Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 49
PdP 1 49.1
नारद उवाच- केनाचारेण विप्रस्य ब्रह्मतेजो विवर्धते। केनाचारेण तस्यैव ब्राह्मं तेजो विनश्यति
nārada uvāca- kenācāreṇa viprasya brahmatejo vivardhate| kenācāreṇa tasyaiva brāhmaṃ tejo vinaśyati
Nārada said: By what conduct does a brahmin's brahmic splendor increase? By what conduct does that same brahmic splendor of his perish?
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PdP 1 49.2
ब्रह्मोवाच-। शयनीयात्समुत्थाय रात्र्यंशे द्विजसत्तमः। देवांश्चैव स्मरेन्नित्यं तथा पुण्यवतो ध्रुवम्
brahmovāca-| śayanīyātsamutthāya rātryaṃśe dvijasattamaḥ| devāṃścaiva smarennityaṃ tathā puṇyavato dhruvam
Brahmā said: Rising from his bed in (the last) part of the night, the best of the twice-born should always remember the gods, and likewise, assuredly, the meritorious ones.
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PdP 1 49.3
गोविंदं माधवं कृष्णं हरिं दामोदरं तथा। नारायणं जगन्नाथं वासुदेवमजं विभुम्
goviṃdaṃ mādhavaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ hariṃ dāmodaraṃ tathā| nārāyaṇaṃ jagannāthaṃ vāsudevamajaṃ vibhum
Govinda, Mādhava, Kṛṣṇa, Hari, and Dāmodara, Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of the world, Vāsudeva, the unborn, the all-pervading;
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PdP 1 49.4
सरस्वतीं महालक्ष्मीं सावित्रीं वेदमातरम्। ब्रह्माणं भास्करं चन्द्रं दिक्पालांश्च ग्रहांस्तथा
sarasvatīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ sāvitrīṃ vedamātaram| brahmāṇaṃ bhāskaraṃ candraṃ dikpālāṃśca grahāṃstathā
Sarasvatī, Mahālakṣmī, Sāvitrī the mother of the Vedas, Brahmā, the Sun, the Moon, and the guardians of the directions and the planets;
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PdP 1 49.5
शङ्करं च शिवं शंभुमीश्वरं च महेश्वरम्। गणेशं च तथा स्कन्दं गौरीं भागीरथीं शिवाम्
śaṅkaraṃ ca śivaṃ śaṃbhumīśvaraṃ ca maheśvaram| gaṇeśaṃ ca tathā skandaṃ gaurīṃ bhāgīrathīṃ śivām
and Śaṅkara, Śiva, Śambhu, Īśvara and Maheśvara, Gaṇeśa and likewise Skanda, Gaurī, Bhāgīrathī, Śivā;
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PdP 1 49.6
पुण्यश्लोको नलो राजा पुण्यश्लोको जनार्दनः। पुण्यश्लोका च वैदेही पुण्यश्लोको युधिष्ठिरः
puṇyaśloko nalo rājā puṇyaśloko janārdanaḥ| puṇyaślokā ca vaidehī puṇyaśloko yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
King Nala is of holy fame, Janārdana is of holy fame, the daughter of Videha (Sītā) is of holy fame, Yudhiṣṭhira is of holy fame.
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PdP 1 49.7
अश्वत्थामा बलिर्व्यासो हनूमांश्च विभीषणः। कृपः परशुरामश्च सप्तैते चीरजीविनः
aśvatthāmā balirvyāso hanūmāṃśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ| kṛpaḥ paraśurāmaśca saptaite cīrajīvinaḥ
Aśvatthāman, Bali, Vyāsa, Hanūmān, and Vibhīṣaṇa, Kṛpa and Paraśurāma — these seven are the long-lived ones.
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PdP 1 49.8
एतान्यस्तु स्मरेन्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः। ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
etānyastu smarennityaṃ prātarutthāya mānavaḥ| brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The man who, rising at dawn, remembers these constantly is freed from sins beginning with the killing of a brahmin — there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 1 49.9
सकृदुच्चरिते तात सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्। गवां शतसहस्राणां दानस्य फलमश्नुते
sakṛduccarite tāta sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet| gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ dānasya phalamaśnute
When (their names are) uttered but once, dear one, one obtains the fruit of all sacrifices; he gains the fruit of the gift of a hundred thousand cows.
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PdP 1 49.10
ततश्चापि शुचौ देशे मलमूत्रं परित्यजेत्। दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ दिवा कुर्यादुदङ्मुखः
tataścāpi śucau deśe malamūtraṃ parityajet| dakṣiṇābhimukho rātrau divā kuryādudaṅmukhaḥ
And after that, in a clean place, he should void excrement and urine, facing south by night, and by day he should do it facing north.
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PdP 1 49.11
परतो दंतकाष्ठं च तृणैरुदुंबरादिभिः। अतः परं च संध्यायां संयतश्च द्विजो भवेत्
parato daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ ca tṛṇairuduṃbarādibhiḥ| ataḥ paraṃ ca saṃdhyāyāṃ saṃyataśca dvijo bhavet
After that, (he should use) a tooth-stick with twigs of the udumbara and the like; and after this, at the twilight juncture, the twice-born should be self-restrained.
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PdP 1 49.12
पूर्वाह्णे रक्तवर्णां तु मध्याह्ने शुक्लवर्णिकाम्। सायं सरस्वतीं कृष्णां द्विजो ध्यायेद्यथाविधि
pūrvāhṇe raktavarṇāṃ tu madhyāhne śuklavarṇikām| sāyaṃ sarasvatīṃ kṛṣṇāṃ dvijo dhyāyedyathāvidhi
In the forenoon (he should meditate on her as) red in colour, at midday as white in colour, and in the evening the twice-born should meditate, as prescribed, on Sarasvatī as black.
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PdP 1 49.13
ततः समाचरेत्स्नानं यथाज्ञानेन यत्नतः। अंगं प्रक्षालयित्वा तु मृद्भिः संलेपयेत्ततः
tataḥ samācaretsnānaṃ yathājñānena yatnataḥ| aṃgaṃ prakṣālayitvā tu mṛdbhiḥ saṃlepayettataḥ
Then he should carefully perform the bath according to his knowledge; and having washed his body, he should then smear it with earths (clays).
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PdP 1 49.14
शिरोदेशे ललाटे च नासिकायां हृदि भ्रुवोः। बाह्वोः पार्श्वे तथा नाभौ जान्वोरङ्घ्रिद्वये तथा
śirodeśe lalāṭe ca nāsikāyāṃ hṛdi bhruvoḥ| bāhvoḥ pārśve tathā nābhau jānvoraṅghridvaye tathā
On the head, on the forehead, on the nose, on the heart, on the two brows, on the two arms, on the side, likewise on the navel, on the two knees, and likewise on the pair of feet;
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PdP 1 49.15
एका लिंगे गुदे तिस्रस्तथा वामकरे दश। उभयोः सप्त दातव्या मृदः शुद्धिमभीप्सता
ekā liṃge gude tisrastathā vāmakare daśa| ubhayoḥ sapta dātavyā mṛdaḥ śuddhimabhīpsatā
one (portion) on the genitals, three on the anus, likewise ten on the left hand, and seven on both (hands) — such portions of earth are to be applied by one who desires purity.
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PdP 1 49.16
अश्वक्रांते रथक्रांते विष्णुक्रांते वसुंधरे। मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम्
aśvakrāṃte rathakrāṃte viṣṇukrāṃte vasuṃdhare| mṛttike hara me pāpaṃ yanmayā pūrvasaṃcitam
"O you traversed by horses, traversed by chariots, traversed by Viṣṇu, O earth-bearer, O clay, take away my sin, whatever has been heaped up by me before."
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PdP 1 49.17
अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण मृत्तिकां यस्तनौ क्षिपेत्। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य शुचिर्भवति मानवः
anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa mṛttikāṃ yastanau kṣipet| sarvapāpakṣayastasya śucirbhavati mānavaḥ
Whoever casts the clay on his body with just this mantra, for him there is destruction of all sins, and the man becomes pure.
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PdP 1 49.18
ततस्तु वेदपूर्वेण स्नानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः। नदे नद्यां तथा कूपे पुष्करिण्यां तटाकके
tatastu vedapūrveṇa snānaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ| nade nadyāṃ tathā kūpe puṣkariṇyāṃ taṭākake
Then the discerning one should perform the bath preceded by Vedic (recitation) — in a stream, in a river, likewise in a well, in a lotus-pond, in a tank,
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PdP 1 49.19
जलराशौ च वप्रे च घटस्नानं तथोत्तरम्। कारयेद्विधिवन्मर्त्यः सर्वपापक्षयाय च
jalarāśau ca vapre ca ghaṭasnānaṃ tathottaram| kārayedvidhivanmartyaḥ sarvapāpakṣayāya ca
in a body of water, and in an embankment-pool; and after that, bathing with a pot: a mortal should have (this) done according to rule, for the destruction of all sins.
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PdP 1 49.20
प्रातःस्नानं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। यः कुर्यात्सततं विप्रो विष्णुलोके महीयते
prātaḥsnānaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam| yaḥ kuryātsatataṃ vipro viṣṇuloke mahīyate
The morning bath is of great merit, destroying all sins; the brahmin who performs it constantly is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
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PdP 1 49.21
प्रातः संध्यासमीपे च यावद्दंडचतुष्टयम्। तावत्पानीयममृतं पितॄणामुपतिष्ठते
prātaḥ saṃdhyāsamīpe ca yāvaddaṃḍacatuṣṭayam| tāvatpānīyamamṛtaṃ pitṝṇāmupatiṣṭhate
At dawn, near the twilight juncture, for as long as four daṇḍas, for that long the water stands as nectar for the ancestors.
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PdP 1 49.22
परतो घटिकायुग्मं यावद्यामैकमाह्निकम्। मधुतुल्यं जलं तस्मिन्पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्धनम्
parato ghaṭikāyugmaṃ yāvadyāmaikamāhnikam| madhutulyaṃ jalaṃ tasminpitṝṇāṃ prītivardhanam
Beyond that, for a pair of ghaṭikās up to one watch of the day, the water at that time is equal to honey, increasing the ancestors' delight.
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PdP 1 49.23
ततस्तु सार्द्धयामैकं जलं क्षीरमयं स्मृतम्। क्षीरमिश्रं जलं तावद्यावद्दण्डचतुष्टयम्
tatastu sārddhayāmaikaṃ jalaṃ kṣīramayaṃ smṛtam| kṣīramiśraṃ jalaṃ tāvadyāvaddaṇḍacatuṣṭayam
Then for one and a half watches the water is held to be made of milk; and the water is mixed with milk for as long as four daṇḍas.
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PdP 1 49.24
अतः परं च पानीयं यावद्धि प्रहरत्रयम्। तत्परं लोहितं प्रोक्तं यावदस्तंगतो रविः
ataḥ paraṃ ca pānīyaṃ yāvaddhi praharatrayam| tatparaṃ lohitaṃ proktaṃ yāvadastaṃgato raviḥ
After that the water (remains such) until three watches; beyond that it is called red, until the sun has set.
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PdP 1 49.25
चतुर्थप्रहरे स्नाने रात्रौ वा तर्पयेत्पितॄन्। तत्तोयं रक्षसामेव ग्रहणेन विना स्मृतम्
caturthaprahare snāne rātrau vā tarpayetpitṝn| tattoyaṃ rakṣasāmeva grahaṇena vinā smṛtam
If in the fourth watch, or at night, one bathes and offers libation to the ancestors, that water is said to belong to the demons only — except in the case of an eclipse.
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PdP 1 49.26
पानीयं सर्वसिर्द्ध्य्थं पुरैव निर्मितं मया। रक्षार्थं तस्य तोयस्य यक्षाश्चैव धुरंधराः
pānīyaṃ sarvasirddhythaṃ puraiva nirmitaṃ mayā| rakṣārthaṃ tasya toyasya yakṣāścaiva dhuraṃdharāḥ
"Water was created by me long ago for the accomplishment of all things; and for the protection of that water the yakṣas are the appointed bearers of the burden."
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PdP 1 49.27
न प्राप्नुवंति पितरो ये च लोकांतरं गताः। दुष्प्राप्यं सलिलं तेषामृते स्वान्मर्त्यवासिनः
na prāpnuvaṃti pitaro ye ca lokāṃtaraṃ gatāḥ| duṣprāpyaṃ salilaṃ teṣāmṛte svānmartyavāsinaḥ
The fathers who have gone to another world do not obtain (it); for them water is hard to get, except from their own (kin) who dwell among mortals.
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PdP 1 49.28
तस्माच्छिष्यैश्च पुत्रैश्च पौत्रदौहित्रकादिभिः। बंधुवर्गैस्तथा चान्यैस्तर्पणीयं पितृव्रतैः
tasmācchiṣyaiśca putraiśca pautradauhitrakādibhiḥ| baṃdhuvargaistathā cānyaistarpaṇīyaṃ pitṛvrataiḥ
Therefore, by pupils and by sons, by grandsons, daughters' sons and the rest, and likewise by the circle of relatives and by others, (the fathers) are to be gratified with the rites for the fathers.
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PdP 1 49.29
नारद उवाच-। जलस्य दैवतं ब्रूहि तर्पणस्य विधिं मयि। यथा जानामि देवेश तत्वतो वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca-| jalasya daivataṃ brūhi tarpaṇasya vidhiṃ mayi| yathā jānāmi deveśa tatvato vaktumarhasi
Nārada said: Tell me the deity of the water and the rule of the libation (tarpaṇa), so that I may know it; O lord of gods, you should speak of it as it truly is.
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PdP 1 49.30
ब्रह्मोवाच-। जलस्य देवता विष्णुःस र्वलोकेषु गीयते। जलपूतो भवेद्यस्तु विष्णुस्तच्छंकरो भवेत्
brahmovāca-| jalasya devatā viṣṇuḥsa rvalokeṣu gīyate| jalapūto bhavedyastu viṣṇustacchaṃkaro bhavet
Brahmā said: Viṣṇu is proclaimed in all the worlds as the deity of water. Whoever becomes purified by water, for him Viṣṇu becomes Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.31
जलं गंडूषमात्रं तु पीत्वा पूतो भवेन्नरः। विशेषात्कुशसंसर्गात्पीयूषादधिकं जलम्
jalaṃ gaṃḍūṣamātraṃ tu pītvā pūto bhavennaraḥ| viśeṣātkuśasaṃsargātpīyūṣādadhikaṃ jalam
By drinking water even a mouthful, a man becomes pure; and especially through contact with kuśa grass, water is better than nectar.
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PdP 1 49.32
सर्वदेवालयो दर्भो मयायं निर्मितः पुरा। [https://vedastudy.yolasite.com/kusha1.php कुशमूले] भवेद्ब्रह्मा कुशमध्ये तु केशवः
sarvadevālayo darbho mayāyaṃ nirmitaḥ purā| [https://vedastudy.yolasite.com/kusha1.php kuśamūle] bhavedbrahmā kuśamadhye tu keśavaḥ
This darbha grass, the abode of all the gods, was fashioned by me long ago: at the root of the kuśa is Brahmā, and in the middle of the kuśa is Keśava.
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PdP 1 49.33
कुशाग्रे शंकरं विद्धि कुश एते प्रतिष्ठिताः। कुशहस्तः सदा मेध्यः स्तोत्रं मंत्रं पठेद्यदि
kuśāgre śaṃkaraṃ viddhi kuśa ete pratiṣṭhitāḥ| kuśahastaḥ sadā medhyaḥ stotraṃ maṃtraṃ paṭhedyadi
Know Śaṃkara to be at the tip of the kuśa — these (gods) are established in the kuśa. One with kuśa in his hand is always pure, if he recites a hymn or a mantra.
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PdP 1 49.34
सर्वं शतगुणं प्रोक्तं तीर्थे साहस्रमुच्यते। कुशाः काशास्तथा दूर्वा यवपत्राणि व्रीहयः
sarvaṃ śataguṇaṃ proktaṃ tīrthe sāhasramucyate| kuśāḥ kāśāstathā dūrvā yavapatrāṇi vrīhayaḥ
All (that he recites) is said to be a hundredfold; at a sacred ford it is said to be a thousandfold. Kuśa, kāśa, and dūrvā, barley leaves, rice plants,
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PdP 1 49.35
बल्वजाः पुंडरीकाश्च कुशास्सप्त प्रकीर्तिताः। आनुपूर्व्येण मेध्याः स्युः कुशा लोके प्रतिष्ठिताः
balvajāḥ puṃḍarīkāśca kuśāssapta prakīrtitāḥ| ānupūrvyeṇa medhyāḥ syuḥ kuśā loke pratiṣṭhitāḥ
balvaja grasses and puṇḍarīka — these are declared to be the seven kuśas. In due order they are pure; the kuśas are established (as such) in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.36
विना मंत्रेण यत्स्नानं सर्वं तन्निष्फलं भवेत्। अमृतात्स्वादुतामेति संस्पर्शाच्च तिलस्य च
vinā maṃtreṇa yatsnānaṃ sarvaṃ tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet| amṛtātsvādutāmeti saṃsparśācca tilasya ca
Whatever bathing is done without a mantra, all that becomes fruitless. And from contact with sesame (water) attains a sweetness beyond nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.37
तस्माच्च तर्पयेन्नित्यं पितॄंस्तिलजलैर्बुधः। दशभिश्च तिलैस्तावत्पितॄणां प्रीतिरुत्तमा
tasmācca tarpayennityaṃ pitṝṃstilajalairbudhaḥ| daśabhiśca tilaistāvatpitṝṇāṃ prītiruttamā
Therefore let the wise man always gratify the fathers with sesame and water; and with ten sesame seeds (or: tenfold sesame) there is the highest delight of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.38
अग्निस्तंभभयाद्देवा न चेच्छन्त्यतिविस्तरम्। स्नात्वा यस्तर्पयेन्नित्यं तिलमिश्रोदकैः पितॄन्
agnistaṃbhabhayāddevā na cecchantyativistaram| snātvā yastarpayennityaṃ tilamiśrodakaiḥ pitṝn
Out of fear of the blocking of the fire the gods do not desire too great an extent (of it). He who, having bathed, daily gratifies the fathers with water mixed with sesame —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.39
नीलपंडविमोक्षेण त्वमावास्या तिलोदकैः। वर्षासु दीपदानेन पितॄणामनृणो भवेत्
nīlapaṃḍavimokṣeṇa tvamāvāsyā tilodakaiḥ| varṣāsu dīpadānena pitṝṇāmanṛṇo bhavet
by the releasing of a blue bull, and on the new-moon day with sesame and water, and by the gift of a lamp in the rainy season, one becomes free of debt to the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.40
वत्सरैकममायां तु तर्पयेद्यस्तिलैः पितृन्। विनायकत्वमाप्नोति सर्वदेवैः प्रपूज्यते
vatsaraikamamāyāṃ tu tarpayedyastilaiḥ pitṛn| vināyakatvamāpnoti sarvadevaiḥ prapūjyate
He who for one year gratifies the fathers with sesame on the new-moon day attains the state of a Vināyaka and is worshipped by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.41
युगाद्यासु च सर्वासु यस्तिलैस्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्। उक्तं यद्वाप्यमायां तु तस्माच्छतगुणाधिकम्
yugādyāsu ca sarvāsu yastilaistarpayetpitṝn| uktaṃ yadvāpyamāyāṃ tu tasmācchataguṇādhikam
And he who gratifies the fathers with sesame on all the beginnings of the yugas — (the merit) is a hundred times greater than what has been stated for the new-moon day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.42
अयने विषुवे चैव राकामायां तथैव च। तर्पयित्वा पितृव्यूहं स्वर्गलोके महीयते
ayane viṣuve caiva rākāmāyāṃ tathaiva ca| tarpayitvā pitṛvyūhaṃ svargaloke mahīyate
At the solstice, at the equinox, and likewise at the full moon and the new moon, having gratified the host of the fathers, one is honoured in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.43
तथा मन्वंतराख्यायामन्यस्यां पुण्यसंस्थितौ। ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्यस्य पुण्यतीर्थे गयादिषु
tathā manvaṃtarākhyāyāmanyasyāṃ puṇyasaṃsthitau| grahaṇe caṃdrasūryasya puṇyatīrthe gayādiṣu
So too on the day called a Manvantara (juncture), on any other holy occasion, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, at a holy ford such as Gayā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.44
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्याति माधवस्य निकेतनम्। तस्मात्पुण्याहकं प्राप्य तर्पयेत्पितृसंचयम्
tarpayitvā pitṝnyāti mādhavasya niketanam| tasmātpuṇyāhakaṃ prāpya tarpayetpitṛsaṃcayam
having gratified the fathers, one goes to the abode of Mādhava. Therefore, having obtained a holy day, let one gratify the assembly of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.45
तर्पणं देवतानां च पूर्वं कृत्वा समाहितः। अधिकारी भवेत्पश्चात्पितॄणां तर्पणे बुधः
tarpaṇaṃ devatānāṃ ca pūrvaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ| adhikārī bhavetpaścātpitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇe budhaḥ
And having first, with collected mind, made the libation to the gods, the wise man afterwards becomes entitled to the libation to the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.46
श्राद्धे भोजनकाले च पाणिनैकेन दापयेत्। उभाभ्यां तर्पणे दद्याद्विधिरेष सनातनः
śrāddhe bhojanakāle ca pāṇinaikena dāpayet| ubhābhyāṃ tarpaṇe dadyādvidhireṣa sanātanaḥ
At a śrāddha and at the time of eating one should offer with one hand; in the libation one should give with both. This is the eternal rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.47
दक्षिणाभिमुखो भूत्वा शुचिस्तु तर्पयेत्पितॄन्। तृप्यतामिति वाक्येन नामगोत्रेण वै पुनः
dakṣiṇābhimukho bhūtvā śucistu tarpayetpitṝn| tṛpyatāmiti vākyena nāmagotreṇa vai punaḥ
Facing south, being pure, one should offer water to the fathers, with the words "May (they) be satisfied," and again with (their) name and lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.48
अकृष्णैर्यत्तिलैर्मोहात्तर्पयेत्पितृसंचयम्। भूम्यां ददाति यदपो दाता चैव जले स्थितः
akṛṣṇairyattilairmohāttarpayetpitṛsaṃcayam| bhūmyāṃ dadāti yadapo dātā caiva jale sthitaḥ
Whoever out of delusion offers water to the assembly of the fathers with sesame seeds that are not black — (and) whoever, being himself standing in water, gives the water upon the ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.49
वृथा तद्दीयते दानं नोपतिष्ठति कस्यचित्। स्थले स्थित्वा जले यस्तु प्रयच्छेदुदकं नरः
vṛthā taddīyate dānaṃ nopatiṣṭhati kasyacit| sthale sthitvā jale yastu prayacchedudakaṃ naraḥ
that gift is given in vain; it does not reach anyone. And the man who, standing on dry ground, offers water into the water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.50
नोपतिष्ठेत्पितॄणां तु सलिलं तन्निरर्थकम्। आर्द्रवासा जले यस्तु कुर्यादुदकतर्पणम् ५० 1.49.
nopatiṣṭhetpitṝṇāṃ tu salilaṃ tannirarthakam| ārdravāsā jale yastu kuryādudakatarpaṇam 50 1.49.
it would not reach the fathers; that water is fruitless. But whoever, with wet garment, performs the water-offering while in the water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.51
पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंति सहदेवैस्सदानघ। रजकैः क्षालितं वस्त्रमशुद्धं कवयो विदुः
pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti sahadevaissadānagha| rajakaiḥ kṣālitaṃ vastramaśuddhaṃ kavayo viduḥ
his fathers, together with the gods, are satisfied, O sinless one. A garment washed by washermen the wise know to be impure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.52
हस्तप्रक्षालने चैव पुनर्वस्त्रं तु शुध्यति। शुष्कवासाः शुचौ देशे स्थाने यत्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्
hastaprakṣālane caiva punarvastraṃ tu śudhyati| śuṣkavāsāḥ śucau deśe sthāne yattarpayetpitṝn
But upon the washing of the hands the garment becomes pure again. Whoever, with dry garment, in a pure place and (proper) spot, offers water to the fathers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.53
ततो दशगुणेनैव तुष्यंति पितरो ध्रुवम्। स्नानं संध्यां च पाषाणे खड्गे वा ताम्रभाजने
tato daśaguṇenaiva tuṣyaṃti pitaro dhruvam| snānaṃ saṃdhyāṃ ca pāṣāṇe khaḍge vā tāmrabhājane
thereby the fathers are surely pleased tenfold. (Performing) bathing and the twilight rite upon a stone, or on a sword, or in a copper vessel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.54
तर्पणं कुरुते यस्तु प्रत्येकं च शताधिकम्। रौप्यांगुलीयं तर्जन्यां धृत्वा यत्तर्पयेत्पितॄन्
tarpaṇaṃ kurute yastu pratyekaṃ ca śatādhikam| raupyāṃgulīyaṃ tarjanyāṃ dhṛtvā yattarpayetpitṝn
whoever performs the water-offering — in each case it is more than a hundredfold. Whoever offers water to the fathers wearing a silver ring on the index finger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.55
सर्वं च शतसाहस्रगुणं भवति नान्यथा। तथैवानामिकायां तु धृत्वा स्वर्णांगुलीं बुधः
sarvaṃ ca śatasāhasraguṇaṃ bhavati nānyathā| tathaivānāmikāyāṃ tu dhṛtvā svarṇāṃgulīṃ budhaḥ
all of it becomes a hundred thousand times (as much), not otherwise. Likewise the wise man, wearing a golden ring on the ring finger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.56
तर्पयेत्पितृसंदोहं लक्षकोटिगुणं भवेत्। अंगुष्ठदेशिनी मध्ये सव्यहस्तस्य खड्गकम्
tarpayetpitṛsaṃdohaṃ lakṣakoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet| aṃguṣṭhadeśinī madhye savyahastasya khaḍgakam
should offer water to the host of the fathers: it would become a hundred-thousand-crore times (as much). (Holding) a small sword between the thumb and index finger of the left hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.57
धृत्वानामिकया रत्नमंजलेरक्षयंफलं। स्नानार्थमभिगच्छंतं देवाः पितृगणैः सह
dhṛtvānāmikayā ratnamaṃjalerakṣayaṃphalaṃ| snānārthamabhigacchaṃtaṃ devāḥ pitṛgaṇaiḥ saha
and wearing a jewel on the ring finger, the handful (of water) has imperishable fruit. The gods, together with the hosts of the fathers, follow him who goes to bathe,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.58
वायुभूतानुगच्छंति तृषार्ताः सलिलार्थिनः। निराशास्ते निवर्तंते वस्त्रनिष्पीडनेन च
vāyubhūtānugacchaṃti tṛṣārtāḥ salilārthinaḥ| nirāśāste nivartaṃte vastraniṣpīḍanena ca
having become wind, thirsty and desiring water; and they turn back disappointed because of the wringing out of the garment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.59
तस्मान्न पीडयेद्वस्त्रमकृत्वा पितृतर्पणम्। तिस्रःकोट्योऽर्धकोटी च यानि लोमानि मानुषे
tasmānna pīḍayedvastramakṛtvā pitṛtarpaṇam| tisraḥkoṭyo'rdhakoṭī ca yāni lomāni mānuṣe
Therefore one should not wring out the garment without having made the offering of water to the fathers. Three and a half crores — the hairs that are on a human being —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.60
स्रवंति सर्वतीर्थानि तस्मान्न परिपीडयेत्। देवाः पिबंति शिरसि श्मश्रुतः पितरस्तथा
sravaṃti sarvatīrthāni tasmānna paripīḍayet| devāḥ pibaṃti śirasi śmaśrutaḥ pitarastathā
all the sacred fords flow (in them); therefore one should not wring (the garment) out. The gods drink at the head, and the fathers at the beard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.61
चक्षुषोरपि गंधर्वा अधस्तात्सर्वजंतवः। देवाः पितृगणाः सर्वे गंधर्वा जंतवस्तथा
cakṣuṣorapi gaṃdharvā adhastātsarvajaṃtavaḥ| devāḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve gaṃdharvā jaṃtavastathā
the gandharvas at the two eyes, and below, all creatures. The gods, all the hosts of fathers, the gandharvas and the creatures
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.62
स्नानमात्रेण तुष्यंति स्नानात्पापं न विद्यते। नित्यस्नानं च यः कुर्यात्स नरः पुरुषोत्तमः
snānamātreṇa tuṣyaṃti snānātpāpaṃ na vidyate| nityasnānaṃ ca yaḥ kuryātsa naraḥ puruṣottamaḥ
are satisfied by the mere bath; from bathing no sin remains. And the man who performs the daily bath, that man is the best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.63
सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तो नाकलोकेमहीयते। स्नानं तर्पणपर्यंतं देवा महर्षयो विदुः
sarvapāpairvinirmukto nākalokemahīyate| snānaṃ tarpaṇaparyaṃtaṃ devā maharṣayo viduḥ
Freed from all sins, he is honoured in the world of heaven. The gods and the great seers know bathing to extend as far as the water-offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.64
अतः परं च देवानां पूजनं कारयेद्बुधः। गणेशं पूजयेद्यस्तु विघ्नस्तस्य न जायते
ataḥ paraṃ ca devānāṃ pūjanaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ| gaṇeśaṃ pūjayedyastu vighnastasya na jāyate
After this the wise man should have the worship of the gods performed. Whoever worships Gaṇeśa, for him no obstacle arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.65
आरोग्यार्थं च सूर्यं च धर्ममोक्षाय माधवम्। शिवं च कृत्यकामार्थं सर्वकामाय चंडिकाम्
ārogyārthaṃ ca sūryaṃ ca dharmamokṣāya mādhavam| śivaṃ ca kṛtyakāmārthaṃ sarvakāmāya caṃḍikām
And (he should worship) the Sun for the sake of health, Mādhava for dharma and liberation, Śiva for the accomplishment of desires, and Caṇḍikā for all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.66
देवांस्तु पूजयित्वा तु वैश्वदेवबलिं चरेत्। वह्निकार्यं ततः कृत्वा यज्ञं ब्राह्मणतर्पणम्
devāṃstu pūjayitvā tu vaiśvadevabaliṃ caret| vahnikāryaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā yajñaṃ brāhmaṇatarpaṇam
And having worshipped the gods, he should perform the Vaiśvadeva offering; then, having done the fire rite, the sacrifice, (and) the satisfying of brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.67
देवानां सर्वसत्वानां पुनस्त्रिविष्टपं व्रजेत्। गतागतं स्थिरं कृत्वा कामान्मोक्षं सुखं दिवम्
devānāṃ sarvasatvānāṃ punastriviṣṭapaṃ vrajet| gatāgataṃ sthiraṃ kṛtvā kāmānmokṣaṃ sukhaṃ divam
(Thereby) he goes again to the heaven of the gods and of all beings; having made an end of coming and going (having made it fixed), (he gains) his desires, release, happiness, and heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.68
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन नित्यं कर्माणि कारयेत्। नारद उवाच-। किमर्थं च जलं तात देवाः पितृगणैः सह
tasmātsarvaprayatnena nityaṃ karmāṇi kārayet| nārada uvāca-| kimarthaṃ ca jalaṃ tāta devāḥ pitṛgaṇaiḥ saha
Therefore with every effort one should have the (daily) rites performed constantly. Nārada said: For what reason, father, do the gods together with the hosts of the fathers (not obtain) water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.69
न प्राप्नुवंति सर्वज्ञ लभंते मानवा यथा। ब्रह्मोवाच। पुरा सृष्टं मया तोयं सर्वदेवमयामृतम्
na prāpnuvaṃti sarvajña labhaṃte mānavā yathā| brahmovāca| purā sṛṣṭaṃ mayā toyaṃ sarvadevamayāmṛtam
do they not obtain (it), O all-knowing one, as men do obtain (it)? Brahmā said: Formerly water was created by me, the nectar consisting of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.70
तस्यैव रक्षणार्थं च रक्षा यक्षा धनुर्धराः। घ्नंति ते पितरं देवमस्मद्वाक्यान्न मानुषम्
tasyaiva rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca rakṣā yakṣā dhanurdharāḥ| ghnaṃti te pitaraṃ devamasmadvākyānna mānuṣam
And for the protection of that very (water) there are guards, yakṣas bearing bows; by our command they strike the father and the god, (but) not the man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.71
पशवः पक्षिणः कीटा मर्त्यलोके व्यवस्थिताः। मर्त्यजाताश्च देवा ये तथैव मानुषा ध्रुवम्
paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaḥ kīṭā martyaloke vyavasthitāḥ| martyajātāśca devā ye tathaiva mānuṣā dhruvam
Beasts, birds and insects are established in the world of mortals; and those gods born as mortals, and likewise men, assuredly—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.72
तर्पयित्वा गुरुं नित्यं सुरलोके प्रतिष्ठिताः। अस्नायी च मलं भुंक्ते अजपी पूयशोणितम्
tarpayitvā guruṃ nityaṃ suraloke pratiṣṭhitāḥ| asnāyī ca malaṃ bhuṃkte ajapī pūyaśoṇitam
—having constantly gratified the teacher, are established in the world of the gods. He who does not bathe eats filth, he who does not recite (his prayers) eats pus and blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.73
अकृत्वा तर्पणं नित्यं पितृहा चोपजायते। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं देवानामप्यपूजने
akṛtvā tarpaṇaṃ nityaṃ pitṛhā copajāyate| brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ devānāmapyapūjane
By not performing the water-offering daily one becomes a slayer of the fathers; and in not worshipping the gods too the sin equals the killing of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.74
सन्ध्याकृत्यमकृत्वा च सूर्यं हंति च पापकृत्। नारद उवाच-। ब्राह्मणस्य सदाचारक्रमं ब्रूहि च कर्मणाम्
sandhyākṛtyamakṛtvā ca sūryaṃ haṃti ca pāpakṛt| nārada uvāca-| brāhmaṇasya sadācārakramaṃ brūhi ca karmaṇām
And the evil-doer who does not perform the twilight rite kills the sun. Nārada said: Tell (me) the order of good conduct of a brahmin and of (his) rites,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.75
इतरेषां च वर्णानां प्रवृत्तमखिलं वद। ब्रह्मोवाच-। आचाराल्लभते चायुराचाराल्लभते सुखम्
itareṣāṃ ca varṇānāṃ pravṛttamakhilaṃ vada| brahmovāca-| ācārāllabhate cāyurācārāllabhate sukham
and tell the whole practice of the other classes as well. Brahmā said: From (right) conduct one obtains long life, from conduct one obtains happiness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 49.76
आचारात्स्वर्गं मोक्षं च आचारो हंत्यलक्षणम्। अनाचारो हि पुरुषो लोके भवति निंदितः
ācārātsvargaṃ mokṣaṃ ca ācāro haṃtyalakṣaṇam| anācāro hi puruṣo loke bhavati niṃditaḥ
from conduct (one obtains) heaven and liberation; conduct destroys inauspicious marks. For a man without (right) conduct becomes despised in the world,
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PdP 1 49.77
दुःखभागी च सततं व्याधितोल्पायुरेव च। नरके नियतं वासो ह्यनाचारान्नरस्य च
duḥkhabhāgī ca satataṃ vyādhitolpāyureva ca| narake niyataṃ vāso hyanācārānnarasya ca
and constantly a sharer of sorrow, diseased and short-lived; and for a man dwelling in hell is certain because of bad conduct.
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PdP 1 49.78
आचाराच्च परं लोकमाचारं शृणु तत्त्वतः। गोमयेन गृहे नित्यं प्रकुर्यादुपलेपनम्
ācārācca paraṃ lokamācāraṃ śṛṇu tattvataḥ| gomayena gṛhe nityaṃ prakuryādupalepanam
And from conduct (comes) the highest world; hear about conduct as it truly is. In the house one should always make a smearing (of the floor) with cow-dung.
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PdP 1 49.79
प्रक्षालयेत्ततः पीठं काष्ठं पात्रं शिलातलम्। भस्मना कांस्यपात्रं तु ताम्रमम्लेनशुद्ध्यति
prakṣālayettataḥ pīṭhaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ pātraṃ śilātalam| bhasmanā kāṃsyapātraṃ tu tāmramamlenaśuddhyati
Then one should wash the seat, the wood, the vessel, the stone slab; a bronze vessel (is cleansed) with ashes, but copper is purified with something sour.
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PdP 1 49.80
शिलापात्रं तु तैलेन फालंगो वालकेन तु। स्वर्णरौप्यादिपात्रं तु जलमात्रेण शुध्यति
śilāpātraṃ tu tailena phālaṃgo vālakena tu| svarṇaraupyādipātraṃ tu jalamātreṇa śudhyati
A stone vessel (is cleansed) with oil, the ploughshare with a brush of hair; but a vessel of gold, silver and the like is purified with water alone.
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PdP 1 49.81
अग्निना लोहपात्रं तु पाकप्रक्षालनेन तु। खननाद्दाहनाच्चैव उपलेपन धावनात्
agninā lohapātraṃ tu pākaprakṣālanena tu| khananāddāhanāccaiva upalepana dhāvanāt
An iron vessel (is purified) by fire, and by cooking and washing; by digging, by burning, by smearing over, by washing,
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PdP 1 49.82
पर्जन्यवर्षणाच्चैव भूरमेध्या विशुध्यति। तैजस्सानां मणीनां च सर्वस्याश्ममयस्य च
parjanyavarṣaṇāccaiva bhūramedhyā viśudhyati| taijassānāṃ maṇīnāṃ ca sarvasyāśmamayasya ca
and by the raining of the rain-cloud, unclean ground is purified. And of things of metal, of gems, and of everything made of stone,
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PdP 1 49.83
भस्मभिर्मृत्तिकाभिश्च शुद्धिरुक्ता मया पुरा। शय्या भार्या शिशुर्वस्त्रमुपवीतं कमंडलुः
bhasmabhirmṛttikābhiśca śuddhiruktā mayā purā| śayyā bhāryā śiśurvastramupavītaṃ kamaṃḍaluḥ
the purification with ashes and with earth has been declared by me before. Bed, wife, child, garment, sacred thread, water-pot—
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PdP 1 49.84
आत्मनः कथिताश्शुद्धा न परेषां कदाचन। न भुंजीतैकवस्त्रेण न स्नायादेकवाससा
ātmanaḥ kathitāśśuddhā na pareṣāṃ kadācana| na bhuṃjītaikavastreṇa na snāyādekavāsasā
—these are said to be pure for oneself, never for others. One should not eat wearing a single garment, nor bathe in a single garment.
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PdP 1 49.85
न धारयेत्परस्यैवं स्नानवस्त्रं कदाचन। संस्कारं केशदंतानां प्रातरेव समाचरेत्
na dhārayetparasyaivaṃ snānavastraṃ kadācana| saṃskāraṃ keśadaṃtānāṃ prātareva samācaret
Likewise one should never wear another's bathing-cloth. The grooming of hair and teeth one should perform in the morning only.
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PdP 1 49.86
गुरूणां च नमस्कारं नित्यमेव समाचरेत्। हस्तपादे मुखे चैव पंचार्द्रो भोजनं चरेत्
gurūṇāṃ ca namaskāraṃ nityameva samācaret| hastapāde mukhe caiva paṃcārdro bhojanaṃ caret
And one should always make salutation to the elders. One should take food with five (parts) wet: the hands, the feet, and the face.
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PdP 1 49.87
पंचार्द्रकस्तु भुंजानः शतं वर्षाणि जीवति। देवतानां गुरोराज्ञां स्नातकाचार्ययोरपि
paṃcārdrakastu bhuṃjānaḥ śataṃ varṣāṇi jīvati| devatānāṃ gurorājñāṃ snātakācāryayorapi
But one who eats with the five (parts) moist — the hands, the feet, and the face — lives a hundred years. Of deities, of the guru, of the king, and also of the snātaka and the teacher,
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PdP 1 49.88
नाक्रामेत्कामतश्छायां विप्रस्य दीक्षितस्य च। गोगणं देवतं विप्रं घृतं मधु चतुष्पथम्
nākrāmetkāmataśchāyāṃ viprasya dīkṣitasya ca| gogaṇaṃ devataṃ vipraṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu catuṣpatham
one should not deliberately tread upon the shadow, nor that of a brahmin nor of one consecrated (for a rite). A herd of cows, a deity, a brahmin, ghee, honey, a crossroads —
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PdP 1 49.89
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीत प्रख्यातांश्च वनस्पतीन्। गोविप्रावग्निविप्रौ च विप्रौ द्वौ दंपती तथा
pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvīta prakhyātāṃśca vanaspatīn| goviprāvagniviprau ca viprau dvau daṃpatī tathā
— (these) one should circumambulate, and also renowned trees. A cow and a brahmin, a fire and a brahmin, two brahmins, and likewise a married couple:
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PdP 1 49.90
तयोर्मध्ये न गच्छेत स्वर्गस्थोपि पतेद्ध्रुवम्। उच्छिष्टो न स्पृशेदग्निं ब्राह्मणं दैवतं गुरुम्
tayormadhye na gaccheta svargasthopi pateddhruvam| ucchiṣṭo na spṛśedagniṃ brāhmaṇaṃ daivataṃ gurum
one should not pass between those two; even one established in heaven would surely fall. With the leavings of food (in his mouth) one should not touch fire, a brahmin, a deity, a guru,
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PdP 1 49.91
स्वशीर्षं पुष्पवृक्षं च यज्ञवृक्षमधार्मिकम्। त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट उदीक्षेत कदाचन
svaśīrṣaṃ puṣpavṛkṣaṃ ca yajñavṛkṣamadhārmikam| trīṇi tejāṃsi nocchiṣṭa udīkṣeta kadācana
one's own head, a flowering tree, a sacrificial tree, (or) an unrighteous man. And with the leavings of food (unrinsed) one should never gaze upon the three luminaries,
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PdP 1 49.92
सूर्याचंद्रमसावेवं नक्षत्राणि च सर्वशः। नेक्षेद्विप्रं गुरुं देवं राजानं यतिनां वरम्
sūryācaṃdramasāvevaṃ nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ| nekṣedvipraṃ guruṃ devaṃ rājānaṃ yatināṃ varam
likewise the sun and the moon, and the stars in any manner. He should not look at a brahmin, a guru, a god, a king, the best of ascetics,
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PdP 1 49.93
योगिनं देवकर्माणं धर्माणां कथकं द्विजम्। नदीनां च प्रतीरे च पत्युश्च सरितां तथा
yoginaṃ devakarmāṇaṃ dharmāṇāṃ kathakaṃ dvijam| nadīnāṃ ca pratīre ca patyuśca saritāṃ tathā
a yogin, one engaged in divine rites, (or) a twice-born expounder of the dharmas. And on the bank of rivers, and likewise of the lord of rivers (the ocean),
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PdP 1 49.94
यज्ञवृक्षस्य मूले च उद्याने पुष्पवाटके। शरीरस्य मलत्यागं न कुर्याज्जीवने तथा
yajñavṛkṣasya mūle ca udyāne puṣpavāṭake| śarīrasya malatyāgaṃ na kuryājjīvane tathā
and at the root of a sacrificial tree, in a garden, in a flower-plot — there he should not, so long as he lives, void the body's filth,
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PdP 1 49.95
विप्रस्यायतने गोष्ठे रम्ये राजपथेषु च। न क्षौरं कारयेद्धीरः कुजस्याह्नि कदाचन
viprasyāyatane goṣṭhe ramye rājapatheṣu ca| na kṣauraṃ kārayeddhīraḥ kujasyāhni kadācana
nor in a brahmin's sanctuary, in a cow-pen, in a pleasant place, or on the royal roads. The steadfast man should never have himself shaved on the day of Mars (Tuesday).
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PdP 1 49.96
मलं न धारयेद्दंते नखं न वदने क्षिपेत्। तैलाभ्यंगं न कुर्वीत वासरे रविभौमयोः
malaṃ na dhārayeddaṃte nakhaṃ na vadane kṣipet| tailābhyaṃgaṃ na kurvīta vāsare ravibhaumayoḥ
He should not keep filth on his teeth, nor should he put a nail into his mouth; he should not have an oil-rubbing on the day of the Sun or of Mars.
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PdP 1 49.97
स्वगात्रासनयोर्वाद्यं गुरोरेकासनादनम्। न हरेच्छ्रोत्रियस्वं च देवस्यापि गुरोरपि
svagātrāsanayorvādyaṃ gurorekāsanādanam| na harecchrotriyasvaṃ ca devasyāpi gurorapi
(He should avoid) drumming on his own limbs or on his seat, (and) eating on one seat with his guru; and he should not take the property of a Vedic scholar, nor even of a god or of a guru,
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PdP 1 49.98
राज्ञस्तपस्विनां चैव पंगोरंधस्य योषितः। पंथा देयो ब्राह्मणाय गोभ्यो राजभ्य एव च
rājñastapasvināṃ caiva paṃgoraṃdhasya yoṣitaḥ| paṃthā deyo brāhmaṇāya gobhyo rājabhya eva ca
nor of a king or of ascetics, nor of a lame man, a blind man, (or) a woman. The road should be yielded to a brahmin, to cows, and to kings,
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PdP 1 49.99
रोगिणे भारतप्ताय गुर्विण्यै दुर्बलाय च। विवादं न च कुर्वीत नृप विप्र चिकित्सकैः
rogiṇe bhārataptāya gurviṇyai durbalāya ca| vivādaṃ na ca kurvīta nṛpa vipra cikitsakaiḥ
to a sick man, to one worn out by a burden, to a pregnant woman, and to a weak man. And one should not enter into dispute with kings, brahmins, (or) physicians,
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PdP 1 49.100
ब्राह्मणं गुरुपत्नीं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। पतितं कुष्ठसंयुक्तं चांडालं च गवाशिनम् १०० 1.49.
brāhmaṇaṃ gurupatnīṃ ca dūrataḥ parivarjayet| patitaṃ kuṣṭhasaṃyuktaṃ cāṃḍālaṃ ca gavāśinam 100 1.49.
(nor with) a brahmin or the guru's wife. From afar he should shun the fallen man, the one afflicted with leprosy, the cāṇḍāla, and the eater of cow's flesh,
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PdP 1 49.101
निर्धूतं ज्ञानहीनं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। स्त्रियं दुष्टां च दुर्वृत्तामपवाद प्रदायिनीम्
nirdhūtaṃ jñānahīnaṃ ca dūrataḥ parivarjayet| striyaṃ duṣṭāṃ ca durvṛttāmapavāda pradāyinīm
the outcast and the one devoid of knowledge — (these) he should shun from afar; (also) a wicked woman, one of bad conduct, one who utters slander,
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PdP 1 49.102
कुकर्मकारिणीं दुष्टां सदैव कलहप्रियाम्। प्रमत्तामधिकांगीञ्च निर्लज्जां बाह्यचारिणीम्
kukarmakāriṇīṃ duṣṭāṃ sadaiva kalahapriyām| pramattāmadhikāṃgīñca nirlajjāṃ bāhyacāriṇīm
one who does evil deeds, a malicious one, one always fond of quarrels, a heedless one, one with a limb too many, a shameless one, one who roams outside (the house),
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PdP 1 49.103
व्ययशीलामनाचारां दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्। मलिनां नाभिवंदेत गुरुपत्नीं कदाचन
vyayaśīlāmanācārāṃ dūrataḥ parivarjayet| malināṃ nābhivaṃdeta gurupatnīṃ kadācana
a spendthrift, one without proper conduct — (these) he should shun from afar. He should never salute the guru's wife when she is impure,
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PdP 1 49.104
न स्पृशेत्तां च मेधावी स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानेन शुद्ध्यति। स तया सह केलिं च वर्जयेच्च सदैव हि
na spṛśettāṃ ca medhāvī spṛṣṭvā snānena śuddhyati| sa tayā saha keliṃ ca varjayecca sadaiva hi
and the wise man should not touch her; having touched her, he is purified by a bath. And he should always avoid dalliance with her;
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PdP 1 49.105
शृणुयाच्च वचो नूनं न पश्येच्च गुरोः स्त्रियम्। वधूं पुत्रस्य भ्रातुश्च स्वपुत्रीं युवतीं ध्रुवम्
śṛṇuyācca vaco nūnaṃ na paśyecca guroḥ striyam| vadhūṃ putrasya bhrātuśca svaputrīṃ yuvatīṃ dhruvam
he may indeed listen to her speech, but he should not look at the guru's wife; nor at a son's wife, a brother's wife, (or) his own daughter when she is grown up,
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PdP 1 49.106
अन्यां च गुरुपत्नीं च नेक्षेत्स्पर्शं न कारयेत्। ताभिः सह कथालापं तथा भ्रूभंगदर्शनम्
anyāṃ ca gurupatnīṃ ca nekṣetsparśaṃ na kārayet| tābhiḥ saha kathālāpaṃ tathā bhrūbhaṃgadarśanam
nor at another (woman) nor at a guru's wife should he look, nor let there be any touching; conversation with them, and looking with knitted brows,
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PdP 1 49.107
कलहं निस्त्रपां वाणीं सदैव परिवर्जयेत्। न दद्याच्च सदा पादं तुषांगारास्थिभस्मसु
kalahaṃ nistrapāṃ vāṇīṃ sadaiva parivarjayet| na dadyācca sadā pādaṃ tuṣāṃgārāsthibhasmasu
He should always avoid quarrelling and shameless speech, and he should never set his foot on husks, coals, bones, or ashes,
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PdP 1 49.108
कार्पासास्थिषु निर्माल्ये चितिकाष्ठे चितौ गुरौ। शुष्कं मीनं न भक्षेत पूतिगंधिममेध्यकम्
kārpāsāsthiṣu nirmālye citikāṣṭhe citau gurau| śuṣkaṃ mīnaṃ na bhakṣeta pūtigaṃdhimamedhyakam
on cotton seeds, on the remains of offerings, on the wood of a funeral pyre, on a pyre, on a guru; he should not eat dried fish, nor what is foul-smelling and unclean,
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PdP 1 49.109
विघसं चान्यदुच्छिष्टं पाकार्थं च परस्य च। न स्थातव्यं न गंतव्यं क्षणमप्यसता सह
vighasaṃ cānyaducchiṣṭaṃ pākārthaṃ ca parasya ca| na sthātavyaṃ na gaṃtavyaṃ kṣaṇamapyasatā saha
nor a teacher's food-remnant, nor other leftovers, nor (food) cooked for another's sake. One should not stand still nor walk along with a bad man, even for a moment.
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PdP 1 49.110
न तिष्ठेच्च क्षणं धीरो दीपच्छाये कलिद्रुमे। अस्पृश्यैस्सह चालापं पतितैः कुपितैः सह
na tiṣṭhecca kṣaṇaṃ dhīro dīpacchāye kalidrume| aspṛśyaissaha cālāpaṃ patitaiḥ kupitaiḥ saha
And the steady man should not stand even a moment in the shadow of a lamp, or under a kali tree; and conversation with untouchables, with the fallen, with the angry —
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PdP 1 49.111
न कुर्यात्क्षणमात्रं तु कृत्वा गच्छेच्च रौरवम्। कनिष्ठं नाभिवंदेत पितृव्यं मातुलं तथा
na kuryātkṣaṇamātraṃ tu kṛtvā gacchecca rauravam| kaniṣṭhaṃ nābhivaṃdeta pitṛvyaṃ mātulaṃ tathā
he should not hold (such conversation) even for an instant; having done so, he goes to Raurava. He should not salute a younger person, nor a paternal uncle, nor a maternal uncle;
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PdP 1 49.112
उत्थाय चासनं दद्यात्कृतांजल्यग्रतः स्थितः। तैलाभ्यक्तं तथोच्छिष्टमार्द्रवस्त्रं च रोगिणम्
utthāya cāsanaṃ dadyātkṛtāṃjalyagrataḥ sthitaḥ| tailābhyaktaṃ tathocchiṣṭamārdravastraṃ ca rogiṇam
rather, standing before (him) with hands joined, he should rise and offer a seat. One smeared with oil, one with food-remnants in the mouth, one in wet clothes, one who is sick,
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PdP 1 49.113
पारावारगतोद्विग्नं वहंतं नाभिवादयेत्। यज्ञस्यांतर्गतं नष्टं क्रीडंतं स्त्रीजनैः सह
pārāvāragatodvignaṃ vahaṃtaṃ nābhivādayet| yajñasyāṃtargataṃ naṣṭaṃ krīḍaṃtaṃ strījanaiḥ saha
one who is agitated at having reached a far shore, one carrying a burden — he should not salute; nor one engaged within a sacrifice, one who is ruined, one playing with women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 49.114
बालक्रीडागतं चापि पुष्पयुक्तं कुशैर्युतम्। शिरः प्रावृत्य कर्णौ वा अप्सु मुक्तशिखोपि वा
bālakrīḍāgataṃ cāpi puṣpayuktaṃ kuśairyutam| śiraḥ prāvṛtya karṇau vā apsu muktaśikhopi vā
nor one engaged in children's play, one holding flowers, one holding kuśa grass; nor (should he salute) having covered his head or his ears, nor while in water, nor with his hair-tuft loosened.
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PdP 1 49.115
अकृत्वा पादयोः पूजां नाचामेद्दक्षिणामुखः। उपवीतविहीनश्च नग्नको मुक्तकच्छकः
akṛtvā pādayoḥ pūjāṃ nācāmeddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ| upavītavihīnaśca nagnako muktakacchakaḥ
Without performing the washing of the feet he should not sip water, nor facing south; and one without the sacred thread, naked, with the loincloth undone,
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PdP 1 49.116
एकवस्त्रपिधानश्च आचांतो नैव शुध्यति। मध्यमाभिर्मुखं पूर्वं तिसृभिः समुपस्पृशेत्
ekavastrapidhānaśca ācāṃto naiva śudhyati| madhyamābhirmukhaṃ pūrvaṃ tisṛbhiḥ samupaspṛśet
or covered by a single garment, is not purified even though he has sipped. First he should touch the mouth with the three middle fingers,
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PdP 1 49.117
अंगुष्ठदेशिनीभ्यां च नासां च तदनंतरम्। अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां च चक्षुषी समुपस्पृशेत्
aṃguṣṭhadeśinībhyāṃ ca nāsāṃ ca tadanaṃtaram| aṃguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ ca cakṣuṣī samupaspṛśet
and thereafter the nose with thumb and index finger; and with thumb and ring finger he should touch the two eyes,
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PdP 1 49.118
कनिष्ठांगुष्ठतश्श्रोत्रे नाभिमंगुष्ठकेन तु। तलेन हृदयं न्यस्य सर्वाभिर्मस्तकोपरि
kaniṣṭhāṃguṣṭhataśśrotre nābhimaṃguṣṭhakena tu| talena hṛdayaṃ nyasya sarvābhirmastakopari
the two ears with little finger and thumb, and the navel with the thumb; placing the palm on the heart, (touching) the top of the head with all (the fingers),
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PdP 1 49.119
बाहूचाग्रेण संस्पृश्य ततः शुद्धो भवेन्नरः। अनेनाचमनं कृत्वा मानवः प्रयतो भवेत्
bāhūcāgreṇa saṃspṛśya tataḥ śuddho bhavennaraḥ| anenācamanaṃ kṛtvā mānavaḥ prayato bhavet
and touching the arms with the fingertips — then the man becomes pure. Having performed the sipping of water in this way, a man becomes ritually purified,
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PdP 1 49.120
सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तः स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते। प्राणस्त्रिपुटशृंग्या च व्यानोपानश्च मुद्रया
sarvapāpairvinirmuktaḥ svargaṃ cākṣayamaśnute| prāṇastripuṭaśṛṃgyā ca vyānopānaśca mudrayā
freed from all sins, and he attains imperishable heaven. Prāṇa (is touched) with the tripuṭa-śṛṅgī (gesture), and vyāna and apāna with the (proper) gesture,
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PdP 1 49.121
समानस्तु समस्ताभिरुदानस्तर्जनीं विना। नागः कूर्मश्च कृकरो देवदत्तो धनंजयः
samānastu samastābhirudānastarjanīṃ vinā| nāgaḥ kūrmaśca kṛkaro devadatto dhanaṃjayaḥ
but samāna with all (the fingers), and udāna with all but the index finger. Nāga, Kūrma, Kṛkara, Devadatta, Dhanañjaya —
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PdP 1 49.122
उपप्रीणंतु ते प्रीता येभ्यो भूमौ प्रदीयते। शयनं चार्द्रपादेन शुष्कपादेन भोजनम्
upaprīṇaṃtu te prītā yebhyo bhūmau pradīyate| śayanaṃ cārdrapādena śuṣkapādena bhojanam
may they, being pleased, be gratified, they for whom (water) is poured out upon the ground. Sleeping (is to be done) with wet feet, eating with dry feet.
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PdP 1 49.123
नांधकारे च शयनं भोजनं नैव कारयेत्। पश्चिमे दक्षिणे चैव न कुर्याद्दंतधावनम्
nāṃdhakāre ca śayanaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva kārayet| paścime dakṣiṇe caiva na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam
And one should not sleep in the dark, nor take a meal (there); nor should one clean the teeth (facing) west or south.
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PdP 1 49.124
उत्तरे पश्चिमे चैव न स्वपेद्धि कदाचन। स्वप्नादायुः क्षयं याति ब्रह्महा पुरुषो भवेत्
uttare paścime caiva na svapeddhi kadācana| svapnādāyuḥ kṣayaṃ yāti brahmahā puruṣo bhavet
And one should never sleep (with the head) to the north or the west; from such sleep life is diminished, and the man becomes a slayer of a brahmin.
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PdP 1 49.125
न कुर्वीत ततः स्वप्नं शस्तं च पूर्वदक्षिणम्। आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुंक्तेऽयशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः
na kurvīta tataḥ svapnaṃ śastaṃ ca pūrvadakṣiṇam| āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṃkte'yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
Therefore one should not sleep (so); east and south are commended. Facing east one eats what promotes long life; facing south, what brings ill repute;
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PdP 1 49.126
श्रियं प्रत्यङ्मुखो भुंक्ते यशो भुङ्क्त उदङ्मुखः। प्राच्यां नरो लभेदायुर्याम्यां प्रेतत्वमश्नुते
śriyaṃ pratyaṅmukho bhuṃkte yaśo bhuṅkta udaṅmukhaḥ| prācyāṃ naro labhedāyuryāmyāṃ pretatvamaśnute
facing west one eats prosperity; facing north one enjoys fame. In the east a man would gain long life; in the south he attains the state of a ghost;
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PdP 1 49.127
वारुणे च भवेद्रोगी आयुर्वित्तं तथोत्तरे। देवानामेकभुक्तं तु द्विभुक्तं स्यान्नरस्य च
vāruṇe ca bhavedrogī āyurvittaṃ tathottare| devānāmekabhuktaṃ tu dvibhuktaṃ syānnarasya ca
And facing west (a man) becomes diseased, and in the north (he gains) long life and wealth. One meal (a day) belongs to the gods, two meals are man's,
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PdP 1 49.128
त्रिभुक्तं प्रेतदैत्यस्य चतुर्थं कौणपस्य तु। निरामिषं हविर्देवा मत्स्यमांसादि मानुषाः
tribhuktaṃ pretadaityasya caturthaṃ kauṇapasya tu| nirāmiṣaṃ havirdevā matsyamāṃsādi mānuṣāḥ
three meals belong to the ghosts and demons, and the fourth to the flesh-eating fiend. The gods (eat) meatless oblation, humans fish, meat and the like,
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PdP 1 49.129
पूतिपर्युषितं दुष्टमन्ये भुंजंत्यनावृताः। स्वर्गस्थितानामिह जीवलोके चत्वारि तेषां हृदये च संति
pūtiparyuṣitaṃ duṣṭamanye bhuṃjaṃtyanāvṛtāḥ| svargasthitānāmiha jīvaloke catvāri teṣāṃ hṛdaye ca saṃti
while others, uncovered, eat what is putrid, stale and spoiled. Of those who dwell in heaven, (while) here in the world of the living, four (things) are present in their heart:
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PdP 1 49.130
दानं प्रशस्तं मधुरा च वाणी देवार्चनं ब्राह्मणतर्पणं च। कार्पण्यवृत्तिस्वजनेषु निंदा कुचेलता नीचजनेषु भक्तिः
dānaṃ praśastaṃ madhurā ca vāṇī devārcanaṃ brāhmaṇatarpaṇaṃ ca| kārpaṇyavṛttisvajaneṣu niṃdā kucelatā nīcajaneṣu bhaktiḥ
praiseworthy giving, sweet speech, worship of the gods, and the gratifying of brahmins. Miserly conduct, blaming one's own kin, wearing foul clothes, devotion to low people,
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PdP 1 49.131
अतीव रोषः कटुका च वाणी नरस्य चिह्नं नरकागतस्य। नवनीतोपमा वाणी करुणा कोमलं मनः
atīva roṣaḥ kaṭukā ca vāṇī narasya cihnaṃ narakāgatasya| navanītopamā vāṇī karuṇā komalaṃ manaḥ
excessive rage and bitter speech: (this is) the mark of a man who has come from hell. Speech like fresh butter, compassion, a tender mind —
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PdP 1 49.132
धर्मबीजप्रसूतानामेतत्प्रत्यक्ष लक्षणम्। दयादरिद्रहृदयं वचः क्रकच कर्कशम्
dharmabījaprasūtānāmetatpratyakṣa lakṣaṇam| dayādaridrahṛdayaṃ vacaḥ krakaca karkaśam
this is the visible mark of those sprung from the seed of dharma. A heart destitute of pity, speech rough as a saw —
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PdP 1 49.133
पापबीजप्रसूतानामेतत्प्रत्यक्ष लक्षणम्। श्रावयेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सदाचारादिकं नरः
pāpabījaprasūtānāmetatpratyakṣa lakṣaṇam| śrāvayecchṛṇuyādvāpi sadācārādikaṃ naraḥ
this is the visible mark of those sprung from the seed of sin. Should a man recite, or even listen to, (this teaching on) good conduct and the rest,
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PdP 1 49.134
आचारादेः फलं लब्ध्वा पापात्पूतोऽच्युतो दिवि
ācārādeḥ phalaṃ labdhvā pāpātpūto'cyuto divi
having gained the fruit of (good) conduct and the rest, purified of sin, he does not fall from heaven.
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