What Counts as Killing a Brahmin, Forbidden Food, and the Fruits of Gifts

Verse 1 (14.107.1)

इदं मे तत्वतो देव वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः । हिंसामकृत्वा यो मर्त्यो ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नुयात् ॥

idaṃ me tatvato deva vaktumarhasyaśeṣataḥ | hiṃsāmakṛtvā yo martyo brahmahatyāmavāpnuyāt

O god, tell me truly and in full: how can a mortal become guilty of killing a Brahmin without having done any violence?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2134–2135 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2134–2135).

Verse 2 (14.107.2)

ब्राह्मणं स्वयमाहूय भिक्षार्थं वृत्तिकर्शितम् । ब्रूयान्नास्तीति यः पश्चात्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ svayamāhūya bhikṣārthaṃ vṛttikarśitam | brūyānnāstīti yaḥ paścāttamāhurbrahmaghātakam

If a man himself invites a Brahmin, wasted by want of a livelihood, to come for alms, and afterwards says "There is nothing," they call that man a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2136–2137 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2136–2137).

Verse 3 (14.107.3)

मध्यस्थस्येह विप्रस्य योऽनूचानस्य भारत । वृत्तिं हरति दुर्बुद्धिस्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

madhyasthasyeha viprasya yo'nūcānasya bhārata | vṛttiṃ harati durbuddhistamāhurbrahmaghātakam

O Bharata, the fool who takes away the livelihood of an impartial Brahmin of this world, one learned in the Vedas, is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Corrected दुर्बुद्धइस्तम् → दुर्बुद्धिस्तम् (misprint in Wikisource; stray इ; critical-edition Appendix durbuddhis tam). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2138–2139 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2138–2139).

Verse 4 (14.107.4)

आश्रमे वाऽऽलये वाऽपि ग्रामे वा नगरेऽपि वा । अग्निं यः प्रक्षिपेत्क्रुद्धस्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

āśrame vā''laye vā'pi grāme vā nagare'pi vā | agniṃ yaḥ prakṣipetkruddhastamāhurbrahmaghātakam

Whoever in anger throws fire into a hermitage, a dwelling, a village or a town is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2144–2145 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2144–2145).

Verse 5 (14.107.5)

गोकुलस्य तृषार्तस्य जलान्ते वसुधाधिप । उत्पादयति यो विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

gokulasya tṛṣārtasya jalānte vasudhādhipa | utpādayati yo vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātakam

O lord of the earth, whoever puts an obstacle in the way of a herd of cattle tormented by thirst at the water's edge is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2140–2141 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2140–2141).

Verse 6 (14.107.6)

यः प्रवृत्तां श्रुतिं सम्यक्छास्त्रं वा मुनिभिः कृतम् । दूषयत्यनभिज्ञाय तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

yaḥ pravṛttāṃ śrutiṃ samyakchāstraṃ vā munibhiḥ kṛtam | dūṣayatyanabhijñāya tamāhurbrahmaghātakam

Whoever, without understanding it, disparages the Veda as it is rightly practised, or a treatise composed by the sages, is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2142–2143 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2142–2143).

Verse 7 (14.107.7)

चक्षुषा वाऽपि हीनस्य पङ्गोर्वाऽपि जडस्य वा । हरेद्वै यस्तु सर्वस्वं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

cakṣuṣā vā'pi hīnasya paṅgorvā'pi jaḍasya vā | haredvai yastu sarvasvaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātakam

Whoever seizes all the possessions of one who is blind, or lame, or dull-witted is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2146–2147 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2146–2147).

Verse 8 (14.107.8)

गुरुं त्वंकृत्य हुंकृत्य अतिक्रम्य च शासनम् । वर्तते यस्तु मूढात्मा तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

guruṃ tvaṃkṛtya huṃkṛtya atikramya ca śāsanam | vartate yastu mūḍhātmā tamāhurbrahmaghātakam

The fool who addresses his teacher as "thou" and with a contemptuous "hum," and who goes against his command, is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Corrected त्वंकृत्यं → त्वंकृत्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara in the gerund; the pāda scans only without it). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension only; not in Appendix I No. 4 either).

Verse 9 (14.107.9)

क्रोधाद्वा यदि वा द्वेषादाक्रुष्टस्तर्जितोपि वा । ऋतौ स्त्रियं वा नोपेयात्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

krodhādvā yadi vā dveṣādākruṣṭastarjitopi vā | ṛtau striyaṃ vā nopeyāttamāhurbrahmaghātakam

Whoever, out of anger or hatred, or because he has been abused or threatened, does not go to his wife in her season is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2148–2149 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2148–2149).

Verse 10 (14.107.10)

यावत्सारो भवेद्दीनस्तन्नाशे यस्य दुःस्थितिः । तत्सर्वस्वं हरेद्यो वै तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥

yāvatsāro bhaveddīnastannāśe yasya duḥsthitiḥ | tatsarvasvaṃ haredyo vai tamāhurbrahmaghātakam

Whoever takes away all the property of a poor man, such that the loss of it leaves him in misery, is called a killer of a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2150–2151 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2150–2151). Wikisource's second line corresponds to @004_2151 of the Appendix, where it is printed after a misplaced 'yudhiṣṭhira uvāca' label.

Verse 11 (14.107.11)

सर्वेषामपि दानानां यत्तु दानं विशिष्यते । अभोज्यान्नाश्च ये विप्रास्तान्ब्रवीहि सुरोत्तम ॥

sarveṣāmapi dānānāṃ yattu dānaṃ viśiṣyate | abhojyānnāśca ye viprāstānbravīhi surottama

Of all gifts, which gift is the most excellent? And tell me, best of the gods, about the Brahmins whose food must not be eaten.

Note on the text: Corrected सप्वेषामपि → सर्वेषामपि (misprint in Wikisource; प् for र्; critical-edition Appendix sarveṣām api). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2152–2153 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2152–2153).

Verse 12 (14.107.12)

अन्नमेव प्रशंसन्ति देवा ब्रह्मपुरस्सराः । अन्नेन सदृशं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥

annameva praśaṃsanti devā brahmapurassarāḥ | annena sadṛśaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati

The gods, with Brahma at their head, praise food above all. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a gift equal to food.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2154–2155 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2154–2155).

Verse 13 (14.107.13)

अन्नमूर्जस्करं लोके ह्यन्नात्प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । अभोज्यान्नान्मया राजन्वक्ष्यमाणान्निबोध मे ॥

annamūrjaskaraṃ loke hyannātprāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | abhojyānnānmayā rājanvakṣyamāṇānnibodha me

Food gives strength in the world, and the life-breaths rest upon food. Now listen to me, O king, as I name those whose food must not be eaten.

Note on the text: Corrected अबोज्यान्नान् → अभोज्यान्नान् (misprint in Wikisource; बो for भो; critical-edition Appendix abhojyānnān). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2156–2157 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2156–2157).

Verse 14 (14.107.14)

दीक्षितस्य कदर्यस्य क्रुद्धस्य निकृतस्य च । अभिशप्तस्य षण्डस्य पाकभेदकरस्य च ॥

dīkṣitasya kadaryasya kruddhasya nikṛtasya ca | abhiśaptasya ṣaṇḍasya pākabhedakarasya ca

The food of one consecrated for a sacrifice, of a miser, of an angry man, of a deceitful man, of one who is cursed, of a eunuch, and of one who divides what has been cooked;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2158–2159 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2158–2159).

Verse 15 (14.107.15)

चिकित्सकस्य दूतस्य तथा चोच्छिष्टभोजिनः । उग्रान्नं सूतकान्नं च शूद्रोच्छेषणमेव च ॥

cikitsakasya dūtasya tathā cocchiṣṭabhojinaḥ | ugrānnaṃ sūtakānnaṃ ca śūdroccheṣaṇameva ca

of a physician, of a messenger, of one who eats leavings, the food of the fierce, the food of a house in the impurity of a birth or death, and the leavings of a Shudra;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2160–2161 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2160–2161).

Verse 16 (14.107.16)

द्विषदन्नं न भोक्तव्यं पतितान्नं च यच्छ्रुतम् । तथा च पिशुनस्यान्नं यज्ञविक्रयिणस्तथा ॥

dviṣadannaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ patitānnaṃ ca yacchrutam | tathā ca piśunasyānnaṃ yajñavikrayiṇastathā

the food of an enemy must not be eaten, nor food known to be that of an outcaste, nor the food of a slanderer or of one who sells sacrifices;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2162–2163 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2162–2163).

Verse 17 (14.107.17)

शैलूषं तन्तुवायान्नं कृतघ्नस्यान्नमेव च । अंबष्ठकनिषादानां रङ्गावतरकस्य च ॥

śailūṣaṃ tantuvāyānnaṃ kṛtaghnasyānnameva ca | aṃbaṣṭhakaniṣādānāṃ raṅgāvatarakasya ca

the food of an actor, of a weaver, of an ungrateful man, of the Ambashthas and Nishadas, and of one who goes on the stage as a performer;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2164–2165 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2164–2165).

Verse 18 (14.107.18)

सुवर्णकर्तुर्वैणस्य शस्त्रविक्रयिणस्तथा । सूतानां शौण्डिकानां च वैद्यस्य रजकस्य च ॥

suvarṇakarturvaiṇasya śastravikrayiṇastathā | sūtānāṃ śauṇḍikānāṃ ca vaidyasya rajakasya ca

of a goldsmith, of a worker in bamboo, of a seller of weapons, of charioteers, of liquor-sellers, of a physician, and of a washerman;

Note on the text: Corrected वैणस्यि → वैणस्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray ि; critical-edition Appendix vaiṇasya). Corrected सूताना → सूतानां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; critical-edition Appendix sūtānāṃ). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2166–2167 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2166–2167).

Verse 19 (14.107.19)

स्त्रीजितस्य नृशंसस्य तथा माहिषिकस्य च । अनिर्दशानां प्रेतानां गणिकानां तथैव च ॥

strījitasya nṛśaṃsasya tathā māhiṣikasya ca | anirdaśānāṃ pretānāṃ gaṇikānāṃ tathaiva ca

of a man ruled by his wife, of a cruel man, of a keeper of buffaloes, of the dead while the days of mourning are unfinished, and likewise of courtesans;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2168–2169 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2168–2169).

Verse 20 (14.107.20)

बन्दिनो द्यूतकर्तुश्च तथा द्यूतविदामपि । परिवित्तस्य यच्चान्नं परिवेत्तुस्तथैव च ॥

bandino dyūtakartuśca tathā dyūtavidāmapi | parivittasya yaccānnaṃ parivettustathaiva ca

of a bard, of a gambler, and of those skilled in dice; the food of a man whose younger brother has married before him, and likewise of that younger brother;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2170–2171 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2170–2171).

Verse 21 (14.107.21)

यश्चाग्रदिधिषुर्विप्रो दिधिषूपतिस्तथा । तयोरप्युभयोरन्नं राज्ञां चापि विवर्जयेत् ॥

yaścāgradidhiṣurvipro didhiṣūpatistathā | tayorapyubhayorannaṃ rājñāṃ cāpi vivarjayet

the Brahmin called agredidhishu, and likewise the husband of a didhishu: of both of these, and of kings as well, one should refuse the food.

Note on the text: Corrected दिधिषूपपिस्तथा → दिधिषूपतिस्तथा (misprint in Wikisource; प for त; critical-edition Appendix didhiṣūpatis tathā). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2172–2173 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2172–2173).

Verse 22 (14.107.22)

राजान्नं तेज आदत्ते शूद्रान्नं ब्रह्मवर्चसम् । आयुः सुवर्णकारान्नं यशश्चर्मावकृन्तिनः ॥

rājānnaṃ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam | āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaścarmāvakṛntinaḥ

A king's food takes away one's vigour, a Shudra's food one's Vedic radiance; a goldsmith's food takes away life, and that of a leather-cutter, fame.

Note on the text: Corrected यशश्चार्मावकृन्तिनः → यशश्चर्मावकृन्तिनः (misprint in Wikisource; lengthened vowel in चर्म, 'leather'; critical-edition Appendix yaśaś carmāvakṛntinaḥ). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2174–2175 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2174–2175).

Verse 23 (14.107.23)

गणान्नं गणिकान्नं च लोकेभ्यः परिकीर्तितम् । पूयं चिकित्सकस्यान्नं शुक्लं तु वृषलीपतेः ॥

gaṇānnaṃ gaṇikānnaṃ ca lokebhyaḥ parikīrtitam | pūyaṃ cikitsakasyānnaṃ śuklaṃ tu vṛṣalīpateḥ

The food of an assembly and the food of a courtesan are proclaimed to people as forbidden. A physician's food is pus, and the food of a Shudra woman's husband is semen.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2176–2177 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2176–2177).

Verse 24 (14.107.24)

विष्ठा वार्धुषिकस्यान्नं तस्मात्तत्परिवर्जयेत् । तेषां त्वगस्थिरोमाणि भुङ्क्ते योऽन्नं तु भक्षयेत् ॥

viṣṭhā vārdhuṣikasyānnaṃ tasmāttatparivarjayet | teṣāṃ tvagasthiromāṇi bhuṅkte yo'nnaṃ tu bhakṣayet

A usurer's food is excrement, and therefore it should be avoided. One who eats such food eats the skin, bones and hair of those men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2178–2179 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2178–2179).

Verse 25 (14.107.25)

अमात्यान्नमथैतेषां भुक्त्वा तु त्रियहं क्षिपेत् । मत्या भुक्त्वा सकृद्वाऽपि प्राजापत्यं चरेद्द्विजः ॥

amātyānnamathaiteṣāṃ bhuktvā tu triyahaṃ kṣipet | matyā bhuktvā sakṛdvā'pi prājāpatyaṃ careddvijaḥ

If a man has eaten the food of these, or of a minister, he should cast it out within three days; and if he has eaten it knowingly even once, the twice-born should perform the Prajapatya penance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2180–2181 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2180–2181).

Verse 26 (14.107.26)

दानानां च फलं यद्वै शृणु पाण्डव तत्वतः । जलदस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति सुखमक्षयमन्नदः ॥

dānānāṃ ca phalaṃ yadvai śṛṇu pāṇḍava tatvataḥ | jaladastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayamannadaḥ

Now hear truly, O Pandava, the fruit of gifts. The giver of water attains contentment; the giver of food, imperishable happiness.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2182–2183 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2182–2183).

Verse 27 (14.107.27)

तिलदश्च प्रजामिष्टां दीपदश्चक्षुरुत्तमम् । भूमदो भूमिमाप्नोति दीर्घमायुर्हिरण्यदः ॥

tiladaśca prajāmiṣṭāṃ dīpadaścakṣuruttamam | bhūmado bhūmimāpnoti dīrghamāyurhiraṇyadaḥ

The giver of sesame obtains the offspring he desires; the giver of a lamp, excellent eyesight; the giver of land obtains land; the giver of gold, a long life.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2184–2185 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2184–2185).

Verse 28 (14.107.28)

गृहदोऽग्र्याणि वेश्मानि रूप्यदो रूपमुत्तमम् । वासोदश्चन्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः ॥

gṛhado'gryāṇi veśmāni rūpyado rūpamuttamam | vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ

The giver of a house obtains the finest dwellings; the giver of silver, the finest beauty; the giver of clothing reaches the world of the moon; the giver of a horse, the world of the Ashvins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2186–2187 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2186–2187).

Verse 29 (14.107.29)

अनडुद्दः श्रियं जुष्टां गोदो गोलोकमश्नुते । यानशय्याप्रदो भार्यामैश्वर्यमभयप्रदः ॥

anaḍuddaḥ śriyaṃ juṣṭāṃ godo golokamaśnute | yānaśayyāprado bhāryāmaiśvaryamabhayapradaḥ

The giver of an ox obtains cherished prosperity; the giver of a cow reaches the world of cows; the giver of vehicles and beds obtains a wife; the giver of fearlessness, lordship.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2188–2189 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2188–2189).

Verse 30 (14.107.30)

धान्यदः शाश्वतं सौख्यं ब्रह्मदो ब्रह्मसाम्यताम् । सर्वेषामेव दानानां ब्रह्मदानं विशिष्यते ॥

dhānyadaḥ śāśvataṃ saukhyaṃ brahmado brahmasāmyatām | sarveṣāmeva dānānāṃ brahmadānaṃ viśiṣyate

The giver of grain obtains lasting happiness; the giver of the Veda, likeness to Brahman. Of all gifts, the gift of the Veda is the most excellent.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2190–2191 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2190–2191).

Verse 31 (14.107.31)

हिरण्यभूगवाश्वाजवस्त्रशय्यासनादिषु । योर्चितः प्रतिगृह्णाति दद्यादुचितमेव च । तावुभौ गच्छतः स्वर्गं नरकं च विपर्यये ॥

hiraṇyabhūgavāśvājavastraśayyāsanādiṣu | yorcitaḥ pratigṛhṇāti dadyāducitameva ca | tāvubhau gacchataḥ svargaṃ narakaṃ ca viparyaye

Gold, land, cows, horses, goats, clothing, beds, seats and the like: he who, being honoured, accepts them, and he who gives what is fitting, both go to heaven; in the opposite case, both go to hell.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2192–2194 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2192–2194). Wikisource prints these three lines as one verse; the Appendix has the same three lines in order (reading yo 'rcitaṃ for the page's योर्चितः).

Verse 32 (14.107.32)

अनृतं न वदेद्विद्वांस्तपस्तप्त्वा न विस्मयेत् । नार्तोप्यभिभवेद्विप्रान्न दत्त्वा परिकीर्तयेत् ॥

anṛtaṃ na vadedvidvāṃstapastaptvā na vismayet | nārtopyabhibhavedviprānna dattvā parikīrtayet

A learned man should not speak falsely; having practised austerity he should not be puffed up; even in distress he should not insult Brahmins; and having given, he should not proclaim it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2195–2196 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2195–2196).

Verse 33 (14.107.33)

यज्ञोऽनृतेन क्षरति तपः क्षरति विस्मयात् । आयुर्विप्रावमानेन दानं तु परिकीर्तनात् ॥

yajño'nṛtena kṣarati tapaḥ kṣarati vismayāt | āyurviprāvamānena dānaṃ tu parikīrtanāt

A sacrifice is spoiled by falsehood, austerity by pride, life by insulting Brahmins, and a gift by proclaiming it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2197–2198 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2197–2198).

Verse 34 (14.107.34)

एकः प्रजायते जन्तुरेक एव प्रमीयते । एकोऽनुभुङ्क्ते सुकृतमेकश्चाप्नोति दुष्कृतम् ॥

ekaḥ prajāyate jantureka eva pramīyate | eko'nubhuṅkte sukṛtamekaścāpnoti duṣkṛtam

A creature is born alone, and dies alone; alone he enjoys the fruit of his good deeds, and alone he meets with his evil deeds.

Note on the text: Corrected अकोऽनुभुङ्क्ते → एकोऽनुभुङ्क्ते (misprint in Wikisource; अ for ए; critical-edition Appendix eko 'nubhuṅkte). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2199–2200 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2199–2200).

Verse 35 (14.107.35)

मृतं शरीरमुत्सृज्य काष्ठलोष्टसमं क्षितौ । विमुखा बान्धवा यान्ति धर्मस्तमनुवर्तते ॥

mṛtaṃ śarīramutsṛjya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamaṃ kṣitau | vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmastamanuvartate

Leaving the dead body on the ground like a log or a clod, his kinsmen turn their faces away and depart; dharma alone follows him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2201–2202 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2201–2202).

Verse 36 (14.107.36)

अनागतानि कार्याणि कर्तुं गणयते मनः । शरीरकं समुद्दिश्य स्मयते नूनमन्तकः ॥

anāgatāni kāryāṇi kartuṃ gaṇayate manaḥ | śarīrakaṃ samuddiśya smayate nūnamantakaḥ

The mind reckons how to do things that lie in the future, but Death, fixing his eye on the poor body, surely laughs.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2203–2204 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2203–2204).

Verse 37 (14.107.37)

तस्माद्धर्मसहायस्तु धर्मं संचिनुयात्सदा । धर्मेण हि सहायेन तमस्तरति दुस्तरम् ॥

tasmāddharmasahāyastu dharmaṃ saṃcinuyātsadā | dharmeṇa hi sahāyena tamastarati dustaram

Therefore, with dharma as his companion, a man should always gather dharma, for with dharma as his companion he crosses the darkness that is hard to cross.

Note on the text: Corrected तस्माद्धर्मसहासस्तु → तस्माद्धर्मसहायस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; स for य; critical-edition Appendix dharmasahāyo 'stu). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2205–2206 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2205–2206).

Verse 38 (14.107.38)

येषां तटाकानि बहूदकानि । सभाश्च कूपाश्च शुभाः प्रपाश्च । अन्नप्रदानं मधुरा च वाणी । यमस्य ते निर्विषया भवन्ति ॥

yeṣāṃ taṭākāni bahūdakāni | sabhāśca kūpāśca śubhāḥ prapāśca | annapradānaṃ madhurā ca vāṇī | yamasya te nirviṣayā bhavanti

Those who have ponds full of water, assembly halls, wells, fine water-sheds, who give food and speak sweetly: for them the realm of Yama holds nothing to fear.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 2207–2210 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_2207–2210). The Appendix reads pratiśrayāś ca where the page has प्रपाश्च, and prints a stray 'yudhiṣṭhira uvāca' label inside the last line.