pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न हि दत्तस्य दानस्य नाशोऽस्तीह कदाचन। चित्रगुप्तमतं श्रुत्वा हृष्टरोमा विभावसुः॥
English: A gift made to worthy person never goes for nothing. It is sure to yield agreeable results to the giver. Hearing these opinions of Chitragupta the Sun's hairs stood erect.
Sanskrit: उवाच देवताः सर्वाः पितूंश्चैव महाद्युतिः। श्रुतं हि चित्रगुप्तस्य धर्मगुह्यं महात्मनः॥
English: Gifted with great splendour, he addressed all the celestials and the departed Manes, saying, Ye have heard the mysteries about duty, as explained by the great Chitragupta.
Sanskrit: श्रद्दधानाश्च ये मर्त्या ब्राह्मणेषु महात्मसु। दानमेतत् प्रयच्छन्ति न तेषां विद्यते भयम्॥
English: Those human beings who gifted with faith, make these gifts to great Brahmanas, become freed from fear of every sort.
Sanskrit: धर्मदोषास्त्विमे पञ्च येषां नास्तीह निष्कृतिः। असम्भाष्या अनाचारा वर्जनीया नराधमाः॥
English: These five kinds of men sullied with vicious deeds have no escape. Indeed, these wretched men of sinful conduct, should never be talked to. Indeed they should always be avoided.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्महा चैव गोघ्नश्च परदाररतश्च यः। अश्रद्दधानश्च नरः स्त्रियं यश्चोपजीवति॥
English: Those five are he who is the destroyer of a Brahmana, he who is the destroyer of a cow, he who is addicted to sexual union with other people's wives, he who is bereft of faith (in the Vedas), and he who maintains himself by selling the virtue of his wife.
Sanskrit: प्रेतलोकगता ह्येते नरके पापकर्मिणः। पच्यन्ते वै यथा मीना: पूयशोणितभोजनाः॥
English: These men of sinful conduct when they go to the region of the dead rot in hell like worms which live upon puss and blood.
Sanskrit: असम्भाष्याः पितॄणां च देवानां चैव पञ्च ते। स्नातकानां च विप्राणां ये चान्ये च तपोधनाः॥
English: These five are avoided by the departed Manes, the celestials, the Snataka Brahmanas and other twice born persons who are given to the practice of penances.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततः सर्वे महाभाग देवाश्च पितरश्च ह। ऋषयश्च महाभागाः प्रमथान् वाक्यमब्रुवन्॥ भवन्तो वै महाभागा अपरोक्षनिशाचराः। उच्छिष्टानशुचीन् क्षुद्रान् कथं हिंसथ मानवान्॥
English: Bhishma said Then all the highly blessed celestials and the departed Manes, and the highly blessed Rishis also, addressing the Pramathas, said, Ye are all highly blessed beings. Ye are invincible right rangers. Why do you afflict those men who are vile and impure and that are unclean?
Sanskrit: के च स्मृताः प्रतीघाता येन मर्त्यान् न हिंसथ। रक्षोनानि च कानि स्युर्यगृहेषु प्रणश्यथ। श्रोतुमिच्छाम युष्माकं सर्वमेतन्निशाचराः॥
English: What acts are considered as obstacles to your power? What indeed, are those acts on account of which you cannot afflict men? What are those acts that are destructive of Rakshasas and which prevent you from influencing the dwellings of men? Ye night rangers, we wish to hear all this from you.
Sanskrit: प्रथमा ऊचुः मैथुनेन सदोच्छिष्टाः कुते चैवाधरोत्तरे। मोहान्मांसानि खादेत वृक्षमूले च यः खपेत्॥ आमिषं शीर्षतो यस्य पादतो यश्च संविशेत्। तत उच्छिष्टकाः सर्वे बहुच्छिद्राश्च मानवाः॥
English: The Pramathas said Men are rendered unclean by acts of sexual intercourse. They who do not purify themselves after such deeds, they who insult their elders, they who from stupefaction eat different sorts of meat, the man also who sleeps at the foot of a tree, he who keeps any animal matter under his pillow while lying down for sleeps and who lies down or sleeps putting the head where his feet should be placed, or his feet where his feet should be placed, these men are considered by us as unclean. Indeed, these men have many holes.
Sanskrit: उदके चाप्यमेध्यानि श्लेष्माणं च प्रमुञ्चति। एते भक्ष्याश्च वध्याश्च मानुषा नात्र संशयः॥ एवं शीलसमाचारान् धर्षयामो हि मानवान्। श्रूयतां च प्रतीघातान् यैर्न शक्नुम हिंसितुम्॥
English: Those also are classed amongst those who throw their phlegm and other uncle and secretions into the water, Forsooth, these men deserve to be killed and eaten up by us. Indeed, we afflict those human beings who are endued with such conduct. Listen now to what those acts are which are considered as antidotes and on account of which we fail to do any injury on men.
Sanskrit: गोरोचनासमालम्भो वचाहस्तश्च यो भवेत्। घृताक्षतं च यो दद्यान्मस्तके तत्परायणः॥ ये च मांसं न खादन्ति तान् न शक्नुम हिसितुम्। यस्य चाग्निगृहे नित्यं दिवारात्रौ च दीप्यते॥ तरक्षोश्चर्म दंष्ट्राश्च तथैव गिरिकच्छपः। आज्यधूमो बिडालश्चच्छागः कृष्णोऽथ पिङ्गलः॥
English: Those men on whose body are marks of Gorochana, or who hold Vachas in their hands, or who make gifts of clarified butter with Akshata, or who place clarified butter and Akshata on their heads, or those who abstain from meat, are incapable of being afflicted by us. That man in whose house the sacred fire burns day and night without being ever extinguished or who keeps the skin or teeth of a wolf in his house or a hill-tortoise, or from whose house the sacrificial smoke is seen to curl upwards or who keeps a cat or a goat that is either tawny or black in colour, is free from our power.
Sanskrit: येषामेतानि तिष्ठन्ति गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम्। तान्यधृष्याण्यगाराणि पिशिताशैः सुदारुणैः॥ लोकानस्मद्विधा ये च विचरन्ति यथासुखम्।
English: Those householders who keeps these things in their houses always find them free from the attacks of even the most dreadful spirit that live on carrion.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेतानि गेहेषु रक्षोनानि विशाम्पते। एतद् वः कथितं सर्वे यत्र वः संशयो महान्॥
English: Those beings also, that like us range through different words seeking pleasure, are unable to do any harm to such houses. Therefore, should men keep such articles in their houses as are destructive of Rakshasas. We have thus told you everything in solution of your great doubts.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततः पद्मप्रतीकाशः पद्मोद्भूतः पितामहः। उवाच वचनं देवान् वासवं च शचीपतिम्॥ अयं महाबलो नागो रसातलचरो बली। तेजस्वी रेणुको नाम महासत्त्वपराक्रमः॥
English: Bhishma said After this, the Grandfather Brahman, sprung from the primeval lotus and resembling the lotus (in agreeableness and fragrance), addressed the celestials headed by Vasava, the husband of Sachi, Yonder sits the powerful Naga who lives in the nether regions Gifted with great strength and energy and with great prowess also, his name is Renuka. He is certainly a great being.
Sanskrit: अतितेजस्विनः सर्वे महावीर्या महागजाः। घरयन्ति महीं कृत्स्नां सशैलवनकाननाम्॥ भवद्भिः समनुज्ञातो रेणुकस्तान् महागजान्। धर्मगुह्यानि सर्वाणि गत्वा पृच्छतु तत्र वै॥ पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा ते देवा रेणुकं तदा। प्रेषयामासुरव्यग्रा यत्र ते धरणीधराः॥
English: Those powerful elephants of great energy and power, who hold the entire Earth with her hills, waters and lakes, should be seen by this Renuka at your request. Let Renuka go to them and ask them about the mysteries of religion or duty! Hearing these words of the Grandfather, the celestials wellpleased, sent (the elephant) Renuka to where those upholders of the world are.
Sanskrit: रेणुका उवाच अनुज्ञातोऽस्मि देवैश्च पितृभिश्च महाबलाः। धर्मगुह्यानि युष्माकं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः। कथयध्वं महाभागा यद् वस्तत्त्वं मनीषितम्॥
English: Going where those elephants are, Renuka address them, saying, Ye powerful creature have been commanded by the celestials and the departed Manes to question you about the mysteries of religion and duty! I desire to hear you discourse on that subject in detail. Ye highly blessed ones, do ye discourse on the subject as your wisdom may dictate.
Sanskrit: दिग्गजा ऊचुः कार्तिके मासि चाश्लेषा बहुलस्याष्टमी शिवा। तेन नक्षत्रयोगेन यो ददाति गुडौदनम्॥
English: Standing in the eight quarters, the elephants said, On the sacred eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Kartika when the constellation Ashlesha is in the ascendant, one should make gifts of treacle and rice.
Sanskrit: इमं मन्त्रं जपञ्छ्राद्धे यताहारो ह्यकोपनः। बलदेवप्रभृतयो ये नागा बलवत्तराः॥ अनन्ता ह्यक्षया नित्यं भोगिनः सुमहाबलाः। तेषां कुलोद्भवा ये च महाभूता भुजङ्गेमाः॥ ते मे बलिं प्रतीच्छन्तु बलतेजोऽभिवृद्धये। यदा नारायणः श्रीमानुज्जहार वसुंधराम्॥ तद् बलं तस्य देवस्य धरामुद्धरतस्तथा। एवमुक्त्वा बलिं तत्र वल्मीके तु निवेदयेत्॥ गजेन्द्रकुसुमाकीर्णं नीलवस्त्रानुलेपनम्।
English: an Renouncing anger, and living on regulated diet, one should make these offerings at a Shraddha, uttering these Mantras, Let Baladeva and other Nagas endued with great strength, let other powerful snakes of huge bodies that are indestructible and eternal and let all the other great snakes that have taken their birth in their family, inake vali offerings to me for the increase of my strength and energy. Indeed, let my strength be as great as that of the blessed Narayana when he raised the submerged Earth. Uttering these Mantras, one should make Bali offerings upon anthill. After sunset, offerings of raw sugar and rice should be made on anthill selected. The anthill should Previously be strewn with Gajendra flowers. Offerings should also be made of blue clothes and fragrant unguents.
Sanskrit: निर्वपेत् तं तु वल्मीके अस्तं याते दिवाकरे॥ एवं तुष्टास्ततः सर्वे अधस्ताद्भारपीडिताः। श्रमं तं नावबुध्यामो धारयन्तो वसुंधराम्॥
English: If offerings are made thus, those, beings that live in the nether regions, carrying the weight of the upper regions upon their heads or shoulders, become well pleased and gratified. As for ourselves, we also do not feel the exertion of upholding the Earth, on account of such offerings beings made to us.
Sanskrit: एवं मन्यामहे सर्वे भारार्ता निरपेक्षिणः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा यधुपोषितः॥
English: Afflicted with the burthen we bear, this is what we think (beneficial for men), without the slightest selfish end. By observing this rule for full year, fasting on each occasion, Brahmanas Kshatriyas, and Vaishays and Shudras, acquire great merits from such gifts.
Sanskrit: एवं संवत्सरं कृत्वा दानं बहुफलं लभेत्। वल्मीके बलिमादाय तन्नो बहुफलं मतम्॥
English: We think that the making of such Bali offerings on the anthill is really fraught with very superior merits.
Sanskrit: ये च नागा महावीर्यास्त्रिषु लोकेषु कृत्स्नशः। कृतातिथ्या भवेयुस्ते शतं वर्षाणि तत्त्वतः॥
English: a By making such offerings one is considered as doing the duties of hospitality or a hundred years to all the powerful elephants which exist in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: दिग्गजानां च तच्छ्रुत्वा देवता: पितरस्तथा। ऋषयश्च महाभागाः पूजयन्ति स्म रेणुकम्॥
English: Hearing these words of the powerful clephants, the celestials and the departed Manes and the highly blessed Rishis, all spoke highly of Renuka. By making such offerings one is considered as doing the duties of hospitality or a hundred years to all the powerful elephants which exist in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: महेश्वर उवाच सारमुद्धृत्य युष्माभिः साधुधर्म उदाहृतः। धर्मगुह्यमिदं मत्तः शृणुध्वं सर्व एव ह॥
English: Maheshvara said You have recited excellent duties from your Inemory. Listen all of you now to me as I declare some mysteries about religion and duty.
Sanskrit: येषां धर्माश्रिता बुद्धिः श्रद्दधानाश्च ये नराः। तेषां स्यादुपदेष्टव्यः सरहस्यो महाफलः॥
English: Only those persons whose understandings have been fixed on religion and who are endued with faith, should be instructed about those mysteries, of duty and religion that are fraught with high merits.
Sanskrit: निरुद्विगन्स्तु यो दद्यान्मासमेकं गवाह्निकम्। एकभक्तं तथाश्नीयाच्छूयतां तस्य यत् फलम्॥
English: Hear what the merits are that become his who, with heart shorn of anxiety, gives food every day, for a month, to kine, and contents himself with one meal a day throughout such period.
Sanskrit: इमा गावो महाभागाः पवित्रं परमं स्मृताः। त्रील्लोकान् धारयन्ति स्म सदेवासुरमानुषान्॥
English: The kinc are highly blessed. They are considered as the most sacred of all sacred things. Indeed, it is they who are upholding the three words with the celestials, Asuras and human beings.
Sanskrit: तासु चैव महापुण्यं शुश्रूषा च महाफलम्। अहन्यहनि धर्मेण युज्यते वै गवाह्निकः॥
English: Respectful services done to them, yield great merit and grave results. That man who every day gives food to kine daily, acquires accumulated religious merits.
Sanskrit: मया ह्येता ह्यनुज्ञाताः पूर्वमासन् कृते युगे। ततोऽहमनुनीतो वै ब्रह्मणा पद्मयोनिना॥
English: Formerly in the golden age, I had expressed my approval of these creatures, Afterwards Brahman, sprung from the primeval lotus, requested me (to show kindness towards kine).
Sanskrit: तस्माद् ब्रजस्थानगतस्तिष्ठत्युपरि मे वृषः। रमेऽहं सह गोभिश्च तस्मात् पूज्याः सदैव ताः॥
English: It is therefore, that emblem of bull stands on my standard overhead. I always sport with kine. Hence, should kine be adored by all.
Sanskrit: महाप्रभावा वरदा वरं दधुरुपासिताः। ता गावोऽस्यानुमन्यन्ते सर्वकर्मसु यत् फलम्॥ तस्य तत्र चतुर्भागो यो ददाति गवाह्निकम्॥
English: Kine are endued with great power, They are givers of boons. If adored, they would grant boons. That person who gives food to kine even for a single day, receives from those beneficent creatures, for that deed, a fourth part of the merits he may acquire by all his good acts in life.
Sanskrit: स्कन्द उवाच ममाप्यनुमतो धर्मस्तं शृणुध्वं समाहिताः। नीलपण्डस्य श्रृंगाभ्यां मृत्तिकां तु यः॥ अभिषेकं त्र्यहं कुर्यात् तस्य धर्म निबोधता शोधयेदशुभं सर्वमाधिपत्यं परत्र च॥
English: Skanda said I shall now describe a duty that is approved of by me. Do ye listen to it with rapt attention. That person who takes a little earth from the horns of a bull of blue color, smears his body therewith for three days, and them performs his ablutions, wins great merits. Hear what those merits are. By such a deed he would wash away every stain and evil, and acquire sovereign sway hereafter.
Sanskrit: यावच्च जायते मर्त्यस्तावच्छूरो भविष्यति। इदं चाप्यपरं गुह्यं सरहस्यं निबोधत॥
English: Every time he is born in this world, he becomes celebrated for his heroism. Hear of another mystery unknown to all.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्यौदुम्बरं पात्रं पक्वान्नं मधुना सहा सोमस्योत्तिष्ठमानस्य पौर्णमास्यां बलिं हरेत्॥
English: Taking a vessel of copper and placing therein some cooked food after having mixed it with honey, one should offer it as offerings to the rising Moon on the evening of the day when that luminary is at full.
Sanskrit: तस्य धर्मफलं नित्यं श्रद्दधाना निबोधता साध्या रुद्रास्तथादित्या विश्वेदेवस्तथाश्विनौ॥ मरुतो वसवश्चैव प्रतिगृहन्ति तं बलिम्। सोमश्च वर्धते तेन समुद्रश्च महोदधिः॥ एष धर्मो मयोद्दिष्टः सरहस्यः सुखावहः॥
English: Do you learn, with faith, what the merits are of the person who acts thus. The Saddhyas, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Vishvedevas, the twin Ashvins, the Maruts and the Vasus, all accept that offering. By such an offering, Soma increases as also ocean that great receptacle of waters. This duty that is declared by me and that is unknown to all, if performed, certainly yields great happiness.
Sanskrit: विष्णु उवाच धर्मगुह्यानि सर्वाणि देवतानां महात्मनान्। ऋषीणां चैव गुह्यानि यः पठेदाह्निकं सदा॥ शृणुयाद् वानसू युर्यः श्रद्दधानः समाहितः। नास्य विघ्नः प्रभवति भयं चास्य न विद्यते॥
English: Vishnu said That person who gifted with faith and freed from malice, listens every day with rapt attention to the mysteries about religion and duty that are preserved by the great deities and those mysteries also of the same kind that are preserved by the Rishis has never to succumb to any evil. Such a person becomes also freed from every fear.
Sanskrit: ये च धर्माः शुभाः पुण्याः सरहस्या उदाहृताः। तेषां धर्मफलं तस्य यः पठेत जितेन्द्रियः॥
English: That man who, with his senses under thorough restraint, reads these sections describing these auspicious and meritorious duties, together with their mysteries duties, that have been ascribed (by the previous speakers), acquires all the merits of their actual performance.
Sanskrit: नास्य पापं प्रभवति न च पापेन लिप्यते। पठेद् वा श्रावयेद् वापि श्रुत्वा वा लभते फलम्॥
English: Sin can never lord over him. Indeed, such a man can never be stained with faults of any sort. Indeed, one acquires profuse merits by reading these mysteries or by reciting them to others or by hearing them recited.
Sanskrit: भुञ्जते पितरो देवा हव्यं कव्यमथाक्षयम्। श्रावयंश्चापि विप्रन्द्रान् पर्वसु प्रयतो नरः॥
English: The celestials and the departed Manes eat for ever the Havi and the Kavi offered by such a creature. Both these, on account of the virtues of the offer, become inexhaustible. Even such is the merit of the person who, with rapt attention, recites these mysteries to foremost of Brahmanas, on days of the full moon or the new moon.
Sanskrit: ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितॄणां चैव नित्यदा। भवत्यभिमतः श्रीमान् धर्मेषु प्रयतः सदा॥
English: Such a person, on account of such a deed, becomes steady in the performance of all duties. He also enjoys personal beauty and prosperity. He succeeds, besides this in becoming the favourite for all time, of the Rishis and the celestials and the departed Manes.
Sanskrit: कृत्वापि पापकं कर्म महापातकवर्जितम्। रहस्यधर्मे श्रुत्वेमं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: If a person becoines guilty of all sins except those which are classed as grave or heinous, he becomes purged off of them all by only listening to the recitation of these mysteries about religion and duty.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतद् धर्मरहस्यं वै देवतानां नराधिप। व्यासोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्तं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्॥ पृथिवी रत्नसम्पूर्णा ज्ञानं चेदमनुत्तमम्। इदमेव ततः श्राव्यमिति मन्येत धर्मवित्॥
English: Bhishma said Even these, O king, are the mysteries about religion and duty living in the breasts of the deities. Held in high esteem by all the celestials and promulgated by Vyasa, they have now been declared by me for your behoof. One who is conversant with religion and duty thinks that this excellent knowledge is even superior to the entire. Earth full of riches and wealth.
Sanskrit: नाश्रद्दधानाय न नास्तिकाय न नष्टधर्माय न निघृणाय। न हेतुदुष्टाय गुरुद्विषे वा नानात्मभूताय निवेद्यमेतत्॥
English: This knowledge should not be given to one who has no faith or to one who is an atheist, or to one who has fallen away from the duties of his caste, or to one who is shorn of mercy, or to one who is given to the science of empty disputations, or to one who is hostile to his preceptors, or to one who thinks all creatures to be different from oneself.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच उक्तास्तु भवता भोज्यास्तथाभोज्याश्च सर्वशः। अत्र में प्रश्नसंदेहस्तन्मे वद पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said You have told me fully of those from whom food may be taken and of those from whom it should not be taken?
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण हव्यकव्यप्रतिग्रहे। नानाविधेषु भोज्येषु प्रायश्चित्तानि शंस मे॥
English: But I have grave doubts on one points, Do you o Sire enlighten me; do you tell me what expiations a Brahmana should make upon accepting the different kinds of food, those especially offered in honour of the celestials and the oblations made to the departed Manes.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच हन्त वक्ष्यामि ते राजन् ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्। प्रतिग्रहेषु भोज्ये च मुच्यते येन पाप्मनः॥
English: Bhishma said I shall tell you, O prince, how great Brahmanas may be freed from all sins incurred by acccpting food from others.
Sanskrit: घृतप्रतिग्रहे चैव सावित्री समिदाहुतिः। तिलप्रतिग्रहे चैव सममेतद् युधिष्ठिर॥
English: In accepting clarified butter, the expiation is made by pouring oblations on the fire, reciting the Savitri hymn. In accepting sesamum, o Yudhishthira the same expiation has to be made.
Sanskrit: मांसप्रतिग्रहे चैव मधुनो लवणस्य च। आदित्योदयनं स्थित्वा पूतो भवति ब्राह्मणः॥
English: In accepting meat, or honey, or salt, a Brahmana becomes purged off of all sins by standing till the rising of the Sun.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनं प्रतिगृह्याथ जपमानो गुरुश्रुतिम्। कृष्णायसं च विवृतं धारयन् मुच्यते द्विजः॥ एवं प्रतिगृहीतेऽथ धने वस्त्रे तथा स्त्रियाम्। एवमेव नरश्रेष्ठ सुवर्णस्य प्रतिग्रहे॥
English: If a Brahmana accepts gold from any one, he becomes cleansed of all sins by silently reciting the great Gayatri, and by holding a piece of iron in his hand, before the public. In accepting money or clothes or women or gold, the purification is the same as before.
Sanskrit: अन्नप्रतिग्रहे चैव पायसेक्षुरसे तथा। इक्षुतैलपवित्राणां त्रिसंध्येऽप्सु निमज्जनम्॥
English: In accepting food, or rice boiled in milk and sugar, or sugarcane juice, or sugarcane, or oil or any sacred thing, one becomes purified by bathing thrice during the day, viz., at morning noon and evening.
Sanskrit: व्रीहौ पुष्पे फले चैव जले पिष्टमये तथा। यावके दधिदुग्धे च सावित्रीं शतशोऽन्विताम्॥
English: If one accepts paddy, flowers fruits, water half ripe barley, milk or curdled milk or anything made of meal or flour the expiation is done by reciting the Gayatri prayer a hundred times.
Sanskrit: उपानहौ च च्छत्रं च प्रतिगृौर्ध्वदेहिके। जपेच्छतं समायुक्तस्तेन मुच्येत पाप्मना॥
English: In accepting shoes or clothes at obsequial ceremonies, the sin is dissipated by reciting devoutly the same hymn a hundred times.
Sanskrit: क्षेत्रप्रतिग्रहे चैव ग्रहसूतकयोस्तथा। त्रीणि रात्राण्युपोषित्वा तेन पापाद् विमुच्यते॥
English: a The acceptance of the gift of land during an eclipse or during the period of impurity, is expiated by observing a fast during three successive nights.
Sanskrit: कृष्णपक्षे तु यः श्राद्धं पितॄणामश्नुते द्विजः। अन्नमेतदहोरात्रात् पूतो भवति ब्राह्मणः॥
English: The Brahmana who partakes of oblations offered to departed Manes, in course of the dark fortnight, is purified by fasting for a whole day and night.
Sanskrit: न च संध्यामुपासीत न च जाप्यं प्रवर्तयेत्। न संकिरेत् तदन्नं च ततः पूयेत ब्राह्मणः॥
English: Without performing his ablutions Brahmana should not recite his evening prayers nor engage in religious meditation, nor take his food a second time. By so doing he is purified.
Sanskrit: इर्थमपराह्ने तु पितॄणां श्राद्धमुच्यते। यथोक्तानां यदश्नीयुर्ब्राह्मणाः पूर्वकीर्तिताः॥
English: Therefore the Shraddha of departed Manes has been ordained to be performed in the afternoon and then the Brahmana who has been invited beforehand should be treated with food.
Sanskrit: मृतकस्य तृतीयाहे ब्राह्मणो योऽन्नमश्नुते। स त्रिवेलं समुन्मज्य द्वादशाहेन शुध्यति॥
English: The Brahmana who takes food at the house of a dead person on the third day after the death, is purified by bathing three times daily for twelve days.
Sanskrit: द्वादशाहे व्यतीते तु कृतशौचो विशेषतः। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो हविर्दत्त्वा मुच्यते तेन पाप्मना॥
English: After the expiration of twelve days, and performing the purification ceremonies duly, the sin is dissipated by giving clarified butter to Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: मृतस्य दशरात्रेण प्रायश्चित्तानि दापयेत्। सावित्रीं रैवतीमिष्टिं कूष्माण्डमघमर्षणम्॥
English: If a man takes any food in the house of a dead person, within ten days after the death, he should perform all the expiations before mentioned and should recite the Savitri hymn and perform the sin-destroying Ishti and Kushmanda penances.
Sanskrit: मृतकस्य त्रिरात्रे यः समुद्दिष्टे समश्नुते। सप्त त्रिषवणं स्नात्वा पूतो भवति ब्राह्मणः॥ सिद्धिमाप्नोति विपुलामापदं चैव नाप्नुयात्॥
English: The Brahmana who takes his food in the house of a dead person for three nights becomes purified by performing his ablutions thrice daily for seven days, and thus gains all the objects of his desire, and is never troubled by misfortunes.
Sanskrit: यस्तु शूद्रैः समश्नीयाद् ब्राह्मणोऽप्येकभोजने। अशौचं विधिवत् तस्य शौचमत्र विधीयते॥
English: The Brahmana who take his food in the company of Shudras, is purged from all impurities by duly performing the ceremonies of purifications.
Sanskrit: यस्तु वैश्यैः सहाश्नीयाद् ब्राह्मणोऽप्येकभोजने। स वै त्रिरात्रं दीक्षित्वा मुच्यते तेन कर्मणा॥
English: The Brahmana who takes his food in the company of Vaishyas, is purged off of all sins, by living on alms for three successive nights.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियैः सह योऽश्नीयाद् ब्राह्मणोऽप्येकभोजने। आप्लुत: सह वासोभिस्तेन मुच्येत पाप्मना॥
English: If a Brahmana takes his food with Kshatriyas, he should perform expiation by bathing with his clothes on.
Sanskrit: शूद्रस्य तु कुलं हन्ति वैश्यस्य पशुबान्धवान्। क्षत्रियस्य श्रियं हन्ति ब्राह्मणस्य सुवर्चसम्॥
English: By eating with a Shudra on the same plate the Shudra loses his family prestige; the Vaishya by eating on the same plate with a Vaishya, loses his cattle and friends. The Kshatriya loses his prosperity; and the Brahmana, his effulgence and power.
Sanskrit: प्रायश्चित्तं च शान्तिं च जुहुयात् तेन मुच्यते। सावित्रीं रैवतीमिष्टिं कूष्माण्डमघमर्षणम्॥
English: In such cases expiations should be performed and propitiatory rites should be observed, and oblations offered to the celestials. The Savitri hymn should be recited and the Revati rites and Kushmanda penances should be performed for destroying the sin.