Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 18
KuP 2 18.1
ऋषय ऊचुः अहन्यहनि कर्तव्यं ब्राह्मणानां महामुने । तदाचक्ष्वाखिलं कर्म येन मुच्येत बन्धनात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ahanyahani kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ mahāmune / tadācakṣvākhilaṃ karma yena mucyeta bandhanāt
The sages said: What is to be done day by day by brahmins, O great sage? Tell us that entire course of action by which one may be released from bondage.
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KuP 2 18.2
व्यास उवाच वक्ष्ये समाहिता यूयं शृणुध्वं गदतो मम । अहन्यहनि कर्तव्यं ब्राह्मणानां क्रमाद् विधिम्
vyāsa uvāca vakṣye samāhitā yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ gadato mama / ahanyahani kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ kramād vidhim
Vyāsa said: I shall declare it; be attentive and listen to me as I speak — the rule, in order, of what is to be done day by day by brahmins.
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KuP 2 18.3
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते तूत्थाय धर्ममर्थं च चिन्तयेत् । कायक्लेशं तदुद्भूतं ध्यायीत मनसेश्वरम्
brāhme muhūrte tūtthāya dharmamarthaṃ ca cintayet / kāyakleśaṃ tadudbhūtaṃ dhyāyīta manaseśvaram
Rising in the brāhma hour, he should reflect on dharma and on (worldly) gain; (thinking of) the bodily distress arising from that, he should meditate on the Lord with his mind.
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KuP 2 18.4
उषः काले ऽथ संप्राप्ते कृत्वा चावश्यकं बुधः । स्नायान्नदीषु सुद्धासु शौचं कृत्वा यथाविधि
uṣaḥ kāle 'tha saṃprāpte kṛtvā cāvaśyakaṃ budhaḥ / snāyānnadīṣu suddhāsu śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi
Then, when the dawn hour has come, the wise man, having performed what is necessary (bodily functions) and done his cleansing according to rule, should bathe in pure rivers.
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KuP 2 18.5
प्रातः स्नानेन पूयन्ते ये ऽपि पापकृतो जनाः । तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन प्रातः स्नानं समाचरेत्
prātaḥ snānena pūyante ye 'pi pāpakṛto janāḥ / tasmāt sarvaprayatnena prātaḥ snānaṃ samācaret
By the morning bath even people who have done evil are purified; therefore with every effort one should perform the morning bath.
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KuP 2 18.6
प्रातः स्नानं प्रशंसन्ति दृष्टादृष्टकरं शुभम् । ऋषीणामृषिता नित्यं प्रातः स्नानान्न संशयः
prātaḥ snānaṃ praśaṃsanti dṛṣṭādṛṣṭakaraṃ śubham / ṛṣīṇāmṛṣitā nityaṃ prātaḥ snānānna saṃśayaḥ
They praise the morning bath as auspicious, producing both seen and unseen (results); the seerhood of the seers is ever from the morning bath — there is no doubt.
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KuP 2 18.7
मुखे सुप्तस्य सततं लाला याः संस्त्रवन्ति हि । ततो नैवाचरेत् कर्म अकृत्वा स्नानमादितः
mukhe suptasya satataṃ lālā yāḥ saṃstravanti hi / tato naivācaret karma akṛtvā snānamāditaḥ
Since the saliva that constantly flows in the mouth of one asleep (defiles him), therefore he should not perform any rite without first taking a bath.
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KuP 2 18.8
अलक्ष्मीः कालकर्णो च दुः स्वप्नं दुर्विचिन्तितम् । प्रातः स्नानेन पापानि पूयन्ते नात्र संशयः
alakṣmīḥ kālakarṇo ca duḥ svapnaṃ durvicintitam / prātaḥ snānena pāpāni pūyante nātra saṃśayaḥ
Misfortune, ill-luck, bad dreams and evil thoughts — (these) sins are purged by the morning bath; here there is no doubt.
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KuP 2 18.9
न च स्नानं विना पुंसां पावनं कर्म सुस्मृतम् । होमे जप्ये विशेषेण तस्मात् स्नानं समाचरेत्
na ca snānaṃ vinā puṃsāṃ pāvanaṃ karma susmṛtam / home japye viśeṣeṇa tasmāt snānaṃ samācaret
And without a bath no purifying act of men is (so) well remembered (approved) — especially in oblation and in muttered recitation; therefore one should perform the bath.
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KuP 2 18.10
अशक्तावशिरस्कं वा स्नानमस्य विधीयते । आर्द्रेण वाससा वाथ मार्जनं कापिलं स्मृतम्
aśaktāvaśiraskaṃ vā snānamasya vidhīyate / ārdreṇa vāsasā vātha mārjanaṃ kāpilaṃ smṛtam
Or, if he is unable, a bath without (wetting) the head is prescribed for him; or else wiping (the body) with a wet garment, which is called the kāpila (bath).
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KuP 2 18.11
असामर्थ्ये समुत्पन्ने स्नानमेवं समाचरेत् । ब्राह्मादीनि यथाशक्तौ स्नानान्याहुर्मनीषिणः
asāmarthye samutpanne snānamevaṃ samācaret / brāhmādīni yathāśaktau snānānyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
When incapacity has arisen, he should perform the bath in this way; the wise say (there are) the brāhma and other baths, according to one's capacity.
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KuP 2 18.12
ब्राह्ममाग्नेयमुद्दिष्टं वायव्यं दिव्यमेव च । वारुणं यौगिकं तद्वत् षोढा स्नानं प्रकीर्तितम्
brāhmamāgneyamuddiṣṭaṃ vāyavyaṃ divyameva ca / vāruṇaṃ yaugikaṃ tadvat ṣoḍhā snānaṃ prakīrtitam
The brāhma, the āgneya, the vāyavya, and the divya, the vāruṇa and likewise the yaugika — the bath is declared to be of six kinds.
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KuP 2 18.13
ब्राह्मं तु मार्जनं मन्त्रैः कुशैः सोदकबिन्दुभिः । आग्नेयं भस्मना पादमस्तकाद्देहधूलनम्
brāhmaṃ tu mārjanaṃ mantraiḥ kuśaiḥ sodakabindubhiḥ / āgneyaṃ bhasmanā pādamastakāddehadhūlanam
The brahma (bath) is a wiping (of oneself) with mantras, using kuśa blades wet with drops of water; the āgneya is the dusting of the body with ashes from the feet to the head.
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KuP 2 18.14
गवां हि रजसा प्रोक्तं वायव्यं स्नानमुत्तमम् । यत्तु सातपवर्षेण स्नानं तद् दिव्यमुच्यते
gavāṃ hi rajasā proktaṃ vāyavyaṃ snānamuttamam / yattu sātapavarṣeṇa snānaṃ tad divyamucyate
The best bath, the vāyavya, is declared to be (that made) with the dust (raised) by cows; and the bath that (is taken) in rain while the sun shines is called the divya.
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KuP 2 18.15
वारुणं चावगाहस्तु मानसं त्वात्मवेदनम् । यौगिकं स्नानमाख्यातं योगो विष्णुविचिन्तनम्
vāruṇaṃ cāvagāhastu mānasaṃ tvātmavedanam / yaugikaṃ snānamākhyātaṃ yogo viṣṇuvicintanam
The vāruṇa is immersion (in water), while the mental one is the knowing of the self; the yogic bath is said to be yoga, the contemplation of Viṣṇu.
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KuP 2 18.16
आत्मतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सेवितं ब्रह्मवादिभिः । मनः शुचिकरं पुंसां नित्यं तत् स्नानमाचरेत्
ātmatīrthamiti khyātaṃ sevitaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ / manaḥ śucikaraṃ puṃsāṃ nityaṃ tat snānamācaret
It is known as the "pilgrimage-place of the self," resorted to by those who speak of brahman; it makes men's minds pure — one should perform that bath daily.
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KuP 2 18.17
शक्तश्चेद् वारुणं विद्वान् प्राजापत्यं तथैव च । प्रक्षाल्य दन्तकाष्ठं वै भक्षयित्वा विधानतः
śaktaśced vāruṇaṃ vidvān prājāpatyaṃ tathaiva ca / prakṣālya dantakāṣṭhaṃ vai bhakṣayitvā vidhānataḥ
If he is able, the learned man (should take) the vāruṇa bath and likewise the prājāpatya; having washed the tooth-stick and chewed it according to the rule,
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KuP 2 18.18
आचम्य प्रयतो नित्यं स्नानं प्रातः समाचरेत् । मध्याङ्गुलिसमस्थौल्यं द्वादशाङ्गुलसंमितम्
ācamya prayato nityaṃ snānaṃ prātaḥ samācaret / madhyāṅgulisamasthaulyaṃ dvādaśāṅgulasaṃmitam
and having sipped water, purified, he should always perform the bath in the morning. (The tooth-stick should be) as thick as the middle finger and twelve fingers in length,
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KuP 2 18.19
सत्वचं दन्तकाष्ठं स्यात् तदग्रेण तु धावयेत् । क्षीरवृक्षसमुद्भूतं मालतीसंभवं शुभम् । अपामार्गं च बिल्वं च करवीरं विशेषतः
satvacaṃ dantakāṣṭhaṃ syāt tadagreṇa tu dhāvayet / kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṃ mālatīsaṃbhavaṃ śubham / apāmārgaṃ ca bilvaṃ ca karavīraṃ viśeṣataḥ
the tooth-stick should have its bark, and one should brush with its tip; (it should be) grown from a milk-tree, or produced from mālatī — an auspicious one; also apāmārga and bilva, and especially karavīra.
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KuP 2 18.20
वर्जयित्वा निन्दितानि गृहीत्वैकं यथोदितम् । परिहृत्य दिनं पापं भक्षयेद् वै विधानवित्
varjayitvā ninditāni gṛhītvaikaṃ yathoditam / parihṛtya dinaṃ pāpaṃ bhakṣayed vai vidhānavit
Avoiding those that are censured, and taking one as prescribed, and avoiding the inauspicious day, the knower of the rule should indeed chew it.
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KuP 2 18.21
नोत्पाटयेद्दन्तकाष्टंनाङ्गुल्या धावयेत् क्वचित् । प्रक्षाल्य भङ्क्त्वा तज्जह्याच्छुचौदेशे समाहितः
notpāṭayeddantakāṣṭaṃnāṅgulyā dhāvayet kvacit / prakṣālya bhaṅktvā tajjahyācchucaudeśe samāhitaḥ
He should not pull up the tooth-stick (by the root), nor ever brush with the finger; having washed it and broken it, he should, composed, throw it away in a clean place.
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KuP 2 18.22
स्नात्वा संतर्पयेद् देवानृषीन् पितृगणांस्तथा । आचम्य मन्त्रवन्नित्यं पुनराचम्य वाग्यतः
snātvā saṃtarpayed devānṛṣīn pitṛgaṇāṃstathā / ācamya mantravannityaṃ punarācamya vāgyataḥ
Having bathed, he should offer refreshment to the gods, the seers and the hosts of the fathers; having sipped water with mantras, as always, and having sipped again, restraining his speech,
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KuP 2 18.23
संमार्ज्य मन्त्रैरात्मानं कुशैः सोदकबिन्दुभिः । आपो हिष्ठा व्याहृतिभिः सावित्र्या वारुणैः शुभैः
saṃmārjya mantrairātmānaṃ kuśaiḥ sodakabindubhiḥ / āpo hiṣṭhā vyāhṛtibhiḥ sāvitryā vāruṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ
having wiped himself with mantras, with kuśa blades wet with drops of water — with the "āpo hi ṣṭhā" (verses), with the vyāhṛtis, with the sāvitrī, and with the auspicious verses addressed to Varuṇa —
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KuP 2 18.24
ओङ्कारव्याहृतियुतां गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् । जप्त्वा जलाञ्जलिं दद्याद् भास्करं प्रति तन्मनाः
oṅkāravyāhṛtiyutāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram / japtvā jalāñjaliṃ dadyād bhāskaraṃ prati tanmanāḥ
having muttered the Gāyatrī, the mother of the Veda, joined with the syllable Oṃ and the vyāhṛtis, he should, with his mind fixed on it, offer a handful of water toward the sun.
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KuP 2 18.25
प्राक्कूलेषु समासीनो दर्भेषु सुसमाहितः । प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा ध्यायेत् संध्यामिति श्रुतिः
prākkūleṣu samāsīno darbheṣu susamāhitaḥ / prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā dhyāyet saṃdhyāmiti śrutiḥ
Seated well composed on darbha grass whose tips point east, having performed three breath-restraints, he should meditate on the Saṃdhyā — so says the sacred text.
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KuP 2 18.26
या संध्या सा जगत्सूतिर्मायातीता हि निष्कला । ऐश्वरी तु पराशक्तिस्तत्त्वत्रयसमुद्भवा
yā saṃdhyā sā jagatsūtirmāyātītā hi niṣkalā / aiśvarī tu parāśaktistattvatrayasamudbhavā
That Saṃdhyā is the begetter of the world, beyond māyā, without parts; she is the sovereign supreme Power, arisen from the three principles.
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KuP 2 18.27
ध्यात्वार्ऽकमण्डलगतां सावित्रीं वै जपन् बुधः । प्राङ्मुखः सततं विप्रः संध्योपासनमाचरेत्
dhyātvār'kamaṇḍalagatāṃ sāvitrīṃ vai japan budhaḥ / prāṅmukhaḥ satataṃ vipraḥ saṃdhyopāsanamācaret
Having meditated on Sāvitrī as present in the sun's orb, the wise brahmin, muttering (the mantra), facing east, should constantly perform the worship of the Saṃdhyā.
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KuP 2 18.28
संध्याहीनो ऽशुचिर्नित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु । यदन्यत् कुरुते किञ्चिन्न तस्य फलमाप्नुयात्
saṃdhyāhīno 'śucirnityamanarhaḥ sarvakarmasu / yadanyat kurute kiñcinna tasya phalamāpnuyāt
One who lacks the Saṃdhyā (worship) is always impure and unfit for all rites; whatever else he does, he would not obtain its fruit.
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KuP 2 18.29
अनन्यचेतसः शान्ता ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । उपास्य विधिवत् संध्यां प्राप्ताः पूर्वं परां गतिम्
ananyacetasaḥ śāntā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ / upāsya vidhivat saṃdhyāṃ prāptāḥ pūrvaṃ parāṃ gatim
Brahmins with minds fixed on nothing else, tranquil, who had gone to the far shore of the Veda, having worshipped the Saṃdhyā according to rule, formerly attained the highest goal.
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KuP 2 18.30
यो ऽन्यत्र कुरुते यत्नं धर्मकार्ये द्विजोत्तमः । विहाय संध्याप्रणतिं स याति नरकायुतम्
yo 'nyatra kurute yatnaṃ dharmakārye dvijottamaḥ / vihāya saṃdhyāpraṇatiṃ sa yāti narakāyutam
That best of twice-born who makes his effort elsewhere, on some rite of dharma, abandoning the salutation to the Saṃdhyā, goes to ten thousand hells.
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KuP 2 18.31
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन संध्योपासनमाचरेत् । उपासितो भवेत् तेन देवो योगतनुः परः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena saṃdhyopāsanamācaret / upāsito bhavet tena devo yogatanuḥ paraḥ
Therefore with every effort one should perform the worship of the Saṃdhyā; by that the supreme God, whose body is yoga, comes to be worshipped.
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KuP 2 18.32
सहस्रपरमां नित्यं शतमध्यां दशावराम् । सावित्ररिं वै जपेद् विद्वान् प्राङ्मुखः प्रयतः स्थितः
sahasraparamāṃ nityaṃ śatamadhyāṃ daśāvarām / sāvitrariṃ vai japed vidvān prāṅmukhaḥ prayataḥ sthitaḥ
The learned man, facing east, standing purified, should daily mutter the Sāvitrī — a thousand (times) at most, a hundred as the middling (count), ten as the least.
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KuP 2 18.33
अथोपतिष्ठेदादित्यमुदयन्तं समाहितः । मन्त्रैस्तु विविधैः सौरेरृग्यजुः सामसंभवैः
athopatiṣṭhedādityamudayantaṃ samāhitaḥ / mantraistu vividhaiḥ saurerṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃbhavaiḥ
Then, collected in mind, let him stand in worship of the rising sun with the various solar mantras arising from the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman.
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KuP 2 18.34
उपस्थाय महायोगं देवदेवं दिवाकरम् । कुर्वोत प्रणतिं भूमौ मूर्ध्ना तेनैव मन्त्रतः
upasthāya mahāyogaṃ devadevaṃ divākaram / kurvota praṇatiṃ bhūmau mūrdhnā tenaiva mantrataḥ
Having thus worshipped the great Yoga (-being), the god of gods, the day-maker, let him make obeisance on the ground with his head, by that very mantra.
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KuP 2 18.35
ॐ खखोल्काय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे । निवेदयामि चात्मानं नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपिणे । नमस्ते घृणिने तुभ्यं सूर्याय ब्रह्मरूपिणे
oṃ khakholkāya śāntāya kāraṇatrayahetave / nivedayāmi cātmānaṃ namaste jñānarūpiṇe / namaste ghṛṇine tubhyaṃ sūryāya brahmarūpiṇe
Oṃ! To Khakholka, the tranquil, the cause of the three causes—I offer up myself; homage to you, whose form is knowledge. Homage to you, the fiery-radiant one, to Sūrya whose form is Brahman.
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KuP 2 18.36
त्वमेव ब्रह्म परममापो ज्योती रसो ऽमृतम् । भूर्भुवः स्वस्त्वमोङ्कारः सर्वे रुद्राः सनातनाः । पुरुषः सन्महो ऽतस्त्वां प्रणमामि कपर्दिनम्
tvameva brahma paramamāpo jyotī raso 'mṛtam / bhūrbhuvaḥ svastvamoṅkāraḥ sarve rudrāḥ sanātanāḥ / puruṣaḥ sanmaho 'tastvāṃ praṇamāmi kapardinam
You alone are the supreme Brahman, the waters, light, sap, the nectar; you are bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ, the syllable Oṃ, all the eternal Rudras, the Person, the great Real—therefore I bow to you, the one with matted locks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.37
त्वमेव विश्वं बहुधा सदसत् सूयते च यत् । नमो रुद्राय सूर्याय त्वामहं शरणं गतः
tvameva viśvaṃ bahudhā sadasat sūyate ca yat / namo rudrāya sūryāya tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
You alone are the universe in its manifoldness, and whatever existent and non-existent is brought forth. Homage to Rudra, to Sūrya; I have gone to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.38
प्रचेतसे नमस्तुभ्यं नमो मीढुष्टमाय ते । नमो नमस्ते रुद्राय त्वामहं शरणं गतः
pracetase namastubhyaṃ namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya te / namo namaste rudrāya tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Homage to you, the wise one; homage to you, most bountiful one. Homage, homage to you, Rudra; I have gone to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.39
हिरण्यबाहवे तुभ्यं हिरण्यपतये नमः । अम्बिकापतये तुभ्यमुमायाः पतये नमः
hiraṇyabāhave tubhyaṃ hiraṇyapataye namaḥ / ambikāpataye tubhyamumāyāḥ pataye namaḥ
To you, the golden-armed, homage to the lord of gold; to you, the lord of Ambikā, homage to the husband of Umā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.40
नमो ऽस्तु नीलग्रीवाय नमस्तुभ्यं पिनाकिने । विलोहिताय भर्गाय सहस्राक्षाय ते नमः
namo 'stu nīlagrīvāya namastubhyaṃ pinākine / vilohitāya bhargāya sahasrākṣāya te namaḥ
Homage be to the blue-necked one, homage to you, bearer of the Pināka bow; to the deep-red one, to Bharga, to you the thousand-eyed, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.41
नमो हंसाय ते नित्यमादित्याय नमो ऽस्तु ते । नमस्ते वज्रहस्ताय त्र्यम्बकाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
namo haṃsāya te nityamādityāya namo 'stu te / namaste vajrahastāya tryambakāya namo 'stu te
Homage to you, the swan, always; homage be to you, the Āditya. Homage to you, thunderbolt-handed; homage be to you, the three-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.42
प्रपद्ये त्वां विरूपाक्षं महान्तं परमेश्वरम् । हिरण्मयं गृहे गुप्तमात्मानं सर्वदेहिनाम्
prapadye tvāṃ virūpākṣaṃ mahāntaṃ parameśvaram / hiraṇmayaṃ gṛhe guptamātmānaṃ sarvadehinām
I take refuge in you, the odd-eyed, the great, the supreme Lord, golden, hidden in the cave, the Self of all embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.43
नमस्यामि परं ज्योतिर्ब्रह्माणं त्वां परां गतिम् । विश्वं पशुपतिं भीमं नरनारीशरीरिणम्
namasyāmi paraṃ jyotirbrahmāṇaṃ tvāṃ parāṃ gatim / viśvaṃ paśupatiṃ bhīmaṃ naranārīśarīriṇam
I pay homage to you, the supreme light, Brahman, the highest goal, the universe, the lord of creatures, the terrible one, having the body of man and woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.44
नमः सूर्याय रुद्राय भास्वते परमेष्ठिने । उग्राय सर्वभक्ताय त्वां प्रपद्ये सदैव हि
namaḥ sūryāya rudrāya bhāsvate parameṣṭhine / ugrāya sarvabhaktāya tvāṃ prapadye sadaiva hi
Homage to Sūrya, to Rudra, to the shining one, to the highest-standing, to the fierce one, to him of whom all is a portion—indeed I take refuge in you always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 18.45
एतद् वै सूर्यहृदयं जप्त्वा स्तवमनुत्तमम् । प्रातः काले ऽथ मध्याह्ने नमस्कुर्याद् दिवाकरम्
etad vai sūryahṛdayaṃ japtvā stavamanuttamam / prātaḥ kāle 'tha madhyāhne namaskuryād divākaram
Having muttered this Heart of the Sun, this unsurpassed hymn, in the morning and at midday, one should make obeisance to the day-maker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.46
इदं पुत्राय शिष्याय धार्मिकाय द्विजातये । प्रदेयं सूर्यहृदयं ब्रह्मणा तु प्रदर्शितम्
idaṃ putrāya śiṣyāya dhārmikāya dvijātaye / pradeyaṃ sūryahṛdayaṃ brahmaṇā tu pradarśitam
This Heart of the Sun, revealed by Brahmā, is to be given to a son, to a pupil, to a righteous twice-born man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.47
सर्वपापप्रशमनं वेदसारसमुद्भवम् । ब्राह्मणानां हितं पुण्यमृषिसङ्घैर्निषेवितम्
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ vedasārasamudbhavam / brāhmaṇānāṃ hitaṃ puṇyamṛṣisaṅghairniṣevitam
(It is) the queller of all sins, arisen from the essence of the Veda, beneficial to brahmins, meritorious, resorted to by companies of seers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.48
अथागम्य गृहं विप्रः समाचम्य यथाविधि । प्रज्वाल्य विह्निं विधिवज्जुहुयाज्जातवेदसम्
athāgamya gṛhaṃ vipraḥ samācamya yathāvidhi / prajvālya vihniṃ vidhivajjuhuyājjātavedasam
Then, having come home, the brahmin, having sipped water as prescribed, having kindled the fire, should make oblation to Jātavedas according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.49
ऋत्विक्पुत्रो ऽथ पत्नी वा शिष्यो वापि सहोदरः । प्राप्यानुज्ञां विशेषेण जुहुयुर्वा यताविधि
ṛtvikputro 'tha patnī vā śiṣyo vāpi sahodaraḥ / prāpyānujñāṃ viśeṣeṇa juhuyurvā yatāvidhi
Or the officiating priest, the son, the wife, the pupil, or a brother, having expressly obtained permission, may offer the oblation according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.50
पवित्रपाणिः पूतात्मा शुक्लाम्बरधरोत्तरः । अनन्यमानसो वह्निं जुहुयात् संयतेन्द्रियः
pavitrapāṇiḥ pūtātmā śuklāmbaradharottaraḥ / ananyamānaso vahniṃ juhuyāt saṃyatendriyaḥ
With the purifying grass in his hand, purified in self, wearing white garments with an upper cloth, with mind on nothing else and senses restrained, he should offer into the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.51
विना दर्भेण यत्कर्म विना सूत्रेण वा पुनः । राक्षसं तद्भवेत् सर्वं नामुत्रेह फलप्रदम्
vinā darbheṇa yatkarma vinā sūtreṇa vā punaḥ / rākṣasaṃ tadbhavet sarvaṃ nāmutreha phalapradam
Whatever rite is done without darbha grass, or again without the sacred thread, all that becomes demonic and yields no fruit here or hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.52
दैवतानि नमस्कुर्याद् देयसारान्निवेदयेत् । दद्यात् पुष्पादिकं तेषां वृद्धांश्चैवाभिवादयेत्
daivatāni namaskuryād deyasārānnivedayet / dadyāt puṣpādikaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhāṃścaivābhivādayet
He should make obeisance to the deities and present to them the best of what is to be offered; he should give them flowers and the rest, and should greet his elders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.53
गुरुं चैवाप्युपासीत हितं चास्य समाचरेत् । वेदाभ्यासं ततः कुर्यात् प्रयत्नाच्छक्तितो द्विजः
guruṃ caivāpyupāsīta hitaṃ cāsya samācaret / vedābhyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāt prayatnācchaktito dvijaḥ
And he should attend upon his teacher and do what is beneficial for him; then the twice-born should carry out the study of the Veda diligently, according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.54
जपेदध्यापयेच्छिष्यान् धारयेच्च विचारयेत् । अवेक्षेत च शास्त्राणि धर्मादीनि द्विजोत्तमः । वैदिकांश्चैव निगमान् वेदाङ्गानि वेशिषतः
japedadhyāpayecchiṣyān dhārayecca vicārayet / avekṣeta ca śāstrāṇi dharmādīni dvijottamaḥ / vaidikāṃścaiva nigamān vedāṅgāni veśiṣataḥ
He should recite (the Veda), teach it to pupils, retain it (in memory) and reflect on it; and the best of the twice-born should examine the treatises on dharma and the rest, and the Vedic traditional texts, and especially the Vedāṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.55
उपेयादीश्वरं चाथ योगक्षेमप्रसिद्धये । साधयेद् विविधानर्थान् कुटुम्बार्थे ततो द्विजः
upeyādīśvaraṃ cātha yogakṣemaprasiddhaye / sādhayed vividhānarthān kuṭumbārthe tato dvijaḥ
And then he should approach a lord (a wealthy patron or king) for the securing of acquisition and preservation; thereafter the twice-born should procure the various goods for the sake of his household.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.56
ततो मध्याह्नसमये स्नानार्थं मृदमाहरेत् । पुष्पाक्षतान् कुशतिलान् गोमयं शुद्धमेव च
tato madhyāhnasamaye snānārthaṃ mṛdamāharet / puṣpākṣatān kuśatilān gomayaṃ śuddhameva ca
Then, at midday, he should fetch earth for the sake of bathing, and flowers, unbroken grains, kuśa grass, sesame, and cow dung that is pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.57
नदीषु देवखातेषु तडागेषु सरःसु च । स्नानं समाचरेन्नित्यं गर्तप्रस्त्रवणेषु च
nadīṣu devakhāteṣu taḍāgeṣu saraḥsu ca / snānaṃ samācarennityaṃ gartaprastravaṇeṣu ca
In rivers, in god-dug (natural) pools, in tanks and in lakes, and in pits and springs, he should perform his daily bathing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.58
परकीयनिपानेषु न स्नायाद् वै कदाचन । पञ्चपिण्डान् समुद्धृत्य स्नायाद् वासंभवे पुनः
parakīyanipāneṣu na snāyād vai kadācana / pañcapiṇḍān samuddhṛtya snāyād vāsaṃbhave punaḥ
In watering-places belonging to others he should never bathe; but if it cannot be avoided, he may bathe after taking out five lumps (of earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.59
मृदैकया शिरः क्षाल्यं द्वाभ्यां नाभेस्तथोपरि । अधश्च तिसृभिः कायं पादौ षड्भिस्तथैव च
mṛdaikayā śiraḥ kṣālyaṃ dvābhyāṃ nābhestathopari / adhaśca tisṛbhiḥ kāyaṃ pādau ṣaḍbhistathaiva ca
The head is to be washed with one (lump of) earth, with two the part above the navel, with three the body below (it), and likewise the feet with six.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.60
मृत्तिका च समुद्दिष्टा त्वार्द्रामलकमात्रिका । गोमयस्य प्रमाणं तत् तेनाङ्गं लेपयेत् ततः
mṛttikā ca samuddiṣṭā tvārdrāmalakamātrikā / gomayasya pramāṇaṃ tat tenāṅgaṃ lepayet tataḥ
And the (quantity of) earth is prescribed as the measure of a fresh myrobalan fruit; that too is the measure of the cow dung; with it he should then smear his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.61
लेपयित्वा तु तीरस्थस्तल्लिङ्गैरेव मन्त्रतः । प्रक्षाल्याचम्य विधिवत् ततः स्नायात् समाहितः
lepayitvā tu tīrasthastalliṅgaireva mantrataḥ / prakṣālyācamya vidhivat tataḥ snāyāt samāhitaḥ
Having smeared (himself) while standing on the bank, with the mantras that have those very things as their theme, and 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
KuP 2 18.62
अभिमन्त्र्य जलं मन्त्रैस्तल्लिङ्गैर्वारुणैः शुभैः । भावपूतस्तदव्यक्तं ध्यायन् वै विष्णुमव्ययम्
abhimantrya jalaṃ mantraistalliṅgairvāruṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ / bhāvapūtastadavyaktaṃ dhyāyan vai viṣṇumavyayam
Having consecrated the water with mantras indicative of that, the auspicious ones belonging to Varuṇa, purified in his intent, meditating on that unmanifest, imperishable Viṣṇu—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.63
आपो नारायणोद्भूतास्ता एवास्यायनं पुनः । तस्मान्नारायणं देवं स्नानकाले स्मरेद् बुधः
āpo nārāyaṇodbhūtāstā evāsyāyanaṃ punaḥ / tasmānnārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ snānakāle smared budhaḥ
The waters arose from Nārāyaṇa, and they in turn are his resting place; therefore the wise man should call to mind the god Nārāyaṇa at the time of bathing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.64
प्रोच्य स्ॐकारमादित्यं त्रिर्निमज्जेज्जलाशये । आचान्तः पुनराचामेन्मन्त्रेणानेन मन्त्रवित्
procya soṃkāramādityaṃ trirnimajjejjalāśaye / ācāntaḥ punarācāmenmantreṇānena mantravit
Having uttered (the name of) the Sun preceded by the syllable Oṃ, he should immerse himself three times in the water; and having sipped water, one who knows the mantras should sip again with this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.65
अन्तश्चरसि भूतेषु गुहायां विश्वतो मुखः । त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कार आपो ज्योती रसो ऽमृतम्
antaścarasi bhūteṣu guhāyāṃ viśvato mukhaḥ / tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāra āpo jyotī raso 'mṛtam
"You move within beings, in the cave (of the heart), facing in all directions; you are the sacrifice, you are the vaṣaṭ-call, the waters, the light, the essence, the nectar."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.66
द्रुपदां वा त्रिरभ्यस्येद् व्याहृतिप्रणवान्विताम् । सावित्रीं वा जपेद् विद्वान् तथा चैवाघमर्षणम्
drupadāṃ vā trirabhyasyed vyāhṛtipraṇavānvitām / sāvitrīṃ vā japed vidvān tathā caivāghamarṣaṇam
Or he should repeat the Drupadā (verse) three times, joined with the vyāhṛtis and the praṇava; or the learned man should recite the Sāvitrī, and likewise the Aghamarṣaṇa (hymn).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.67
ततः संमार्जनं कुर्यादापो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवः । इदमापः प्रवहत व्याहृतिभिस्तथैव च
tataḥ saṃmārjanaṃ kuryādāpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvaḥ / idamāpaḥ pravahata vyāhṛtibhistathaiva ca
Then he should perform the wiping (of the body with water) with "āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvaḥ" and "idam āpaḥ pravahata" and likewise with the vyāhṛtis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.68
ततो ऽभिमन्त्र्य तत् तीर्थमापो हिष्ठादिमन्त्रकैः । अन्तर्जलगतो मग्नो जपेत् त्रिरघमर्षणम्
tato 'bhimantrya tat tīrthamāpo hiṣṭhādimantrakaiḥ / antarjalagato magno japet triraghamarṣaṇam
Then, having consecrated that bathing-place with the mantras beginning "āpo hi ṣṭhā," plunged and submerged in the water, he should recite the Aghamarṣaṇa three times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.69
त्रिपदां वाथ सावित्रीं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । आवर्तयेद् वा प्रणवं देवं वा संस्मरेद्धरिम्
tripadāṃ vātha sāvitrīṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam / āvartayed vā praṇavaṃ devaṃ vā saṃsmareddharim
Or the three-footed Sāvitrī, or "that supreme abode of Viṣṇu"; or he should repeat the praṇava, or he should call to mind the god Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.70
द्रुपदादिव यो मन्त्रो यजुर्वेदे प्रतिष्ठितः । अन्तर्जले त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
drupadādiva yo mantro yajurvede pratiṣṭhitaḥ / antarjale trirāvartya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The mantra that begins with "drupadā," which is established in the Yajurveda—having repeated it three times under water, one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.71
अपः पाणौ समादाय जप्त्वा वै मार्जने कृते । विन्यस्य मूर्ध्नि तत् तोयं मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
apaḥ pāṇau samādāya japtvā vai mārjane kṛte / vinyasya mūrdhni tat toyaṃ mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Having taken water in the hand and recited (the mantra), when the wiping has been done, and having placed that water on his head, he is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.72
यथाश्वमेधः क्रतुराट् सर्वपापापनोदनः । तथाघमर्षणं सूक्तं सर्वपापापनोदनम्
yathāśvamedhaḥ kraturāṭ sarvapāpāpanodanaḥ / tathāghamarṣaṇaṃ sūktaṃ sarvapāpāpanodanam
As the horse sacrifice, the king of rites, dispels all sins, so the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn dispels all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.73
अथोपतिष्ठेदादित्यं मूर्ध्नि पुष्पान्विताञ्जलिम् । प्रक्षिप्यालोकयेद् देवमुद्वयं तमसस्परि
athopatiṣṭhedādityaṃ mūrdhni puṣpānvitāñjalim / prakṣipyālokayed devamudvayaṃ tamasaspari
Then he should stand facing the sun, having placed on his head a cupped handful with flowers; casting (them), he should look upon the god (with the verse) "ud vayaṃ tamasas pari" ("we, up out of the darkness").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.74
उदुत्यं चित्रमित्येते तच्चक्षुरिति मन्त्रतः । हंसः शुचिषदेतेन सावित्र्या च विशेषतः
udutyaṃ citramityete taccakṣuriti mantrataḥ / haṃsaḥ śuciṣadetena sāvitryā ca viśeṣataḥ
With these mantras: "ud u tyam" and "citram," and "tac cakṣuḥ," and with "haṃsaḥ śuciṣat," and especially with the Sāvitrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.75
अन्यैश्च वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैः सौरैः पापप्रणाशनैः । सावित्रीं वै जपेत् पश्चाज्जपयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः
anyaiśca vaidikairmantraiḥ sauraiḥ pāpapraṇāśanaiḥ / sāvitrīṃ vai japet paścājjapayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
And with other Vedic mantras of the Sun that destroy sins; afterwards he should recite the Sāvitrī — that indeed is called the sacrifice of recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.76
विविधानि पवित्राणि गुह्यविद्यास्तथैव च । शतरुद्रीयमथर्वशिरः सौरांश्च शक्तितः
vividhāni pavitrāṇi guhyavidyāstathaiva ca / śatarudrīyamatharvaśiraḥ saurāṃśca śaktitaḥ
(And also) the various purificatory texts, and likewise the secret lores, the Śatarudrīya, the Atharvaśiras, and the solar (hymns), according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.77
प्राक्कूलेषु समासीनः कुशेषु प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः । तिष्ठंश्चेदीक्षमाणोर्ऽकं जप्यं कुर्यात् समाहितः
prākkūleṣu samāsīnaḥ kuśeṣu prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ / tiṣṭhaṃścedīkṣamāṇor'kaṃ japyaṃ kuryāt samāhitaḥ
Seated on kuśa grass whose tips point east, facing east and pure — or standing while gazing at the sun — he should perform the recitation with a concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.78
स्फाटिकेन्द्राक्षरुद्राक्षैः पुत्रजीवसमुद्भवः । कर्तव्या त्वक्षमाला स्यादुत्तरादुत्तमा स्मृता
sphāṭikendrākṣarudrākṣaiḥ putrajīvasamudbhavaḥ / kartavyā tvakṣamālā syāduttarāduttamā smṛtā
A rosary should be made of crystal, of indrākṣa berries, of rudrākṣa beads, or produced from the putrajīva tree; of these, each later one is held to be better (than the preceding).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.79
जपकाले न भाषेत नान्यानि प्रेक्षयेद् बुधः । न कम्पयेच्छिरोग्रीवां दन्तान्नैव प्रकाशयेत्
japakāle na bhāṣeta nānyāni prekṣayed budhaḥ / na kampayecchirogrīvāṃ dantānnaiva prakāśayet
At the time of recitation the wise man should not speak, nor look at other things; he should not shake his head or neck, nor show his teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.80
गुह्यका राक्षसा सिद्धा हरन्ति प्रसभं यतः । एकान्ते सुशुभे देशे तस्माज्जप्यं समाचरेत्
guhyakā rākṣasā siddhā haranti prasabhaṃ yataḥ / ekānte suśubhe deśe tasmājjapyaṃ samācaret
Since Guhyakas, Rākṣasas and Siddhas carry (the merit of the recitation) off by force, one should therefore perform the recitation in a solitary, very auspicious place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.81
चण्डालाशौचपतितान् दृष्ट्वाचम्य पुनर्जपेत् । तैरेव भाषणं कृत्वा स्नात्वा चैव जपेत् पुनः
caṇḍālāśaucapatitān dṛṣṭvācamya punarjapet / taireva bhāṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā snātvā caiva japet punaḥ
On seeing Caṇḍālas, persons in a state of impurity, or outcastes, he should sip water and recite again; but if he has spoken with them, he should bathe and then recite again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.82
आचम्य प्रयतो नित्यं जपेदशुचिदर्शने । सौरान् मन्त्रान् शक्तितो वै पावमानीस्तु कामतः
ācamya prayato nityaṃ japedaśucidarśane / saurān mantrān śaktito vai pāvamānīstu kāmataḥ
On the sight of anything impure, being restrained, he should always sip water and recite: the solar mantras according to his ability, and the Pāvamānī verses at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.83
यदि स्यात् क्लिन्नवासा वै वारिमध्यगतो जपेत् । अन्यथा तु शुचौ भूम्यां दर्भेषु सुसमाहितः
yadi syāt klinnavāsā vai vārimadhyagato japet / anyathā tu śucau bhūmyāṃ darbheṣu susamāhitaḥ
If his garment happens to be wet, he should recite standing in the midst of the water; otherwise, well concentrated, on pure ground upon darbha grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.84
प्रदक्षिणं समावृत्य नमस्कृत्वा ततः क्षितौ । आचम्य च यथाशास्त्रं शक्त्या स्वाध्यायमाचरेत्
pradakṣiṇaṃ samāvṛtya namaskṛtvā tataḥ kṣitau / ācamya ca yathāśāstraṃ śaktyā svādhyāyamācaret
Having circled to the right and then made obeisance on the ground, and having sipped water according to the scriptural rule, he should perform his private Vedic study as far as he is able.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.85
ततः संतर्पयेद् देवानृषीन् पितृगणांस्तथा । अदावोङ्कारमुच्चार्य नमो ऽन्ते तर्पयामि वः
tataḥ saṃtarpayed devānṛṣīn pitṛgaṇāṃstathā / adāvoṅkāramuccārya namo 'nte tarpayāmi vaḥ
Then he should offer libations to the gods, the sages, and likewise the hosts of the fathers, uttering the syllable Om at the beginning and at the end "namaḥ — I offer you libation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.86
देवान् ब्रह्मःऋषींश्चैव तर्पयेदक्षतोदकैः । तिलोदकैः पितॄन् भक्त्या स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः
devān brahmaḥṛṣīṃścaiva tarpayedakṣatodakaiḥ / tilodakaiḥ pitṝn bhaktyā svasūtroktavidhānataḥ
He should satisfy the gods and the brahman-sages with water and unbroken rice grains, and the fathers with water and sesame, with devotion, according to the rule stated in his own (ritual) sūtra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.87
अन्वारब्धेन सव्येन पाणिना दक्षिणेन तु । देवर्षोस्तर्पयेद् धीमानुदकाञ्जलिभिः पितन्
anvārabdhena savyena pāṇinā dakṣiṇena tu / devarṣostarpayed dhīmānudakāñjalibhiḥ pitan
With the left hand laid along (the right), the wise man should offer libations to the gods and sages with the right hand, (and) to the fathers with handfuls of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 18.88
यज्ञोपवीती देवानां निवीती ऋषीतर्पणे । प्राचीनावीती पित्र्ये तु स्वेन तीर्थेन भावतः
yajñopavītī devānāṃ nivītī ṛṣītarpaṇe / prācīnāvītī pitrye tu svena tīrthena bhāvataḥ
With the sacred thread over the left shoulder for the gods, with it worn as a garland (nivīta) in the libation to the sages, and over the right shoulder (prācīnāvīta) in the rite for the fathers, using in each case the proper part of the hand (tīrtha), with sincere feeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.89
निष्पीड्य स्नानवस्त्रं तु समाचम्य च वाग्यतः । स्वैर्मन्त्रैरर्चयेद् देवान् पुष्पैः पत्रैरथाम्बुभिः
niṣpīḍya snānavastraṃ tu samācamya ca vāgyataḥ / svairmantrairarcayed devān puṣpaiḥ patrairathāmbubhiḥ
Having wrung out his bathing garment and sipped water, keeping silence, he should worship the gods with their own mantras, with flowers, leaves, and water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.90
ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं सूर्यं तथैव मधुसूदनम् । अन्यांश्चाभिमतान् देवान् भक्त्या चाक्रोधनो ऽत्वरः
brahmāṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sūryaṃ tathaiva madhusūdanam / anyāṃścābhimatān devān bhaktyā cākrodhano 'tvaraḥ
Brahmā, Śaṅkara, the Sun, and likewise Madhusūdana, and the other gods he favours — with devotion, free of anger and haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.91
प्रदद्याद् वाथ पुष्पाणि सूक्तेन पौरुषेण तु । आपो वा देवताः सर्वास्तेन सम्यक् समर्चिताः
pradadyād vātha puṣpāṇi sūktena pauruṣeṇa tu / āpo vā devatāḥ sarvāstena samyak samarcitāḥ
Or he may offer flowers with the Puruṣa hymn, or (mere) water; by that all the deities are properly worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.92
ध्यात्वा प्रणवपूर्वं वै दैवतानि समाहितः । नमस्कारेण पुष्पाणि विन्यसेद् वै पृथक् पृथक्
dhyātvā praṇavapūrvaṃ vai daivatāni samāhitaḥ / namaskāreṇa puṣpāṇi vinyased vai pṛthak pṛthak
Having meditated on the deities with concentration, prefixing the praṇava (Om), he should lay down the flowers one by one with an act of obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.93
न विष्ण्वाराधनात् पुण्यं विद्यते कर्म वैदिकम् । तस्मादनादिमध्यान्तं नित्यमाराधयेद्धरिम्
na viṣṇvārādhanāt puṇyaṃ vidyate karma vaidikam / tasmādanādimadhyāntaṃ nityamārādhayeddharim
There is no Vedic rite more meritorious than the worship of Viṣṇu; therefore one should constantly worship Hari, who is without beginning, middle, or end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.94
तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रेण सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु । नैताभ्यां सदृशो मन्त्रो सूक्तेन पुरुषेण तु । नैताभ्यां सदृशो मन्त्रो वेदेषूक्तश्चतुर्ष्वपि
tadviṣṇoriti mantreṇa sūktena puruṣeṇa tu / naitābhyāṃ sadṛśo mantro sūktena puruṣeṇa tu / naitābhyāṃ sadṛśo mantro vedeṣūktaścaturṣvapi
With the mantra beginning "tad viṣṇoḥ," and with the Puruṣa hymn — no mantra equal to these two is spoken of in any of the four Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.95
निवेदयेत स्वात्मानं विष्णावमलतेजसि । तदात्मा तन्मनाः शान्तस्तद्विष्णोरिति मन्त्रतः
nivedayeta svātmānaṃ viṣṇāvamalatejasi / tadātmā tanmanāḥ śāntastadviṣṇoriti mantrataḥ
He should offer up his own self to Viṣṇu of spotless radiance, having his self and mind (fixed) on him, at peace, by means of the mantra "tad viṣṇoḥ."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.96
अथवा देवमीशानं भगवन्तं सनातनम् । आराधयेन्महादेवं भावपूतो महेश्वरम्
athavā devamīśānaṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam / ārādhayenmahādevaṃ bhāvapūto maheśvaram
Or else he should worship the god Īśāna, the eternal Lord, Mahādeva, Maheśvara, being purified in his disposition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.97
मन्त्रेण रुद्रागायत्र्या प्रणवेनाथ वा पुनः । ईशानेनाथ वा रुद्रैस्त्र्यम्बकेन समाहितः
mantreṇa rudrāgāyatryā praṇavenātha vā punaḥ / īśānenātha vā rudraistryambakena samāhitaḥ
With the mantra of the Rudra-gāyatrī, or again with the praṇava (Oṃ), or with the Īśāna (mantra), or with the Rudra (verses), or with the Tryambaka (mantra), being composed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.98
पुष्पैः पत्रैरथाद्भिर्वा चन्दनाद्यैर्महेश्वरम् । उक्त्वा नमः शिवायेति मन्त्रेणानेन योजयेत्
puṣpaiḥ patrairathādbhirvā candanādyairmaheśvaram / uktvā namaḥ śivāyeti mantreṇānena yojayet
With flowers, leaves, or with water, or with sandal-paste and the rest, he should present (them) to Maheśvara, saying "Homage to Śiva," joining (the offering) with this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.99
नमस्कुर्यान्महादेवं ऋतं सत्यमितिश्वरम् । निवेदयीत स्वात्मानं यो ब्रह्माणमितीश्वरम्
namaskuryānmahādevaṃ ṛtaṃ satyamitiśvaram / nivedayīta svātmānaṃ yo brahmāṇamitīśvaram
He should make obeisance to Mahādeva, the Lord, with (the words) "ṛtaṃ satyam," and should offer up his own self to the Lord with (the verse) "yo brahmāṇam."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.100
प्रदक्षिणं द्विजः कुर्यात् पञ्च ब्रह्माणि वै जपन् । ध्यायीत देवमीशानं व्योममध्यगतं शिवम्
pradakṣiṇaṃ dvijaḥ kuryāt pañca brahmāṇi vai japan / dhyāyīta devamīśānaṃ vyomamadhyagataṃ śivam
The twice-born should circumambulate (him) to the right while reciting the five Brahma-mantras, and should meditate on the god Īśāna, Śiva, dwelling in the midst of the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.101
अथावलोकयेदर्कं हंसः सुचिषदित्यृचा । कुर्यात् पञ्च महायज्ञान् गृहं गत्वा समाहितः
athāvalokayedarkaṃ haṃsaḥ suciṣadityṛcā / kuryāt pañca mahāyajñān gṛhaṃ gatvā samāhitaḥ
Then he should look at the sun with the verse "haṃsaḥ suciṣat," and going home, composed, he should perform the five great sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.102
देवयज्ञं पितृयज्ञं भूतयज्ञं तथैव च । मानुष्यं ब्रह्मयज्ञं च पञ्च यज्ञान् प्रचक्षते
devayajñaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ bhūtayajñaṃ tathaiva ca / mānuṣyaṃ brahmayajñaṃ ca pañca yajñān pracakṣate
The sacrifice to the gods, the sacrifice to the fathers, likewise the sacrifice to the beings, that to men, and the sacrifice to Brahman — these they declare to be the five sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.103
यदि स्यात् तर्पणादर्वाक् ब्रह्मयज्ञः कृतो न हि । कृत्वा मनुष्ययज्ञं वै ततः स्वाध्यायमाचरेत्
yadi syāt tarpaṇādarvāk brahmayajñaḥ kṛto na hi / kṛtvā manuṣyayajñaṃ vai tataḥ svādhyāyamācaret
If the Brahma-sacrifice has not been performed before the (water-)libation, then, having performed the sacrifice to men, he should thereafter engage in his private recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.104
अग्नेः पश्चिमतो देशे भूतयज्ञान्त एव वा । कुशपुञ्जे समासीनः कुशपाणिः समाहितः
agneḥ paścimato deśe bhūtayajñānta eva vā / kuśapuñje samāsīnaḥ kuśapāṇiḥ samāhitaḥ
In the place west of the fire, or else at the end of the sacrifice to the beings, seated on a heap of kuśa grass, with kuśa in his hand, composed (he recites).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.105
शालाग्नौ लौकिके वाग्नौ जले भूभ्यामथापिवा । वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्याद् देवयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः
śālāgnau laukike vāgnau jale bhūbhyāmathāpivā / vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryād devayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ
In the household fire, or in an ordinary fire, or in water, or else on the ground, he should then perform the Vaiśvadeva offering: that is known as the sacrifice to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.106
यदि स्याल्लौकिके पक्वं ततो ऽन्नं तत्र हूयते । शालाग्नौ तत्र देवान्नं विधिरेष सनातनः
yadi syāllaukike pakvaṃ tato 'nnaṃ tatra hūyate / śālāgnau tatra devānnaṃ vidhireṣa sanātanaḥ
If (the food) has been cooked on an ordinary fire, then the food is offered there; the gods' food (is offered) in the household fire — this is the eternal rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.107
देवेभ्यस्तु हुतादन्नाच्छेषाद् भूतबलिं हरेत् । भूतयज्ञः स वै ज्ञेयो भूतिदः सर्वदेहिनाम्
devebhyastu hutādannāccheṣād bhūtabaliṃ haret / bhūtayajñaḥ sa vai jñeyo bhūtidaḥ sarvadehinām
From the food remaining after the oblation to the gods he should take the offering for the beings: that is to be known as the sacrifice to the beings, which bestows welfare on all embodied creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.108
श्वभ्यश्च श्वपचेभ्यश्च पतितादिभ्य एव च । दद्याद् भूमौ बलिं त्वन्नं पक्षिभ्यो ऽथ द्विजोत्तमः
śvabhyaśca śvapacebhyaśca patitādibhya eva ca / dadyād bhūmau baliṃ tvannaṃ pakṣibhyo 'tha dvijottamaḥ
And the best of the twice-born should give the offering of food on the ground for dogs, for dog-cookers, for outcastes and the like, and for birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.109
सायं चान्नस्य सिद्धस्य पत्न्यमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् । भूतयज्ञस्त्वयं नित्यं सायं प्रातर्विधीयते
sāyaṃ cānnasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret / bhūtayajñastvayaṃ nityaṃ sāyaṃ prātarvidhīyate
In the evening, the wife should present the offering from the cooked food without mantras; this sacrifice to the beings is prescribed daily, evening and morning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.110
एकं तु भोजयेद् विप्रं पितॄनुद्दिश्य सत्तमम् । नित्यश्राद्धं तदुद्दिष्टं पितृयज्ञो गतिप्रदः
ekaṃ tu bhojayed vipraṃ pitṝnuddiśya sattamam / nityaśrāddhaṃ taduddiṣṭaṃ pitṛyajño gatipradaḥ
He should feed one brahmin, a most excellent one, designating (the offering) for the fathers; that is called the daily śrāddha, the sacrifice to the fathers which bestows (a good) course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.111
उद्धृत्य वा यथाशक्ति किञ्चिदन्नं समाहितः । वेदतत्त्वार्थविदुषे द्विजायैवोपपादयेत्
uddhṛtya vā yathāśakti kiñcidannaṃ samāhitaḥ / vedatattvārthaviduṣe dvijāyaivopapādayet
Or, having set aside some food according to his ability, composed, he should present it to a twice-born who knows the true meaning of the Veda.
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KuP 2 18.112
पूजयेदतिथिं नित्यं नमस्येदर्चयेद् द्विजम् । मनोवाक्कर्मभिः शान्तमागतं स्वगृह ततः
pūjayedatithiṃ nityaṃ namasyedarcayed dvijam / manovākkarmabhiḥ śāntamāgataṃ svagṛha tataḥ
He should always honour a guest, should bow to and worship a brahmin, one at peace who has come to his own house, with mind, speech, and act.
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KuP 2 18.113
हन्तकारमथाग्रं वा भिक्षां वा शक्तितो द्विजः । दद्यादतिथये नित्यं बुध्येत परमेश्वरम्
hantakāramathāgraṃ vā bhikṣāṃ vā śaktito dvijaḥ / dadyādatithaye nityaṃ budhyeta parameśvaram
A twice-born should always give to a guest, according to his ability, a hantakāra, or an agra portion, or (at least) alms; and he should recognize (in the guest) the Supreme Lord.
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KuP 2 18.114
भिक्षामाहुर्ग्रासमात्रमग्रं तस्याश्चतुर्गुणम् । पुष्कलं हन्तकारं तु तच्चतुर्गुणमुच्यते
bhikṣāmāhurgrāsamātramagraṃ tasyāścaturguṇam / puṣkalaṃ hantakāraṃ tu taccaturguṇamucyate
They call a mere mouthful "alms" (bhikṣā); four times that is the agra; and the puṣkala, called the hantakāra, is said to be four times that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 18.115
गोदोहमात्रं कालं वै प्रतीक्ष्यो ह्यतिथिः स्वयम् । अभ्यागतान् यथाशक्ति पूजयेदतिथिं यथा
godohamātraṃ kālaṃ vai pratīkṣyo hyatithiḥ svayam / abhyāgatān yathāśakti pūjayedatithiṃ yathā
A guest should indeed be awaited in person for the space of time it takes to milk a cow; and one should honor those who have arrived according to one's ability, as (one honors) a guest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 18.116
भिक्षां वै भिक्षवे दद्याद् विधिवद् ब्रह्मचारिणे । दद्यादन्नं यथाशक्ति त्वर्थिभ्यो लोभवर्जितः
bhikṣāṃ vai bhikṣave dadyād vidhivad brahmacāriṇe / dadyādannaṃ yathāśakti tvarthibhyo lobhavarjitaḥ
He should give alms to a mendicant, and to a student of the Veda according to the rule; and, free of greed, he should give food to those who ask, according to his ability.
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KuP 2 18.117
सर्वेषामप्यलाभे तु अन्नं गोभ्यो निवेदयेत् । भुञ्जीत बन्धुभिः सार्धं वाग्यतो ऽन्नमकुत्सयन्
sarveṣāmapyalābhe tu annaṃ gobhyo nivedayet / bhuñjīta bandhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ vāgyato 'nnamakutsayan
But if none of these are available, he should offer the food to cows; then, restraining his speech and not disparaging the food, he should eat together with his kinsmen.
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KuP 2 18.118
अकृत्वा तु द्विजः पञ्च महायज्ञान् द्विजोत्तमाः । भृञ्जीत चेत् स मूढात्मा तिर्यग्योनिं सगच्छति
akṛtvā tu dvijaḥ pañca mahāyajñān dvijottamāḥ / bhṛñjīta cet sa mūḍhātmā tiryagyoniṃ sagacchati
But, O best of the twice-born, if a twice-born man eats without having performed the five great sacrifices, that deluded soul goes to an animal birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 18.119
वेदाभ्यासो ऽन्वहं शक्त्या महायज्ञक्रिया क्षमा । नाशयत्याशु पापानि देवानामर्चनं तथा
vedābhyāso 'nvahaṃ śaktyā mahāyajñakriyā kṣamā / nāśayatyāśu pāpāni devānāmarcanaṃ tathā
Daily study of the Veda according to one's capacity, the performance of the great sacrifices, patience, and likewise the worship of the gods swiftly destroy sins.
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KuP 2 18.120
यो मोहादथवालस्यादकृत्वा देवतार्चनम् । भुङ्क्ते स याति नरकान् शूकरेष्वभिजायते
yo mohādathavālasyādakṛtvā devatārcanam / bhuṅkte sa yāti narakān śūkareṣvabhijāyate
He who, out of delusion or out of laziness, eats without having performed the worship of the deities, goes to the hells and is born among swine.
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KuP 2 18.121
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन कृत्वा कर्माणि वै द्विजाः । भुञ्जीत स्वजनैः सार्धं सयाति परमां गतिम्
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena kṛtvā karmāṇi vai dvijāḥ / bhuñjīta svajanaiḥ sārdhaṃ sayāti paramāṃ gatim
Therefore, O twice-born ones, having performed the rites with every effort, one should eat together with one's own people; such a man attains the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition