One Meal a Day through the Twelve Months

Verse 1 (14.113.1)

केशवेनैवमुक्ते तु चान्द्रायणविधिक्रमे । अपृच्छत्पुनरन्यांश्च धर्मान्धर्मात्मजो नृप ॥

keśavenaivamukte tu cāndrāyaṇavidhikrame | apṛcchatpunaranyāṃśca dharmāndharmātmajo nṛpa

When Keshava had spoken in this way about the rule of the Chandrayana, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, asked once more about other duties, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2849–_2850; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 2 (14.113.2)

सर्वभूतपते श्रीमन्सर्वभूतनमस्कृत । सर्वभूतहितं धर्मं सर्वज्ञ कथयस्व नः ॥

sarvabhūtapate śrīmansarvabhūtanamaskṛta | sarvabhūtahitaṃ dharmaṃ sarvajña kathayasva naḥ

O lord of all beings, glorious one, honoured by all beings, all-knowing, tell us the duty that is good for all beings.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2851–_2852; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Wikisource has "कथयस्व नः" where the appendix (_2852) has "kathayasva me"; kept.

Verse 3 (14.113.3)

यद्दरिद्रजनस्यापि स्वर्ग्यं सुखकरं भवेत् । सर्वपापप्रशमनं तच्छृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर ॥

yaddaridrajanasyāpi svargyaṃ sukhakaraṃ bhavet | sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva yudhiṣṭhira

Listen, Yudhishthira, to that which brings heaven and happiness even to a poor man and which calms all sins.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2853–_2854; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected युधिष्टिर → युधिष्ठिर (misprint in Wikisource; ट for ठ).

Verse 4 (14.113.4)

कार्तिकाद्यास्तु ये मासा द्वादशैव प्रकीर्तिताः । तेष्वेकभुक्तनियमः सर्वेषामुच्यते मया ॥

kārtikādyāstu ye māsā dvādaśaiva prakīrtitāḥ | teṣvekabhuktaniyamaḥ sarveṣāmucyate mayā

The twelve months beginning with Kartika have been named; for every one of them I lay down the rule of eating only once a day.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2855–_2856; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तेष्वेकबुक्तनिमः → तेष्वेकभुक्तनियमः (misprint in Wikisource; garbled; CE _2856 has ekabhuktaniyamaḥ).

Verse 5 (14.113.5)

कार्तिके यस्तु वै मासे नन्दायां संयतेन्द्रियः । एकभुक्तेन मद्भक्तो मासमेकं तु वर्तते ॥

kārtike yastu vai māse nandāyāṃ saṃyatendriyaḥ | ekabhuktena madbhakto māsamekaṃ tu vartate

The man who, in the month of Kartika, at the Nanda tithi, with his senses restrained and devoted to me, lives for one month on a single meal a day,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2857–_2858; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 6 (14.113.6)

जलं वा न पिबेन्मासे नान्तरं भोजनात्परम् । आदित्यरूपं मां नित्यमर्चयन्सुसमाहितः ॥

jalaṃ vā na pibenmāse nāntaraṃ bhojanātparam | ādityarūpaṃ māṃ nityamarcayansusamāhitaḥ

should not drink even water in that month, nor take anything between one meal and the next, and should always worship me, with a collected mind, in the form of the Sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2859–_2860; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 7 (14.113.7)

व्रतान्ते भोजयेद्विप्रान्दक्षिणां सम्प्रदाय च । क्रोधलोभविनिर्मुक्तस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

vratānte bhojayedviprāndakṣiṇāṃ sampradāya ca | krodhalobhavinirmuktastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

At the end of the vow he should feed Brahmins and give them a gift, free of anger and greed. Hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2861–_2862; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 8 (14.113.8)

विधिवत्कपिलादाने यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् । तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्य सूर्यलोके महीयते । ततश्चापि च्युतः कालात्पुरुषेषूपजायते ॥

vidhivatkapilādāne yatpuṇyaṃ samudāhṛtam | tatpuṇyaṃ samanuprāpya sūryaloke mahīyate | tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālātpuruṣeṣūpajāyate

The merit declared for giving a tawny cow according to rule—that merit he obtains, and he is honoured in the world of the Sun; then, falling from there in time, he is born among men.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2863–_2865; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected सूर्यकलोके → सूर्यलोके (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE _2864 has sūryaloke).

Verse 9 (14.113.9)

मार्गशीर्षं तु यो मासमेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च परित्यज्य यथाविधि ॥

mārgaśīrṣaṃ tu yo māsamekabhuktena vartate | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca parityajya yathāvidhi

The man who spends the month of Margashirsha on a single meal a day, giving up desire, anger and greed, as the rule requires,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2866–_2867; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 10 (14.113.10)

स्नात्वा चादित्यरूपं मामर्चयेन्नियतेन्द्रियः । जपेच्चैव च गायत्रीं मामिकां वाग्यतेन्द्रियः ॥

snātvā cādityarūpaṃ māmarcayenniyatendriyaḥ | japeccaiva ca gāyatrīṃ māmikāṃ vāgyatendriyaḥ

and who, after bathing, with his senses controlled, worships me in the form of the Sun, and silently repeats my Gayatri,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2868–_2869; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected मामर्ययेन् → मामर्चयेन् (misprint in Wikisource; य for च; CE _2868 has mām arcayen).

Verse 11 (14.113.11)

मासे परिसमाप्ते तु भोजयित्वा द्विजाञ्शुचिः । तानर्चयति मद्भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

māse parisamāpte tu bhojayitvā dvijāñśuciḥ | tānarcayati madbhaktyā tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and at the end of the month, being pure, feeds pure Brahmins and honours them with devotion to me—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2870–_2871; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 12 (14.113.12)

अग्निहोत्रे कृते पुण्यमाहिताग्नेस्तु यद्भवेत् । तत्पुण्यं फलमासाद्य यानेनाम्बरशोभिना । सह सप्तर्षिलोकेषु यथाकामं यथासुखम् ॥

agnihotre kṛte puṇyamāhitāgnestu yadbhavet | tatpuṇyaṃ phalamāsādya yānenāmbaraśobhinā | saha saptarṣilokeṣu yathākāmaṃ yathāsukham

The merit that comes to a keeper of the sacred fires from performing the Agnihotra—having gained the fruit of that merit, he travels in a chariot that adorns the sky through the worlds of the Seven Sages, as he wishes and at his ease.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2872–_2874; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected योनेनांऽबरशोभिना → यानेनाम्बरशोभिना (misprint in Wikisource; garbled vowels and conjunct; CE _2873 has yānenāmbaraśobhinā). Recension variant: line 3 "सह सप्तर्षिलोकेषु यथाकामं यथासुखम्" is Wikisource's wording of appendix _2874 ("saptarṣiloke carati yathākāmaṃ yathāsukham"); kept.

Verse 13 (14.113.13)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालाद्धरिवर्षेषु जायते । तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा राजा पश्चाद्भविष्यति ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālāddharivarṣeṣu jāyate | tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā rājā paścādbhaviṣyati

Then, falling from there in time, he is born in the Harivarsha; having sported there as he wished, he afterwards becomes a king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2875–_2876; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 14 (14.113.14)

पौषमासं क्षिपेदेवमेकभुक्तेन यो नरः । अर्चयन्नेव मां नित्यं मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ॥

pauṣamāsaṃ kṣipedevamekabhuktena yo naraḥ | arcayanneva māṃ nityaṃ madgatenāntarātmanā

The man who spends the month of Pausha in the same way, on a single meal a day, always worshipping me with his inner self fixed on me,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2877–_2878; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Restored: Wikisource prints "********" where the first words of the line are lost; the appendix (_2877) reads "pauṣamāsaṃ kṣaped evam ekabhuktena yo naraḥ", so "पौषमासं" is supplied for the asterisks.

Verse 15 (14.113.15)

अहिंसासत्यसहितः क्रोधहर्षविवर्जितः । एवं युक्तस्य राजेन्द्र शृणु यत्फलमुत्तमम् ॥

ahiṃsāsatyasahitaḥ krodhaharṣavivarjitaḥ | evaṃ yuktasya rājendra śṛṇu yatphalamuttamam

devoted to non-violence and truth, free of anger and elation—hear, best of kings, the supreme fruit for one so disciplined.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2879–_2880; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 16 (14.113.16)

विप्रातिथ्यसहस्रेषु यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् । तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्य शक्रलोके महीयते ॥

viprātithyasahasreṣu yatpuṇyaṃ samudāhṛtam | tatpuṇyaṃ samanuprāpya śakraloke mahīyate

The merit declared for a thousand acts of hospitality to Brahmins—having gained that merit, he is honoured in the world of Shakra.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2881–_2882; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 17 (14.113.17)

अवतीर्णस्ततः कालादिलावर्षेषु जायते । तत्र स्थित्वा चिरं कालमस्मिन्विप्रो भविष्यति ॥

avatīrṇastataḥ kālādilāvarṣeṣu jāyate | tatra sthitvā ciraṃ kālamasminvipro bhaviṣyati

Descending from there in time, he is born in the Ilavarsha; after staying there a long while, he will become a Brahmin in this world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2883–_2884; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 18 (14.113.18)

माघमासं सदा यस्तु वर्तते चैकभुक्ततः । मदर्चनपरो भूत्वा डंभक्रोधविवर्जितः । मामिकामपि सावित्रीं सन्ध्यायां तु जपेद्बुधः ॥

māghamāsaṃ sadā yastu vartate caikabhuktataḥ | madarcanaparo bhūtvā ḍaṃbhakrodhavivarjitaḥ | māmikāmapi sāvitrīṃ sandhyāyāṃ tu japedbudhaḥ

The wise man who always lives through the month of Magha on a single meal a day, intent on worshipping me, free of pride and anger, and who at twilight mutters my Savitri,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2885–_2887; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected डंभक्तोधविवर्जितः → डंभक्रोधविवर्जितः (misprint in Wikisource; त for र; CE _2886 has ḍambhakrodhavivarjitaḥ). Recension variant: Wikisource has "सावित्रीं" where the appendix (_2887) has "gāyitrīm"; kept.

Verse 19 (14.113.19)

दत्त्वा तु दक्षिणामन्ते भोजयित्वा द्विजानपि । नमस्करोति तान्भक्त्या मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना । त्रिकालस्नानयुक्तस्य तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

dattvā tu dakṣiṇāmante bhojayitvā dvijānapi | namaskaroti tānbhaktyā madgatenāntarātmanā | trikālasnānayuktasya tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, after giving the gift at the end and feeding Brahmins, bows to them with devotion, his inner self fixed on me, and bathes three times a day—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2888–_2890; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected दत्त्वा दु दक्षिणामन्ते → दत्त्वा तु दक्षिणामन्ते (misprint in Wikisource; दु for तु; CE _2888 has dattvā tu dakṣiṇām ante). Corrected नमिस्करोति → नमस्करोति (misprint in Wikisource; इ for अ; CE _2889 has namaskaroti).

Verse 20 (14.113.20)

नीलकण्ठप्रयुक्तेन यानेनाम्बरशोभिना । पितृलोकं व्रजेच्छ्रीमान्सेव्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः ॥

nīlakaṇṭhaprayuktena yānenāmbaraśobhinā | pitṛlokaṃ vrajecchrīmānsevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ

In a chariot drawn by peacocks, adorning the sky, that glorious man goes to the world of the ancestors, served by throngs of apsaras.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2891–_2892; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected योनेनांऽबरशोभिना → यानेनाम्बरशोभिना (misprint in Wikisource; garbled vowels and conjunct; CE _2891 has yānenāmbaraśobhinā). Corrected सेव्यमानोप्सरोणैः → सेव्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped avagraha and ग; CE _2892 has sevyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ).

Verse 21 (14.113.21)

तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा भद्राश्वेषूपजायते । ततश्च्युतश्चतुर्वेदी विप्रो भवति भूतले ॥

tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā bhadrāśveṣūpajāyate | tataścyutaścaturvedī vipro bhavati bhūtale

Having sported there as he wished, he is born in Bhadrashva; falling from there, he becomes a Brahmin on earth, learned in the four Vedas.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2893–_2894; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 22 (14.113.22)

यश्चरेत्फाल्गुनं मासमेकभुक्तो जितेन्द्रियः । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्येतन्मन्त्रं जपेत्सदा ॥

yaścaretphālgunaṃ māsamekabhukto jitendriyaḥ | namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyetanmantraṃ japetsadā

The man who, with his senses conquered, spends the month of Phalguna on a single meal a day, and always repeats the mantra "Homage to the god beloved of Brahmins,"

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2895–_2896; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 23 (14.113.23)

पायसं भोजयेद्विप्रान्व्रतान्ते संयतेन्द्रियः । मदर्चनपरोऽक्रोधस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

pāyasaṃ bhojayedviprānvratānte saṃyatendriyaḥ | madarcanaparo'krodhastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, at the end of the vow, restrained, feeds Brahmins with milk-rice, devoted to my worship and free of anger—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2897–_2898; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 24 (14.113.24)

विमानं सारसैर्युक्तमारूढः कामगामि च । नक्षत्रलोके रमते नक्षत्रसदृशाकृतिः ॥

vimānaṃ sārasairyuktamārūḍhaḥ kāmagāmi ca | nakṣatraloke ramate nakṣatrasadṛśākṛtiḥ

Mounted on a chariot yoked with cranes, which goes where he wills, he delights in the world of the stars, with a form as radiant as a star.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2899–_2900; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 25 (14.113.25)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालात्केतुमालेषु जायते । तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा मानुषेषु मुनिर्भवेत् ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālātketumāleṣu jāyate | tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā mānuṣeṣu munirbhavet

Falling from there in time, he is born in Ketumala; having sported there as he wished, he becomes a sage among men.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2901–_2902; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 26 (14.113.26)

चैत्रमासं तु यो राजन्नेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । ब्रह्मचारी च मद्भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

caitramāsaṃ tu yo rājannekabhuktena vartate | brahmacārī ca madbhaktyā tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

O king, the man who lives through the month of Chaitra on a single meal a day, as a celibate student, with devotion to me—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2903–_2904; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 27 (14.113.27)

यदग्निहोत्रिणः पुण्यं यथोक्तं व्रतचारिणः । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य चन्द्रलोके महीयते ॥

yadagnihotriṇaḥ puṇyaṃ yathoktaṃ vratacāriṇaḥ | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya candraloke mahīyate

The merit of one who keeps the Agnihotra, as declared for one who practises vows—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in the world of the Moon.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2905–_2906; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तत्पुण्यफकलमासाद्य → तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE _2906 has tat puṇyaphalam āsādya).

Verse 28 (14.113.28)

ततोऽवतीर्णो जायेत वर्षे रमणके पुनः । भुक्त्वा कामांस्ततस्तस्मिन्निह राजा भविष्यति ॥

tato'vatīrṇo jāyeta varṣe ramaṇake punaḥ | bhuktvā kāmāṃstatastasminniha rājā bhaviṣyati

Descending from there, he is born again in the Ramanaka varsha; after enjoying pleasures there, he will become a king in this world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2907–_2908; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 29 (14.113.29)

वैशाखे यस्तु मासे वै ह्येकभुक्तेन वर्तते । द्विजमग्रासने कृत्वा भुञ्जन्भूमौ च वाग्यतः ॥

vaiśākhe yastu māse vai hyekabhuktena vartate | dvijamagrāsane kṛtvā bhuñjanbhūmau ca vāgyataḥ

The man who in the month of Vaishakha lives on a single meal a day, seating a Brahmin in the place of honour and eating on the ground in silence,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2909–_2910; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 30 (14.113.30)

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्यर्चयित्वा दिवाकरम् । व्रतान्ते भोजयेद्विप्रांस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyarcayitvā divākaram | vratānte bhojayedviprāṃstasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, after worshipping the Sun with the words "Homage to the god beloved of Brahmins," feeds Brahmins at the end of the vow—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2911–_2912; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 31 (14.113.31)

फलं यद्विधिवत्प्रोक्तमग्निष्टोमातिरात्रयोः । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य देवलोके महीयते ॥

phalaṃ yadvidhivatproktamagniṣṭomātirātrayoḥ | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya devaloke mahīyate

The fruit declared in due form for the Agnishtoma and the Atiratra—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in the world of the gods.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2913–_2914; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 32 (14.113.32)

ततो हैमवते वर्षे जायते कालपर्ययात् । तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा विप्रः पश्चाद्भविष्यति ॥

tato haimavate varṣe jāyate kālaparyayāt | tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā vipraḥ paścādbhaviṣyati

Then, in the course of time, he is born in the Haimavata varsha; having sported there as he wished, he afterwards becomes a Brahmin.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2915–_2916; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 33 (14.113.33)

ज्येष्ठमासं तु यो विप्रो ह्येकभुक्तेन वर्तते । विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा भूमौ भुञ्जन्यथाविधि ॥

jyeṣṭhamāsaṃ tu yo vipro hyekabhuktena vartate | vipramagrāsane kṛtvā bhūmau bhuñjanyathāvidhi

The Brahmin who in the month of Jyeshtha lives on a single meal a day, seating a Brahmin in the place of honour and eating on the ground as the rule requires,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2917–_2918; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 34 (14.113.34)

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्युच्चरन्मां समाहितः । डंभानृतविनिर्मुक्तस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyuccaranmāṃ samāhitaḥ | ḍaṃbhānṛtavinirmuktastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, with a collected mind, utters to me "Homage to the god beloved of Brahmins," free of pride and falsehood—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2919–_2920; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 35 (14.113.35)

चीर्णे चान्द्रायणे सम्यग्यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य देवलोके महीयते ॥

cīrṇe cāndrāyaṇe samyagyatpuṇyaṃ samudāhṛtam | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya devaloke mahīyate

The merit declared for a Chandrayana properly performed—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in the world of the gods.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2921–_2922; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 36 (14.113.36)

अथोत्तरकुरौ वर्षे जायते निर्गतस्ततः । ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके द्विजो भवेत् ॥

athottarakurau varṣe jāyate nirgatastataḥ | tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālādiha loke dvijo bhavet

Then, departing from there, he is born in the Uttarakuru varsha; falling from there in time, he becomes a twice-born in this world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2923–_2924; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 37 (14.113.37)

आषाढमासं यो राजन्नेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधो मदर्चनपरायणः ॥

āṣāḍhamāsaṃ yo rājannekabhuktena vartate | brahmacārī jitakrodho madarcanaparāyaṇaḥ

O king, the man who in the month of Ashadha lives on a single meal a day, a celibate student who has conquered anger, devoted to my worship,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2925–_2926; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 38 (14.113.38)

विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा भूमौ भुञ्जञ्जितेन्द्रियः । कृत्वा त्रिषवणं स्नानमष्टाक्षरविधानतः ॥

vipramagrāsane kṛtvā bhūmau bhuñjañjitendriyaḥ | kṛtvā triṣavaṇaṃ snānamaṣṭākṣaravidhānataḥ

who seats a Brahmin in the place of honour, eats on the ground with his senses mastered, and bathes at the three junctures of the day according to the eight-syllable rite,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2927–_2928; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 39 (14.113.39)

व्रतान्ते भोजयेद्विद्वान्पायसेन युधिष्ठिर । गुडोदनेन राजेन्द्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

vratānte bhojayedvidvānpāyasena yudhiṣṭhira | guḍodanena rājendra tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, being wise, feeds Brahmins at the end of the vow with milk-rice, O Yudhishthira, and with rice cooked in jaggery, O best of kings—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2929–_2930; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 40 (14.113.40)

कपिलाशतदानस्य यत्पुण्यं पाण्डुनन्दन । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य देवलोके महीयते ॥

kapilāśatadānasya yatpuṇyaṃ pāṇḍunandana | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya devaloke mahīyate

The merit of giving a hundred tawny cows, son of Pandu—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in the world of the gods.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2931–_2932; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 41 (14.113.41)

ततोऽवतीर्णः काले तु शाकद्वीपे तु जायते । ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह विप्रो भविष्यति ॥

tato'vatīrṇaḥ kāle tu śākadvīpe tu jāyate | tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālādiha vipro bhaviṣyati

Descending from there in time, he is born in Shakadvipa; falling from there in time, he will become a Brahmin here.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2933–_2934; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 42 (14.113.42)

श्रावणं यः क्षिपेन्मासमेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्युक्त्वा मामर्चयेत्सदा । विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा भूमौ भुञ्जन्यथाविधि ॥

śrāvaṇaṃ yaḥ kṣipenmāsamekabhuktena vartate | namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyuktvā māmarcayetsadā | vipramagrāsane kṛtvā bhūmau bhuñjanyathāvidhi

The man who spends the month of Shravana on a single meal a day, who says "Homage to the god beloved of Brahmins" and always worships me, seating a Brahmin in the place of honour and eating on the ground as the rule requires,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2935–_2937; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected विप्रमाग्रासने → विप्रमग्रासने (misprint in Wikisource; stray ā-sign; CE _2937 has vipram agrāsane).

Verse 43 (14.113.43)

पायसेनार्चयन्विप्राञ्जितक्रोधो जितेन्द्रियः । लोभमोहविनिर्मुक्तस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

pāyasenārcayanviprāñjitakrodho jitendriyaḥ | lobhamohavinirmuktastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

who honours Brahmins with milk-rice, having conquered anger and his senses, and is free of greed and delusion—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2938–_2939; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 44 (14.113.44)

कपिलादानस्य यत्पुण्यं विधिदत्तस्य पाण्डव । तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्य शक्रलोके महीयते ॥

kapilādānasya yatpuṇyaṃ vidhidattasya pāṇḍava | tatpuṇyaṃ samanuprāpya śakraloke mahīyate

The merit of a tawny cow given in due form, O Pandava—having attained that merit, he is honoured in the world of Shakra.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2940–_2941; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Restored: Wikisource prints "सम***प्राप्य" with the middle letters lost; the appendix (_2941) reads "samanuprāpya", so "समनुप्राप्य" is supplied.

Verse 45 (14.113.45)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालात्कुशद्वीपे प्रजायते । तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा विप्रो भवति मानुषे ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālātkuśadvīpe prajāyate | tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā vipro bhavati mānuṣe

Falling from there in time, he is born in Kushadvipa; having sported there as he wished, he becomes a Brahmin among men.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2942–_2943; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected च्युत कालात् → च्युतः कालात् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; CE _2942 has cyutaḥ kālāt). Corrected तत्रि प्रकामं → तत्र प्रकामं (misprint in Wikisource; stray vowel sign; CE _2943 has tatra prakāmaṃ).

Verse 46 (14.113.46)

यस्तु भाद्रपदं मासमेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः ॥

yastu bhādrapadaṃ māsamekabhuktena vartate | brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ satyasandho jitendriyaḥ

The man who lives through the month of Bhadrapada on a single meal a day, a celibate student who has conquered anger, true to his word and master of his senses,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2944–_2945; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 47 (14.113.47)

विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा पाकभेदविवर्जितः । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्युक्त्वाऽस्य चरणौ स्पृशेत् ॥

vipramagrāsane kṛtvā pākabhedavivarjitaḥ | namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyuktvā'sya caraṇau spṛśet

who seats a Brahmin in the place of honour, avoids any variety of cooking, and, saying "Homage to the god beloved of Brahmins," touches the Brahmin's feet,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2946–_2947; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 48 (14.113.48)

तिलानपि घृतं वाऽपि व्रतान्ते दक्षिणां ददत् । मद्भक्तस्य नरश्रेष्ठ तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

tilānapi ghṛtaṃ vā'pi vratānte dakṣiṇāṃ dadat | madbhaktasya naraśreṣṭha tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

and who, at the end of the vow, gives sesame or ghee as the gift, devoted to me, best of men—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2948–_2949; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected दक्षिमां → दक्षिणां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ण; CE _2948 has dakṣiṇāṃ).

Verse 49 (14.113.49)

यत्फलं विधिवत्प्रोक्तं राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य शक्रलोके महीयते ॥

yatphalaṃ vidhivatproktaṃ rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya śakraloke mahīyate

The fruit declared in due form for the Rajasuya and the Ashvamedha—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in the world of Shakra.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2950–_2951; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 50 (14.113.50)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालाज्जायते धनदालये । तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा राजा भवति मानुषे ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālājjāyate dhanadālaye | tatra prakāmaṃ krīḍitvā rājā bhavati mānuṣe

Falling from there in time, he is born in the house of the Giver of Wealth; having sported there as he wished, he becomes a king among men.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2952–_2953; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected क्रीकडित्वा → क्रीडित्वा (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE _2953 has krīḍitvā).

Verse 51 (14.113.51)

यश्चाप्याश्वयुजं मासमेकभुक्तेन वर्तते । मद्गायत्रीं जपेद्भक्त्या मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना । द्विसन्ध्यं वा त्रिसन्ध्यं वा शतमष्टोत्तरं तु वा ॥

yaścāpyāśvayujaṃ māsamekabhuktena vartate | madgāyatrīṃ japedbhaktyā madgatenāntarātmanā | dvisandhyaṃ vā trisandhyaṃ vā śatamaṣṭottaraṃ tu vā

The man who lives through the month of Ashvayuja on a single meal a day and, with devotion and his inner self fixed on me, mutters my Gayatri—twice or three times a day, or a hundred and eight times—

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2954–_2956; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 52 (14.113.52)

विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा संयतेन्द्रियमानसः । व्रतान्ते भोजयेद्विप्रांस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

vipramagrāsane kṛtvā saṃyatendriyamānasaḥ | vratānte bhojayedviprāṃstasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

who seats a Brahmin in the place of honour, with his senses and mind restrained, and feeds Brahmins at the end of the vow—hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2957–_2958; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 53 (14.113.53)

अश्वमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं विधिवत्पाण्डुनन्दन । तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य मम लोके महीयते ॥

aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ vidhivatpāṇḍunandana | tatpuṇyaphalamāsādya mama loke mahīyate

The merit of the Ashvamedha performed in due form, son of Pandu—having gained the fruit of that merit, he is honoured in my world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2959–_2960; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 54 (14.113.54)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालाच्छ्वेतद्वीपे प्रजायते । तत्र भुक्त्वा च भोगांश्च ततो विप्रवरो भवेत् ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālācchvetadvīpe prajāyate | tatra bhuktvā ca bhogāṃśca tato vipravaro bhavet

Falling from there in time, he is born in Shvetadvipa; having enjoyed pleasures and enjoyments there, he then becomes an excellent Brahmin.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2961–_2962; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: line 2 differs from appendix _2962 ("tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān atra vipraparo bhavet"); Wikisource kept.