एवं गृहाश्रमे स्थित्वा विधिवत् स्नातको द्विजः । वने वसेत् तु नियतो यथावद् विजितैन्द्रियः ॥
evaṃ gṛhāśrame sthitvā vidhivat snātako dvijaḥ | vane vaset tu niyato yathāvad vijita.indriyaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
गृहस्थस् तु यथा पश्येद् वलीपलितम् आत्मनः । अपत्यस्य-एव च-अपत्यं तदा-अरण्यं समाश्रयेत् ॥
gṛhasthas tu yathā paśyed valī.palitam ātmanaḥ | apatyasya-eva ca-apatyaṃ tadā-araṇyaṃ samāśrayet ||
When a householder sees his (skin) wrinkled, and (his hair) white, and the sons of his sons, then he may resort to the forest. 167-168. Yagn. I,. VI. 1-32.
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संत्यज्य ग्राम्यम् आहारं सर्वं च-एव परिच्छदम् । पुत्रेषु भार्यां निक्षिप्य वनं गच्छेत् सह-एव वा ॥
saṃtyajya grāmyam āhāraṃ sarvaṃ ca-eva paricchadam | putreṣu bhāryāṃ nikṣipya vanaṃ gacchet saha-eva vā ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अग्निहोत्रं समादाय गृह्यं च-अग्निपरिच्छदम् । ग्रामाद् अरण्यं निःसृत्य निवसेन् नियतैन्द्रियः ॥ [म्निष्क्रम्य]
agnihotraṃ samādāya gṛhyaṃ ca-agniparicchadam | grāmād araṇyaṃ niḥsṛtya nivasen niyata.indriyaḥ || [M.niṣkramya]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
मुनिअन्नैर् विविधैर् मेध्यैः शाकमूलफलेन वा । एतान् एव महायज्ञान् निर्वपेद् विधिपूर्वकम् ॥
muni.annair vividhair medhyaiḥ śāka.mūla.phalena vā | etān eva mahāyajñān nirvaped vidhipūrvakam ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
वसीत चर्म चीरं वा सायं स्नायात् प्रगे तथा । जटाश् च बिभृयान् नित्यं श्मश्रुलोमनखानि च ॥
vasīta carma cīraṃ vā sāyaṃ snāyāt prage tathā | jaṭāś ca bibhṛyān nityaṃ śmaśru.loma.nakhāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
यद्भक्ष्यं स्याद् ततो दद्याद् बलिं भिक्षां च शक्तितः । [म्यद्भक्षः ] अप्मूलफलभिक्षाभिर् अर्चयेद् आश्रमागतान् ॥ [म्:आश्रमागतम् ]
yad.bhakṣyaṃ syād tato dadyād baliṃ bhikṣāṃ ca śaktitaḥ | [M.yadbhakṣaḥ ] ap.mūla.phala.bhikṣābhir arcayed āśramāgatān || [M:āśramāgatam ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
स्वाध्याये नित्ययुक्तः स्याद् दान्तो मैत्रः समाहितः । दाता नित्यम् अनादाता सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः ॥
svādhyāye nityayuktaḥ syād dānto maitraḥ samāhitaḥ | dātā nityam an.ādātā sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ ||
Let him be always industrious in privately reciting the Veda; let him be patient of hardships, friendly (towards all), of collected mind, ever liberal
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वैतानिकं च जुहुयाद् अग्निहोत्रं यथाविधि । दर्शम् अस्कन्दयन् पर्व पौर्णमासं च योगतः ॥
vaitānikaṃ ca juhuyād agnihotraṃ yathāvidhi | darśam a.skandayan parva paurṇamāsaṃ ca yogataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
ऋक्षेष्ट्याग्रयणं च-एव चातुर्मास्यानि च-आहरेत् । [म्दर्शेष्ट्याग्रयणं] तुरायणं च क्रमशो दक्षस्यायनम् एव च ॥ [क्म्दाक्षस्यायनम् ]
ṛkṣeṣṭy.āgrayaṇaṃ ca-eva cāturmāsyāni ca-āharet | [M.darśeṣṭy.āgrayaṇaṃ] turāyaṇaṃ ca kramaśo dakṣasyāyanam eva ca || [KM.dākṣasyāyanam ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
वासन्तशारदैर् मेध्यैर् मुनिअन्नैः स्वयम् आहृतैः । पुरोडाशांश् चरूंश् च-एव विधिवत्-निर्वपेत् पृथक् ॥
vāsanta.śāradair medhyair muni.annaiḥ svayam āhṛtaiḥ | puroḍāśāṃś carūṃś ca-eva vidhivat-nirvapet pṛthak ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
देवताभ्यस् तु तद्द् हुत्वा वन्यं मेध्यतरं हविः । शेषम् आत्मनि युञ्जीत लवणं च स्वयं कृतम् ॥
devatābhyas tu tadd hutvā vanyaṃ medhyataraṃ haviḥ | śeṣam ātmani yuñjīta lavaṇaṃ ca svayaṃ kṛtam ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
स्थलजऔदकशाकानि पुष्पमूलफलानि च । मेध्यवृक्षौद्भवान्य् अद्यात् स्नेहांश् च फलसंभवान् ।
sthalaja.audakaśākāni puṣpa.mūla.phalāni ca | medhyavṛkṣa.udbhavāny adyāt snehāṃś ca phala.saṃbhavān |
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
वर्जयेन् मधु मांसं च भौमानि कवकानि च । भूस्तृणं शिग्रुकं च-एव श्लेश्मातकफलानि च ॥
varjayen madhu māṃsaṃ ca bhaumāni kavakāni ca | bhūstṛṇaṃ śigrukaṃ ca-eva śleśmātaka.phalāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
त्यजेद् आश्वयुजे मासि मुनिअन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् । जीर्णानि च-एव वासांसि शाकमूलफलानि च ॥
tyajed āśvayuje māsi muni.annaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam | jīrṇāni ca-eva vāsāṃsi śāka.mūla.phalāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
न फालकृष्टम् अश्नीयाद् उत्सृष्टम् अपि केन चित् । न ग्रामजातान्य् आर्तो ऽअपि मूलाणि च फलानि च ॥ [म्पुष्पानि च फलानि च ]
na phālakṛṣṭam aśnīyād utsṛṣṭam api kena cit | na grāmajātāny ārto 'api mūlāṇi ca phalāni ca || [M.puṣpāni ca phalāni ca ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अग्निपक्वअशनो वा स्यात् कालपक्वभुज्- एव वा । अश्मकुट्टो भवेद् वा-अपि दन्तौलूखलिको ऽअपि वा ॥
agnipakva.aśano vā syāt kālapakvabhuj- eva vā | aśma.kuṭṭo bhaved vā-api danta.ulūkhaliko 'api vā ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
सद्यः प्रक्षालको वा स्यान् माससंचयिको ऽअपि वा । षण्मासनिचयो वा स्यात् समानिचय एव वा ॥
sadyaḥ prakṣālako vā syān māsa.saṃcayiko 'api vā | ṣaṇmāsa.nicayo vā syāt samā.nicaya eva vā ||
He may either at once (after his daily meal) cleanse (his vessel for collecting food), or lay up a
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नक्तं च-अन्नं समश्नीयाद् दिवा वा-आहृत्य शक्तितः । चतुर्थकालिको वा स्यात् स्याद् वा-अप्य् अष्टमकालिकः ॥
naktaṃ ca-annaṃ samaśnīyād divā vā-āhṛtya śaktitaḥ | caturthakāliko vā syāt syād vā-apy aṣṭama.kālikaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
चान्द्रायणविधानैर् वा शुक्लकृष्णे च वर्तयेत् । पक्षान्तयोर् वा-अप्य् अश्नीयाद् यवागूं क्वथितां सकृत् ॥
cāndrāyaṇavidhānair vā śukla.kṛṣṇe ca vartayet | pakṣāntayor vā-apy aśnīyād yavāgūṃ kvathitāṃ sakṛt ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
पुष्पमूलफलैर् वा-अपि केवलैर् वर्तयेत् सदा । कालपक्वैः स्वयं शीर्णैर् वैखानसमते स्थितः ॥
puṣpa.mūla.phalair vā-api kevalair vartayet sadā | kālapakvaiḥ svayaṃ śīrṇair vaikhānasamate sthitaḥ ||
Or he may constantly subsist on flowers, roots, and fruit alone, which have been ripened by time and have fallen spontaneously, following the rule of the (Institutes) of Vikhanas.
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भूमौ विपरिवर्तेत तिष्ठेद् वा प्रपदैर् दिनम् । स्थानआसनाभ्यां विहरेत् सवनेषु-उपयन्न् अपः ॥
bhūmau viparivarteta tiṣṭhed vā prapadair dinam | sthāna.āsanābhyāṃ viharet savaneṣu-upayann apaḥ ||
Let him either roll about on the ground, or stand during the day on tiptoe, (or) let him alternately stand and sit down; going at the Savanas (at sunrise, at midday, and at sunset) to water in the forest (in order to bathe). %. In summer let him expose himself to the heat of five fires, during the rainy season live under the open sky, and in winter be dressed in wet clothes, (thus) gradually increasing (the rigour of) his austerities. vessel for collecting food),'
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ग्रीष्मे पञ्चतपास् तु स्याद् वर्षास्व् अभ्रअवकाशिकः । आर्द्रवासास् तु हेमन्ते क्रमशो वर्धयंस् तपः ॥
grīṣme pañca.tapās tu syād varṣāsv abhra.avakāśikaḥ | ārdra.vāsās tu hemante kramaśo vardhayaṃs tapaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
उपस्पृशंस् त्रिषवणं पित्क़्न् देवांश् च तर्पयेत् । तपस्-चरंश् च-उग्रतरं शोषयेद् देहम् आत्मनः ॥
upaspṛśaṃs triṣavaṇaṃ pitqn devāṃś ca tarpayet | tapas-caraṃś ca-ugrataraṃ śoṣayed deham ātmanaḥ ||
When he bathes at the three Savanas (sunrise, midday, and sunset), let him offer libations of water to the manes and the gods, and practising harsher and harsher austerities, let him dry up his bodily frame.^J
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अग्नीन् आत्मनि वैतानान् समारोप्य यथाविधि । अनग्निर् अनिकेतः स्यान् मुनिर् मूलफलअशनः ॥
agnīn ātmani vaitānān samāropya yathāvidhi | an.agnir a.niketaḥ syān munir mūla.phala.aśanaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अप्रयत्नः सुखार्थेषु ब्रह्मचारी धराआशयः । शरणेष्व् अममश् च-एव वृक्षमूलनिकेतनः ॥
aprayatnaḥ sukhārtheṣu brahmacārī dharā.āśayaḥ | śaraṇeṣv a.mamaś ca-eva vṛkṣamūla.niketanaḥ ||
Making no effort (to procure) things that give pleasure, chaste, sleeping on the bare ground, not caring for any shelter, dwelling at the roots of trees. /
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तापसेष्व् एव विप्रेषु यात्रिकं भैक्षम् आहरेत् । गृहमेधिषु च-अन्येषु द्विजेषु वनवासिषु ॥
tāpaseṣv eva vipreṣu yātrikaṃ bhaikṣam āharet | gṛhamedhiṣu ca-anyeṣu dvijeṣu vanavāsiṣu ||
From Brāhmaṇas (who live as) ascetics, let him receive alms, (barely sufficient) to support life, or from other householders of the twice-born (castes) who reside in the forest.
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ग्रामाद् आहृत्य वा-अश्नीयाद् अष्टौ ग्रासान् वने वसन् । प्रतिगृह्य पुटेन-एव पाणिना शकलेन वा ॥
grāmād āhṛtya vā-aśnīyād aṣṭau grāsān vane vasan | pratigṛhya puṭena-eva pāṇinā śakalena vā ||
Or (the hermit) who dwells in the forest may bring (food) from a village, receiving it either in a hollow dish (of leaves), in (his naked) hand, or in a broken earthen dish, and may eat eight mouthfuls
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एताश् च-अन्याश् च सेवेत दीक्षा विप्रो वने वसन् । विविधाश् च-औपनिषदीर् आत्मसंसिद्धये श्रुतीः ॥
etāś ca-anyāś ca seveta dīkṣā vipro vane vasan | vividhāś ca-aupaniṣadīr ātmasaṃsiddhaye śrutīḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
ऋषिभिर् ब्राह्मणैश् च-एव गृहस्थैर् एव सेविताः । विद्यातपोविवृद्ध्यर्थं शरीरस्य च शुद्धये ॥
ṛṣibhir brāhmaṇaiś ca-eva gṛhasthair eva sevitāḥ | vidyā.tapo.vivṛddhyarthaṃ śarīrasya ca śuddhaye ||
(As well as those rites and texts) which have been practised and studied by the sages (jRzshis), and by Brāhmaṇa householders, in order to increase their knowledge (of Brahman), and their austerity, and in order to sanctify their bodies;
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अपराजितां वा-आस्थाय व्रजेद् दिशम् अजिह्मगः । आ निपातात्-शरीरस्य युक्तो वारिअनिलअशनः ॥
aparājitāṃ vā-āsthāya vrajed diśam ajihmagaḥ | ā nipātāt-śarīrasya yukto vāri.anila.aśanaḥ ||
Or let him walk, fully determined and going straight on, in a north-easterly direction, subsisting < on water and air, until his body sinks to rest.
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आसां महर्षिचर्याणां त्यक्त्वा-अन्यतमया तनुम् । वीतशोकभयो विप्रो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥
āsāṃ maharṣicaryāṇāṃ tyaktvā-anyatamayā tanum | vīta.śoka.bhayo vipro brahmaloke mahīyate ||
A Brahma;za, having got rid of his body by one of those modes practised by the great sages, is exalted in the world of Brahman, free from sorrow and fear.
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वनेषु च विहृत्य-एवं तृतीयं भागम् आयुषः । चतुर्थम् आयुषो भागं त्यक्वा सङ्गान् परिव्रजेत् ॥
vaneṣu ca vihṛtya-evaṃ tṛtīyaṃ bhāgam āyuṣaḥ | caturtham āyuṣo bhāgaṃ tyakvā saṅgān parivrajet ||
But having thus passed the third part of (a
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आश्रमाद् आश्रमं गत्वा हुतहोमो जितैन्द्रियः । भिक्षाबलिपरिश्रान्तः प्रव्रजन् प्रेत्य वर्धते ॥
āśramād āśramaṃ gatvā huta.homo jita.indriyaḥ | bhikṣā.bali.pariśrāntaḥ pravrajan pretya vardhate ||
He who after passing from order to order, after offering sacrifices and subduing his senses, becomes, tired with (giving) alms and offerings of food, an ascetic, gains bliss after death.
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ऋणानि त्रीण्य् अपाकृत्य मनो मोक्षे निवेशयेत् । अनपाकृत्य मोक्षं तु सेवमानो व्रजत्य् अधः ॥
ṛṇāni trīṇy apākṛtya mano mokṣe niveśayet | an.apākṛtya mokṣaṃ tu sevamāno vrajaty adhaḥ ||
When he has paid the three debts, let him apply his mind to (the attainment of) final liberation; he who seeks it without having paid (his debts) sinks downwards.
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अधीत्य विधिवद् वेदान् पुत्रांश् च-उत्पाद्य धर्मतः । इष्ट्वा च शक्तितो यज्ञैर् मनो मोक्षे निवेशयेत् ॥
adhītya vidhivad vedān putrāṃś ca-utpādya dharmataḥ | iṣṭvā ca śaktito yajñair mano mokṣe niveśayet ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अनधीत्य द्विजो वेदान् अनुत्पाद्य तथा सुतान् । [म्तथा प्रजाम् ] अनिष्ट्वा च-एव यज्ञैश् च मोक्षम् इच्छन् व्रजत्य् अधः ॥
an.adhītya dvijo vedān an.utpādya tathā sutān | [M.tathā prajām ] an.iṣṭvā ca-eva yajñaiś ca mokṣam icchan vrajaty adhaḥ ||
A twice-born man who seeks final liberation, without having studied the Vedas, without having begotten sons, and without having offered sacrifices, sinks downwards.
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प्राजापत्यं निरुप्य-इष्टिं सर्ववेदसदक्षिणाम् । [म्सार्ववेदसदक्षिणाम्] आत्मन्य् अग्नीन् समारोप्य ब्राह्मणः प्रव्रजेद् गृहात् ॥
prājāpatyaṃ nirupya-iṣṭiṃ sarvavedasa.dakṣiṇām | [M.sārvavedasadakṣiṇām] ātmany agnīn samāropya brāhmaṇaḥ pravrajed gṛhāt ||
Having performed the Ish/i, sacred to the Lord of creatures (Prajāpati), where (he gives) all his property as the sacrificial fee, having reposited the sacred fires in himself, a Brāhmaṇa may depart from his house (as an ascetic).
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यो दत्त्वा सर्वभूतेभ्यः प्रव्रजत्य् अभयं गृहात् । तस्य तेजोमया लोका भवन्ति ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥
yo dattvā sarvabhūtebhyaḥ pravrajaty abhayaṃ gṛhāt | tasya tejomayā lokā bhavanti brahmavādinaḥ ||
Worlds, radiant in brilliancy, become (the portion) of him who recites (the texts regarding) Brahman and departs from his house (as an ascetic), after giving a promise of safety to all created^ beings.
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यस्माद् अणु-अपि भूतानां द्विजान् न-उत्पद्यते भयम् । तस्य देहाद् विमुक्तस्य भयं न-अस्ति कुतश् चन ॥
yasmād aṇu-api bhūtānāṃ dvijān na-utpadyate bhayam | tasya dehād vimuktasya bhayaṃ na-asti kutaś cana ||
For that twice-born man, by whom not the smallest danger even is caused to created beings, there will be no danger from any (quarter), after he is freed from his body.
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अगाराद् अभिनिष्क्रान्तः पवित्रौपचितो मुनिः । समुपोढेषु कामेषु निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत् ॥
agārād abhiniṣkrāntaḥ pavitra.upacito muniḥ | samupoḍheṣu kāmeṣu nir.apekṣaḥ parivrajet ||
Departing from his house fully provided with the means of purification (Pavitra), let him wander about absolutely silent, and caring nothing for enjoyments that may be offered (to him). p*. Let him always wander alone, without any companion, in order to attain (final liberation), fully I understanding that the solitary (man, who) neither /forsakes nor is forsaken, gains his end. [43. He shall neither possess a fire, nor a dwelling, he may go to a village for his food, (he shall be) indifferent to everything, firm of purpose, meditating (and) concentrating his mind on Brahman.
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एक एव चरेन् नित्यं सिद्ध्यर्थम् असहायवान् । सिद्धिम् एकस्य संपश्यन् न जहाति न हीयते ॥ [म्सिद्धम्]
eka eva caren nityaṃ siddhyartham asahāyavān | siddhim ekasya saṃpaśyan na jahāti na hīyate || [M.siddham]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अनग्निर् अनिकेतः स्याद् ग्रामम् अन्नार्थम् आश्रयेत् । उपेक्षको ऽअसंकुसुको मुनिर् भावसमाहितः । [मसांकुसुको ]
an.agnir a.niketaḥ syād grāmam annārtham āśrayet | upekṣako 'a.saṃkusuko munir bhāvasamāhitaḥ | [M.a.sāṃkusuko ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
कपालं वृक्षमूलानि कुचेलम् असहायता । [म्कुचैलम् ] समता च-एव सर्वस्मिन्न् एतत्-मुक्तस्य लक्षणम् ॥
kapālaṃ vṛkṣamūlāni kucelam asahāyatā | [M.kucailam ] samatā ca-eva sarvasminn etat-muktasya lakṣaṇam ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
न-अभिनन्देत मरणं न-अभिनन्देत जीवितम् । कालम् एव प्रतीक्षेत निर्वेशं भृतको यथा ॥
na-abhinandeta maraṇaṃ na-abhinandeta jīvitam | kālam eva pratīkṣeta nirveśaṃ bhṛtako yathā ||
Let him not desire to die, let him not desire to live; let him wait for (his appointed) time, as a servant (waits) for the payment of his wages.
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दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत् पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् । सत्यपूतां वदेद् वाचं मनःपूतं समाचरेत् ॥
dṛṣṭipūtaṃ nyaset pādaṃ vastrapūtaṃ jalaṃ pibet | satyapūtāṃ vaded vācaṃ manaḥpūtaṃ samācaret ||
Let him put down his foot purified by his sight, let him drink water purified by (straining with) a cloth, let him utter speech purified by truth, let him keep his heart pure.
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अतिवादांस् तितिक्षेत न-अवमन्येत कं चन । न च-इमं देहम् आश्रित्य वैरं कुर्वीत केन चित् ॥
ativādāṃs titikṣeta na-avamanyeta kaṃ cana | na ca-imaṃ deham āśritya vairaṃ kurvīta kena cit ||
Let him patiently bear hard words, let him not insult anybody, and let him not become any- body's enemy for the sake of this (perishable) body.
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क्रुद्ध्यन्तं न प्रतिक्रुध्येद् आक्रुष्टः कुशलं वदेत् । सप्तद्वारावकीर्णां च न वाचम् अनृतां वदेत् ॥
kruddhyantaṃ na pratikrudhyed ākruṣṭaḥ kuśalaṃ vadet | saptadvārāvakīrṇāṃ ca na vācam anṛtāṃ vadet ||
Against an angry man let him not in return show anger, let him bless when he is cursed, and let him not utter speech, devoid of truth, scattered at the seven gates.
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अध्यात्मरतिर् आसीनो निरपेक्षो निरामिषः । आत्मना-एव सहायेन सुखार्थी विचरेद् इह ॥
adhyātma.ratir āsīno nir.apekṣo nir.āmiṣaḥ | ātmanā-eva sahāyena sukhārthī vicared iha ||
Delighting in what refers to the Soul, sitting (in the postures prescribed by the Yoga), independent (of external help), entirely abstaining from sensual enjoyments, with himself for his only companion, he shall live in this world, desiring the bliss (of final liberation).
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न च-उत्पातनिमित्ताभ्यां न नक्षत्रअङ्गविद्यया । न-अनुशासनवादाभ्यां भिक्षां लिप्सेत कर्हि चित् ॥
na ca-utpāta.nimittābhyāṃ na nakṣatra.aṅgavidyayā | na-anuśāsana.vādābhyāṃ bhikṣāṃ lipseta karhi cit ||
Neither by (explaining) prodigies and omens, nor by skill in astrology and palmistry, nor by giving advice and by the exposition (of the Śastras), let him ever seek to obtain alms.
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न तापसैर् ब्राह्मणैर् वा वयोभिर् अपि वा श्वभिः । आकीर्णं भिक्षुकैर् वा-अन्यैर् अगारम् उपसंव्रजेत् ॥
na tāpasair brāhmaṇair vā vayobhir api vā śvabhiḥ | ākīrṇaṃ bhikṣukair vā-anyair agāram upasaṃvrajet ||
Let him not (in order to beg) go near a house filled with hermits, Brāhmaṇas, birds, dogs, or other mendicants. —. His hair, nails, and beard being clipped, carrying an alms-bowl, a staff, and a water-pot, let him continually wander about, controlling himself [ and not hurting any creature.
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कॢप्तकेशनखश्मश्रुः पात्री दण्डी कुसुम्भवान् । विचरेन् नियतो नित्यं सर्वभूतान्य् अपीडयन् ॥
kḷpta.keśa.nakha.śmaśruḥ pātrī daṇḍī kusumbhavān | vicaren niyato nityaṃ sarvabhūtāny a.pīḍayan ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अतैजसानि पात्राणि तस्य स्युर् निर्व्रणानि च । तेषाम् अद्भिः स्मृतं शौचं चमसानाम् इव-अध्वरे ॥
ataijasāni pātrāṇi tasya syur nir.vraṇāni ca | teṣām adbhiḥ smṛtaṃ śaucaṃ camasānām iva-adhvare ||
His vessels shall not be made of metal, they shall be free from fractures; it is ordained that they shall be cleansed with water, like (the cups, called) isfamasa, at a sacrifice.
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अलाबुं दारुपात्रं च मृण्मयं वैदलं तथा । एताणि यतिपात्राणि मनुः स्वायंभुवो ऽअब्रवीत् ॥
alābuṃ dārupātraṃ ca mṛṇmayaṃ vaidalaṃ tathā | etāṇi yatipātrāṇi manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo 'abravīt ||
A gourd, a wooden bowl, an earthen (dish), or one made of split cane, Manu, the son of Svayambhu, has declared (to be) vessels (suitable) for an ascetic.
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एककालं चरेद् भैक्षं न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे । भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर् विषयेष्व् अपि सज्जति ॥
ekakālaṃ cared bhaikṣaṃ na prasajjeta vistare | bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatir viṣayeṣv api sajjati ||
Let him go to beg once (a day), let him not be eager to obtain a large quantity (of alms); for an ascetic who eagerly seeks alms, attaches himself also to sensual enjoyments.
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विधूमे सन्नमुसले व्यङ्गारे भुक्तवज्जने । वृत्ते शरावसंपाते भिक्षां नित्यं यतिश् चरेत् ॥
vi.dhūme sanna.musale vy.aṅgāre bhuktavaj.jane | vṛtte śarāvasaṃpāte bhikṣāṃ nityaṃ yatiś caret ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अलाभे न विषदी स्यात्-लाभे च-एव न हर्षयेत् । प्राणयात्रिकमात्रः स्यात्- मात्रासङ्गाद् विनिर्गतः ॥
alābhe na viṣadī syāt-lābhe ca-eva na harṣayet | prāṇayātrika.mātraḥ syāt- mātrāsaṅgād vinirgataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अभिपूजितलाभांस् तु जुगुप्सेत-एव सर्वशः । अभिपूजितलाभैश् च यतिर् मुक्तो ऽअपि बध्यते ॥
abhipūjitalābhāṃs tu jugupseta-eva sarvaśaḥ | abhipūjitalābhaiś ca yatir mukto 'api badhyate ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अल्पान्नाभ्यवहारेण रहःस्थानआसनेन च । ह्रियमाणानि विषयैर् इन्द्रियाणि निवर्तयेत् ॥
alpānnābhyavahāreṇa rahaḥsthāna.āsanena ca | hriyamāṇāni viṣayair indriyāṇi nivartayet ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
इन्द्रियाणां निरोधेन रागद्वेशक्षयेण च । अहिंसया च भूतानाम् अमृतत्वाय कल्पते ॥
indriyāṇāṃ nirodhena rāga.dveśa.kṣayeṇa ca | ahiṃsayā ca bhūtānām amṛtatvāya kalpate ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अवेक्षेत गतीर् न्क़्णां कर्मदोषसमुद्भवाः । निरये च-एव पतनं यातनाश् च यमक्षये ॥
avekṣeta gatīr nqṇāṃ karmadoṣa.samudbhavāḥ | niraye ca-eva patanaṃ yātanāś ca yamakṣaye ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
विप्रयोगं प्रियैश् च-एव संयोगं च तथा-अप्रियैः । जरया च-अभिभवनं व्याधिभिश् च-उपपीडनं ॥
viprayogaṃ priyaiś ca-eva saṃyogaṃ ca tathā-apriyaiḥ | jarayā ca-abhibhavanaṃ vyādhibhiś ca-upapīḍanaṃ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
देहाद् उत्क्रमणं च-अष्मात् पुनर् गर्भे च संभवम् । योनिकोटिसहस्रेषु सृतीश् च-अस्य-अन्तरात्मनः ॥
dehād utkramaṇaṃ ca-aṣmāt punar garbhe ca saṃbhavam | yonikoṭisahasreṣu sṛtīś ca-asya-antarātmanaḥ ||
On the departure of the individual soul from this body and its new birth in (another) womb, and
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अधर्मप्रभवं च-एव दुःखयोगं शरीरिणाम् । धर्मार्थप्रभवं च-एव सुखसंयोगम् अक्षयम् ॥
adharma.prabhavaṃ ca-eva duḥkhayogaṃ śarīriṇām | dharmārtha.prabhavaṃ ca-eva sukhasaṃyogam akṣayam ||
On the infliction of pain on embodied (spirits), which is caused by demerit, and the gain of eternal bliss, which is caused by the attainment of their highest aim, (gained through) spiritual merit.
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सूक्ष्मतां च-अन्ववेक्षेत योगेन परमात्मनः । देहेषु च समुत्पत्तिम् उत्तमेष्व् अधमेषु च ॥ [म्देहेषु चैवोपपत्तिम्]
sūkṣmatāṃ ca-anvavekṣeta yogena paramātmanaḥ | deheṣu ca samutpattim uttameṣv adhameṣu ca || [M.deheṣu caivopapattim]
By deep meditation let him recognise the subtile nature of the supreme Soul, and its presence in all organisms, both the highest and the lowest.
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दूषितो ऽअपि चरेद् धर्मं यत्र तत्र-आश्रमे रतः । [म्भूषितो ऽअपि ] समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम् ॥
dūṣito 'api cared dharmaṃ yatra tatra-āśrame rataḥ | [M.bhūṣito 'api ] samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu na liṅgaṃ dharmakāraṇam ||
To whatever order he may be attached, let him, though blemished (by a want of the external marks), fulfil his duty, equal-minded towards all creatures; (for) the external mark (of the order) is not the cause of (the acquisition of) merit.
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फलं कतकवृक्षस्य यद्य् अप्य् अम्बुप्रसादकम् । न नामग्रहणाद् एव तस्य वारि प्रसीदति ॥
phalaṃ katakavṛkṣasya yady apy ambuprasādakam | na nāmagrahaṇād eva tasya vāri prasīdati ||
Though the fruit of the Kataka tree (the clearing-nut) makes water clear, yet the (latter) does not become limpid in consequence of the mention of the (fruit's) name.
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संरक्षणार्थं जन्तूनां रात्राव् अहनि वा सदा । शरीरस्य-अत्यये च-एव समीक्ष्य वसुधां चरेत् ॥
saṃrakṣaṇārthaṃ jantūnāṃ rātrāv ahani vā sadā | śarīrasya-atyaye ca-eva samīkṣya vasudhāṃ caret ||
In order to preserve living creatures, let him always by day and by night, even with pain to his body, walk, carefully scanning the ground.
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अह्ना रात्र्या च याञ् जन्तून् हिनस्त्य् अज्ञानतो यतिः । तेषां स्नात्वा विशुद्ध्यर्थं प्राणायामान् षड् आचरेत् ॥
ahnā rātryā ca yāñ jantūn hinasty ajñānato yatiḥ | teṣāṃ snātvā viśuddhyarthaṃ prāṇāyāmān ṣaḍ ācaret ||
In order to expiate (the death) of those creatures which he unintentionally injures by day or by night, an ascetic shall bathe and perform six suppressions of the breath.
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प्राणायामा ब्राह्मणस्य त्रयो ऽअपि विधिवत् कृताः । व्याहृतिप्रणवैर् युक्ता विज्ञेयं परमं तपः ॥
prāṇāyāmā brāhmaṇasya trayo 'api vidhivat kṛtāḥ | vyāhṛti.praṇavair yuktā vijñeyaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
दह्यन्ते ध्मायमानानां धातूनां हि यथा मलाः । तथा-इन्द्रियाणां दह्यन्ते दोषाः प्राणस्य निग्रहात् ॥
dahyante dhmāyamānānāṃ dhātūnāṃ hi yathā malāḥ | tathā-indriyāṇāṃ dahyante doṣāḥ prāṇasya nigrahāt ||
For as the impurities of metallic ores, melted in the blast (of a furnace), are consumed, even so? the taints of the organs are destroyed through the^ suppression of the breath.
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प्राणायमैर् दहेद् दोषान् धारणाभिश् च किल्बिषम् । प्रत्याहारेण संसर्गान् ध्यानेन-अनीश्वरान् गुणान् ॥
prāṇāyamair dahed doṣān dhāraṇābhiś ca kilbiṣam | pratyāhāreṇa saṃsargān dhyānena-an.īśvarān guṇān ||
Let him destroy the taints through suppressions of the breath, (the production of) sin by fixed attention, all sensual attachments by restraining (his senses and organs), and all qualities that are not lordly by meditation.
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उच्चावचेषु भूतेषु दुर्ज्ञेयाम् अकृतआत्मभिः । ध्यानयोगेन संपश्येद् गतिम् अस्य-अन्तरात्मनः ॥
uccāvaceṣu bhūteṣu durjñeyām akṛta.ātmabhiḥ | dhyānayogena saṃpaśyed gatim asya-antarātmanaḥ ||
Let him recognise by the practice of meditation the progress of the individual soul through beings of various kinds, (a progress) hard to understand for unregenerate men. • —
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सम्यग्दर्शनसंपन्नः कर्मभिर् न निबध्यते । दर्शनेन विहीनस् तु संसारं प्रतिपद्यते ॥
samyagdarśanasaṃpannaḥ karmabhir na nibadhyate | darśanena vihīnas tu saṃsāraṃ pratipadyate ||
He who possesses the true insight (into the f
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अहिंसया-इन्द्रियअसङ्गैर् वैदिकैश् च-एव कर्मभिः । तपसश् चरणैश् च-उग्रैः साधयन्ति-इह तत्पदम् ॥
ahiṃsayā-indriya.a.saṅgair vaidikaiś ca-eva karmabhiḥ | tapasaś caraṇaiś ca-ugraiḥ sādhayanti-iha tatpadam ||
By not injuring any creatures, by detaching the senses (from objects of enjoyment), by the rites prescribed in the Veda, and by rigorouslypra ctising austerities, (men) gain that state (even) in this (world). 76-77. Let him quit this dwelling, composed of the "five elements, where the bones are the beams, which is held together by tendons (instead of cords), where the flesh and the blood are the mortar, which is thatched with the skin, which is foul-smelling, filled with urine and ordure, infested by old age and sorrow, the seat of disease, harassed by pain, gloomy with passion, and perishable.
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अस्थिस्थूणं स्नायुयुतं मांसशोणितलेपनम् । चर्मावनद्धं दुर्गन्धि पूर्णं मूत्रपुरीषयोः ।
asthi.sthūṇaṃ snāyuyutaṃ māṃsa.śoṇita.lepanam | carmāvanaddhaṃ dur.gandhi pūrṇaṃ mūtra.purīṣayoḥ |
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
जराशोकसमाविष्टं रोगायतनम् आतुरम् । रजस्वलम् अनित्यं च भूतावासम् इमं त्यजेत् ॥
jarā.śokasamāviṣṭaṃ rogāyatanam āturam | rajasvalam anityaṃ ca bhūtāvāsam imaṃ tyajet ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
नदीकूलं यथा वृक्षो वृक्षं वा शकुनिर् यथा । तथा त्यजन्न् इमं देहं कृच्छ्राद् ग्राहाद् विमुच्यते ॥
nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣo vṛkṣaṃ vā śakunir yathā | tathā tyajann imaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrād grāhād vimucyate ||
He who leaves this body, (be it by necessity) as a tree (that is torn from) the riverbanRTbr (freely) like a bird (that) quits a tree, is freed from the misery (of this world, dreadful like) a shark.
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प्रियेषु स्वेषु सुकृतम् अप्रियेषु च दुष्कृतम् । विसृज्य ध्यानयोगेन ब्रह्म-अभ्येति सनातनम् ॥
priyeṣu sveṣu sukṛtam apriyeṣu ca duṣkṛtam | visṛjya dhyānayogena brahma-abhyeti sanātanam ||
Making over (the merit of his own) good actions to his friends and (the guilt of) his evil deeds to his enemies, he attains the eternal Brahman by the practice of meditation.
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यदा भावेन भवति सर्वभावेषु निःस्पृहः । तदा सुखम् अवाप्नोति प्रेत्य च-इह च शाश्वतम् ॥
yadā bhāvena bhavati sarvabhāveṣu niḥspṛhaḥ | tadā sukham avāpnoti pretya ca-iha ca śāśvatam ||
When by the disposition (of his heart) he
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अनेन विधिना सर्वांस् त्यक्त्वा सङ्गान्-शनैः शनैः । सर्वद्वन्द्वविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मण्य् एव-अवतिष्ठते ॥
anena vidhinā sarvāṃs tyaktvā saṅgān-śanaiḥ śanaiḥ | sarvadvandvavinirmukto brahmaṇy eva-avatiṣṭhate ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
ध्यानिकं सर्वम् एव-एतद् यद् एतद् अभिशब्दितम् । न ह्य् अनध्यात्मवित् कश् चित् क्रियाफलम् उपाश्नुते ॥
dhyānikaṃ sarvam eva-etad yad etad abhiśabditam | na hy an.adhyātmavit kaś cit kriyāphalam upāśnute ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अधियज्ञं ब्रह्म जपेद् आधिदैविकम् एव च । आध्यात्मिकं च सततं वेदान्ताभिहितं च यत् ॥
adhiyajñaṃ brahma japed ādhidaivikam eva ca | ādhyātmikaṃ ca satataṃ vedāntābhihitaṃ ca yat ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
इदं शरणम् अज्ञानाम् इदम् एव विजानताम् । इदम् अन्विच्छतां स्वर्गम् इदम् आनन्त्यम् इच्छताम् ॥
idaṃ śaraṇam ajñānām idam eva vijānatām | idam anvicchatāṃ svargam idam ānantyam icchatām ||
That is the refuge of the ignorant, and even
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अनेन क्रमयोगेन परिव्रजति यो द्विजः । स विधूय-इह पाप्मानं परं ब्रह्म-अधिगच्छति ॥
anena kramayogena parivrajati yo dvijaḥ | sa vidhūya-iha pāpmānaṃ paraṃ brahma-adhigacchati ||
A twice-born man who becomes an ascetic, after the successive performance of the above-mentioned acts, shakes off sin here below and reaches the highest Brahman.
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एष धर्मो ऽअनुशिष्टो वो यतीनां नियतआत्मनाम् । वेदसंन्यासिकानां तु कर्मयोगं निबोधत ॥
eṣa dharmo 'anuśiṣṭo vo yatīnāṃ niyata.ātmanām | vedasaṃnyāsikānāṃ tu karmayogaṃ nibodhata ||
Thus the law (valid) for self-restrained ascetics has been explained to you; now listen to the (particular) duties of those who give up (the rites prescribed by) the Veda.
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ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थश् च वानप्रस्थो यतिस् तथा । एते गृहस्थप्रभवाश् चत्वारः पृथग् आश्रमाः ॥
brahmacārī gṛhasthaś ca vānaprastho yatis tathā | ete gṛhastha.prabhavāś catvāraḥ pṛthag āśramāḥ ||
The student, the householder, the hermit, and the ascetic, these (constitute) four separate orders, which all spring from (the order of) householders.
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सर्वे ऽअपि क्रमशस् त्व् एते यथाशास्त्रं निषेविताः । यथाउक्तकारिणं विप्रं नयन्ति परमां गतिम् ॥
sarve 'api kramaśas tv ete yathāśāstraṃ niṣevitāḥ | yathā.ukta.kāriṇaṃ vipraṃ nayanti paramāṃ gatim ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
सर्वेषाम् अपि च-एतेषां वेदस्मृतिविधानतः । [म्वेदश्रुतिविधानतः ] गृहस्थ उच्यते श्रेष्ठः स त्रीन् एतान् बिभर्ति हि ॥
sarveṣām api ca-eteṣāṃ veda.smṛtividhānataḥ | [M.veda.śrutividhānataḥ ] gṛhastha ucyate śreṣṭhaḥ sa trīn etān bibharti hi ||
And in accordance with the precepts of the Veda and of the Smrzti, the housekeeper is declared
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यथा नदीनदाः सर्वे सागरे यान्ति संस्थितिम् । तथा-एव-आश्रमिणः सर्वे गृहस्थे यान्ति संस्थितिम् ॥
yathā nadī.nadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṃsthitim | tathā-eva-āśramiṇaḥ sarve gṛhasthe yānti saṃsthitim ||
As all rivers, both great and small, find a resting-place in the ocean, even so men of all orders find protection with householders.
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चतुर्भिर् अपि च-एव-एतैर् नित्यम् आश्रमिभिर् द्विजैः । दशलक्षणको धर्मः सेवितव्यः प्रयत्नतः ॥
caturbhir api ca-eva-etair nityam āśramibhir dvijaiḥ | daśa.lakṣaṇako dharmaḥ sevitavyaḥ prayatnataḥ ||
By twice-born men belonging to (any of) these four orders, the tenfold law must be ever carefully obeyed.
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धृतिः क्षमा दमो ऽअस्तेयं शौचम् इन्द्रियनिग्रहः । धीर् विद्या सत्यम् अक्रोधो दशकं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥
dhṛtiḥ kṣamā damo 'asteyaṃ śaucam indriyanigrahaḥ | dhīr vidyā satyam akrodho daśakaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam ||
Contentment, forgiveness, self-control, abstention from unrighteously appropriating anything, (obedience to the rules of) purification, coercion of the, organs, wisdom, knowledge (of the supreme Soul), truthfulness, and abstention from anger, (form) the ' tenfold law.
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दश लक्षणानि धर्मस्य ये विप्राः समधीयते । अधीत्य च-अनुवर्तन्ते ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥
daśa lakṣaṇāni dharmasya ye viprāḥ samadhīyate | adhītya ca-anuvartante te yānti paramāṃ gatim ||
Those Brāhmaṇas who thoroughly study the tenfold law, and after studying obey it, enter the highest state.
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दशलक्षणकं धर्मम् अनुतिष्ठन् समाहितः । वेदान्तं विधिवत्-श्रुत्वा संन्यसेद् अनृणो द्विजः ॥
daśa.lakṣaṇakaṃ dharmam anutiṣṭhan samāhitaḥ | vedāntaṃ vidhivat-śrutvā saṃnyased an.ṛṇo dvijaḥ ||
A twice-born man who, with collected mind, follows the tenfold law and has paid his (three) debts, may, after learning the Vedanta according to the prescribed rule, become an ascetic.
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संन्यस्य सर्वकर्माणि कर्मदोषान् अपानुदन् । नियतो वेदम् अभ्यस्य पुत्रैश्वर्ये सुखं वसेत् ॥
saṃnyasya sarvakarmāṇi karmadoṣān apānudan | niyato vedam abhyasya putraiśvarye sukhaṃ vaset ||
Having given up (the performance of) all rites, throwing off the guilt of his (sinful) acts, subduing his organs and having studied the Veda, he may live at his ease under the protection of his son.
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एवं संन्यस्य कर्माणि स्वकार्यपरमो ऽअस्पृहः । संन्यासेन-अपहत्य-एनः प्राप्नोति परमं गतिम् ॥
evaṃ saṃnyasya karmāṇi svakārya.paramo 'a.spṛhaḥ | saṃnyāsena-apahatya-enaḥ prāpnoti paramaṃ gatim ||
He who has thus given up (the performance of) all rites, who is solely intent on his own (particular) object, (and) free from desires, destroys his guilt by his renunciation and obtains the highest state.
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एष वो ऽअभिहितो धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्य चतुर्विधः । पुण्यो ऽअक्षयफलः प्रेत्य राज्ञां धर्मं निबोधत ॥
eṣa vo 'abhihito dharmo brāhmaṇasya catur.vidhaḥ | puṇyo 'akṣaya.phalaḥ pretya rājñāṃ dharmaṃ nibodhata ||
Thus the fourfold holy law of Brāhmaṇas, which after death (yields) imperishable rewards, has been declared to you; now learn the duty of kings
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