Vishnu Purana — Amsha 3 — Chapter 11
ViP 3 11.1
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारं श्रोतुम् इच्छाम्य् अहं मुने लोकाद् अस्मात् परस्माच् च यम् आतिष्ठन् न हीयते ॥
gṛhasthasya sadācāraṃ śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ mune lokād asmāt parasmāc ca yam ātiṣṭhan na hīyate //
I wish to hear, O sage, the good conduct of the householder, by adhering to which he does not fall away from this world or from the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.2
श्रूयतां पृथिवीपाल सदाचारस्य लक्षणम् सदाचारवता पुंसा जितौ लोकाव् उभाव् अपि ॥
śrūyatāṃ pṛthivīpāla sadācārasya lakṣaṇam sadācāravatā puṃsā jitau lokāv ubhāv api //
Hear, O protector of the earth, the marks of good conduct; by a man possessing good conduct both worlds are won.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.3
साधवः क्षीणदोषास् तु सच्छब्दः साधुवाचकः तेषाम् आचरणं यत् तु सदाचारः स उच्यते ॥
sādhavaḥ kṣīṇadoṣās tu sacchabdaḥ sādhuvācakaḥ teṣām ācaraṇaṃ yat tu sadācāraḥ sa ucyate //
The good (sādhavaḥ) are those whose faults are exhausted; the word "sat" denotes the good. And that conduct of theirs is what is called good conduct (sadācāra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.4
सप्तर्षयो ऽथ मनवः प्रजानां पतयस् तथा सदाचारस्य वक्तारः कर्तारश् च महीपते ॥
saptarṣayo 'tha manavaḥ prajānāṃ patayas tathā sadācārasya vaktāraḥ kartāraś ca mahīpate //
The seven seers, then the Manus, and likewise the lords of creatures, are the declarers and the practisers of good conduct, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.5
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते स्वस्थे च मानसे मतिमान् नृप विबुद्धश् चिन्तयेद् धर्मम् अर्थं चास्याविरोधिनम् ॥
brāhme muhūrte svasthe ca mānase matimān nṛpa vibuddhaś cintayed dharmam arthaṃ cāsyāvirodhinam //
In the hour of Brahmā, when the mind is at ease, the intelligent man, once awake, O king, should reflect upon dharma and upon wealth that is not in conflict with it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.6
अपीडया तयोः कामम् उभयोर् अपि चिन्तयेत् दृष्टादृष्टविनाशाय त्रिवर्गे समदर्शिता ॥
apīḍayā tayoḥ kāmam ubhayor api cintayet dṛṣṭādṛṣṭavināśāya trivarge samadarśitā //
Without injury to those two, he should think also of pleasure; equal regard for the triad (of aims) serves to avert loss both seen and unseen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.7
परित्यजेद् अर्थकामौ धर्मपीडाकरौ नृप धर्मम् अप्य् असुखोदर्कं लोकविक्रुष्टम् एव च ॥
parityajed arthakāmau dharmapīḍākarau nṛpa dharmam apy asukhodarkaṃ lokavikruṣṭam eva ca //
He should abandon wealth and pleasure that cause injury to dharma, O king, and even a (form of) dharma whose sequel is unhappiness or which is decried by people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.8
ततः कल्यं समुत्थाय कुर्यान् मैत्रं नरेश्वर ॥
tataḥ kalyaṃ samutthāya kuryān maitraṃ nareśvara //
Then, having risen at daybreak, he should perform the friendly (act), O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.9
नैरृत्याम् इषुविक्षेपम् अतीत्याभ्यधिकं भुवः दूराद् आवसथान् मूत्रं पुरीषं च समुत्सृजेत् ॥
nairṛtyām iṣuvikṣepam atītyābhyadhikaṃ bhuvaḥ dūrād āvasathān mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ ca samutsṛjet //
In the south-west, going beyond a bowshot and further from the ground of the dwelling, at a distance he should void urine and excrement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.10
पादावसेचनोच्छिष्टे प्रक्षिपेन् न गृहाङ्गणे ॥
pādāvasecanocchiṣṭe prakṣipen na gṛhāṅgaṇe //
He should not throw foot-washing water or leftovers in the courtyard of the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.11
आत्मच्छायां तरुच्छायां गोसूर्याग्न्यनिलांस् तथा गुरुं द्विजातींश् च बुधो न मेहेत कदाचन ॥
ātmacchāyāṃ tarucchāyāṃ gosūryāgnyanilāṃs tathā guruṃ dvijātīṃś ca budho na meheta kadācana //
The wise man should never urinate upon his own shadow, the shadow of a tree, upon cows, the sun, fire, and the winds, nor upon a teacher or twice-born men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.12
न कृष्टे सस्यमध्ये वा गोव्रजे जनसंसदि न वर्त्मनि न नद्यादितीर्थेषु पुरुषर्षभ ॥
na kṛṣṭe sasyamadhye vā govraje janasaṃsadi na vartmani na nadyāditīrtheṣu puruṣarṣabha //
Not on ploughed land, nor amid crops, nor in a cow-pen, nor in an assembly of people, not on a path, and not at fords of rivers and the like, O bull among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.13
नाप्सु नैवाम्भसस् तीरे श्मशाने न समाचरेत् उत्सर्गं वै पुरीषस्य मूत्रस्य च विसर्जनम् ॥
nāpsu naivāmbhasas tīre śmaśāne na samācaret utsargaṃ vai purīṣasya mūtrasya ca visarjanam //
Not in water, nor on the bank of water, nor in a cremation ground should one perform the voiding of excrement and the discharge of urine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.14
उदङ्मुखो दिवा मूत्रं विपरीतमुखो निशि कुर्वीतानापदि प्राज्ञो मूत्रोत्सर्गं च पार्थिव ॥
udaṅmukho divā mūtraṃ viparītamukho niśi kurvītānāpadi prājño mūtrotsargaṃ ca pārthiva //
Facing north by day and facing the opposite direction by night, the wise man, when not in distress, should perform (defecation) and the voiding of urine, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.15
तृणैर् आस्तीर्य वसुधां वस्त्रप्रावृतमस्तकः तिष्ठेन् नातिचिरं तत्र नैव किंचिद् उदीरयेत् ॥
tṛṇair āstīrya vasudhāṃ vastraprāvṛtamastakaḥ tiṣṭhen nāticiraṃ tatra naiva kiṃcid udīrayet //
Having strewn the ground with grass, with his head covered by a cloth, he should not remain there too long, and should utter nothing at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.16
वल्मीकमूषिकोत्खातां मृदं नान्तर्जलां तथा शौचावशिष्टां गेहाच् च नादद्याल् लेपसंभवाम् ॥
valmīkamūṣikotkhātāṃ mṛdaṃ nāntarjalāṃ tathā śaucāvaśiṣṭāṃ gehāc ca nādadyāl lepasaṃbhavām //
He should not take earth thrown up by an anthill or by mice, nor that from under water, nor what is left over from (another's) cleansing, nor (earth) from a house, nor that which comes from plaster.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.17
अन्तःप्राण्यवपन्नां च हलोत्खातां च पार्थिव परित्यजेन् मृदश् चैताः सकलाः शौचसाधने ॥
antaḥprāṇyavapannāṃ ca halotkhātāṃ ca pārthiva parityajen mṛdaś caitāḥ sakalāḥ śaucasādhane //
And (earth) into which creatures have entered, and that turned up by a plough, O king — all these earths one should reject in the practice of cleansing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.19
अच्छेनागन्धफेनेन जलेनाबुद्बुदेन च आचामेत मृदं भूयस् तथा दद्यात् समाहितः ॥
acchenāgandhaphenena jalenābudbudena ca ācāmeta mṛdaṃ bhūyas tathā dadyāt samāhitaḥ //
With water that is clear, without smell, without froth and without bubbles, he should rinse (his mouth), and again, concentrated, apply earth in the same way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.20
निष्पादिताङ्घ्रिशौचस् तु पादाव् अभ्युक्ष्य वै पुनः त्रिः पिबेत् सलिलं तेन तथा द्विः परिमार्जयेत् ॥
niṣpāditāṅghriśaucas tu pādāv abhyukṣya vai punaḥ triḥ pibet salilaṃ tena tathā dviḥ parimārjayet //
Having completed the cleansing of the feet, and having again sprinkled the feet, he should sip water thrice with it, and likewise wipe (his mouth) twice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.21
शीर्षण्यानि ततः खानि मूर्धानं च नृपालभेत् बाहू नाभिं च तोयेन हृदयं चापि संस्पृशेत् ॥
śīrṣaṇyāni tataḥ khāni mūrdhānaṃ ca nṛpālabhet bāhū nābhiṃ ca toyena hṛdayaṃ cāpi saṃspṛśet //
Then, O king, he should touch the openings of the head and the crown; and with water he should also touch the arms, the navel, and the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.22
स्वाचान्तश् च ततः कुर्यात् पुमान् केशप्रसाधनम् आदर्शाञ्जनमाङ्गल्यं दुर्वाद्यालम्भनानि च ॥
svācāntaś ca tataḥ kuryāt pumān keśaprasādhanam ādarśāñjanamāṅgalyaṃ durvādyālambhanāni ca //
Then, having properly rinsed his mouth, a man should dress his hair, and touch a mirror, collyrium, an auspicious object, dūrvā grass and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.23
ततः स्ववर्णधर्मेण वृत्त्यर्थं च धनार्जनम् कुर्वीत श्रद्धासंपन्नो यजेच् च पृथिवीपते ॥
tataḥ svavarṇadharmeṇa vṛttyarthaṃ ca dhanārjanam kurvīta śraddhāsaṃpanno yajec ca pṛthivīpate //
Then, according to the duty of his own class, he should engage in the earning of wealth for his livelihood, and, endowed with faith, should sacrifice, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.24
सोमसंस्था हविःसंस्थाः पाकसंस्थाश् च संस्थिताः धने यतो मनुष्याणां यतेतातो धनार्जने ॥
somasaṃsthā haviḥsaṃsthāḥ pākasaṃsthāś ca saṃsthitāḥ dhane yato manuṣyāṇāṃ yatetāto dhanārjane //
The soma-rites, the oblation-rites, and the cooked-food rites all rest upon wealth in the case of men; therefore one should exert oneself in the acquiring of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.25
नदीनदतडागेषु देवखातजलेषु च नित्यक्रियार्थं स्नायीत गिरिप्रस्रवणेषु च ॥
nadīnadataḍāgeṣu devakhātajaleṣu ca nityakriyārthaṃ snāyīta giriprasravaṇeṣu ca //
For his daily observances he should bathe in rivers, in torrents, in tanks, in waters dug out by the gods, and in mountain streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.26
कूपेषूद्धृततोयेन स्नानं कुर्वीत वा भुवि स्नायीतोद्धृततोयेन अथवा भुव्य् असंभवे ॥
kūpeṣūddhṛtatoyena snānaṃ kurvīta vā bhuvi snāyītoddhṛtatoyena athavā bhuvy asaṃbhave //
Or he may bathe on the ground with water drawn up from wells; or, if (the others) are not possible, he should bathe with drawn water on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.27
शुचिवस्त्रधरः स्नातो देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् तेषाम् एव हि तीर्थेन कुर्वीत सुसमाहितः ॥
śucivastradharaḥ snāto devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam teṣām eva hi tīrthena kurvīta susamāhitaḥ //
Having bathed and wearing clean garments, well composed, he should make the offering of water to the gods, the seers, and the ancestors, using the (proper) part of the hand for each of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.28
त्रिर् अपः प्रीणनार्थाय देवानाम् अपवर्जयेत् तथर्षीणां यथान्यायं सकृच् चापि प्रजापतेः ॥
trir apaḥ prīṇanārthāya devānām apavarjayet tatharṣīṇāṃ yathānyāyaṃ sakṛc cāpi prajāpateḥ //
He should let fall water three times to gratify the gods, and likewise for the seers according to rule, and once also for Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.29
पितॄणां प्रीणनार्थाय त्रिर् अपः पृथिवीपते पितामहेभ्यश् च तथा प्रीणयेत् प्रपितामहान् ॥
pitṝṇāṃ prīṇanārthāya trir apaḥ pṛthivīpate pitāmahebhyaś ca tathā prīṇayet prapitāmahān //
To gratify the fathers, water three times, O lord of the earth; and likewise he should gratify the grandfathers and the great-grandfathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.30
मातामहाय तत्पित्रे तत्पित्रे च समाहितः दद्यात् पैत्रेण तीर्थेन काम्यं चान्यच् छृणुष्व मे ॥
mātāmahāya tatpitre tatpitre ca samāhitaḥ dadyāt paitreṇa tīrthena kāmyaṃ cānyac chṛṇuṣva me //
Composed, he should give with the ancestral part of the hand to the maternal grandfather, to his father, and to his father (in turn); and hear from me another, the optional (offering).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.31
मात्रे प्रमात्रे तन्मात्रे गुरुपत्न्यै तथा नृप गुरवे मातुलादीनां स्निग्धमित्राय भूभुजे ॥
mātre pramātre tanmātre gurupatnyai tathā nṛpa gurave mātulādīnāṃ snigdhamitrāya bhūbhuje //
To the mother, to the mother's mother, to her mother, and likewise, O king, to the teacher's wife, to the teacher, to the maternal uncle and the rest, to a dear friend, and to the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.32
इदं चापि जपेद् अम्बु दद्याद् आत्मेच्छया नृप उपकाराय भूतानां कृतदेवादितर्पणः ॥
idaṃ cāpi japed ambu dadyād ātmecchayā nṛpa upakārāya bhūtānāṃ kṛtadevāditarpaṇaḥ //
And, O king, having made the offering to the gods and the others, he should recite this and give water at his own wish, for the benefit of (all) beings:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.33
देवासुरास् तथा यक्षा नागा गन्धर्वराक्षसाः पिशाचा गुह्यकाः सिद्धाः कूष्माण्डास् तरवः खगाः ॥
devāsurās tathā yakṣā nāgā gandharvarākṣasāḥ piśācā guhyakāḥ siddhāḥ kūṣmāṇḍās taravaḥ khagāḥ //
"Gods and asuras, and yakṣas, nāgas, gandharvas, rākṣasas, piśācas, guhyakas, siddhas, kūṣmāṇḍas, trees, birds,
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ViP 3 11.34
जलेचरा भूनिलया वाय्वाधाराश् च जन्तवः तृप्तिम् एते प्रयान्त्व् आशु मद्दत्तेनाम्बुनाखिलाः ॥
jalecarā bhūnilayā vāyvādhārāś ca jantavaḥ tṛptim ete prayāntv āśu maddattenāmbunākhilāḥ //
creatures moving in water, those dwelling on earth, and those whose support is the air — may all these quickly attain satisfaction by the water given by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.35
नरकेषु समस्तेषु यातनासु च ये स्थिताः तेषाम् आप्यायनायैतद् दीयते सलिलं मया ॥
narakeṣu samasteṣu yātanāsu ca ye sthitāḥ teṣām āpyāyanāyaitad dīyate salilaṃ mayā //
This water is given by me for the refreshment of those who abide in all the hells and in the (places of) torment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.36
ये बान्धवाबान्धवा वा ये ऽन्यजन्मनि बान्धवाः ते तृप्तिम् अखिला यान्तु ये चास्मत्तोयकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
ye bāndhavābāndhavā vā ye 'nyajanmani bāndhavāḥ te tṛptim akhilā yāntu ye cāsmattoyakāṅkṣiṇaḥ //
Those who are my kin, or not my kin, and those who were my kin in another birth — may they all attain satisfaction, and those who desire water from us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.37
यत्र क्वचन संस्थानां क्षुत्तृष्णोपहतात्मनाम् इदम् अप्य् अक्षयं चास्तु मया दत्तं तिलोदकम् ॥
yatra kvacana saṃsthānāṃ kṣuttṛṣṇopahatātmanām idam apy akṣayaṃ cāstu mayā dattaṃ tilodakam //
And may this water with sesame, given by me, be inexhaustible for those abiding anywhere whose selves are afflicted by hunger and thirst."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.38
काम्योदकप्रदानं ते मयैतत् कथितं नृप यद् दत्त्वा प्रीणयेद् एतन् मनुष्यः सकलं जगत् जगदाप्यायनोद्भूतं पुण्यम् आप्नोति चानघ ॥
kāmyodakapradānaṃ te mayaitat kathitaṃ nṛpa yad dattvā prīṇayed etan manuṣyaḥ sakalaṃ jagat jagadāpyāyanodbhūtaṃ puṇyam āpnoti cānagha //
This giving of the optional water has been told to you by me, O king; by giving it a man gratifies this whole world, and he obtains, O sinless one, the merit that arises from refreshing the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.39
दत्त्वा काम्योदकं सम्यग् एतेभ्यः श्रद्धयान्वितः आचम्य च ततो दद्यात् सूर्याय सलिलाञ्जलिम् ॥
dattvā kāmyodakaṃ samyag etebhyaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ ācamya ca tato dadyāt sūryāya salilāñjalim //
Having duly given the optional water to these, filled with faith, and having sipped water, he should then offer a handful of water to the sun (saying):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.40
नमो विवस्वते ब्रह्मन् भास्वते विष्णुतेजसे जगत्सवित्रे शुचये सवित्रे कर्मदायिने ॥
namo vivasvate brahman bhāsvate viṣṇutejase jagatsavitre śucaye savitre karmadāyine //
"Homage to Vivasvat, O brahman, to the shining one, whose brilliance is Viṣṇu's, to the begetter of the world, to the pure one, to Savitṛ, the giver of (the fruit of) action."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.41
ततो गृहार्चनं कुर्याद् अभीष्टसुरपूजनम् जलाभिषेकपुष्पाणां धूपादेश् च निवेदनैः ॥
tato gṛhārcanaṃ kuryād abhīṣṭasurapūjanam jalābhiṣekapuṣpāṇāṃ dhūpādeś ca nivedanaiḥ //
Then he should perform the household worship, the worship of his chosen deity, with sprinklings of water, with flowers, and with presentations of incense and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.42
अपूर्वम् अग्निहोत्रं च कुर्यात् प्राग् ब्रह्मणे ततः ॥
apūrvam agnihotraṃ ca kuryāt prāg brahmaṇe tataḥ //
And he should perform the agnihotra, first (offering) to Brahmā, then, with nothing preceding it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.43
प्रजापतिं समुद्दिश्य दद्याद् आहुतिम् आदरात् गृहेभ्यः काश्यपायाथ ततो ऽनुमतये क्रमात् ॥
prajāpatiṃ samuddiśya dadyād āhutim ādarāt gṛhebhyaḥ kāśyapāyātha tato 'numataye kramāt //
Designating Prajāpati, he should respectfully offer an oblation; then to the household (deities), then to Kāśyapa, then to Anumati, in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.44
तच्छेषं मणिकेभ्यो ऽथ पर्जन्येभ्यः क्षिपेत् ततः द्वारे धातुर् विधातुश् च मध्ये च ब्रह्मणः क्षिपेत् ॥
taccheṣaṃ maṇikebhyo 'tha parjanyebhyaḥ kṣipet tataḥ dvāre dhātur vidhātuś ca madhye ca brahmaṇaḥ kṣipet //
Then he should cast the remainder of that to the Maṇikas, and then to the Parjanyas; at the door he should cast (offerings) to Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ, and in the middle to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.45
गृहस्य पुरुषव्याघ्र दिग्देवान् अपि मे शृणु ॥
gṛhasya puruṣavyāghra digdevān api me śṛṇu //
Hear from me too, tiger among men, the gods of the (four) directions of the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.46
इन्द्राय धर्मराजाय वरुणाय तथेन्दवे प्राच्यादिषु बुधो दद्याद् धुतशेषात्मकं बलिम् ॥
indrāya dharmarājāya varuṇāya tathendave prācyādiṣu budho dadyād dhutaśeṣātmakaṃ balim //
To Indra, to the king of dharma (Yama), to Varuṇa, and to the Moon, in the east and the other directions the wise man should offer an oblation consisting of the remnant of what was offered in the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.47
प्रागुत्तरे च दिग्भागे धन्वन्तरिबलिं बुधः निर्वपेद् वैश्वदेवं च कर्म कुर्याद् अतः परम् ॥
prāguttare ca digbhāge dhanvantaribaliṃ budhaḥ nirvaped vaiśvadevaṃ ca karma kuryād ataḥ param //
And in the north-eastern quarter the wise man should offer the oblation to Dhanvantari; and after that he should perform the Vaiśvadeva rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.48
वायव्ये वायवे दिक्षु समस्तासु ततो दिशाम् ब्रह्मणे चान्तरिक्षाय भानवे च क्षिपेद् बलिम् ॥
vāyavye vāyave dikṣu samastāsu tato diśām brahmaṇe cāntarikṣāya bhānave ca kṣiped balim //
In the north-west (he should cast an oblation) to Vāyu, then to the (regents) of all the directions, and to Brahmā, to the sky, and to the sun he should cast an oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.49
विश्वेदेवान् विश्वभूतांस् तथा विश्वपतीन् पितॄन् यक्ष्माणं च समुद्दिश्य बलिं दद्यान् नरेश्वर ॥
viśvedevān viśvabhūtāṃs tathā viśvapatīn pitṝn yakṣmāṇaṃ ca samuddiśya baliṃ dadyān nareśvara //
Designating the Viśvedevas, the Viśvabhūtas, and the Viśvapatis, the ancestors, and Yakṣman (the disease-demon), he should give an oblation, lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.50
ततो ऽन्यद् अन्नम् आदाय भूमिभागे शुचौ बुधः दद्याद् अशेषभूतेभ्यः स्वेच्छया तत्समाहितः ॥
tato 'nyad annam ādāya bhūmibhāge śucau budhaḥ dadyād aśeṣabhūtebhyaḥ svecchayā tatsamāhitaḥ //
Then, taking other food, the wise man should give it on a clean spot of ground, of his own free will and with his mind fixed on it, to all beings without exception.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.51
देवा मनुष्याः पशवो वयांसि सिद्धाः सयक्षोरगदैत्यसङ्घाः प्रेताः पिशाचास् तरवः समस्ता ये चान्नम् इच्छन्ति मया प्रदत्तम् ॥
devā manuṣyāḥ paśavo vayāṃsi siddhāḥ sayakṣoragadaityasaṅghāḥ pretāḥ piśācās taravaḥ samastā ye cānnam icchanti mayā pradattam //
"Gods, men, cattle, birds, Siddhas, together with the hosts of Yakṣas, serpents and Daityas, ghosts, Piśācas, trees — all of them, and whoever else desires the food given by me;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.52
पिपीलिकाः कीटपतंगकाद्या बुभुक्षिताः कर्मनिबन्धबद्धाः प्रयान्तु ते तृप्तिम् इदं मयान्नं तेभ्यो विसृष्टं सुखिनो भवन्तु ॥
pipīlikāḥ kīṭapataṃgakādyā bubhukṣitāḥ karmanibandhabaddhāḥ prayāntu te tṛptim idaṃ mayānnaṃ tebhyo visṛṣṭaṃ sukhino bhavantu //
ants, worms, moths and the rest, hungry, bound by the fetters of their deeds — let them attain satisfaction; this food of mine is released for them: may they be happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.53
येषां न माता न पिता न बन्धुर् नैवान्नसिद्धिर् न तदान्नम् अस्ति तत्तृप्तये ऽन्नं भुवि दत्तम् एतत् ते यान्तु तृप्तिं मुदिता भवन्तु ॥
yeṣāṃ na mātā na pitā na bandhur naivānnasiddhir na tadānnam asti tattṛptaye 'nnaṃ bhuvi dattam etat te yāntu tṛptiṃ muditā bhavantu //
Those who have no mother, no father, no kinsman, no means of getting food, and no food itself — this food is given on the ground for their satisfaction: may they attain satisfaction and be glad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.54
भूतानि सर्वाणि तथान्नम् एतद् अहं च विष्णुर् न यतो ऽन्यद् अस्ति तस्माद् अहं भूतनिकायभूतम् अन्नं प्रयच्छामि भवाय तेषाम् ॥
bhūtāni sarvāṇi tathānnam etad ahaṃ ca viṣṇur na yato 'nyad asti tasmād ahaṃ bhūtanikāyabhūtam annaṃ prayacchāmi bhavāya teṣām //
All beings, and this food, and I too are Viṣṇu, since there is nothing other than him; therefore I, who am (myself) of the multitude of beings, offer food for their welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.55
चतुर्दशो भूतगणो य एष तत्र स्थिता ये ऽखिलभूतसङ्घाः तृप्त्यर्थम् अन्नं हि मया निसृष्टं तेषाम् इदं ते मुदिता भवन्तु ॥
caturdaśo bhūtagaṇo ya eṣa tatra sthitā ye 'khilabhūtasaṅghāḥ tṛptyartham annaṃ hi mayā nisṛṣṭaṃ teṣām idaṃ te muditā bhavantu //
This fourteenfold host of beings, and whatever whole assemblages of beings abide therein — this food has indeed been released by me for their satisfaction: may they be glad."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.56
इत्य् उच्चार्य नरो दद्याद् अन्नं श्रद्धासमन्वितः भुवि भूतोपकाराय गृही सर्वाश्रयो यतः ॥
ity uccārya naro dadyād annaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ bhuvi bhūtopakārāya gṛhī sarvāśrayo yataḥ //
Having uttered this, a man should give the food with faith upon the ground for the benefit of beings, since the householder is the support of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.57
श्वचण्डालविहंगानां भुवि दद्यात् ततो नरः ये चान्ये पतिताः केचिद् अपात्रा भुवि मानवाः ॥
śvacaṇḍālavihaṃgānāṃ bhuvi dadyāt tato naraḥ ye cānye patitāḥ kecid apātrā bhuvi mānavāḥ //
Then a man should give on the ground (food) for dogs, Caṇḍālas and birds, and for any others who are fallen, men on earth who are unworthy recipients.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.58
ततो गोदोहमात्रं वै कालं तिष्ठेद् गृहाङ्गणे अतिथिग्रहणार्थाय तदूर्ध्वं वा यथेच्छया ॥
tato godohamātraṃ vai kālaṃ tiṣṭhed gṛhāṅgaṇe atithigrahaṇārthāya tadūrdhvaṃ vā yathecchayā //
Then he should stand in the courtyard of the house for the time it takes to milk a cow, in order to receive a guest, or longer than that, as he wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.59
अतिथिं तत्र संप्राप्तं पूजयेत् स्वागतादिना तथासनप्रदानेन पादप्रक्षालनेन च ॥
atithiṃ tatra saṃprāptaṃ pūjayet svāgatādinā tathāsanapradānena pādaprakṣālanena ca //
A guest who has arrived there he should honour with a welcome and the rest, and with the offer of a seat, and by washing his feet,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.60
श्रद्धया चान्नदानेन प्रियप्रश्नोत्तरेण च गच्छतश् चानुयानेन प्रीतिम् उत्पादयेद् गृही ॥
śraddhayā cānnadānena priyapraśnottareṇa ca gacchataś cānuyānena prītim utpādayed gṛhī //
and with faith and with the gift of food, and with kindly questions and answers; and by accompanying him as he departs the householder should give rise to (his) pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.61
अज्ञातकुलनामानम् अन्यतः समुपागतम् पूजयेद् अतिथिं सम्यङ् नैकग्रामनिवासिनम् ॥
ajñātakulanāmānam anyataḥ samupāgatam pūjayed atithiṃ samyaṅ naikagrāmanivāsinam //
A guest whose family and name are unknown, who has come from elsewhere, who is not a resident of the same village, he should honour properly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.62
अकिंचनम् असंबन्धम् अन्यदेशाद् उपागतम् असंपूज्यातिथिं भुञ्जन् भोक्तुकामं व्रजत्य् अधः ॥
akiṃcanam asaṃbandham anyadeśād upāgatam asaṃpūjyātithiṃ bhuñjan bhoktukāmaṃ vrajaty adhaḥ //
He who eats without honouring a guest who has nothing, who is no relation, who has come from another country and wishes to eat, goes downward (to hell).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.63
स्वाध्यायगोत्रचरणम् अपृष्ट्वा च तथा कुलम् हिरण्यगर्भबुद्ध्या तं मन्येताभ्यागतं गृही ॥
svādhyāyagotracaraṇam apṛṣṭvā ca tathā kulam hiraṇyagarbhabuddhyā taṃ manyetābhyāgataṃ gṛhī //
And without asking about his Vedic study, his gotra, his observances, or his family, the householder should regard that visitor with the thought that he is Hiraṇyagarbha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.64
पित्रर्थं चापरं विप्रम् एकम् अप्य् आशयेन् नृप तद्देश्यं विदिताचारसंभूतिं पाञ्चयज्ञिकम् ॥
pitrarthaṃ cāparaṃ vipram ekam apy āśayen nṛpa taddeśyaṃ viditācārasaṃbhūtiṃ pāñcayajñikam //
And for the sake of the fathers, O king, he should feed one further brahmin, at least one — a man of that region, of known conduct and family, who maintains the five sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.65
अन्नाग्रं च समुद्धृत्य हन्तकारोपकल्पितम् निर्वापभूतं भूपाल श्रोत्रियायोपपादयेत् ॥
annāgraṃ ca samuddhṛtya hantakāropakalpitam nirvāpabhūtaṃ bhūpāla śrotriyāyopapādayet //
And having taken up the first portion of the food, presented with the invitation "here, take," and constituting the offering-share, O protector of the earth, he should hand it over to a brahmin learned in the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.66
दद्याच् च भिक्षात्रितयं परिव्राड्ब्रह्मचारिणाम् इच्छया च बुधो दद्याद् विभवे सत्य् अवारितम् ॥
dadyāc ca bhikṣātritayaṃ parivrāḍbrahmacāriṇām icchayā ca budho dadyād vibhave saty avāritam //
And he should give three alms-portions to wandering ascetics and students of the Veda; and when he has means, the wise man may give without restriction, as he wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.67
इत्य् एते ऽतिथयः प्रोक्ताः प्रागुक्ता भिक्षवश् च ये चतुरः पूजयेद् एतान् नृयज्ञर्णात् प्रमुच्यते ॥
ity ete 'tithayaḥ proktāḥ prāguktā bhikṣavaś ca ye caturaḥ pūjayed etān nṛyajñarṇāt pramucyate //
Thus these guests have been declared, and those mendicants spoken of earlier; one who honours these four is released from the debt of the sacrifice to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.68
अतिथिर् यस्य भग्नाशो गृहाद् यात्य् अन्यतोमुखः स दत्त्वा दुष्कृतं तस्मै पुण्यम् आदाय गच्छति ॥
atithir yasya bhagnāśo gṛhād yāty anyatomukhaḥ sa dattvā duṣkṛtaṃ tasmai puṇyam ādāya gacchati //
The guest whose hope is broken and who goes from the house turned in another direction — he goes away having given his own ill deeds to that (host) and taken away his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.69
धाता प्रजापतिः शक्रो वह्निर् वसुगणो ऽर्यमा प्रविश्यातिथिम् एते वै भुञ्जन्ते ऽन्नं नरेश्वर ॥
dhātā prajāpatiḥ śakro vahnir vasugaṇo 'ryamā praviśyātithim ete vai bhuñjante 'nnaṃ nareśvara //
Dhātā, Prajāpati, Śakra, Fire, the host of Vasus, Aryaman — these indeed, having entered into the guest, eat the food, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.70
तस्माद् अतिथिपूजायां यतेत सततं नरः स केवलम् अघं भुङ्क्ते यो भुङ्क्ते त्व् अतिथिं विना ॥
tasmād atithipūjāyāṃ yateta satataṃ naraḥ sa kevalam aghaṃ bhuṅkte yo bhuṅkte tv atithiṃ vinā //
Therefore a man should constantly exert himself in the honouring of guests; he who eats without a guest eats nothing but sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.71
ततः सुवासिनीदुःखिगर्भिणीवृद्धबालकान् भोजयेत् संस्कृतान्नेन प्रथमं चरमं गृही ॥
tataḥ suvāsinīduḥkhigarbhiṇīvṛddhabālakān bhojayet saṃskṛtānnena prathamaṃ caramaṃ gṛhī //
Then the householder should feed with the cooked food the married women, the afflicted, pregnant women, the aged and children first, and himself last.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.72
अभुक्तवत्सु चैतेषु भुञ्जन् भुङ्क्ते ऽतिदुष्कृतम् मृतश् च नरकं गत्वा श्लेष्मभुग् जायते नरः ॥
abhuktavatsu caiteṣu bhuñjan bhuṅkte 'tiduṣkṛtam mṛtaś ca narakaṃ gatvā śleṣmabhug jāyate naraḥ //
But eating while these have not eaten, he eats very great evil; and when dead, having gone to hell, the man is born as an eater of phlegm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.73
अस्नाताशी मलं भुङ्क्ते ह्य् अजपी पूयशोणितम् असंस्कृतान्नभुङ् मूत्रं बालादिप्रथमं शकृत् ॥
asnātāśī malaṃ bhuṅkte hy ajapī pūyaśoṇitam asaṃskṛtānnabhuṅ mūtraṃ bālādiprathamaṃ śakṛt //
One who eats unbathed eats filth; one who does not recite his prayers, pus and blood; one who eats unconsecrated food, urine; one who eats before the children and the rest, excrement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.74
तस्माच् छृणुष्व राजेन्द्र यथा भुञ्जीत वै गृही भुञ्जतश् च यथा पुंसः पापबन्धो न जायते ॥
tasmāc chṛṇuṣva rājendra yathā bhuñjīta vai gṛhī bhuñjataś ca yathā puṃsaḥ pāpabandho na jāyate //
Therefore hear, O chief of kings, how a householder should eat, and how, for a man who eats (thus), no bondage of sin arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.75
इह चारोग्यम् अतुलं बलवृद्धिस् तथा नृप भवत्य् अरिष्टशान्तिश् च वैरिपक्षाभिचारिका ॥
iha cārogyam atulaṃ balavṛddhis tathā nṛpa bhavaty ariṣṭaśāntiś ca vairipakṣābhicārikā //
And in this world, O king, there comes about incomparable freedom from illness and increase of strength, and the quelling of calamities and of the sorcery worked by the party of one's enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.76
स्नातो यथावत् कृत्वा च देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् प्रशस्तरत्नपाणिश् च भुञ्जीत प्रयतो गृही ॥
snāto yathāvat kṛtvā ca devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam praśastaratnapāṇiś ca bhuñjīta prayato gṛhī //
Bathed, and having duly made the water-offering to the gods, the seers and the fathers, with an auspicious gem on his hand, the householder should eat, self-controlled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.77
कृते जपे हुते वह्नौ शुद्धवस्त्रधरो नृप दत्त्वातिथिभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो गुरुभ्यः संश्रिताय च पुण्यगन्धधरः शस्तमाल्यधारी नरेश्वर ॥
kṛte jape hute vahnau śuddhavastradharo nṛpa dattvātithibhyo viprebhyo gurubhyaḥ saṃśritāya ca puṇyagandhadharaḥ śastamālyadhārī nareśvara //
When the recitation has been made and the offering poured into the fire, wearing clean garments, O king, having given (food) to guests, to brahmins, to elders and to a dependent, wearing holy perfume and bearing an auspicious garland, O lord of men —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.78
नैकवस्त्रधरो ऽथार्द्रपाणिपादो नरेश्वर विशुद्धवदनः प्रीतो भुञ्जीत न विदिङ्मुखः ॥
naikavastradharo 'thārdrapāṇipādo nareśvara viśuddhavadanaḥ prīto bhuñjīta na vidiṅmukhaḥ //
— not wearing only a single garment, and not with wet hands and feet, O lord of men, with cleansed mouth and glad, he should eat, not facing an intermediate direction,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.79
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि न चैवान्यमना नरः अन्नं प्रशस्तं पथ्यं च प्रोक्षितं प्रोक्षणोदकैः ॥
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi na caivānyamanā naraḥ annaṃ praśastaṃ pathyaṃ ca prokṣitaṃ prokṣaṇodakaiḥ //
but facing east or facing north, and the man should not be absent-minded; (the food should be) commended and wholesome, sprinkled with the sprinkling-waters,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.80
न कुत्सिताहृतं नैव जुगुप्सावद् असंस्कृतम् दत्त्वा तु भुक्तं शिष्येभ्यः क्षुधितेभ्यस् तथा गृही ॥
na kutsitāhṛtaṃ naiva jugupsāvad asaṃskṛtam dattvā tu bhuktaṃ śiṣyebhyaḥ kṣudhitebhyas tathā gṛhī //
not fetched from a contemptible source, not repellent, not unconsecrated; and the householder eats only after giving to his pupils and to the hungry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.81
प्रशस्तशुद्धपात्रेषु भुञ्जीताकुपितो नृप ॥
praśastaśuddhapātreṣu bhuñjītākupito nṛpa //
He should eat from commended, clean vessels, without anger, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.82
नासन्दीसंस्थिते पात्रे नादेशे च नरेश्वर नाकाले नातिसंकीर्णे दत्त्वाग्रं च नरो ऽग्नये ॥
nāsandīsaṃsthite pātre nādeśe ca nareśvara nākāle nātisaṃkīrṇe dattvāgraṃ ca naro 'gnaye //
Not from a vessel set on a stool, and not in an improper place, O lord of men, not at an improper time, not in a very crowded (place); and the man should first give the first portion to the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.83
मन्त्राभिमन्त्रितं शस्तं न च पर्युषितं नृप अन्यत्र फलमांसेभ्यः शुष्कशाकादिकांस् तथा ॥
mantrābhimantritaṃ śastaṃ na ca paryuṣitaṃ nṛpa anyatra phalamāṃsebhyaḥ śuṣkaśākādikāṃs tathā //
Food consecrated with mantras is commended, and not what has stood overnight, O king, except in the case of fruits and meats, and likewise dried vegetables and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.84
तद्वद् बादरिकेभ्यश् च गुडपक्वेभ्य एव च भुञ्जीतोद्धृतसाराणि न कदाचिन् नरेश्वर ॥
tadvad bādarikebhyaś ca guḍapakvebhya eva ca bhuñjītoddhṛtasārāṇi na kadācin nareśvara //
Likewise (he should not eat what is stale) among jujube preparations and among things cooked with molasses; and he should never eat things whose essence has been extracted, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.85
नाशेषं पुरुषो ऽश्नीयाद् अन्यत्र जगतीपते मध्वम्बुदधिसर्पिभ्यः सक्तुभ्यश् च विवेकवान् ॥
nāśeṣaṃ puruṣo 'śnīyād anyatra jagatīpate madhvambudadhisarpibhyaḥ saktubhyaś ca vivekavān //
A discerning man should not eat (his food) leaving nothing over, O lord of the earth, except in the case of honey, water, curds, ghee, and barley-meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.86
अश्नीयात् तन्मना भूत्वा पूर्वं तु मधुरं रसम् लवणाम्लौ तथा मध्ये कटुतिक्तादिकं ततः ॥
aśnīyāt tanmanā bhūtvā pūrvaṃ tu madhuraṃ rasam lavaṇāmlau tathā madhye kaṭutiktādikaṃ tataḥ //
With his mind on it he should eat the sweet flavour first, then the salty and the sour in the middle, and after that the pungent, bitter, and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.87
प्राग् द्रवं पुरुषो ऽश्नन् वै मध्ये च कठिनाशनम् पुनर् अन्ते द्रवाशी तु बलारोग्ये न मुञ्चति ॥
prāg dravaṃ puruṣo 'śnan vai madhye ca kaṭhināśanam punar ante dravāśī tu balārogye na muñcati //
A man who eats liquid food first, and hard food in the middle, and again takes liquid food at the end, does not lose strength and health.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.88
अनिन्द्यं भक्षयेद् इत्थं वाग्यतो ऽन्नम् अकुत्सयन् पञ्चग्रासं महामौनं प्राणाद्याप्यायनाय तत् ॥
anindyaṃ bhakṣayed itthaṃ vāgyato 'nnam akutsayan pañcagrāsaṃ mahāmaunaṃ prāṇādyāpyāyanāya tat //
In this way he should eat food that is not blameworthy, restrained in speech, not disparaging it; the five mouthfuls (are eaten) in complete silence, and that is for the nourishing of the vital breaths and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.89
भुक्त्वा सम्यग् अथाचम्य प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो ऽपि वा यथावत् पुनर् आचामेत् पाणी प्रक्षाल्य मूलतः ॥
bhuktvā samyag athācamya prāṅmukhodaṅmukho 'pi vā yathāvat punar ācāmet pāṇī prakṣālya mūlataḥ //
Having eaten properly and then rinsed the mouth, facing east or else facing north, he should rinse the mouth again as prescribed, after washing his hands up to the wrists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.90
स्वस्थः प्रशान्तचित्तस् तु कृतासनपरिग्रहः अभीष्टदेवतानां तु कुर्वीत स्मरणं नरः ॥
svasthaḥ praśāntacittas tu kṛtāsanaparigrahaḥ abhīṣṭadevatānāṃ tu kurvīta smaraṇaṃ naraḥ //
Then, at ease, with a calmed mind, having taken his seat, a man should make remembrance of the deities he favours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.91
अग्निर् आप्याययत्व् अन्नं पार्थिवं पवनेरितः दत्तावकाशं नभसा जरयत्व् अस्तु मे सुखम् ॥
agnir āpyāyayatv annaṃ pārthivaṃ pavaneritaḥ dattāvakāśaṃ nabhasā jarayatv astu me sukham //
"May fire, urged on by the wind, nourish this earthy food; given room by ether, may it digest it; may there be well-being for me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.92
अन्नं बलाय मे भूमेर् अपाम् अग्न्यनिलस्य च भवत्व् एतत् परिणतौ ममास्त्व् अव्याहतं सुखम् ॥
annaṃ balāya me bhūmer apām agnyanilasya ca bhavatv etat pariṇatau mamāstv avyāhataṃ sukham //
"May this food be for my strength — (food) of earth, of water, of fire and of wind; in its digestion may there be unimpeded well-being for me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.93
प्राणापानसमानानाम् उदानव्यानयोस् तथा अन्नं पुष्टिकरं चास्तु ममास्त्व् अव्याहतं सुखम् ॥
prāṇāpānasamānānām udānavyānayos tathā annaṃ puṣṭikaraṃ cāstu mamāstv avyāhataṃ sukham //
"And may the food be nourishing to the prāṇa, apāna and samāna breaths, and to the udāna and vyāna; may there be unimpeded well-being for me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.94
अगस्तिर् अग्निर् वडवानलश् च भुक्तं मयान्नं जरयत्व् अशेषम् सुखं च मे तत्परिणामसंभवं यच्छन्त्व् अरोगो मम चास्तु देहे ॥
agastir agnir vaḍavānalaś ca bhuktaṃ mayānnaṃ jarayatv aśeṣam sukhaṃ ca me tatpariṇāmasaṃbhavaṃ yacchantv arogo mama cāstu dehe //
"May Agasti, fire, and the submarine fire digest without remainder the food eaten by me; and may they grant me the well-being that arises from its digestion, and may there be freedom from disease in my body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.95
विष्णुः समस्तेन्द्रियदेहदेही प्रधानभूतो भगवान् यथैकः सत्येन तेनान्नम् अशेषम् एतद् आरोग्यदं मे परिणामम् एतु ॥
viṣṇuḥ samastendriyadehadehī pradhānabhūto bhagavān yathaikaḥ satyena tenānnam aśeṣam etad ārogyadaṃ me pariṇāmam etu //
"As Viṣṇu, the Lord, is the one who, being the primal principle, embodies all the senses and bodies as their possessor — by that truth may this food, without remainder, undergo a digestion that gives me health."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.96
विष्णुर् अत्ता तथैवान्नं परिणामश् च वै यथा सत्येन तेन वै भुक्तं जीर्यत्व् अन्नम् इदं तथा ॥
viṣṇur attā tathaivānnaṃ pariṇāmaś ca vai yathā satyena tena vai bhuktaṃ jīryatv annam idaṃ tathā //
"As Viṣṇu is the eater, and likewise the food, and indeed the digestion too — by that truth may this food that has been eaten be digested."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.97
इत्य् उच्चार्य स्वहस्तेन परिमृज्य तथोदरम् अनायासप्रदायीनि कुर्यात् कर्माण्य् अतन्द्रितः ॥
ity uccārya svahastena parimṛjya tathodaram anāyāsapradāyīni kuryāt karmāṇy atandritaḥ //
Having uttered this, and rubbed his belly with his own hand, he should undertake, without sloth, tasks that cause no exertion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.98
सच्छास्त्रादिविनोदेन सन्मार्गाद् अविरोधिना दिनं नयेत् ततः संध्याम् उपतिष्ठेत् समाहितः ॥
sacchāstrādivinodena sanmārgād avirodhinā dinaṃ nayet tataḥ saṃdhyām upatiṣṭhet samāhitaḥ //
He should pass the day with diversion in good treatises and the like, which does not conflict with the good path; then, composed, he should attend upon the twilight (worship).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.99
दिनान्तसंध्यां सूर्येण पूर्वाम् ऋक्षैर् युतां बुधः उपतिष्ठेद् यथान्यायं सम्यग् आचम्य पार्थिव ॥
dināntasaṃdhyāṃ sūryeṇa pūrvām ṛkṣair yutāṃ budhaḥ upatiṣṭhed yathānyāyaṃ samyag ācamya pārthiva //
The wise man should attend upon the day's-end twilight together with the sun, and the morning one together with the stars, according to rule, after rinsing his mouth properly, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.100
सर्वकालम् उपस्थानं संध्ययोः पार्थिवेष्यते अन्यत्रसूतकाशौचविभ्रमातुरभीतितः ॥
sarvakālam upasthānaṃ saṃdhyayoḥ pārthiveṣyate anyatrasūtakāśaucavibhramāturabhītitaḥ //
Attendance upon the two twilights is enjoined at all times, O king, save in the case of birth-impurity, (other) impurity, mental confusion, illness, or danger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.101
सूर्येणाभ्युदितो यश् च त्यक्तः सूर्येण च स्वपन् अन्यत्रातुरभावात् तु प्रायश्चित्तीयते नरः ॥
sūryeṇābhyudito yaś ca tyaktaḥ sūryeṇa ca svapan anyatrāturabhāvāt tu prāyaścittīyate naraḥ //
And the man over whom the sun has risen (while he slept), and who is left behind by the sun while asleep, must undergo expiation, except when it happens through illness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.102
तस्माद् अनुदिते सूर्ये समुत्थाय महीपते उपतिष्ठेन् नरः संध्याम् अस्वपंश् च दिनान्तजाम् ॥
tasmād anudite sūrye samutthāya mahīpate upatiṣṭhen naraḥ saṃdhyām asvapaṃś ca dināntajām //
Therefore, O lord of the earth, a man should get up before the sun rises and attend upon the (morning) twilight, and should not be asleep at the twilight arising at day's end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.103
उपतिष्ठन्ति ये संध्यां न पूर्वां न च पश्चिमाम् व्रजन्ति ते दुरात्मानस् तामिस्रं नरकं नृप ॥
upatiṣṭhanti ye saṃdhyāṃ na pūrvāṃ na ca paścimām vrajanti te durātmānas tāmisraṃ narakaṃ nṛpa //
Those evil-souled men who attend upon neither the morning twilight nor the evening one go to the hell of thick darkness, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.104
पुनः पाकम् उपादाय सायम् अप्य् अवनीपते वैश्वदेवनिमित्तं वै पत्न्य् अमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् ॥
punaḥ pākam upādāya sāyam apy avanīpate vaiśvadevanimittaṃ vai patny amantraṃ baliṃ haret //
Again, having prepared food, in the evening too, O lord of the earth, the wife should offer the bali-offering without mantras, for the sake of the Vaiśvadeva rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.105
तत्रापि श्वपचादिभ्यस् तथैवान्नापवर्जनम् ॥
tatrāpi śvapacādibhyas tathaivānnāpavarjanam //
There too, food is to be set aside in the same way for the dog-cookers and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.106
अतिथिं चागतं तत्र स्वशक्त्या पूजयेद् बुधः पादशौचासनप्रह्वस्वागतोक्त्या च पूजनम् ततश् चान्नप्रदानेन शयनेन च पार्थिव ॥
atithiṃ cāgataṃ tatra svaśaktyā pūjayed budhaḥ pādaśaucāsanaprahvasvāgatoktyā ca pūjanam tataś cānnapradānena śayanena ca pārthiva //
And a guest who has arrived there the wise man should honour according to his ability; the honouring is by (water for) washing the feet, a seat, a bow, and words of welcome, and thereafter by the gift of food and by (a place for) sleeping, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.107
दिनातिथौ तु विमुखे गते यत् पातकं नृप तद् एवाष्टगुणं पुंसां सूर्योढे विमुखे गते ॥
dinātithau tu vimukhe gate yat pātakaṃ nṛpa tad evāṣṭaguṇaṃ puṃsāṃ sūryoḍhe vimukhe gate //
Whatever sin (a man incurs) when a daytime guest goes away turned aside, that same sin is eightfold for men when one who arrives at sunset goes away turned aside, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.108
तस्मात् स्वशक्त्या राजेन्द्र सूर्योढम् अतिथिं नरः पूजयेत् पूजिते तस्मिन् पूजिताः सर्वदेवताः ॥
tasmāt svaśaktyā rājendra sūryoḍham atithiṃ naraḥ pūjayet pūjite tasmin pūjitāḥ sarvadevatāḥ //
Therefore, O best of kings, a man should honour according to his ability the guest who arrives at sunset; when he is honoured, all the gods are honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.109
अन्नशाकाम्बुदानेन स्वशक्त्या प्रीणयेत् पुमान् शयनप्रस्तरमहीप्रदानैर् अथवापि तम् ॥
annaśākāmbudānena svaśaktyā prīṇayet pumān śayanaprastaramahīpradānair athavāpi tam //
A man should gratify him according to his ability with the gift of food, vegetables and water, or else with gifts of a bed, a mat, and ground (to rest on).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.110
कृतपादादिशौचश् च भुक्त्वा सायं ततो गृही गच्छेद् अस्फुटितां शय्याम् अपि दारुमयीं नृप ॥
kṛtapādādiśaucaś ca bhuktvā sāyaṃ tato gṛhī gacched asphuṭitāṃ śayyām api dārumayīṃ nṛpa //
And having washed his feet and so forth, and having eaten in the evening, the householder should then go to a bed that is not cracked, even one made of wood, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.111
नाविशालां न वा भग्नां नासमां मलिनां न च न च जन्तुमयीं शय्याम् अधितिष्ठेद् अनास्तृताम् ॥
nāviśālāṃ na vā bhagnāṃ nāsamāṃ malināṃ na ca na ca jantumayīṃ śayyām adhitiṣṭhed anāstṛtām //
He should not lie down on a bed that is not broad, or that is broken, or uneven, or dirty, or infested with insects, or unspread (with a covering).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.112
प्राच्यां दिशि शिरः शस्तं याम्यायाम् अथवा नृप सदैव स्वपतः पुंसो विपरीतं तु रोगदम् ॥
prācyāṃ diśi śiraḥ śastaṃ yāmyāyām athavā nṛpa sadaiva svapataḥ puṃso viparītaṃ tu rogadam //
For a man who is sleeping, the head is always commended (as placed) in the eastern direction, or in the southern, O king; the opposite gives disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.113
ऋताव् उपगमः शस्तः स्वपत्न्याम् अवनीपते पुन्नामर्क्षे शुभे काले ज्येष्ठयुग्मासु रात्रिषु ॥
ṛtāv upagamaḥ śastaḥ svapatnyām avanīpate punnāmarkṣe śubhe kāle jyeṣṭhayugmāsu rātriṣu //
Intercourse with one's own wife is commended in her season, O lord of the earth, under a male-named asterism, at an auspicious time, on the even nights beginning with the fourth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.114
नास्नातां तु स्त्रियं गच्छेन् नातुरां न रजस्वलाम् नानिष्टां न प्रकुपितां नाप्रशस्तां न गर्भिणीम् ॥
nāsnātāṃ tu striyaṃ gacchen nāturāṃ na rajasvalām nāniṣṭāṃ na prakupitāṃ nāpraśastāṃ na garbhiṇīm //
He should not go to a woman who has not bathed, nor to one who is ill, nor to one who is menstruating, nor to one who is disagreeable, nor to one who is angry, nor to one who is not commended, nor to one who is pregnant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.115
नादक्षिणां नान्यकामां नाकामां नान्ययोषितम् क्षुत्क्षामाम् अतिभुक्तां वा स्वयं चैभिर् गुणैर् युतः ॥
nādakṣiṇāṃ nānyakāmāṃ nākāmāṃ nānyayoṣitam kṣutkṣāmām atibhuktāṃ vā svayaṃ caibhir guṇair yutaḥ //
Nor to one who is unwilling, nor to one who desires another, nor to one who has no desire, nor to another man's wife, nor to one gaunt with hunger or who has overeaten — nor when he himself is possessed of these conditions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.116
स्नातः स्रग्गन्धधृक् प्रीतः नाध्मातः क्षुधितो ऽपि वा सकामः सानुरागश् च व्यवायं पुरुषो व्रजेत् ॥
snātaḥ sraggandhadhṛk prītaḥ nādhmātaḥ kṣudhito 'pi vā sakāmaḥ sānurāgaś ca vyavāyaṃ puruṣo vrajet //
Bathed, wearing a garland and perfume, glad, neither bloated nor hungry, desirous and affectionate, a man should engage in intercourse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.117
चतुर्दश्य् अष्टमी चैव अमावास्याथ पूर्णिमा पर्वाण्य् एतानि राजेन्द्र रविसंक्रान्तिर् एव च ॥
caturdaśy aṣṭamī caiva amāvāsyātha pūrṇimā parvāṇy etāni rājendra ravisaṃkrāntir eva ca //
The fourteenth, the eighth, and the new-moon day, and the full-moon day — these are the parvan days, O best of kings, and likewise the sun's passage (from one zodiacal sign to another).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.118
तैलस्त्रीमांससंभोगी पर्वस्व् एतेषु वै पुमान् विण्मूत्रभोजनं नाम प्रयाति नरकं मृतः ॥
tailastrīmāṃsasaṃbhogī parvasv eteṣu vai pumān viṇmūtrabhojanaṃ nāma prayāti narakaṃ mṛtaḥ //
A man who indulges in oil, women, and meat on these parvan days goes, when dead, to the hell called Viṇmūtrabhojana ('eating dung and urine').
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.119
अशेषपर्वस्व् एतेषु तस्मात् संयमिभिर् बुधैः भाव्यं सच्छास्त्रदेवेज्याध्यानजप्यपरैर् नरैः ॥
aśeṣaparvasv eteṣu tasmāt saṃyamibhir budhaiḥ bhāvyaṃ sacchāstradevejyādhyānajapyaparair naraiḥ //
Therefore on all these parvan days men should be self-restrained and wise, devoted to the good scriptures, to worship of the gods, to meditation and to muttered recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.120
नान्ययोनाव् अयोनौ वा नोपयुक्तौषधस् तथा देवद्विजगुरूणां च व्यवायी नाश्रये भवेत् ॥
nānyayonāv ayonau vā nopayuktauṣadhas tathā devadvijagurūṇāṃ ca vyavāyī nāśraye bhavet //
(He should not have intercourse) in another's womb nor in a non-womb, nor when he has taken medicine; and one engaged in intercourse should not be in a place belonging to the gods, brahmins, or teachers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.121
चैत्यचत्वरतीरेषु नैव गोष्ठे चतुष्पथे नैव श्मशानोपवने सलिलेषु महीपते ॥
caityacatvaratīreṣu naiva goṣṭhe catuṣpathe naiva śmaśānopavane salileṣu mahīpate //
Not at sanctuaries, crossroads-squares, or river-banks, nor in a cow-pen, nor at a place where four roads meet, nor in a cremation ground or a grove, nor in waters, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.122
प्रोक्तपर्वस्व् अशेषेषु नैव भूपाल संध्ययोः गच्छेद् व्यवायं मतिमान् न मूत्रोच्चारपीडितः ॥
proktaparvasv aśeṣeṣu naiva bhūpāla saṃdhyayoḥ gacched vyavāyaṃ matimān na mūtroccārapīḍitaḥ //
On all the parvan days mentioned, O protector of the earth, and not at the two twilights, should the intelligent man engage in intercourse, nor when pressed by the urge to urinate or defecate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.123
पर्वस्व् अभिगमो ऽधन्यो दिवा पापप्रदो नृप भुवि रोगप्रदो नॄणाम् अप्रशस्तो जलाशये ॥
parvasv abhigamo 'dhanyo divā pāpaprado nṛpa bhuvi rogaprado nṝṇām apraśasto jalāśaye //
Intercourse on the parvan days is inauspicious; by day it brings sin, O king; on the bare ground it brings disease to men; in a pool of water it is not commended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.124
परदारान् न गच्छेत मनसापि कदाचन किम् उ वाचास्थिबन्धो ऽपि नास्ति तेषु व्यवायिनाम् ॥
paradārān na gaccheta manasāpi kadācana kim u vācāsthibandho 'pi nāsti teṣu vyavāyinām //
One should never approach another man's wife, not even in thought, much less in speech; for those who have intercourse with them there is not even a binding of bones (left).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 11.125
मृतो नरकम् अभ्येति हीयते ऽत्रापि चायुषः परदाररतिः पुंसाम् उभयत्रापि भीतिदा ॥
mṛto narakam abhyeti hīyate 'trāpi cāyuṣaḥ paradāraratiḥ puṃsām ubhayatrāpi bhītidā //
When dead he goes to hell, and here too he is deprived of lifespan: men's delight in others' wives brings fear in both (worlds).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 11.126
इति मत्वा स्वदारेषु ऋतुमत्सु बुधो व्रजेत् यथोक्तदोषहीनेषु सकामेष्व् अनृताव् अपि ॥
iti matvā svadāreṣu ṛtumatsu budho vrajet yathoktadoṣahīneṣu sakāmeṣv anṛtāv api //
Considering this, let the wise man go to his own wives when they are in their fertile season, (wives) free of the faults stated, and (also) when they desire it, even outside the season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition