The Rule of the Chandrayana Vow

Verse 1 (14.112.1)

चक्रायुध नमस्तेऽस्तु देवेश गरुडध्वज । चान्द्रायणविधिं पुण्यमाख्याहि भगवन्मम ॥

cakrāyudha namaste'stu deveśa garuḍadhvaja | cāndrāyaṇavidhiṃ puṇyamākhyāhi bhagavanmama

O wielder of the discus, homage to you, lord of the gods, you whose banner bears Garuda! Tell me, blessed one, the sacred rule of the Chandrayana vow.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2749–_2750; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 2 (14.112.2)

शृणु पाण्डव तत्वेन सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । पापिनो येन शुद्ध्यन्ति तत्ते वक्ष्यामि सर्वशः ॥

śṛṇu pāṇḍava tatvena sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | pāpino yena śuddhyanti tatte vakṣyāmi sarvaśaḥ

Listen, son of Pandu, to this rule exactly as it is, which destroys every sin and by which sinners become pure; I shall tell it to you in full.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2751–_2752; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 3 (14.112.3)

ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वाऽपि वैश्यो वा चरितव्रतः । यथावत्कर्तुकामो वै तस्यैवं प्रथमा क्रिया ॥

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vā'pi vaiśyo vā caritavrataḥ | yathāvatkartukāmo vai tasyaivaṃ prathamā kriyā

Whether he is a Brahmin, a Kshatriya or a Vaishya, whoever has kept his vows and wishes to perform it properly must begin with this first step.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2753–_2754; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 4 (14.112.4)

शोधयेत्तु शरीरं स्वं पञ्चगव्येन यन्त्रितः । सशिरः कृष्णपक्षस्य ततः कुर्वीत वापनम् ॥

śodhayettu śarīraṃ svaṃ pañcagavyena yantritaḥ | saśiraḥ kṛṣṇapakṣasya tataḥ kurvīta vāpanam

Keeping himself restrained, he should purify his body with the five products of the cow, and then, in the dark fortnight, have himself shaved, head included.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2755–_2756; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: line b is corrupt in the appendix (_2756 "śarīraṃ kakṣapakṣāntaṃ … pāvanam"); Wikisource's good reading kept.

Verse 5 (14.112.5)

शुक्लवासाः शुचिर्भूत्वा मौञ्जीं बध्नीत मेखलाम् । पालाशदण्डमादाय ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः ॥

śuklavāsāḥ śucirbhūtvā mauñjīṃ badhnīta mekhalām | pālāśadaṇḍamādāya brahmacārivrate sthitaḥ

Clad in white and pure, he should tie on the girdle of munja grass, take a staff of palasha wood, and abide in the vow of a celibate student.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2757–_2758; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पालाशद्ण्डमादाय → पालाशदण्डमादाय (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct द्ण्ड for दण्ड).

Verse 6 (14.112.6)

कृतोपवासः पूर्वं तु शुक्लप्रतिपदि द्विजः । नदीसंगमतीर्थेषु शुचौ देशे गृहेऽपि वा । गोमयेनोपलिप्तेऽथ स्थण्डिलेऽग्निं निधापयन् ॥

kṛtopavāsaḥ pūrvaṃ tu śuklapratipadi dvijaḥ | nadīsaṃgamatīrtheṣu śucau deśe gṛhe'pi vā | gomayenopalipte'tha sthaṇḍile'gniṃ nidhāpayan

Having fasted first, on the first day of the bright fortnight, the twice-born should go to a river confluence, a sacred ford, a clean spot, or even his own house, and there install the fire on a ground-altar smeared with cow dung.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2759–_2761; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected कृतोपलासः → कृतोपवासः (misprint in Wikisource; not a word; CE _2759 has kṛtopavāsaḥ). Corrected गोमयेनोपलिप्रेऽथ → गोमयेनोपलिप्तेऽथ (misprint in Wikisource; प्र for प्त; CE _2761 has upalipte).

Verse 7 (14.112.7)

आघारावाज्यभागौ च प्रणवं व्याहृतीस्तथा । वारुणं चैव पञ्चैव हुत्वा सर्वान्यथाक्रमम् ॥

āghārāvājyabhāgau ca praṇavaṃ vyāhṛtīstathā | vāruṇaṃ caiva pañcaiva hutvā sarvānyathākramam

In due order he should make the offerings: the two ghee-pourings of the Aghara and the Ajyabhaga, the Pranava, the Vyahritis, and the Varuna offering, five in all.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2762–_2763; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 8 (14.112.8)

सत्याय विष्णवे चेति ब्रह्मर्षिभ्योऽथ ब्रह्मणे । विश्वेभ्यो हि च देवेभ्यः सप्रजापतये तथा ॥

satyāya viṣṇave ceti brahmarṣibhyo'tha brahmaṇe | viśvebhyo hi ca devebhyaḥ saprajāpataye tathā

Then to Truth, to Vishnu, to the Brahmin-seers, to Brahma, to all the gods, and likewise to Prajapati,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2764–_2765; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 9 (14.112.9)

षडुक्त्वा जुहुयात्पश्चात्प्रायश्चित्ताहुतिं द्विजः । अतः समापयेदग्निं शान्तिं कृत्वाऽथ पौष्टिकम् ॥

ṣaḍuktvā juhuyātpaścātprāyaścittāhutiṃ dvijaḥ | ataḥ samāpayedagniṃ śāntiṃ kṛtvā'tha pauṣṭikam

having named these six, the twice-born should afterwards make the expiatory offering. Then, performing the rites of peace and of nourishment, he should close the fire.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2766–_2767; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पौष्टिकिम् → पौष्टिकम् (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; CE _2767 has pauṣṭikam).

Verse 10 (14.112.10)

प्रणम्य चाग्निं सोमं च भस्म दिग्ध्वा यथाविधि । नदीं गत्वा विशुद्धात्मा सोमाय वरुणाय च । आदित्याय नमस्कृत्वा ततः स्नायात्समाहितः ॥

praṇamya cāgniṃ somaṃ ca bhasma digdhvā yathāvidhi | nadīṃ gatvā viśuddhātmā somāya varuṇāya ca | ādityāya namaskṛtvā tataḥ snāyātsamāhitaḥ

After bowing to the fire and to Soma and smearing himself with ash as the rule requires, he should go to a river with a purified mind, pay homage to Soma, Varuna and the Sun, and then bathe with full attention.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2768–_2770; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected प्रणम्य् चाग्निं → प्रणम्य चाग्निं (misprint in Wikisource; stray halant).

Verse 11 (14.112.11)

उत्तीर्योदकमाचम्य चासीनः पूर्वतोमुखः । प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा पवित्रैरभिषेचनम् ॥

uttīryodakamācamya cāsīnaḥ pūrvatomukhaḥ | prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pavitrairabhiṣecanam

Coming out of the water and sipping water, he should sit facing east, practise breath control, and then sprinkle himself with the purifying waters.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2771–_2772; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 12 (14.112.12)

आचान्तस्त्वभिवीक्षेत ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्दिवाकरम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थित्वा कुर्याच्चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ॥

ācāntastvabhivīkṣeta ūrdhvabāhurdivākaram | kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitvā kuryāccaiva pradakṣiṇam

Having sipped water, he should gaze at the sun with his arms raised, then stand with his palms joined and make a circumambulation.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2773–_2774; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected आचान्तस्त्वमिवीक्षेत → आचान्तस्त्वभिवीक्षेत (misprint in Wikisource; मि for भि; CE _2773 has ācāntas tv abhivīkṣeta).

Verse 13 (14.112.13)

नारायणं वा रुद्रं वा ब्रह्माणमथवाऽपि च । वारुणं मन्त्रसूक्तं वा प्राग्भोजनमथापि वा ॥

nārāyaṇaṃ vā rudraṃ vā brahmāṇamathavā'pi ca | vāruṇaṃ mantrasūktaṃ vā prāgbhojanamathāpi vā

Then he should recite the mantra of Narayana, or of Rudra, or of Brahma, the hymn to Varuna, or the formula said before a meal,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2775–_2776; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected ब्रह्मणमथवाऽपि च → ब्रह्माणमथवाऽपि च (misprint in Wikisource; ब्रह्मणम् is not the accusative; CE _2775 has brahmāṇam). Corrected मन्त्रमूक्तं → मन्त्रसूक्तं (misprint in Wikisource; म for स; CE _2776 has mantrasūktaṃ).

Verse 14 (14.112.14)

वीरघ्नमृषभं वाऽपि तथा चाप्यघमर्षणम् । गायत्रीं मम देवीं वा सावित्रीं वा जपेत्ततः । शतं वाऽष्टशतं वाऽपि सहस्रमथवा परम् ॥

vīraghnamṛṣabhaṃ vā'pi tathā cāpyaghamarṣaṇam | gāyatrīṃ mama devīṃ vā sāvitrīṃ vā japettataḥ | śataṃ vā'ṣṭaśataṃ vā'pi sahasramathavā param

or the Viraghna, the Rishabha, or the Aghamarshana, or my goddess the Gayatri, or the Savitri—a hundred times, or a hundred and eight, or even a thousand and more.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2777–_2779; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected वीरघ्नमृषभफं → वीरघ्नमृषभं (misprint in Wikisource; stray फ; CE _2777 has ṛṣabhaṃ). Recension variant: the appendix (_2779) has a different count formula (aṣṭādaśaṃ vāpi sahasram atha vāparam) where Wikisource has hundred / hundred-and-eight / thousand; Wikisource kept.

Verse 15 (14.112.15)

ततो मध्याह्नकाले वै पायसं यावकं हि वा । पाचयित्वा प्रयत्नेन प्रयतः सुसमाहितः ॥

tato madhyāhnakāle vai pāyasaṃ yāvakaṃ hi vā | pācayitvā prayatnena prayataḥ susamāhitaḥ

Then at midday, with care, self-controlled and fully composed, he should cook milk-rice or barley gruel.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2780–_2781; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 16 (14.112.16)

पात्रं तु सुसमादाय सौवर्णं राजतं तु वा । ताम्रं वा मृन्मयं वापि औदुंबरमथापि वा ॥

pātraṃ tu susamādāya sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ tu vā | tāmraṃ vā mṛnmayaṃ vāpi auduṃbaramathāpi vā

Taking a vessel of gold, of silver, of copper, of clay, or of udumbara wood,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2782–_2783; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 17 (14.112.17)

वृक्षाणां याज्ञियानां तु पर्णैरार्द्रैरकुत्सितैः । पुटकेन तु गुप्तेन चरेद्भैक्षं समाहितः ॥

vṛkṣāṇāṃ yājñiyānāṃ tu parṇairārdrairakutsitaiḥ | puṭakena tu guptena caredbhaikṣaṃ samāhitaḥ

or using fresh, unspoiled leaves of trees fit for sacrifice made into a covered cup, he should go begging for alms, with a collected mind.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2784–_2785; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected याज्ञियानं → याज्ञियानां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā-sign; CE _2784 has yājñiyānāṃ). Corrected गुप्तेनि → गुप्तेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; CE _2785 has guptena).

Verse 18 (14.112.18)

ब्राह्मणानां गृहाणां तु सप्तानां नापरं व्रजेत् । गोदोहमात्रं तिष्ठेत्तु वाग्यतः संयतेन्द्रियः ॥

brāhmaṇānāṃ gṛhāṇāṃ tu saptānāṃ nāparaṃ vrajet | godohamātraṃ tiṣṭhettu vāgyataḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ

He should not go to more than seven Brahmin houses, and at each he should stand only as long as it takes to milk a cow, silent and with his senses restrained.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2786–_2787; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तिष्ठित्तु → तिष्ठेत्तु (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel; CE _2787 has tiṣṭhet tu).

Verse 19 (14.112.19)

न हसेन्न च वीक्षेत नाभिभाषेत वा स्त्रियम् ॥

na hasenna ca vīkṣeta nābhibhāṣeta vā striyam

He should not laugh, nor look at a woman, nor speak to one.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2788; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 20 (14.112.20)

दृष्ट्वा मूत्रं पुरीषं वा चण्डालं वा रजस्वलाम् । पतितं च तथा श्वानमादित्यमवलोकयेत् ॥

dṛṣṭvā mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā caṇḍālaṃ vā rajasvalām | patitaṃ ca tathā śvānamādityamavalokayet

If he sees urine or excrement, a Chandala, a woman in her courses, an outcaste, or a dog, he should look at the sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2789–_2790; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 21 (14.112.21)

यो हि पादुकमारुह्य सर्वदा प्रचरेद्द्विजः । तं दृष्ट्वा पापकर्माणमादित्यमवलोकयेत् ॥

yo hi pādukamāruhya sarvadā pracareddvijaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pāpakarmāṇamādityamavalokayet

A twice-born who always goes about wearing sandals is a doer of wrong; on seeing such a man, he should look at the sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2791–_2792; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 22 (14.112.22)

ततस्त्वावसथं प्राप्तो भिक्षां निक्षिप्य भूतले । प्रक्षाल्य पादावाजान्वोर्हस्तावाकूर्परं पुनः । आचम्य वारिणा तेन वह्निं विप्रांश्च पूजयेत् ॥

tatastvāvasathaṃ prāpto bhikṣāṃ nikṣipya bhūtale | prakṣālya pādāvājānvorhastāvākūrparaṃ punaḥ | ācamya vāriṇā tena vahniṃ viprāṃśca pūjayet

Then, on reaching his dwelling, he should set the alms down on the ground, wash his feet up to the knees and his hands up to the elbows, sip water, and with that water honour the fire and the Brahmins.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2793–_2795; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पूययेत् → पूजयेत् (misprint in Wikisource; य for ज; CE _2795 has pūjayet).

Verse 23 (14.112.23)

पञ्च सप्ताथवा कुर्याद्भागान्भैक्षस्य तस्य वै । तेषामन्यतमं पिण्डमादित्याय निवेदयेत् ॥

pañca saptāthavā kuryādbhāgānbhaikṣasya tasya vai | teṣāmanyatamaṃ piṇḍamādityāya nivedayet

He should divide that alms-food into five or seven portions, and offer one of those portions to the Sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2796–_2797; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 24 (14.112.24)

ब्रह्मणे चाग्नये चैव सोमाय वरुणाय च । विश्वेभ्यश्चैव देवेभ्यो दद्यादन्नं यथाक्रमम् ॥

brahmaṇe cāgnaye caiva somāya varuṇāya ca | viśvebhyaścaiva devebhyo dadyādannaṃ yathākramam

To Brahma, to Fire, to Soma, to Varuna, and to all the gods he should give food, in due order.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2798–_2799; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 25 (14.112.25)

अवशिष्टमथैकं तु वक्त्रमात्रं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥

avaśiṣṭamathaikaṃ tu vaktramātraṃ prakalpayet

The one remaining portion he should make just enough for a mouthful.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2800; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 26 (14.112.26)

अङ्गुल्यग्रे स्थितं पिण्डं गायत्र्या चाभिमन्त्रयेत् । अङ्गुलीभिस्त्रिभिः पिण्डं प्राश्नीयात्प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः ॥

aṅgulyagre sthitaṃ piṇḍaṃ gāyatryā cābhimantrayet | aṅgulībhistribhiḥ piṇḍaṃ prāśnīyātprāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ

Holding the morsel at the tip of his finger, he should consecrate it with the Gayatri; then, pure and facing east, he should eat the morsel with three fingers.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2801–_2802; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected प्राङ्मुखःक शुचिः → प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE _2802 has prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ).

Verse 27 (14.112.27)

यथा च वर्धते सोमो ह्रसते च यथा पुनः । तथा पिण्डाश्च वर्धन्ते ह्रसन्ते च दिनेदिने ॥

yathā ca vardhate somo hrasate ca yathā punaḥ | tathā piṇḍāśca vardhante hrasante ca dinedine

As the moon waxes and then wanes again, so the morsels grow and shrink, day by day.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2803–_2804; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 28 (14.112.28)

त्रिकालं स्नानमस्योक्तं द्विकालमथवा सकृत् । ब्रह्मचारी सदा वाऽपि न च वस्त्रं प्रपीडयेत् ॥

trikālaṃ snānamasyoktaṃ dvikālamathavā sakṛt | brahmacārī sadā vā'pi na ca vastraṃ prapīḍayet

Bathing three times a day is prescribed for him, or twice, or once; and he should remain always a celibate student, and not wring out his clothes.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2805–_2806; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 29 (14.112.29)

स्थाने न दिवसं तिष्ठेद्रात्रौ वीरासनं व्रजेत् । भवेत्स्थण्डिलशायी वाऽप्यथ वा वृक्षमूलिकः ॥

sthāne na divasaṃ tiṣṭhedrātrau vīrāsanaṃ vrajet | bhavetsthaṇḍilaśāyī vā'pyatha vā vṛkṣamūlikaḥ

By day he should not stay in one place; at night he should sit in the hero's posture. Or he may sleep on the bare ground, or dwell at the foot of a tree.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2807–_2808; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected स्थान न दिवसं → स्थाने न दिवसं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped e-sign; CE _2807 has sthāne na). Corrected वाऽप्यथा वृक्षमूलिकः → वाऽप्यथ वा वृक्षमूलिकः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped व; CE _2808 has vāpy atha vā vṛkṣamūlikaḥ).

Verse 30 (14.112.30)

वल्कलं यदि वा क्षौमं शाणं कार्पासकं तथा । आच्छादनं भवेत्तस्य वस्त्रार्थं पाण्डुनन्दन ॥

valkalaṃ yadi vā kṣaumaṃ śāṇaṃ kārpāsakaṃ tathā | ācchādanaṃ bhavettasya vastrārthaṃ pāṇḍunandana

For his clothing, son of Pandu, his covering may be bark, linen, hemp or cotton.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2809–_2810; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 31 (14.112.31)

एवं चान्द्रायणे पूर्णे मासस्यान्ते प्रयत्नवान् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या दद्याच्चैव च दक्षिणाम् ॥

evaṃ cāndrāyaṇe pūrṇe māsasyānte prayatnavān | brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā dadyāccaiva ca dakṣiṇām

When the Chandrayana has been completed in this way, at the end of the month he should carefully feed Brahmins with devotion and give them a gift.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2811–_2812; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 32 (14.112.32)

चान्द्रायणेन चीर्णेन यत्कृतं तेन दुष्कृतम् । तत्सर्वं तत्क्षणादेव भस्मीभवति काष्ठवत् ॥

cāndrāyaṇena cīrṇena yatkṛtaṃ tena duṣkṛtam | tatsarvaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva bhasmībhavati kāṣṭhavat

Whatever evil has been done is, once the Chandrayana has been performed, burned to ashes in that very moment, like wood.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2813–_2814; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 33 (14.112.33)

ब्रह्महत्या च गोहत्या सुवर्णस्तैन्यमेव च । भ्रूणहत्या सुरापानं गुरोर्दारव्यतिक्रमः ॥

brahmahatyā ca gohatyā suvarṇastainyameva ca | bhrūṇahatyā surāpānaṃ gurordāravyatikramaḥ

The killing of a Brahmin, the killing of a cow, the theft of gold, the killing of an embryo, the drinking of liquor, and the violation of the guru's wife—

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2815–_2816; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 34 (14.112.34)

एवमन्यानि पापानि पातकीयानि यानि च । चान्द्रायणेन नश्यन्ति वायुना पांसवो यथा ॥

evamanyāni pāpāni pātakīyāni yāni ca | cāndrāyaṇena naśyanti vāyunā pāṃsavo yathā

these and other sins of the same kind, whatever causes loss of caste, are destroyed by the Chandrayana as dust is scattered by the wind.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2817–_2818; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 35 (14.112.35)

अनिर्दशाया गोः क्षीरमौष्ठ्रमाविकमेव च । मृतसूतकयोश्चान्नं भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

anirdaśāyā goḥ kṣīramauṣṭhramāvikameva ca | mṛtasūtakayoścānnaṃ bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Having taken the milk of a cow within ten days of her calving, or of a camel or a sheep, or the food of a house in birth or death impurity, one should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2819–_2820; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 36 (14.112.36)

उपपातकिनश्चान्नं पतितान्नं तथैव च । शूद्रस्योच्छेषणं चैव भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

upapātakinaścānnaṃ patitānnaṃ tathaiva ca | śūdrasyoccheṣaṇaṃ caiva bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Having eaten the food of one guilty of a minor sin, the food of an outcaste, or the leavings of a Shudra, one should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2821–_2822; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 37 (14.112.37)

आकाशस्थं तु हस्तस्थमधः स्रस्तं तथैव च । परहस्तस्थितं चैव भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

ākāśasthaṃ tu hastasthamadhaḥ srastaṃ tathaiva ca | parahastasthitaṃ caiva bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Having eaten food that was held in the air, or held in the hand, or that has fallen below, or that stood in another's hand, one should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2823–_2824; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: appendix _2823 has "āsanasthaṃ" for "अधः स्रस्तं"; kept.

Verse 38 (14.112.38)

अथाग्रेधिषोरन्नं दिधिषूपपतेस्तथा । परिवेत्तुस्तथा चान्नं परिवित्तान्नमेव च ॥

athāgredhiṣorannaṃ didhiṣūpapatestathā | parivettustathā cānnaṃ parivittānnameva ca

The food of an Agredidhishu and of a Didhishupati, of a Parivettri and of a Parivitta,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2825–_2826; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected दिधिषूपपतेस्तता → दिधिषूपपतेस्तथा (misprint in Wikisource; तता for तथा; CE _2825 has tathā).

Verse 39 (14.112.39)

कुण्डान्नं गोलकान्नं च देवलान्नं तथैव च । तथा पुरोहितस्यान्नं भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

kuṇḍānnaṃ golakānnaṃ ca devalānnaṃ tathaiva ca | tathā purohitasyānnaṃ bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

the food of a Kunda, of a Golaka, of a temple-priest (Devala), and likewise of a family priest—having eaten any of these, one should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2827–_2828; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 40 (14.112.40)

सुराऽऽसवं विषं सर्पिर्लाक्षा लवणमेव च । तैलं चापि च विक्रीणन्द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

surā''savaṃ viṣaṃ sarpirlākṣā lavaṇameva ca | tailaṃ cāpi ca vikrīṇandvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

A twice-born who sells liquor, poison, ghee, lac, salt, or oil should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2829–_2830; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 41 (14.112.41)

एकोद्दिष्टं तु यो भुङ्क्ते जनमध्यगतोऽपि यः । भिन्नभाण्डेषु यो भुङ्क्ते द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

ekoddiṣṭaṃ tu yo bhuṅkte janamadhyagato'pi yaḥ | bhinnabhāṇḍeṣu yo bhuṅkte dvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

The twice-born who eats food prepared for a single person's rite, or who eats while in the midst of a crowd, or who eats from broken vessels, should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2831–_2832; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: appendix _2831 has "dinamadhyagato" for "जनमध्यगतोऽपि"; kept.

Verse 42 (14.112.42)

यो भुङ्क्तेऽनुपनीतेन यो भुङ्क्ते च स्त्रिया सह । कन्यया सह यो भुङ्क्ते द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

yo bhuṅkte'nupanītena yo bhuṅkte ca striyā saha | kanyayā saha yo bhuṅkte dvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

The twice-born who eats with one not yet initiated, or eats together with a woman, or eats together with a maiden, should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2833–_2834; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 43 (14.112.43)

उच्छिष्टं स्थापयेद्विप्रो यो मोहाद्भोजनान्तरे । दद्याद्वा यदि वा मोहाद्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

ucchiṣṭaṃ sthāpayedvipro yo mohādbhojanāntare | dadyādvā yadi vā mohādvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

The Brahmin who through folly keeps his leavings aside in the midst of a meal, or through folly gives them away, should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2835–_2836; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 44 (14.112.44)

तुम्बकोशातकं चैव पलाण्डुं गृञ्जनं तथा । छत्राकं लशुनं चैव भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

tumbakośātakaṃ caiva palāṇḍuṃ gṛñjanaṃ tathā | chatrākaṃ laśunaṃ caiva bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Having eaten bottle-gourd, sponge-gourd, onion, leek, mushroom, or garlic, one should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2837–_2838; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 45 (14.112.45)

द्विजः पर्युषितं चान्नं पक्वं परगृहागतम् । विपक्वं च तथा मांसं भुक्त्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

dvijaḥ paryuṣitaṃ cānnaṃ pakvaṃ paragṛhāgatam | vipakvaṃ ca tathā māṃsaṃ bhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

Having eaten stale food, cooked food that has come from another's house, or meat that is not properly cooked, a twice-born should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2839–_2840; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 46 (14.112.46)

उदक्यया शुना वाऽपि चण्डालैर्वा द्विजोत्तमः । दृष्टमन्नं तु भुञ्जानो द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत् ॥

udakyayā śunā vā'pi caṇḍālairvā dvijottamaḥ | dṛṣṭamannaṃ tu bhuñjāno dvijaścāndrāyaṇaṃ caret

A best of the twice-born who eats food that has been seen by a woman in her courses, by a dog, or by Chandalas should perform the Chandrayana.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2841–_2842; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 47 (14.112.47)

तत्पुरा विशुद्ध्यर्थमृषिभिश्चरितं व्रतम् । पावनं सर्वभूतानां पुण्यं पाण्डवचोदितम् ॥

tatpurā viśuddhyarthamṛṣibhiścaritaṃ vratam | pāvanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ puṇyaṃ pāṇḍavacoditam

This vow was practised in ancient times by the sages for purification; it purifies all beings and is meritorious, as it has been enjoined, O Pandava.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2843–_2844; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Removed stray asterisks "****" before तत्पुरा (wiki mark). Wikisource prints "पाण्डवचोदितम्" as one word; the appendix (_2844) reads "pāṇḍava coditam" (vocative + participle), which is how it is translated.

Verse 48 (14.112.48)

एतेन वसवो रुद्राश्चादित्याश्च दिवं गताः । एतदद्य परं गुह्यं पवित्रं पापनाशनम् ॥

etena vasavo rudrāścādityāśca divaṃ gatāḥ | etadadya paraṃ guhyaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam

By this the Vasus, the Rudras and the Adityas went to heaven. This, now, is the supreme secret, the purifier, the destroyer of sin.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2845–_2846; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: appendix _2846 has "etad ādyaṃ" for "एतदद्य"; kept.

Verse 49 (14.112.49)

यथोक्तमेतद्यः कुर्याद्द्विजः पापप्रणाशनम् । स दिवं याति पूतात्मा निर्मलादित्यसंनिभः ॥

yathoktametadyaḥ kuryāddvijaḥ pāpapraṇāśanam | sa divaṃ yāti pūtātmā nirmalādityasaṃnibhaḥ

The twice-born who practises this as it has been taught, this destroyer of sin, goes to heaven with his self made pure, shining like the spotless sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2847–_2848; not in the critical edition's constituted text.