sip, seated, facing east or north.
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KuP 2 13.9
शिरः प्रावृत्य कण्ठं वा मुक्तकच्छसिखो ऽपि वा । अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचमाचान्तो ऽप्यशुचिर्भवेत्
śiraḥ prāvṛtya kaṇṭhaṃ vā muktakacchasikho 'pi vā / akṛtvā pādayoḥ śaucamācānto 'pyaśucirbhavet
If he has covered his head, or his neck, or if his loincloth or hair-knot is loose, or if he has not cleaned his feet, then even though he has sipped he remains impure.
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KuP 2 13.10
सोपानत्को जलस्थो वा नोष्णीषी वाचमेद् बुधः । न चैव वर्षधाराभिर्न तिष्ठन् नोद्धृतोदकैः
sopānatko jalastho vā noṣṇīṣī vācamed budhaḥ / na caiva varṣadhārābhirna tiṣṭhan noddhṛtodakaiḥ
The wise man should not sip while wearing sandals, or while standing in water, or wearing a turban; nor with falling rain-water, nor standing, nor with water that has not been drawn up.
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KuP 2 13.11
नैकहस्तार्पितजलैर्विना सूत्रेण वा पुनः । न पादुकासनस्थो वा बहिर्जानुरथापि वा
naikahastārpitajalairvinā sūtreṇa vā punaḥ / na pādukāsanastho vā bahirjānurathāpi vā
Nor with water offered with only one hand, nor again without the sacred thread; nor seated upon his sandals, nor with his knees outside (his garment).
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KuP 2 13.12
न जल्पन् न हसन् प्रेक्षन् शयानः प्रह्व एव च । नावीक्षिताभिः फेनाद्यैरुपेताभिरथापि वा
na jalpan na hasan prekṣan śayānaḥ prahva eva ca / nāvīkṣitābhiḥ phenādyairupetābhirathāpi vā
Not while chattering, not laughing, not gazing about, not lying down, nor bent forward; nor with water that has not been inspected, nor with water having foam and the like in it.
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KuP 2 13.13
शूद्राशुचिकरोन्मुक्तैर्न क्षाराभिस्तथैव च । न चैवाङ्गुलिभिः शब्दं न कुर्वन् नान्यमानसः
śūdrāśucikaronmuktairna kṣārābhistathaiva ca / na caivāṅgulibhiḥ śabdaṃ na kurvan nānyamānasaḥ
And likewise not with water let go by a śūdra or by an impure hand, nor with brackish water; nor while making a sound with the fingers, nor with his mind on something else.
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KuP 2 13.14
न वर्णरसदुष्टाभिर्न चैव प्रदरोदकैः । न पाणिक्षुभिताभिर्वा न बहिष्कक्ष एव वा
na varṇarasaduṣṭābhirna caiva pradarodakaiḥ / na pāṇikṣubhitābhirvā na bahiṣkakṣa eva vā
Not with water spoiled in colour or taste, nor with water from a fissure, nor with water stirred up by the hand, nor with the arm outside the garment.
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KuP 2 13.15
हृद्गाभिः पूयते विप्रः कण्ठ्याभिः क्षत्रियः शुचिः । प्राशिताभिस्तथावैश्यः स्त्रीशूद्रौ स्पर्शतो ऽन्ततः
hṛdgābhiḥ pūyate vipraḥ kaṇṭhyābhiḥ kṣatriyaḥ śuciḥ / prāśitābhistathāvaiśyaḥ strīśūdrau sparśato 'ntataḥ
The brahmin is purified by water reaching the heart, the kṣatriya becomes pure by water reaching the throat, the vaiśya likewise by water merely tasted, and women and śūdras, at the least, by touching (it).
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KuP 2 13.16
अङ्गुष्ठमूलान्तरतो रेखायां ब्राह्ममुच्यते । अन्तराङ्गुष्ठदेशिन्यो पितॄणां तीर्थमुत्तमम्
aṅguṣṭhamūlāntarato rekhāyāṃ brāhmamucyate / antarāṅguṣṭhadeśinyo pitṝṇāṃ tīrthamuttamam
On the line within, at the base of the thumb, the brāhma (tīrtha) is declared; between the thumb and the index finger is the highest tīrtha of the fathers.
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KuP 2 13.17
कनिष्ठामूलतः पश्चात् प्राजापत्यं प्रचक्षते । अङ्गुल्यग्रे स्मृतं दैवं तदेवार्षं प्रकीर्तितम्
kaniṣṭhāmūlataḥ paścāt prājāpatyaṃ pracakṣate / aṅgulyagre smṛtaṃ daivaṃ tadevārṣaṃ prakīrtitam
Behind, at the base of the little finger, they proclaim the prājāpatya; at the fingertips the daiva is taught, and that same is also called the ārṣa.
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KuP 2 13.18
मूले वा दैवमार्षं स्यादाग्नेयं मध्यतः स्मृतं । तदेव सौमिकं तीर्थमेतज्ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति
mūle vā daivamārṣaṃ syādāgneyaṃ madhyataḥ smṛtaṃ / tadeva saumikaṃ tīrthametajjñātvā na muhyati
Or at the root the daiva and the ārṣa may be; in the middle the āgneya is taught; that same is the saumika tīrtha — knowing this, one is not confused.
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KuP 2 13.19
ब्राह्मेणैव तु तीर्थेन द्विजो नित्यमुपस्पृशेत् । कायेन वाथ दैवेन तु पित्र्येण वै द्विजाः
brāhmeṇaiva tu tīrthena dvijo nityamupaspṛśet / kāyena vātha daivena tu pitryeṇa vai dvijāḥ
But the twice-born should always sip with the brāhma tīrtha, or with the kāya, or with the daiva, or indeed with the pitrya, O twice-born ones.
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KuP 2 13.20
त्रिः प्राश्नीयादपः पूर्वं ब्राह्मणः प्रयतस्ततः । संमृज्याङ्गुष्ठमूलेन मुखं वै समुपस्पृशेत्
triḥ prāśnīyādapaḥ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ prayatastataḥ / saṃmṛjyāṅguṣṭhamūlena mukhaṃ vai samupaspṛśet
First the brahmin, purified, should sip water three times; then, having wiped (his mouth), he should touch the mouth with the base of the thumb.
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KuP 2 13.21
अङ्गुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां तु स्पृशेन्नेत्रद्वयं ततः । तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठयोगेन स्पृशेन्नासापृटद्वयम्
aṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ tu spṛśennetradvayaṃ tataḥ / tarjanyaṅguṣṭhayogena spṛśennāsāpṛṭadvayam
Then with the thumb and the ring finger he should touch the two eyes; with the index finger joined to the thumb he should touch the two nostrils.
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KuP 2 13.22
कनिष्ठाङ्गुष्ठयोगेन श्रवणे समुपस्पृशेत् । सर्वासामथ योगेन हृदयं तु तलेन वा । संस्पृशेद् वा शिरस्तद्वदङ्गुष्ठेनाथवा द्वयम्
kaniṣṭhāṅguṣṭhayogena śravaṇe samupaspṛśet / sarvāsāmatha yogena hṛdayaṃ tu talena vā / saṃspṛśed vā śirastadvadaṅguṣṭhenāthavā dvayam
With the little finger joined to the thumb he should touch the two ears; then with all (the fingers) joined, the heart, or (touch it) with the palm; and likewise he should touch the head, or the two (shoulders) with the thumb.
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KuP 2 13.23
त्रिः प्राश्नीयाद् यदम्भस्तु सुप्रीतास्तेन देवताः । ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महेशश्च भवन्तीत्यनुशुश्रुमः
triḥ prāśnīyād yadambhastu suprītāstena devatāḥ / brahmā viṣṇurmaheśaśca bhavantītyanuśuśrumaḥ
The water that he sips three times — by it the deities are well pleased: Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa become (pleased); so we have heard.
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KuP 2 13.24
गङ्गा च यमुना चैव प्रीयेते परिमार्जनात् । संस्पृष्टयोर्लोचनयोः प्रीयेते शशिभास्करौ
gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva prīyete parimārjanāt / saṃspṛṣṭayorlocanayoḥ prīyete śaśibhāskarau
Gaṅgā and Yamunā are pleased by the wiping; when the two eyes are touched, the moon and the sun are pleased.
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KuP 2 13.25
नासत्यदस्त्रौ प्रीयेते स्पृष्टे नासापुटद्वये । कर्णयोः स्पृष्टयोस्तद्वत् प्रीयेते चानिलानलौ
nāsatyadastrau prīyete spṛṣṭe nāsāpuṭadvaye / karṇayoḥ spṛṣṭayostadvat prīyete cānilānalau
The two Nāsatyas, Nāsatya and Dasra, are pleased when the two nostrils are touched; likewise, when the ears are touched, wind and fire are pleased.
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KuP 2 13.26
संस्पृष्टे हृदये चास्य प्रीयन्ते सर्वदेवताः । मूर्ध्नि संस्पर्शनादेकः प्रीतः स पुरुषो भवेत्
saṃspṛṣṭe hṛdaye cāsya prīyante sarvadevatāḥ / mūrdhni saṃsparśanādekaḥ prītaḥ sa puruṣo bhavet
And when his heart is touched, all the deities are pleased; from touching the head, that one Puruṣa becomes pleased.
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KuP 2 13.27
नोच्छिष्टं कुर्वते मुख्या विप्रुषो ऽङ्गं नयन्ति याः । दन्तवद् दन्तलग्नेषु जिह्वास्पर्शे ऽशुचिर्भवेत्
nocchiṣṭaṃ kurvate mukhyā vipruṣo 'ṅgaṃ nayanti yāḥ / dantavad dantalagneṣu jihvāsparśe 'śucirbhavet
Droplets from the mouth which reach a limb do not render (one) ucchiṣṭa; particles stuck in the teeth are (reckoned) like the teeth themselves, but on their being touched by the tongue one becomes impure.
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KuP 2 13.28
स्पृशान्ति बिन्दवः पादौ य आचामयतः परान् । भूमिगैस्ते समा ज्ञेया न तैरप्रयतो भवेत्
spṛśānti bindavaḥ pādau ya ācāmayataḥ parān / bhūmigaiste samā jñeyā na tairaprayato bhavet
The drops which touch the feet of one who is causing others to rinse their mouths are to be regarded as equal to (water) gone to the ground; one does not become impure by them.
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KuP 2 13.29
मदुपर्के च सोमे च ताम्बूलस्य च भक्षणे । फलमूले चेक्षुदण्डे न दोषं प्राह वे मनुः
maduparke ca some ca tāmbūlasya ca bhakṣaṇe / phalamūle cekṣudaṇḍe na doṣaṃ prāha ve manuḥ
In the madhuparka (honey-mixture), in the soma, and in the eating of betel, in fruit and root and sugar-cane stalk, Manu declared there is no fault.
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KuP 2 13.30
प्रचरंश्चान्नपानेषु द्रव्यहस्तो भवेन्नरः । भूमौ निक्षिप्य तद् द्रव्यमाचम्याभ्युक्षयेत् तु तत्
pracaraṃścānnapāneṣu dravyahasto bhavennaraḥ / bhūmau nikṣipya tad dravyamācamyābhyukṣayet tu tat
While engaged among foods and drinks, a man may (happen to) have an object in his hand; setting that object down on the ground, he should sip water and then sprinkle it.
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KuP 2 13.31
तैजसं वै समादाय यद्युच्छिष्टो भवेद् द्विजः । भूमौ निक्षिप्य तद् द्रव्यमाचम्याभ्युक्षयेत् तु तत्
taijasaṃ vai samādāya yadyucchiṣṭo bhaved dvijaḥ / bhūmau nikṣipya tad dravyamācamyābhyukṣayet tu tat
If, having taken up a metal object, a twice-born becomes ucchiṣṭa, he should set that object down on the ground, sip water, and then sprinkle it.
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KuP 2 13.32
यद्यमत्रं समादाय भवेदुच्छेषणान्वितः । अनिधायैव तद् द्रव्यमाचान्तः शुचितामियात् । वस्त्रादिषु विकल्पः स्यात् तत्संस्पृष्ट्वाचमेदिह
yadyamatraṃ samādāya bhaveduccheṣaṇānvitaḥ / anidhāyaiva tad dravyamācāntaḥ śucitāmiyāt / vastrādiṣu vikalpaḥ syāt tatsaṃspṛṣṭvācamediha
If, having taken up a vessel, he becomes possessed of leftovers, then without setting that object down at all he attains purity by sipping water; in the case of garments and the like there is an option: having touched them, he should here sip water.
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KuP 2 13.33
अरण्ये ऽनुदके रात्रौ चौरव्याघ्राकुले पथि । कृत्वा मूत्रं पुरीषं वा द्रव्यहस्तो न दुष्यति
araṇye 'nudake rātrau cauravyāghrākule pathi / kṛtvā mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā dravyahasto na duṣyati
In a forest, where there is no water, at night, on a road infested with thieves and tigers, one who has passed urine or excrement with an object in his hand is not defiled.
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KuP 2 13.34
निधाय दक्षिणे कर्णे ब्रह्मसूत्रमुदङ्मुखः । अह्नि कुर्याच्छकृन्मूत्रं रात्रौ चेद् दक्षिणामुखः
nidhāya dakṣiṇe karṇe brahmasūtramudaṅmukhaḥ / ahni kuryācchakṛnmūtraṃ rātrau ced dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
Having placed the sacred thread on his right ear, facing north, he should pass excrement and urine by day; at night, facing south.
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KuP 2 13.35
अन्तर्धाय महीं काष्ठैः पत्रैर्लोष्ठतृणेन वा । प्रावृत्य च शिरः कुर्याद् विण्मूत्रस्य विसर्जनम्
antardhāya mahīṃ kāṣṭhaiḥ patrairloṣṭhatṛṇena vā / prāvṛtya ca śiraḥ kuryād viṇmūtrasya visarjanam
Having covered the ground with sticks, leaves, a clod, or grass, and having covered his head, he should perform the voiding of excrement and urine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.36
छायाकूपनदीगोष्ठचैत्याम्भः पथि भस्मसु । अग्नौ चैव श्मशाने च विण्मूत्रे न समाचरेत्
chāyākūpanadīgoṣṭhacaityāmbhaḥ pathi bhasmasu / agnau caiva śmaśāne ca viṇmūtre na samācaret
In shade, in a well, in a river, in a cow-pen, at a sacred (caitya) site, in water, on a road, on ashes, in fire, and in a cremation ground, one should not void excrement and urine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.37
न गोमये न कृष्टे वा महावृक्षे न शाड्वले । न तिष्ठन् वा न निर्वासा न च पर्वतमस्तके
na gomaye na kṛṣṭe vā mahāvṛkṣe na śāḍvale / na tiṣṭhan vā na nirvāsā na ca parvatamastake
Not on cow-dung, nor on ploughed land, nor at a great tree, nor on grassy turf; nor standing, nor without clothing, nor on a mountain top.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.38
न जीर्णदेवायतने न वल्मीके कदाचन । न ससत्त्वेषु गर्तेषु न गच्छन् वा समाचरेत्
na jīrṇadevāyatane na valmīke kadācana / na sasattveṣu garteṣu na gacchan vā samācaret
Never in a ruined temple, nor on an ant-hill, nor in pits containing living creatures, nor while walking should one do it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.39
तुषाङ्गारकपालेषु राजमार्गे तथैव च । न क्षेत्रे न विले वापि न तीर्थे न चतुष्पथे
tuṣāṅgārakapāleṣu rājamārge tathaiva ca / na kṣetre na vile vāpi na tīrthe na catuṣpathe
Nor on husks, coals, or potsherds, and likewise on a royal highway; not in a field, nor in a hole, nor at a sacred bathing place, nor at a crossroads.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.40
नोद्यानोदसमीपे वा नोषरे न पराशुचौ । न सोपानत्पादुको वा छत्री वा नान्तरिक्षके
nodyānodasamīpe vā noṣare na parāśucau / na sopānatpāduko vā chatrī vā nāntarikṣake
Not in a garden nor near water, nor on saline soil, nor on what is impure through another; nor wearing shoes or sandals, nor holding an umbrella, nor up in the air (i.e. off the ground).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 13.41
न चैवाभिमुखे स्त्रीणां गुरुब्राह्मणयोर्गवाम् । न देवदेवालययोरपामपि कदाचन
na caivābhimukhe strīṇāṃ gurubrāhmaṇayorgavām / na devadevālayayorapāmapi kadācana
And never facing women, a teacher, brahmins, or cows, nor facing gods or temples, nor ever facing waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.42
न ज्योतींषि निरीक्षन्वानसंध्याभिमुखो ऽपिवा । प्रत्यादित्यं प्रत्यनलं प्रतिसोमं तथैव च
na jyotīṃṣi nirīkṣanvānasaṃdhyābhimukho 'pivā / pratyādityaṃ pratyanalaṃ pratisomaṃ tathaiva ca
Nor while looking at the heavenly lights, nor facing the twilight, nor facing the sun, nor facing fire, nor likewise facing the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.43
आहृत्य मृत्तिकां कूलाल्लेपगन्धापकर्षणम् । कुर्यादतन्द्रितः शौचं विशुद्धैरुद्धृतोदकैः
āhṛtya mṛttikāṃ kūlāllepagandhāpakarṣaṇam / kuryādatandritaḥ śaucaṃ viśuddhairuddhṛtodakaiḥ
Having fetched earth from a bank, he should, unwearied, perform the cleansing that removes the smear and the smell, with pure water drawn up (from a source).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.44
नाहरेन्मृत्तिकां विप्रः पांशुलान्न च कर्दमात् । न मार्गान्नोषराद् देशाच्छौचशिष्टां परस्य च
nāharenmṛttikāṃ vipraḥ pāṃśulānna ca kardamāt / na mārgānnoṣarād deśācchaucaśiṣṭāṃ parasya ca
A brahmin should not take earth from a dusty place, nor from mud, nor from a road, nor from saline ground, nor what is left over from another's cleansing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 13.45
न देवायतनात् कूपाद् ग्रामान्न च जलात् तथा । उपस्पृशेत् ततो नित्यं पूर्वोक्तेन विधानतः
na devāyatanāt kūpād grāmānna ca jalāt tathā / upaspṛśet tato nityaṃ pūrvoktena vidhānataḥ
Nor from a temple, a well, a village, or from water; then he should always touch water (i.e. rinse) according to the rule stated before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition