Let him not intentionally step on the shadow of (images of) the gods, of a Guru, of a king, of a Snataka, of his teacher, of a reddish-brown animal, or of one who has been initiated to the performance of a 6Vauta sacrifice (Dikshita). — — '
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udvartanam apasnānaṃ viṣ.mūtre raktam eva ca | śleśma.niṣṭhyūta.vāntāni na-adhitiṣṭhet) tu kāmataḥ ||
Let him not step intentionally on things used for cleansing the body, on water used for a -q/^ bath, on urine or ordure, on blood, on mucus, and on anything spat out or vomited.
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सत्यं ब्रूयात्) प्रियं ब्रूयान् न ब्रूयात् सत्यम् अप्रियम् । प्रियं च न-अनृतं ब्रूयाद्) एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥
satyaṃ brūyāt) priyaṃ brūyān na brūyāt satyam apriyam | priyaṃ ca na-anṛtaṃ brūyād) eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
Let him say what is true, let him say what is pleasing, let him utter no disagreeable truth, and let him utter no agreeable falsehood; that is the eternal law. animal,' is not clearly explained by
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na-atikalyaṃ na-atisāyaṃ na-atimadhyaṃdine sthite | na-ajñātena samaṃ gacchen) na-eko na vṛṣalaiḥ saha ||
Let him not journey too early in the morning, nor too late in the evening, nor just during the midday (heat), nor with an unknown (companion), nor alone, nor with Śudras.
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हीनअङ्गान् अतिरिक्तअङ्गान् विद्याहीनान् वयो।ऽअधिकान् ॥ [म्वयोऽअतिगान्] रूपद्रविणहीनांश् च जातिहीनांश् च न-आक्षिपेत्) ॥ [म्रूपद्रव्यहीनांश् च]
hīna.aṅgān atirikta.aṅgān vidyā.hīnān vayo.'adhikān || [M.vayo'atigān] rūpa.draviṇa.hīnāṃś ca jāti.hīnāṃś ca na-ākṣipet) || [M.rūpadravya.hīnāṃś ca]
Let him not insult those who have redundant limbs or are deficient in limbs, nor those destitute of knowledge, nor very aged' men, nor those who have no beauty or wealth, nor those who are of low birth.
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न स्पृशेत्) पाणिना-उच्छिष्टो विप्रो गोब्राह्मणअनलाण् । न च-अपि पश्येद्) अशुचिः सुस्थो ज्योतिर्गणान् दिवा ॥ [म्स्वस्थो ज्योतिर्गणान् दिवि]
na spṛśet) pāṇinā-ucchiṣṭo vipro go.brāhmaṇa.analāṇ | na ca-api paśyed) aśuciḥ sustho jyotirgaṇān divā || [M.svastho jyotirgaṇān divi]
A Brāhmaṇa who is impure must not touch J with his hand a cow, a Brāhmaṇa, or fire; nor, j being in good health, let him look at the luminaries in the sky, while he is impure.
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Let him eagerly follow the (customs which are) auspicious and the rule of good conduct, be careful of purity, and control all his organs, let him mutter (prayers) and, untired, daily offer oblations in the fire.
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मङ्गलआचारयुक्तानां नित्यं च प्रयतआत्मनाम् । जपतां) जुह्वतां) च-एव विनिपातो न विद्यते) ॥
maṅgala.ācārayuktānāṃ nityaṃ ca prayata.ātmanām | japatāṃ) juhvatāṃ) ca-eva vinipāto na vidyate) ||
No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to those who are always careful of purity, and to those who mutter (sacred texts) and offer burntoblations.
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vedam eva-abhyasen nityaṃ yathākālam atandritaḥ | [M.vedam eva japen] taṃ hy asya-āhuḥ) paraṃ dharmam upadharmo 'anya ucyate) ||
Let him, without tiring, daily mutter the Veda at the proper time; for they declare that to be one's highest duty; (all) other (observances) are called secondary duties.
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वेदाभ्यासेन सततं शौचेन तपसा-एव च । अद्रोहेण च भूतानां जातिं स्मरति) पौर्विकीम् ॥
vedābhyāsena satataṃ śaucena tapasā-eva ca | adroheṇa ca bhūtānāṃ jātiṃ smarati) paurvikīm ||
By daily reciting the Veda, by (the observance of the rules of) purification, by (practising) austerities, and by doing no injury to created beings, one, (obtains the faculty of) remembering former births.
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सावित्रान्-शान्तिहोमांश् च कुर्यात्) पर्वसु नित्यशः । [म्सावित्रान् शान्तिहोमांश्] पित्क़्ंश् च-एव-अष्टकास्व् अर्चेन्) नित्यम् अन्वष्टकासु च ॥
sāvitrān-śāntihomāṃś ca kuryāt) parvasu nityaśaḥ | [M.sāvitrān śāntihomāṃś] pitqṃś ca-eva-aṣṭakāsv arcen) nityam anvaṣṭakāsu ca ||
Let him always offer on the Parva-days oblations to Savitrz and such as avert evil omens, and on the Ash/ak&s and Anvash/akis let him constantly worship the manes.
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dūrād āvasathān mūtraṃ dūrāt pādāvasecanam | ucchiṣtānna.niṣekaṃ ca dūrād eva samācaret) ||
Far from his dwelling let him remove urine (and ordure), far (let him remove) the water used for washing his feet, and far the remnants of food and the water from his bath.
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दैवतान्य् अभिगच्छेत्) तु धार्मिकांश् च द्विजोत्तमान् । ईश्वरं च-एव रक्षार्थं गुरून् एव च पर्वसु ।
daivatāny abhigacchet) tu dhārmikāṃś ca dvijottamān | īśvaraṃ ca-eva rakṣārthaṃ gurūn eva ca parvasu |
But on the Parva-days let him go to visit the (images of the) gods, and virtuous Brāhmaṇas, and the ruler (of the country), for the sake of protection, as well as his Gurus.
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Let him reverentially salute venerable men (who visit him), give them his own seat, let him sit near them with joined hands and, when they leave, (accompany them), walking behind them.
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Let him, untired, follow the conduct of virtuous men, connected with his occupations, which has been fully declared in the revealed texts and in the sacred tradition (Smrzti) and is the root of the sacred law.
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Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth; virtuous conduct destroys (the effect of) inauspicious marks. ^
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A man who follows the conduct of the virtuous, has faith and is free from envy, lives a hundred years, though he be entirely destitute of auspicious marks.
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आचार्यं च प्रवक्तारं पितरं मातरं गुरुम् । न हिंस्याद्) ब्राह्मणान् गाश् च सर्वांश् च-एव तपस्विनः ॥
ācāryaṃ ca pravaktāraṃ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ gurum | na hiṃsyād) brāhmaṇān gāś ca sarvāṃś ca-eva tapasvinaḥ ||
Let him never offend the teacher who initiated him, nor him who explained the Veda, nor his father and mother, nor (any other) Guru, nor cows, nor Brāhmaṇas, nor any men performing austerities.
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parasya daṇḍaṃ na-udyacchet) kruddho na-enaṃ nipātayet) | anyatra putrāt-śiṣyād vā śiṣṭi.arthaṃ tāḍayet) tu tau ||
Let him, when angry, not raise a stick against another man, nor strike (anybody) except a son or a pupil; those two he may beat in order to correct ' them.
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na-adharmaś carito) loke sadyaḥ phalati) gaur iva | śanair āvartyamānas) tu kartur mūlāni kṛntati) ||
Unrighteousness, practised in this world, does not at once produce its fruit, like a cow; but, advancing slowly, it cuts off the roots of him who committed it. 165-167.
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यदि न-आत्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत् पुत्रेषु नप्तृषु । न त्व् एव तु कृतो ऽअधर्मः कर्तुर् भवति) निष्फलः ॥ [म्कृतो धर्मः?]
yadi na-ātmani putreṣu na cet putreṣu naptṛṣu | na tv eva tu kṛto 'adharmaḥ kartur bhavati) niṣ.phalaḥ || [M.kṛto dharmaḥ?]
If (the punishment falls) not on (the offender) himself, (it falls) on his sons, if not on the sons, (at least) on his grandsons; but an iniquity (once) committed, never fails to produce fruit to him who wrought it.
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adharmeṇa-edhate) tāvat tato bhadrāṇi paśyati) | tataḥ sapatnān jayati) sa.mūlas tu vinaśyati) ||
He prospers for a while through unrighteousness, then he gains great good fortune, next he conquers his enemies, but (at last) he perishes (branch and) root.
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Let him always delight in truthfulness, (obedience to) the sacred law, conduct worthy of an Aryan, and purity; let him chastise his pupils according to the sacred law; let him keep his speech, his arms, and his belly under control.
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parityajed) artha.kāmau yau syātāṃ) dharmavarjitau | dharmaṃ ca-apy asukha.udarkaṃ lokasaṃkruṣṭam eva ca ||
Let him avoid (the acquisition of) wealth and (the gratification of his) desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts which may cause pain in the future or are offensive to men.. Let him not be uselessly active with his hands and feet, or with his eyes, nor crooked (in his ways), nor talk idly, nor injure others by deeds or even think of it.
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छाया स्वो दासवर्गश् च दुहिता कृपणं परम् । तस्माद् एतैर् अधिक्षिप्तः) सहेत)-असंज्वरः सदा ॥
chāyā svo dāsavargaś ca duhitā kṛpaṇaṃ param | tasmād etair adhikṣiptaḥ) saheta)-a.saṃjvaraḥ sadā ||
Qne's slaves as one's shadow, one's daughter as the highest object of tenderness; hence if one is \ offended by (any one of) these, one must bear it without resentment, y 186. Though (by his learning and sanctity) he may be entitled to accept presents, let him not attach himself (too much) to that (habit); for through his accepting (many) presents the divine light in him is soon extinguished.
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na dravyāṇām a.vijñāya) vidhiṃ dharmyaṃ pratigrahe | prājñaḥ pratigrahaṃ kuryād) avasīdann) api kṣudhā ||
Without a full knowledge of the rules, prescribed by the sacred law for the acceptance of presents, a wise man should not take anything, even though he may pine with hunger.
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But an ignorant (man) who accepts gold, land, a horse, a cow, food, a dress, sesamum-grains, (or) clarified butter, is reduced to ashes like (a piece of) wood.
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Gold and food destroy his longevity, land and a cow his body, a horse his eye(sight), a garment his skin, clarified butter his energy, sesamumgrains his offspring.
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a.tapās tv an.adhīyānaḥ pratigraha.rucir dvijaḥ | ambhasy aśmaplavena-iva saha tena-eva majjati) ||
A Brāhmaṇa who neither performs austerities nor studies the Veda, yet delights in accepting gifts, sinks with the (donor into hell), just as (he who attempts to cross over in) a boat made of stone (is submerged) in the water.
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tasmād a.vidvān bibhiyād) yasmāt tasmāt pratigrahāt | svalpakena-apy a.vidvān hi paṅke gaur iva sīdati) ||
Hence an ignorant (man) should be afraid of accepting any presents; for by reason of a very small (gift) even a fool sinks (into hell) as a cow into a morass.
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Such Brāhmaṇas are reprehended after death and in this (life) by those who expound the Veda, and a vow, performed under a false pretence, goes to the Rakshasas.
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अलिङ्गी लिङ्गिवेषेण यो वृत्तिम् उपजीवति) । स लिङ्गिनां हरत्य्) एनस् तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते) ॥
aliṅgī liṅgiveṣeṇa yo vṛttim upajīvati) | sa liṅgināṃ haraty) enas tiryagyonau ca jāyate) ||
He who, without being a student, gains his livelihood by (wearing) the dress of a student, takes upon himself the guilt of (all) students and is born again in the womb of an animal.
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yāna.śayyā.āsanāny asya kūpa.udyāna.gṛhāṇi ca | a.dattāny upayuñjāna) enasaḥ syāt) turīya.bhāk ||
He who uses without permission a carriage, a bed, a seat, a well, a garden or a house belonging to an(other man), takes upon himself one fourth of (the owners) guilt.
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A wise man should constantly discharge the paramount duties (called yama), but not always the minor ones (called niyama); for he who does not may be performed either by a sinner in order to atone for a crime or by a guiltless man in order to gain spiritual merit; see
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न-अश्रोत्रियतते यज्ञे ग्रामयाजिकृते तथा । स्त्रिया क्लीबेन च हुते भुञ्जीत) ब्राह्मणः क्व चित् ॥
na-aśrotriyatate yajñe grāmayājikṛte tathā | striyā klībena ca hute bhuñjīta) brāhmaṇaḥ kva cit ||
A Brāhmaṇa must never eat (a dinner given) at a sacrifice that is offered by one who is not a Śrotriya, by one who sacrifices for a multitude of men, by a woman, or by a eunuch.
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मत्तक्रुद्धआतुराणां च न भुञ्जीत) कदा चन । केशकीटावपन्नं च पदा स्पृष्टं) च कामतः ॥
matta.kruddha.āturāṇāṃ ca na bhuñjīta) kadā cana | keśa.kīṭāvapannaṃ ca padā spṛṣṭaṃ) ca kāmataḥ ||
Let him never eat (food given) by intoxij cated, angry, or sick (men), nor that in which hair or insects are found, nor what has been touched intentionally with the foot,
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भ्रूणघ्नअवेक्षितं च-एव संस्पृष्टं) च-अप्य् उदक्यया । पतत्रिणअवलीढं च शुना संस्पृष्टम्) एव च ॥
bhrūṇaghna.avekṣitaṃ ca-eva saṃspṛṣṭaṃ) ca-apy udakyayā | patatriṇa.avalīḍhaṃ ca śunā saṃspṛṣṭam) eva ca ||
Nor that at which the slayer of a learned Brāhmaṇa has looked, nor that which has been touched by a menstruating woman, nor that which has been pecked at by birds or touched by a dog, —
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गवा च-अन्नम् उपघ्रातं) घुष्टान्नं च विशेषतः । गणान्नं गणिकान्नं च विदुषा च जुगुप्सितम् ॥
gavā ca-annam upaghrātaṃ) ghuṣṭānnaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | gaṇānnaṃ gaṇikānnaṃ ca viduṣā ca jugupsitam ||
Nor food at which a cow has smelt, nor particularly that which has been offered by an invitation to all comers, nor that (given) by a multitude or by harlots, nor that which is declared to be bad by a.learned (man),
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स्तेनगायनयोश् च-अन्नं तक्ष्णो वार्धुषिकस्य च । दीक्षितस्य कदर्यस्य बद्धस्य निगडस्य च ॥
stena.gāyanayoś ca-annaṃ takṣṇo vārdhuṣikasya ca | dīkṣitasya kadaryasya baddhasya nigaḍasya ca ||
Nor the food (given) by a thief, a musician, a carpenter, a usurer, one who has been initiated (for the performance of a.SYauta sacrifice), a miser, one bound with fetters, and niyama, it is highly probable that
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अभिशस्तस्य षण्ढस्य पुंश्चल्या दाम्भिकस्य च । शुक्तं पर्युषितं च-एव शूद्रस्य-उच्छिष्टम् एव च ॥
abhiśastasya ṣaṇḍhasya puṃścalyā dāmbhikasya ca | śuktaṃ paryuṣitaṃ ca-eva śūdrasya-ucchiṣṭam eva ca ||
By one accused of a mortal sin (Abhisasta), a hermaphrodite, an unchaste woman, or a hypocrite, nor (any sweet thing) that has turned sour, nor what has been kept a whole night, nor (the food) of a Śudra, nor the leavings (of another man),
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चिकित्सकस्य मृगयोः क्रूरस्य-उच्छिष्टभोजिनः । उग्रान्नं सूतिकान्नं च पर्याचान्तम् अनिर्दशम् ॥
cikitsakasya mṛgayoḥ krūrasya-ucchiṣṭa.bhojinaḥ | ugrānnaṃ sūtikānnaṃ ca paryācāntam a.nirdaśam ||
Nor (the food given) by a physician, a hunter, a cruel man, one who eats the fragments (of another's meal), nor the food of an Ugra, nor that prepared for a woman in childbed, nor that (given at a dinner) where (a guest rises) prematurely (and) sips water, nor that (given by a woman) whose ten days of impurity have not elapsed,
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Nor (food) given without due respect, nor (that which contains) meat eaten for no sacred purpose, nor (that given) by a female who has no male (relatives), nor the food of an enemy, nor that (given) by the lord of a town, nor that (given) by outcasts, nor that on which anybody has sneezed; ciples, and because nigada does not mean ' bound with fetters/ as the other commentators assume.
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bhuktvā)-ato 'anyatam asya-annam amatyā kṣapaṇaṃ tryaham | matyā bhuktvā)-ācaret) kṛcchraṃ retas.viṣ.mūtram eva ca ||
If he has unwittingly eaten the food of one of those, (he must) fast for three days; if he has eaten it intentionally, or (has swallowed) semen, ordure, or urine, he must perform a KriMkra. penance.
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A Brahma?2a who knows (the law) must not eat cooked food (given) by a Śudra who performs no Śraddhas; but, on failure of (other) means of subsistence, he may accept raw (grain), sufficient for one night (and day).
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The gods, having considered (the respective merits) of a niggardly Śrotriya and of a liberal usurer, declared the food of both to be equal (in quality).
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The Lord of created beings (Prajāpati) came and spake to them, ' Do not make that equal, which is unequal. The food of that liberal (usurer) is purified by faith; (that of the) other (man) is defiled by a want of faith.'
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श्रद्धया-इष्टं च पूर्तं च नित्यं कुर्याद्) अतन्द्रितः । श्रद्धाकृते ह्य् अक्षये ते भवतः) स्वागतैर् धनैः ॥
śraddhayā-iṣṭaṃ ca pūrtaṃ ca nityaṃ kuryād) atandritaḥ | śraddhākṛte hy akṣaye te bhavataḥ) svāgatair dhanaiḥ ||
Let him, without tiring, always offer sacri fices and perform works of charity with faith; for offerings and charitable works made with faith and with lawfully-earned money, (procure) endless rewards.
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yat kiṃ cid api dātavyaṃ) yācitena-an.asūyayā | [M.anasūyatā?] utpatsyate) hi tat pātraṃ yat tārayati) sarvataḥ ||
If he is asked, let him always give some- [' fl: } thing, be it ever so little, without grudging; for a worthy recipient will (perhaps) be found who saves i him from all (guilt). -*£-
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A giver of water obtains the satisfaction (of his hunger and thirst), a giver of food imperishable happiness, a giver of sesamum desirable offspring, a giver of a lamp a most excellent eyesight. — I
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A giver of land obtains land, a giver of gold long life, a giver of a house most excellent mansions, a giver of silver (rupya) exquisite beauty (rupa),
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A giver of a garment a place in the world of the moon, a giver of a horse (a>?va) a place in the world of the Asvins, a giver of a draught-ox great good fortune, a giver of a cow the world of the sun;
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A giver of a carriage or of a bed a wife, a giver of protection supreme dominion, a giver of grain eternal bliss, a giver of the Veda (brahman) union with Brahman;
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न विस्मयेत) तपसा वदेद्) इष्ट्वा) च न-अनृतम् । न-आर्तो ऽअप्य् अपवदेद्) विप्रान् न दत्त्वा) परिकीर्तयेत्) ॥ [म्दत्वा]
na vismayeta) tapasā vaded) iṣṭvā) ca na-anṛtam | na-ārto 'apy apavaded) viprān na dattvā) parikīrtayet) || [M.datvā]
Let him not be proud of his austerities; let him not utter a falsehood after he has offered a sacrifice; let him not speak ill of Brāhmaṇas, though he be tormented (by them); when he has bestowed (a gift), let him not boast of it. 37By falsehood a sacrifice becomes vain, by self-complacency (the reward for) austerities is lost, longevity by speaking evil of Brāhmaṇas, and (the reward of) a gift by boasting.
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Leaving the dead body on the ground like a log of wood, or a clod of earth, the relatives depart with averted faces; but spiritual merit follows the (soul).
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Let him therefore always slowly accumulate spiritual merit, in order (that it may be his) companion (after death); for with merit as his companion he will traverse a gloom difficult to traverse.
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(That companion) speedily conducts the man who is devoted to duty and effaces his sins by —.,_. austerities, to the next world, radiant and clothed with an ethereal body.
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