Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 13
SiP 1 13.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां द्वादशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १३ ऋषय ऊचुः सदाचारं श्रावयाशु येन लोकाञ्जयेद्बुधः धर्माधर्ममयान्ब्रूहि स्वर्गनारकदांस्तथा
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 13 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sadācāraṃ śrāvayāśu yena lokāñjayedbudhaḥ dharmādharmamayānbrūhi svarganārakadāṃstathā
Thus the twelfth chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the holy Śiva-mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 13. The sages said: Recount to us at once the good conduct by which a wise man may conquer the worlds; tell (us) of the things made of righteousness and unrighteousness, and those that grant heaven and hell.
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SiP 1 13.2
सूत उवाच सदाचारयुतो विद्वान्ब्राह्मणो नाम नामतः वेदाचारयुतो विप्रो ह्येतैरेकैकवान्द्विजः
sūta uvāca sadācārayuto vidvānbrāhmaṇo nāma nāmataḥ vedācārayuto vipro hyetairekaikavāndvijaḥ
Sūta said: A learned man endowed with good conduct is a brāhmaṇa in name properly so called; one endowed with Vedic practice is a vipra; and one who has only one of these is a dvija.
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SiP 1 13.3
अल्पाचारोल्पवेदश्च क्षत्रियो राजसेवकः किंचिदाचारवान्वैश्यः कृषिवाणिज्यकृत्तया
alpācārolpavedaśca kṣatriyo rājasevakaḥ kiṃcidācāravānvaiśyaḥ kṛṣivāṇijyakṛttayā
One of little conduct and little Vedic learning is a kṣatriya, a servant of the king; one having some conduct is a vaiśya, by his practice of agriculture and trade.
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SiP 1 13.4
शूद्रब्राह्मण इत्युक्तः स्वयमेव हि कर्षकः असूयालुः परद्रोही चंडालद्विज उच्यते
śūdrabrāhmaṇa ityuktaḥ svayameva hi karṣakaḥ asūyāluḥ paradrohī caṃḍāladvija ucyate
He who himself is a ploughman is called a śūdra-brāhmaṇa; the envious man who injures others is called a caṇḍāla-brāhmaṇa.
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SiP 1 13.5
पृथिवीपालको राजा इतरेक्षत्रिया मताः धान्यादिक्रयवान्वैश्य इतरो वणिगुच्यते
pṛthivīpālako rājā itarekṣatriyā matāḥ dhānyādikrayavānvaiśya itaro vaṇigucyate
The protector of the earth is the king; the others are held to be kṣatriyas. He who deals in the purchase of grain and the like is a vaiśya; another is called a merchant.
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SiP 1 13.6
ब्रह्मक्षत्रियवैश्यानां शुश्रूषुः शूद्र उच्यते कर्षको वृषलो ज्ञेय इतरे चैव दस्यवः
brahmakṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ śūdra ucyate karṣako vṛṣalo jñeya itare caiva dasyavaḥ
One who is bent on serving brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas is called a śūdra; the ploughman is to be known as a vṛṣala, and the rest are dasyus.
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SiP 1 13.7
सर्वो ह्युषःप्राचीमुखश्चिन्तयेद्देवपूर्वकान् धर्मानर्थांश्च तत्क्लेशानायं च व्ययमेव च
sarvo hyuṣaḥprācīmukhaścintayeddevapūrvakān dharmānarthāṃśca tatkleśānāyaṃ ca vyayameva ca
For everyone, at dawn, facing east, should reflect—with the gods first—on the duties (to be done) and the (means of) wealth, and the troubles of these, and income and expenditure as well.
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SiP 1 13.8
आयुर्द्वेषश्च मरणं पापं भाग्यं तथैव च व्याधिः पुष्टिस्तथा शक्तिः प्रातरुत्थानदिक्फलम्
āyurdveṣaśca maraṇaṃ pāpaṃ bhāgyaṃ tathaiva ca vyādhiḥ puṣṭistathā śaktiḥ prātarutthānadikphalam
Long life, hatred, death, sin, good fortune, and likewise disease, thriving and strength: these are the fruits of rising at dawn (facing) the (several) directions.
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SiP 1 13.9
निशांत्यायामोषा ज्ञेया यामार्धं संधिरुच्यते तत्काले तु समुत्थाय विण्मूत्रे विसृजेद्द्विजः
niśāṃtyāyāmoṣā jñeyā yāmārdhaṃ saṃdhirucyate tatkāle tu samutthāya viṇmūtre visṛjeddvijaḥ
At the close of night one watch (yāma) is to be known as dawn (uṣas); half a watch is called the juncture. At that time the twice-born should get up and void faeces and urine.
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SiP 1 13.10
गृहाद्दूरं ततो गत्वा बाह्यतः प्रवृतस्तथा उदङ्मुखः समाविश्य प्रतिबंधे ऽन्यदिङ्मुखः
gṛhāddūraṃ tato gatvā bāhyataḥ pravṛtastathā udaṅmukhaḥ samāviśya pratibaṃdhe 'nyadiṅmukhaḥ
Then, having gone far from the house, outside and secluded, facing north, having settled down; if there is an obstacle, facing another direction.
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SiP 1 13.11
जलाग्निब्राह्मणादीनां देवानां नाभिमुख्यतः लिंगं पिधाय वामेन मुखमन्येन पाणिना
jalāgnibrāhmaṇādīnāṃ devānāṃ nābhimukhyataḥ liṃgaṃ pidhāya vāmena mukhamanyena pāṇinā
Not facing water, fire, brahmins and the like, or the gods; covering the penis with the left hand and the mouth with the other.
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SiP 1 13.12
मलमुत्सृज्य चोत्थाय न पश्येच्चैव तन्मलम् उद्धृतेन जलेनैव शौचं कुर्याज्जलाद्बहिः
malamutsṛjya cotthāya na paśyeccaiva tanmalam uddhṛtena jalenaiva śaucaṃ kuryājjalādbahiḥ
Having voided the excrement and stood up, he should not look at that excrement; he should perform the cleansing outside the water, with water that has been drawn out.
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SiP 1 13.13
अथवा देवपित्रार्षतीर्थावतरणं विना सप्त वा पञ्च वा त्रीन्वा गुदं संशोधयेन्मृदा
athavā devapitrārṣatīrthāvataraṇaṃ vinā sapta vā pañca vā trīnvā gudaṃ saṃśodhayenmṛdā
Or else, apart from the descent (into water) at a tīrtha for the gods, the fathers and the seers, he should cleanse the anus with earth seven, or five, or three times.
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SiP 1 13.14
लिंगे कर्कोटमात्रं तु गुदे प्रसृतिरिष्यते तत उत्थाय पद्धस्तशौचं गण्डूषमष्टकम्
liṃge karkoṭamātraṃ tu gude prasṛtiriṣyate tata utthāya paddhastaśaucaṃ gaṇḍūṣamaṣṭakam
On the penis (earth) of the measure of a karkoṭa (fruit), on the anus a prasṛti (handful) is prescribed; then, having risen, cleansing of feet and hands, and eight rinsings of the mouth.
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SiP 1 13.15
येन केन च पत्रेण काष्ठेन च जलाद्बहिः कार्यं संत्यज्य तर्जनीं दंतधावनमीरितम्
yena kena ca patreṇa kāṣṭhena ca jalādbahiḥ kāryaṃ saṃtyajya tarjanīṃ daṃtadhāvanamīritam
With whatever leaf or stick, outside the water, it is to be done, leaving aside the forefinger: thus tooth-cleaning has been declared.
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SiP 1 13.16
जलदेवान्नमस्कृत्य मंत्रेण स्नानमाचरेत् अशक्तः कंठदघ्नं वा कटिदघ्नमथापि वा
jaladevānnamaskṛtya maṃtreṇa snānamācaret aśaktaḥ kaṃṭhadaghnaṃ vā kaṭidaghnamathāpi vā
Having bowed to the deities of the water, one should bathe with a mantra; one who is unable (may stand) in water up to the neck, or even up to the waist.
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SiP 1 13.17
आजानु जलमाविश्य मंत्रस्नानं समाचरेत् देवादींस्तर्पयेद्विद्वांस्तत्र तीर्थजलेन च
ājānu jalamāviśya maṃtrasnānaṃ samācaret devādīṃstarpayedvidvāṃstatra tīrthajalena ca
Having entered the water up to the knees, he should perform the mantra-bath; there the learned man should also satisfy the gods and the rest with the water of the tīrtha.
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SiP 1 13.18
धौतवस्त्रं समादाय पञ्चकच्छेन धारयेत् उत्तरीयं च किं चैव धार्यं सर्वेषु कर्मसु
dhautavastraṃ samādāya pañcakacchena dhārayet uttarīyaṃ ca kiṃ caiva dhāryaṃ sarveṣu karmasu
Taking a washed garment, he should wear it in the five-tuck manner; and an upper garment too is to be worn in all rites.
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SiP 1 13.19
नद्यादितीर्थस्नाने तु स्नानवस्त्रं न शोधयेत् वापीकूपगृहादौ तु स्नानादूर्ध्वं नयेद्बुधः
nadyāditīrthasnāne tu snānavastraṃ na śodhayet vāpīkūpagṛhādau tu snānādūrdhvaṃ nayedbudhaḥ
But when bathing in a river or other tīrtha he should not wash the bathing-cloth; in a tank, a well, a house and the like, however, the wise man should take it up after the bath.
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SiP 1 13.20
शिलादार्वादिके वापि जले वापि स्थलेपि वा संशोध्य पीडयेद्वस्त्रं पित्ःणां तृप्तये द्विजाः
śilādārvādike vāpi jale vāpi sthalepi vā saṃśodhya pīḍayedvastraṃ pitḥṇāṃ tṛptaye dvijāḥ
On a stone, on wood and the like, or in the water, or even on dry ground, having cleaned it he should wring out the garment for the satisfaction of the fathers, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 1 13.21
जाबालकोक्तमंत्रेण भस्मना च त्रिपुंड्रकम् अन्यथा चेज्जले पात इतस्तन्नरकमृच्छति
jābālakoktamaṃtreṇa bhasmanā ca tripuṃḍrakam anyathā cejjale pāta itastannarakamṛcchati
With the mantra declared by Jābāla, and with ashes, (he should make) the triple mark; but if (it is done) otherwise, and there is a falling (of the ashes) into the water, thereby he goes to hell.
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SiP 1 13.22
आपोहिष्ठेति शिरसि प्रोक्षयेत्पापशांतये यस्येति मंत्रं पादे तु संधिप्रोक्षणमुच्यते
āpohiṣṭheti śirasi prokṣayetpāpaśāṃtaye yasyeti maṃtraṃ pāde tu saṃdhiprokṣaṇamucyate
With 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' he should sprinkle upon the head for the quelling of sin; the mantra 'yasya...' (is used) on the feet: this is called the sprinkling at the junctures.
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SiP 1 13.23
पादे मूर्ध्नि हृदि चैव मूर्ध्नि हृत्पाद एव च हृत्पादमूर्ध्नि संप्रोक्ष्य मंत्रस्नानं विदुर्बुधाः
pāde mūrdhni hṛdi caiva mūrdhni hṛtpāda eva ca hṛtpādamūrdhni saṃprokṣya maṃtrasnānaṃ vidurbudhāḥ
On the feet, on the head, and on the heart; on the head, the heart, the feet; and on the heart, the feet, the head—having sprinkled thus, the wise know it as the mantra-bath.
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SiP 1 13.24
ईषत्स्पर्शे च दौः स्वास्थ्ये राजराष्ट्रभये ऽपि च अत्यागतिकाले च मंत्रस्नानं समाचरेत्
īṣatsparśe ca dauḥ svāsthye rājarāṣṭrabhaye 'pi ca atyāgatikāle ca maṃtrasnānaṃ samācaret
In case of slight contact (with impurity), in ill health, and also when there is danger from the king or the realm, and when there is no other recourse, he should perform the mantra-bath.
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SiP 1 13.25
प्रातः सूर्यानुवाकेन सायमग्न्यनुवाकतः अपः पीत्वा तथामध्ये पुनः प्रोक्षणमाचरेत्
prātaḥ sūryānuvākena sāyamagnyanuvākataḥ apaḥ pītvā tathāmadhye punaḥ prokṣaṇamācaret
In the morning with the anuvāka of the Sun, in the evening by the anuvāka of Fire; and having sipped water, at midday he should again perform the sprinkling.
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SiP 1 13.26
गायत्र्या जपमंत्रांते वीरूर्ध्वं प्राग्विनिक्षिपेत् मंत्रेण सह चैकं वै मध्ये ऽर्घ्यं तु रवेर्द्विजा
gāyatryā japamaṃtrāṃte vīrūrdhvaṃ prāgvinikṣipet maṃtreṇa saha caikaṃ vai madhye 'rghyaṃ tu raverdvijā
At the end of the japa-mantra of the Gāyatrī, he should cast the water upward toward the east; and one (offering) together with the mantra — but the arghya to the sun (is given) at midday, O twice-born ones.
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SiP 1 13.27
अथ जाते च सायाह्ने भुवि पश्चिमदिङ्मुखः उद्धृत्य दद्यात्प्रातस्तु मध्याह्नेंगुलिभिस्तथा
atha jāte ca sāyāhne bhuvi paścimadiṅmukhaḥ uddhṛtya dadyātprātastu madhyāhneṃgulibhistathā
Then, when evening has come, (standing) on the ground facing the western direction, he should lift up (the water) and offer it; but in the morning, and likewise at midday, with the fingers.
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SiP 1 13.28
अंगुलीनां च रंध्रेण लंबं पश्येद्दिवाकरम् आत्मप्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा शुद्धाचमनमाचरेत्
aṃgulīnāṃ ca raṃdhreṇa laṃbaṃ paśyeddivākaram ātmapradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā śuddhācamanamācaret
And through the gaps between the fingers he should look at the sun hanging (overhead); having circumambulated himself, he should perform the pure sipping of water (ācamana).
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SiP 1 13.29
सायं मुहूर्तादर्वाक्तु कृता संध्या वृथा भवेत् अकालात्काल इत्युक्तो दिने ऽतीते यथाक्रमम्
sāyaṃ muhūrtādarvāktu kṛtā saṃdhyā vṛthā bhavet akālātkāla ityukto dine 'tīte yathākramam
In the evening, a sandhyā performed less than a muhūrta before (the proper time) becomes fruitless; when the day has passed it is called 'the wrong time instead of the time', in due order.
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SiP 1 13.30
दिवा ऽतीते च गायत्रीं शतं नित्ये क्रमाज्जपेत् आदर्शाहात्परा ऽतीते गायत्रीं लक्षमभ्यसेत्
divā 'tīte ca gāyatrīṃ śataṃ nitye kramājjapet ādarśāhātparā 'tīte gāyatrīṃ lakṣamabhyaset
And when a day has passed (without it), he should mutter the Gāyatrī a hundred times in order for the daily observance; if more than up to the new-moon day has passed, he should practise a hundred thousand Gāyatrīs.
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SiP 1 13.31
मासातीते तु नित्ये हि पुनश्चोपनयं चरेत् ईशो गौरीगुहो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा चेंद्रश्च वै यमः
māsātīte tu nitye hi punaścopanayaṃ caret īśo gaurīguho viṣṇurbrahmā ceṃdraśca vai yamaḥ
But if a month of the daily (rite) has passed, he should undergo the initiation again. Īśa, Gaurī, Guha, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Indra, and Yama —
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SiP 1 13.32
एवं रूपांश्च वै देवांस्तर्पयेदर्थसिद्धये ब्रह्मार्पणं ततः कृत्वा शुद्धाचमनमाचरेत्
evaṃ rūpāṃśca vai devāṃstarpayedarthasiddhaye brahmārpaṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śuddhācamanamācaret
such forms indeed — he should offer water-libation to these gods for the accomplishment of his aim; then, having made the offering to Brahman, he should perform the pure sipping of water.
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SiP 1 13.33
तीर्थदक्षिणतः शस्ते मठे मंत्रालये बुधः तत्र देवालये वापि गृहे वा नियतस्थले
tīrthadakṣiṇataḥ śaste maṭhe maṃtrālaye budhaḥ tatra devālaye vāpi gṛhe vā niyatasthale
To the south of a sacred bathing-place, in a commended (spot), in a monastery, in a mantra-hall, the wise man (should recite) — there, or in a temple, or in a house, in a fixed place.
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SiP 1 13.34
सर्वान्देवान्नमस्कृत्य स्थिरबुद्धिः स्थिरासनः प्रणवं पूर्वमभ्यस्य गायत्रीमभ्यसेत्ततः
sarvāndevānnamaskṛtya sthirabuddhiḥ sthirāsanaḥ praṇavaṃ pūrvamabhyasya gāyatrīmabhyasettataḥ
Having bowed to all the gods, with steady mind and steady seat, having first practised the praṇava, he should then practise the Gāyatrī.
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SiP 1 13.35
जीवब्रह्मैक्यविषयं बुद्ध्वा प्रणवमभ्यसेत् त्रैलोक्यसृष्टिकर्तारं स्थितिकर्तारमच्युतम्
jīvabrahmaikyaviṣayaṃ buddhvā praṇavamabhyaset trailokyasṛṣṭikartāraṃ sthitikartāramacyutam
Having understood that its object is the unity of the individual soul and Brahman, he should practise the praṇava: (him) who is the maker of the creation of the three worlds, the maker of their maintenance, the unfalling one,
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SiP 1 13.36
संहर्तारं तथा रुद्रं स्वप्रकाशमुपास्महे ज्ञानकर्मेंद्रियाणां च मनोवृत्तीर्धियस्तथा
saṃhartāraṃ tathā rudraṃ svaprakāśamupāsmahe jñānakarmeṃdriyāṇāṃ ca manovṛttīrdhiyastathā
and likewise the destroyer, Rudra, self-luminous — him we worship; and (may he impel) the organs of knowledge and of action, the movements of the mind, and likewise the intellect,
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SiP 1 13.37
भोगमोक्षप्रदे धर्मे ज्ञाने च प्रेरयेत्सदा इत्थमर्थं धियाध्यायन्ब्रह्मप्राप्नोति निश्चयः
bhogamokṣaprade dharme jñāne ca prerayetsadā itthamarthaṃ dhiyādhyāyanbrahmaprāpnoti niścayaḥ
toward dharma and knowledge, which bestow enjoyment and liberation — may he ever impel (them). Meditating thus with the intellect on the meaning, one attains Brahman: this is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.38
केवलं वा जपेन्नित्यं ब्राह्मण्यस्य च पूर्तये सहस्रमभ्यसेन्नित्यं प्रातर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवः
kevalaṃ vā japennityaṃ brāhmaṇyasya ca pūrtaye sahasramabhyasennityaṃ prātarbrāhmaṇapuṃgavaḥ
Or he may simply mutter (it) daily for the fulfilment of his brahminhood; the bull among brahmins should practise a thousand daily in the morning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.39
अन्येषां च यथा शक्तिम् अध्याह्ने च शतं जपेत् सायं द्विदशकं ज्ञेयं शिखाष्टकसमन्वितम्
anyeṣāṃ ca yathā śaktim adhyāhne ca śataṃ japet sāyaṃ dvidaśakaṃ jñeyaṃ śikhāṣṭakasamanvitam
And for others, according to ability; at midday he should mutter a hundred; in the evening twenty is to be known (as the number), together with the eight of the śikhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.40
मूलाधारं समारभ्य द्वादशांतस्थितांस्तथा विद्येशब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशजीवात्मपरमेश्वरान्
mūlādhāraṃ samārabhya dvādaśāṃtasthitāṃstathā vidyeśabrahmaviṣṇvīśajīvātmaparameśvarān
Beginning with the mūlādhāra, and (extending to) those stationed at the dvādaśānta — Vidyeśa, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Īśa, the individual self, and the Supreme Lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.41
ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या तदैक्यं च सोहं भावनया जपेत् तानेव ब्रह्मरंध्रादौ कायाद्बाह्ये च भावयेत्
brahmabuddhyā tadaikyaṃ ca sohaṃ bhāvanayā japet tāneva brahmaraṃdhrādau kāyādbāhye ca bhāvayet
and their oneness, by the awareness of Brahman, he should mutter with the contemplation 'I am He'; he should contemplate those very ones at the brahma-aperture and so on, and outside the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.42
महत्तत्त्वं समारभ्य शरीरं तु सहस्रकम् एकैकस्माज्जपादेकमतिक्रम्य शनैः शनैः
mahattattvaṃ samārabhya śarīraṃ tu sahasrakam ekaikasmājjapādekamatikramya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
Beginning with the mahat-principle, the body being thousandfold, passing beyond one with each single japa, gradually,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.43
परस्मिन्योजयेज्जीवं जपतत्त्वमुदाहृतम् शतद्विदशकं देहं शिखाष्टकसमन्वितम्
parasminyojayejjīvaṃ japatattvamudāhṛtam śatadvidaśakaṃ dehaṃ śikhāṣṭakasamanvitam
he should join the individual soul to the Supreme: this is declared to be the essence of japa. The body is of a hundred and twenty, together with the eight of the śikhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.44
मंत्राणां जप एवं हि जपमादिक्रमाद्विदुः सहस्रं ब्राह्मदं विद्याच्छतमैंद्रप्रदं विदुः
maṃtrāṇāṃ japa evaṃ hi japamādikramādviduḥ sahasraṃ brāhmadaṃ vidyācchatamaiṃdrapradaṃ viduḥ
Thus indeed is the muttering of the mantras; they know the japa by the sequence from the beginning. One should know that a thousand bestows the state of Brahmā; a hundred, they know, bestows the state of Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.45
इतरत्त्वात्मरक्षार्थं ब्रह्मयोनिषु जायते दिवाकरमुपस्थाय नित्यमित्थं समाचरेत्
itarattvātmarakṣārthaṃ brahmayoniṣu jāyate divākaramupasthāya nityamitthaṃ samācaret
The rest is for the protection of oneself; (thereby) one is born in the wombs of Brahman. Having attended upon the sun, he should perform (this) thus daily.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.46
लक्षद्वादशयुक्तस्तु पूर्णब्राह्मण ईरितः गायत्र्या लक्षहीनं तु वेदकार्येन योजयेत्
lakṣadvādaśayuktastu pūrṇabrāhmaṇa īritaḥ gāyatryā lakṣahīnaṃ tu vedakāryena yojayet
One who has (completed) twelve lakhs (of repetitions) is declared a full Brahmin; but one who falls short of a lakh of the Gāyatrī should be engaged in Vedic (ritual) work (only).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.47
आसप्ततेस्तु नियमं पश्चात्प्रव्राजनं चरेत् प्रातर्द्वादशसाहस्रं प्रव्राजीप्रणवं जपेत्
āsaptatestu niyamaṃ paścātpravrājanaṃ caret prātardvādaśasāhasraṃ pravrājīpraṇavaṃ japet
(He should keep) the rule until (the age of) seventy; afterwards he should undertake going forth (as a renunciant). In the morning the one going forth should recite the praṇava twelve thousand (times).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.48
दिने दिने त्वतिक्रांते नित्यमेवं क्रमाज्जपेत् मासादौ क्रमशो ऽतीते सार्धलक्षजपेन हि
dine dine tvatikrāṃte nityamevaṃ kramājjapet māsādau kramaśo 'tīte sārdhalakṣajapena hi
And when day after day has passed, he should recite thus regularly in order; when the first month and so on has passed in sequence, with a recitation of a lakh and a half.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.49
अत ऊर्ध्वमतिक्रांते पुनः प्रैषं समाचरेत् एवं कृत्वा दोषशांतिरन्यथा रौरवं व्रजेत्
ata ūrdhvamatikrāṃte punaḥ praiṣaṃ samācaret evaṃ kṛtvā doṣaśāṃtiranyathā rauravaṃ vrajet
When (the time) beyond this has passed, he should perform the praiṣa (formula of renunciation) again. Doing so, there is appeasement of the fault; otherwise he goes to the Raurava (hell).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.50
धर्मार्थयोस्ततो यत्नं कुर्यात्कामी न चेतरः ब्राह्मणो मुक्तिकामः स्याद्ब्रह्मज्ञानं सदाभ्यसेत्
dharmārthayostato yatnaṃ kuryātkāmī na cetaraḥ brāhmaṇo muktikāmaḥ syādbrahmajñānaṃ sadābhyaset
Therefore one should make effort for dharma and wealth; one who desires pleasure should not, nor another. A Brahmin should be desirous of liberation, and should always practise knowledge of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.51
धर्मादर्थो ऽर्थतो भोगो भोगाद्वैराग्यसंभवः धर्मार्जितार्थभोगेन वैराग्यमुपजायते
dharmādartho 'rthato bhogo bhogādvairāgyasaṃbhavaḥ dharmārjitārthabhogena vairāgyamupajāyate
From dharma comes wealth, from wealth enjoyment, from enjoyment arises dispassion; through the enjoyment of wealth earned by dharma, dispassion comes about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.52
विपरीतार्थभोगेन राग एव प्रजायते धर्मश्च द्विविधः प्रोक्तो द्रव्यदेहद्वयेन च
viparītārthabhogena rāga eva prajāyate dharmaśca dvividhaḥ prokto dravyadehadvayena ca
By the enjoyment of wealth (gained) contrariwise, attachment alone is produced. And dharma is said to be of two kinds, by the pair of goods and body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.53
द्रव्यमिज्यादिरूपं स्यात्तीर्थस्नानादि दैहिकम् धनेन धनमाप्नोति तपसा दिव्यरूपताम्
dravyamijyādirūpaṃ syāttīrthasnānādi daihikam dhanena dhanamāpnoti tapasā divyarūpatām
That of goods would be in the form of sacrifice and the like; bathing at holy places and so forth is of the body. By wealth one obtains wealth, by austerity a divine form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.54
निष्कामः शुद्धिमाप्नोति शुद्ध्या ज्ञानं न संशयः कृतादौ हि तपःश्लोघ्यं द्रव्यधर्मः कलौ युगे
niṣkāmaḥ śuddhimāpnoti śuddhyā jñānaṃ na saṃśayaḥ kṛtādau hi tapaḥśloghyaṃ dravyadharmaḥ kalau yuge
One free of desire attains purity, and by purity knowledge — there is no doubt. For in the Kṛta (age) and so on austerity is praiseworthy; in the Kali age, the dharma of goods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.55
कृतेध्यानाज्ज्ञानसिद्धिस्त्रेतायां तपसा तथा द्वापरे यजनाज्ज्ञानं प्रतिमापूजया कलौ
kṛtedhyānājjñānasiddhistretāyāṃ tapasā tathā dvāpare yajanājjñānaṃ pratimāpūjayā kalau
In the Kṛta (age) the attainment of knowledge is from meditation, in the Tretā likewise from austerity, in the Dvāpara knowledge is from sacrificing, in the Kali from the worship of images.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.56
यादृशं पुण्यं पापं वा तादृशं फलमेव हि द्रव्यदेहांगभेदेन न्यूनवृद्धिक्षयादिकम्
yādṛśaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpaṃ vā tādṛśaṃ phalameva hi dravyadehāṃgabhedena nyūnavṛddhikṣayādikam
Whatever the merit or the sin may be, just such indeed is the fruit; by the distinction of goods, body and limb (there arises) lessening, increase, loss, and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.57
अधर्मो हिंसिकारूपो धर्मस्तु सुखरूपकः अधर्माद्दुःखमाप्नोति धर्माद्वै सुखमेधते
adharmo hiṃsikārūpo dharmastu sukharūpakaḥ adharmādduḥkhamāpnoti dharmādvai sukhamedhate
Unrighteousness has the form of harming, while dharma has the form of happiness; from unrighteousness one obtains suffering, and from dharma happiness increases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.58
विद्यादुर्वृत्तितो दुःखं सुखं विद्यात्सुवृत्तितः धर्मार्जनमतः कुर्याद्भोगमोक्षप्रसिद्धये
vidyādurvṛttito duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ vidyātsuvṛttitaḥ dharmārjanamataḥ kuryādbhogamokṣaprasiddhaye
One should know suffering (comes) from bad conduct, and know happiness (comes) from good conduct; therefore one should earn dharma for the accomplishment of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.59
सकुटुंबस्य विप्रस्य चतुर्जनयुतस्य च शतवर्षस्य वृत्तिं तु दद्यात्तद्ब्रह्मलोकदम्
sakuṭuṃbasya viprasya caturjanayutasya ca śatavarṣasya vṛttiṃ tu dadyāttadbrahmalokadam
But one should give a hundred years' livelihood to a Brahmin with his family, consisting of four persons; that bestows the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.60
चांद्रायणसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मलोकप्रदं विदुः सहस्रस्य कुटुंबस्य प्रतिष्ठां क्षत्रियश्चरेत्
cāṃdrāyaṇasahasraṃ tu brahmalokapradaṃ viduḥ sahasrasya kuṭuṃbasya pratiṣṭhāṃ kṣatriyaścaret
And they know a thousand cāndrāyaṇa (fasts) to be bestowing the world of Brahmā. Let a Kṣatriya carry out the establishment (in maintenance) of a thousand families.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.61
इंद्रलोकप्रदं विद्यादयुतं ब्रह्मलोकदम् यां देवतां पुरस्कृत्य दानमाचरते नरः
iṃdralokapradaṃ vidyādayutaṃ brahmalokadam yāṃ devatāṃ puraskṛtya dānamācarate naraḥ
One should know (that of a thousand) gives the world of Indra, (and) of ten thousand gives the world of Brahmā. Whatever deity a man puts foremost when he performs a gift,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.62
तत्तल्लोकमवाप्नोति इति वेदविदो विदुः अर्थहीनः सदा कुर्यात्तपसा मार्जनं तथा
tattallokamavāpnoti iti vedavido viduḥ arthahīnaḥ sadā kuryāttapasā mārjanaṃ tathā
he attains that very world — thus the knowers of the Veda know. One lacking wealth should always likewise effect the cleansing by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.63
तीर्थाच्च तपसा प्राप्यं सुखमक्षय्यमश्नुते अर्थार्जनमथो वक्ष्ये न्यायतः सुसमाहितः
tīrthācca tapasā prāpyaṃ sukhamakṣayyamaśnute arthārjanamatho vakṣye nyāyataḥ susamāhitaḥ
And what is to be obtained from a holy place is (to be obtained) by austerity; he enjoys imperishable happiness. Now, well composed, I shall declare the earning of wealth according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.64
कृतात्प्रतिग्रहाच्चैव याजनाच्च विशुद्धितः अदैन्यादनतिक्लेशाद्ब्राह्मणो धनमर्जयेत्
kṛtātpratigrahāccaiva yājanācca viśuddhitaḥ adainyādanatikleśādbrāhmaṇo dhanamarjayet
A Brahmin should earn wealth from (ritual) performance and from receiving gifts, and from officiating at sacrifices, purely, without abjectness and without excessive trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.65
क्षत्रियो बाहुवीर्येण कृषिगोरक्षणाद्विशः न्यायार्जितस्य वित्तस्य दानात्सिद्धिं समश्नुते
kṣatriyo bāhuvīryeṇa kṛṣigorakṣaṇādviśaḥ nyāyārjitasya vittasya dānātsiddhiṃ samaśnute
A Kṣatriya (should earn) by the strength of his arms, a Vaiśya by agriculture and cattle-keeping; by the giving away of wealth earned according to rule one attains success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.66
ज्ञानसिद्ध्या मोक्षसिद्धिः सर्वेषां गुर्वनुग्रहात् मोक्षात्स्वरूपसिद्धिः स्यात्परानन्दं समश्नुते
jñānasiddhyā mokṣasiddhiḥ sarveṣāṃ gurvanugrahāt mokṣātsvarūpasiddhiḥ syātparānandaṃ samaśnute
By the attainment of knowledge comes the attainment of liberation—for all, through the guru's grace; from liberation there would be the attainment of one's own true nature, (and thereby) one attains supreme bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.67
सत्संगात्सर्वमेतद्वै नराणां जायते द्विजाः धनधान्यादिकं सर्वं देयं वै गृहमेधिना
satsaṃgātsarvametadvai narāṇāṃ jāyate dvijāḥ dhanadhānyādikaṃ sarvaṃ deyaṃ vai gṛhamedhinā
All this indeed arises for men from the company of the good, O twice-born; and wealth, grain and the rest—all of it—should be given by the householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.68
यद्यत्काले वस्तुजातं फलं वा धान्यमेव च तत्तत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो देयं वै हितमिच्छता
yadyatkāle vastujātaṃ phalaṃ vā dhānyameva ca tattatsarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo deyaṃ vai hitamicchatā
Whatever object arises in season, or fruit, or grain as well—all that should be given to the brahmins by one who desires his own good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.69
जलं चैव सदा देयमन्नं क्षुद्व्याधिशांतये क्षेत्रं धान्यं तथा ऽ ऽमान्नमन्नमेवं चतुर्विधम्
jalaṃ caiva sadā deyamannaṃ kṣudvyādhiśāṃtaye kṣetraṃ dhānyaṃ tathā ' 'mānnamannamevaṃ caturvidham
Water too should always be given, and food, for the quelling of the disease of hunger; field, grain, likewise raw food and cooked food—thus it is of four kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.70
यावत्कालं यदन्नं वै भुक्त्वा श्रवणमेधते तावत्कृतस्य पुण्यस्य त्वर्धं दातुर्न संशयः
yāvatkālaṃ yadannaṃ vai bhuktvā śravaṇamedhate tāvatkṛtasya puṇyasya tvardhaṃ dāturna saṃśayaḥ
For however long one, having eaten some food, prospers in (his) study of scripture, of the merit accrued in that time half belongs to the giver—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.71
ग्रहीताहिगृहीतस्य दानाद्वै तपसा तथा पापसंशोधनं कुर्यादन्यथा रौरवं व्रजेत्
grahītāhigṛhītasya dānādvai tapasā tathā pāpasaṃśodhanaṃ kuryādanyathā rauravaṃ vrajet
The receiver should effect the purification of the sin of what he has received, by giving and likewise by austerity; otherwise he would go to the Raurava hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.72
आत्मवित्तं त्रिधा कुर्याद्धर्मवृद्ध्यात्मभोगतः नित्यं नैमित्तकं काम्यं कर्म कुर्यात्तु धर्मतः
ātmavittaṃ tridhā kuryāddharmavṛddhyātmabhogataḥ nityaṃ naimittakaṃ kāmyaṃ karma kuryāttu dharmataḥ
One should divide one's wealth in three ways: for dharma, for increase, and for one's own enjoyment; and one should perform the regular, the occasional, and the optional rites according to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.73
वित्तस्य वर्धनं कुर्याद्वृद्ध्यंशेन हि साधकः हितेन मितमे ध्येन भोगं भोगांशतश्चरेत्
vittasya vardhanaṃ kuryādvṛddhyaṃśena hi sādhakaḥ hitena mitame dhyena bhogaṃ bhogāṃśataścaret
The practitioner should effect the increase of wealth with the portion (set aside) for increase; and with a moderate, beneficial means he should pursue enjoyment out of the portion for enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.74
कृष्यर्जिते दशांशं हि देयं पापस्य शुद्धये शेषेण कुर्याद्धर्मादि अन्यथा रौरवं व्रजेत्
kṛṣyarjite daśāṃśaṃ hi deyaṃ pāpasya śuddhaye śeṣeṇa kuryāddharmādi anyathā rauravaṃ vrajet
Of what is earned by agriculture a tenth part must be given for the cleansing of sin; with the remainder one should perform dharma and the rest—otherwise one goes to Raurava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.75
अथवा पापबुद्धिः स्यात्क्षयं वा सत्यमेष्यति वृद्धिवाणिज्यके देयष्षडंशो हि विचक्षणैः
athavā pāpabuddhiḥ syātkṣayaṃ vā satyameṣyati vṛddhivāṇijyake deyaṣṣaḍaṃśo hi vicakṣaṇaiḥ
Or else there will be a sinful mind, or truly ruin will come. In money-lending and trade a sixth part is to be given by the discerning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.76
शुद्धप्रतिग्रहे देयश्चतुर्थांशो द्विजोत्तमैः अकस्मादुत्थिते ऽर्थे हि देयमर्धं द्विजोत्तमैः
śuddhapratigrahe deyaścaturthāṃśo dvijottamaiḥ akasmādutthite 'rthe hi deyamardhaṃ dvijottamaiḥ
In the case of a pure gift received, a fourth part is to be given by the best of the twice-born; and when wealth has arisen suddenly, half is to be given by the best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.77
असत्प्रतिग्रहसर्वं दुर्दानं सागरे क्षिपेत् आहूय दानं कर्तव्यमात्मभोगसमृद्धये
asatpratigrahasarvaṃ durdānaṃ sāgare kṣipet āhūya dānaṃ kartavyamātmabhogasamṛddhaye
An improper acceptance, all of it, and an ill-given gift, he should throw into the ocean; a gift should be made by invitation, for the increase of one's own enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.78
पृष्टं सर्वं सदा देयमात्मशक्त्यनुसारतः जन्मांतरे ऋणी हि स्याददत्ते पृष्टवस्तुनि
pṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ sadā deyamātmaśaktyanusārataḥ janmāṃtare ṛṇī hi syādadatte pṛṣṭavastuni
Whatever is asked for should always be given, according to one's own capacity; for if a thing asked for is not given, one becomes a debtor in another birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.79
परेषां च तथा दोषं न प्रशंसेद्विचक्षणः विशेषेण तथाब्रह्मञ्छ्रुतं दृष्टं च नो वदेत्
pareṣāṃ ca tathā doṣaṃ na praśaṃsedvicakṣaṇaḥ viśeṣeṇa tathābrahmañchrutaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ ca no vadet
And likewise the discerning man should not proclaim the fault of others; especially so, O brahmin, he should not speak of what he has heard or seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.80
न वदेत्सर्वजंतूनां हृदि रोषकरं बुधः संध्ययोरग्निकार्यं च कुर्यादैश्वर्यसिद्धये
na vadetsarvajaṃtūnāṃ hṛdi roṣakaraṃ budhaḥ saṃdhyayoragnikāryaṃ ca kuryādaiśvaryasiddhaye
The wise man should not say to any creature what causes anger in the heart; and he should perform the fire rite at the two twilights for the attainment of lordship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.81
अशक्तस्त्वेककाले वा सूर्याग्नी च यथाविधि तंडुलं धान्यमाज्यं वा फलं कंदं हविस्तथा
aśaktastvekakāle vā sūryāgnī ca yathāvidhi taṃḍulaṃ dhānyamājyaṃ vā phalaṃ kaṃdaṃ havistathā
But one unable (to do so may do it) at a single time; and (he should worship) the sun and the fire according to rule, with rice-grains, grain, or ghee, fruit, root, or oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.82
स्थालीपाकं तथा कुर्याद्यथान्यायं यथाविधि प्रधानहोममात्रं वा हव्याभावे समाचरेत्
sthālīpākaṃ tathā kuryādyathānyāyaṃ yathāvidhi pradhānahomamātraṃ vā havyābhāve samācaret
He should likewise cook the pot-offering, as is right and as prescribed; or, in the absence of oblation material, he should perform merely the principal fire-offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.83
नित्यसंधानमित्युक्तं तमजस्रं विदुर्बुधाः अथवा जपमात्रं वा सूर्यवंदनमेव च
nityasaṃdhānamityuktaṃ tamajasraṃ vidurbudhāḥ athavā japamātraṃ vā sūryavaṃdanameva ca
This is called the perpetual joining (of the fire), and the wise know it as unceasing; or else merely muttering (of prayers), or just the salutation to the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 13.84
एवमात्मार्थिनः कुर्युरर्थार्थी च यथाविधि ब्रह्मयज्ञरता नित्यं देवपूजारतास्तथा
evamātmārthinaḥ kuryurarthārthī ca yathāvidhi brahmayajñaratā nityaṃ devapūjāratāstathā
Thus should those who seek the Self act, and one who seeks wealth too, according to rule—devoted always to the sacrifice to Brahman, and likewise devoted to the worship of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 13.85
अग्निपूजापरा नित्यं गुरुपूजारतास्तथा ब्राह्मणानां तृप्तिकराः सर्वे स्वर्गस्य भागिनः
agnipūjāparā nityaṃ gurupūjāratāstathā brāhmaṇānāṃ tṛptikarāḥ sarve svargasya bhāginaḥ
intent always on the worship of fire, and likewise devoted to the worship of the guru, giving satisfaction to the brahmins—all these have a share in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition