The Description of Right Conduct

Verse 1 (skanda.3.57.1)

व्यास उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्मारण्यनिवासिना । यत्कार्यं पुरुषेणेह गार्हस्थ्यमनुतिष्ठता

vyāsa uvāca ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi dharmāraṇyanivāsinā yatkāryaṁ puruṣeṇeha gārhasthyamanutiṣṭhatā

Vyasa said: Now, next, I shall tell what a man dwelling in Dharmaranya and observing the householder's life ought to do here.

Verse 2 (skanda.3.57.2)

धर्मारण्येषु ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः शुद्धवंशजाः । अष्टादशसहस्राश्च काजेशैश्च विनिर्मिताः

dharmāraṇyeṣu ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ śuddhavaṁśajāḥ aṣṭādaśasahasrāśca kājeśaiśca vinirmitāḥ

The brahmins born in Dharmaranya, of pure lineage, eighteen thousand in number, were fashioned by the Kajesha deities.

Verse 3 (skanda.3.57.3)

सदाचाराः पवित्राश्च ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः । तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण महापापैर्विमुच्यते

sadācārāḥ pavitrāśca brāhmaṇā brahmavittamāḥ teṣāṁ darśanamātreṇa mahāpāpairvimucyate

Those brahmins are of good conduct, pure, and foremost in the knowledge of Brahman; by the mere sight of them, one is freed from great sins.

Verse 4 (skanda.3.57.4)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । पाराशर्य समाख्याहि सदाचारं च मे प्रभो । आचाराद्धर्ममाप्नोति आचाराल्लभते फलम् । आचाराच्छ्रियमाप्नोति तदाचारं वदस्व मे

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca pārāśarya samākhyāhi sadācāraṁ ca me prabho ācārāddharmamāpnoti ācārāllabhate phalam ācārācchriyamāpnoti tadācāraṁ vadasva me

Yudhishthira said: O son of Parashara, O lord, tell me of right conduct. Through conduct one attains dharma, through conduct one obtains its fruit, through conduct one attains prosperity — so tell me of that conduct.

Verse 5 (skanda.3.57.5)

व्यास उवाच । स्थावराः कृमयोऽब्जाश्च पक्षिणः पशवो नराः । क्रमेण धार्मिकास्त्वेत एतेभ्यो धार्मिकाः सुराः

vyāsa uvāca sthāvarāḥ kṛmayo'bjāśca pakṣiṇaḥ paśavo narāḥ krameṇa dhārmikāstveta etebhyo dhārmikāḥ surāḥ

Vyasa said: Immobile beings, worms, water-creatures, birds, beasts, and men — these are, in ascending order, more and more righteous; and more righteous than these are the gods.

Verse 6 (skanda.3.57.6)

सहस्रभागात्प्रथमे द्वितीयानुक्रमास्तथा । सर्व एते महाभागाः पापान्मुक्तिसमाश्रयाः

sahasrabhāgātprathame dvitīyānukramāstathā sarva ete mahābhāgāḥ pāpānmuktisamāśrayāḥ

In each successive rank, merit increases a thousandfold over the one before it; all these fortunate beings serve as a refuge for release from sin.

Verse 7 (skanda.3.57.7)

चतुर्णामपि भूतानां प्राणिनोऽतीव चोत्तमाः । प्राणिकेभ्योऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वे बुद्ध्युपजीविनः

caturṇāmapi bhūtānāṁ prāṇino'tīva cottamāḥ prāṇikebhyo'pi muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarve buddhyupajīvinaḥ

Among the four kinds of created beings, those endowed with reasoning are far superior; and among reasoning beings, the sages are the foremost of all.

Verse 8 (skanda.3.57.8)

मतिमद्भ्यो नराः श्रेष्ठास्तेभ्यः श्रेष्ठास्तु वाडवाः । विप्रेभ्योऽपि च विद्वांसो विद्वद्भ्यः कृतबुद्धयः

matimadbhyo narāḥ śreṣṭhāstebhyaḥ śreṣṭhāstu vāḍavāḥ viprebhyo'pi ca vidvāṁso vidvadbhyaḥ kṛtabuddhayaḥ

Among the intelligent, men are the best; better than men are the brahmins; better than brahmins are the learned; and better than the learned are those of matured wisdom.

Verse 9 (skanda.3.57.9)

कृतधीभ्योऽपि कर्तारः कर्तृभ्यो ब्रह्मतत्पराः । न तेभ्योऽभ्यधिकः कश्चित्त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत

kṛtadhībhyo'pi kartāraḥ kartṛbhyo brahmatatparāḥ na tebhyo'bhyadhikaḥ kaścittriṣu lokeṣu bhārata

Better than the wise are the doers of good works; and better than doers are those devoted to Brahman. O descendant of Bharata, in the three worlds none is superior to these.

Verse 10 (skanda.3.57.10)

अन्योन्यपूजकास्ते वै तपोविद्याविशेषतः । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मणा सृष्टः सर्वभूतेश्वरो यतः

anyonyapūjakāste vai tapovidyāviśeṣataḥ brāhmaṇo brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaḥ sarvabhūteśvaro yataḥ

They honour one another according to their austerity and learning; and since the brahmin was created by Brahma himself, he is the lord of all beings.

Verse 11 (skanda.3.57.11)

अतो जगत्स्थितं सर्वं ब्राह्मणोऽर्हति नापरः । सदाचारो हि सर्वार्हो नाचाराद्विच्युतः पुनः

ato jagatsthitaṁ sarvaṁ brāhmaṇo'rhati nāparaḥ sadācāro hi sarvārho nācārādvicyutaḥ punaḥ

Therefore, of all that exists in the world, only the brahmin is worthy — none other; for right conduct alone deserves all honour, and one who has fallen from it deserves it no more.

Verse 12 (skanda.3.57.12)

तस्माद्विप्रेण सततं भाव्यमाचारशीलिना । विद्वेषरागरहिता अनुतिष्ठन्ति यं मुने

tasmādvipreṇa satataṁ bhāvyamācāraśīlinā vidveṣarāgarahitā anutiṣṭhanti yaṁ mune

Therefore a brahmin should always remain devoted to right conduct — that conduct which, O sage, the good practise free from attachment and aversion.

Verse 13 (skanda.3.57.13)

सद्धि यस्तं सदाचारं धर्ममूलं विदुर्बुधाः । लक्षणैः परिहीनोऽपि सम्यगाचारतत्परः

saddhi yastaṁ sadācāraṁ dharmamūlaṁ vidurbudhāḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ parihīno'pi samyagācāratatparaḥ

For the wise know that very right conduct to be the root of dharma; even one lacking other marks of distinction stands well, if he is devoted to proper conduct.

Verse 14 (skanda.3.57.14)

श्रद्दालुरनसूयुश्च नरो जीवेत्समाः शतम् । श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्यामुदितं स्वेषुस्वेषु च कर्मसु

śraddāluranasūyuśca naro jīvetsamāḥ śatam śrutismṛtibhyāmuditaṁ sveṣusveṣu ca karmasu

A man full of faith and free from envy, following in each of his own duties what is declared by Shruti and Smriti, lives out a full hundred years.

Verse 15 (skanda.3.57.15)

सदाचारं निषेवेत धर्ममूलमतंद्रितः । दुराचाररतो लोके गर्हणीयः पुमान्भवेत्

sadācāraṁ niṣeveta dharmamūlamataṁdritaḥ durācārarato loke garhaṇīyaḥ pumānbhavet

One should diligently practise right conduct, the root of dharma, without laziness; a man devoted to bad conduct becomes contemptible in the world.

Verse 16 (skanda.3.57.16)

व्याधिभिश्चाभिभूयेत सदाल्पायुः सुदुःखभाक् । त्याज्यं कर्म पराधीनं कार्यमात्मवशं सदा

vyādhibhiścābhibhūyeta sadālpāyuḥ sudukhabhāk tyājyaṁ karma parādhīnaṁ kāryamātmavaśaṁ sadā

Such a man is ever afflicted with disease, short-lived, and full of suffering. One should give up work that depends on others and always undertake what is within one's own control.

Verse 17 (skanda.3.57.17)

दुःखी यतः पराधीनः सदैवात्मवशः सुखी । यस्मिन्कर्मण्यंतरात्मा क्रियमाणे प्रसीदति

duḥkhī yataḥ parādhīnaḥ sadaivātmavaśaḥ sukhī yasminkarmaṇyaṁtarātmā kriyamāṇe prasīdati

For whoever depends on another is always unhappy, while one who is master of himself is always happy. That work in the doing of which the inner self takes delight —

Verse 18 (skanda.3.57.18)

तदेव कर्म कर्त्तव्यं विपरीतं न च क्वचित् । प्रथमं धर्म्मसर्वस्वं प्रोक्तं यन्नियमा यमाः

tadeva karma karttavyaṁ viparītaṁ na ca kvacit prathamaṁ dharmasarvasvaṁ proktaṁ yanniyamā yamāḥ

— that alone should be done, never its opposite. First of all, the yamas and niyamas are declared to be the very essence of dharma.

Verse 19 (skanda.3.57.19)

अतस्तेष्वेव वै यत्नः कर्तव्यो धर्ममिच्छता । सत्यं क्षमार्तवं ध्यानमानृशंस्यमहिंसनम्

atasteṣveva vai yatnaḥ kartavyo dharmamicchatā satyaṁ kṣamārtavaṁ dhyānamānṛśaṁsyamahiṁsanam

Therefore one who desires dharma should strive for these alone: truthfulness, forbearance, uprightness, meditation, freedom from cruelty, and non-violence —

Verse 20 (skanda.3.57.20)

दमः प्रसादो माधुर्यं मृदुतेति यमा दश । शौचं स्नानं तपो दानं मौनेज्याध्ययनं व्रतम्

damaḥ prasādo mādhuryaṁ mṛduteti yamā daśa śaucaṁ snānaṁ tapo dānaṁ maunejyādhyayanaṁ vratam

— self-restraint, cheerfulness, sweetness, and gentleness: these ten are the yamas. Purity, bathing, austerity, charity, silence, sacrifice, study, vow-keeping —

Verse 21 (skanda.3.57.21)

उपोषणोपस्थदंडो दशैते नियमाः स्मृताः । कामं क्रोधं दमं मोहं मात्सर्यं लोभमेव च

upoṣaṇopasthadaṇḍo daśaite niyamāḥ smṛtāḥ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ damaṁ mohaṁ mātsaryaṁ lobhameva ca

— fasting and restraint of the organs: these ten are remembered as the niyamas. Desire, anger, self-conceit, delusion, envy, and greed —

Verse 22 (skanda.3.57.22)

अमून्षड्वैरिणो जित्वा सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् । शनैः संचिनुयाद्धर्मं वल्मीकं शृंगवान्यथा

amūnṣaḍvairiṇo jitvā sarvatra vijayī bhavet śanaiḥ saṁcinuyāddharmaṁ valmīkaṁ śṛṅgavānyathā

Having conquered these six enemies, one becomes victorious everywhere. Just as an anthill rises high grain by grain, so should one slowly accumulate dharma.

Verse 23 (skanda.3.57.23)

परपीडामकुर्वाणः पर लोकसहायिनम् । धर्म एव सहायी स्यादमुत्र परिरक्षितः

parapīḍāmakurvāṇaḥ paralokasahāyinam dharma eva sahāyī syādamutra parirakṣitaḥ

Without causing pain to others, one should gather dharma, the true helper in the other world; guarded there, dharma alone becomes one's companion.

Verse 24 (skanda.3.57.24)

पितृमातृसुतभ्रातृयोषिद्बंधुजनाधिकः । जायते चैकलः प्राणी म्रियते च तथैकलः

pitṛmātṛsutabhrātṛyoṣidbaṁdhujanādhikaḥ jāyate caikalaḥ prāṇī mriyate ca tathaikalaḥ

Though surrounded by father, mother, sons, brothers, wife, and kinsfolk, a living being is born alone, and alone it dies.

Verse 25 (skanda.3.57.25)

एकलः सुकृतं भुंक्ते भुंक्ते दुष्कृतमेकलः । देहे पंचत्वमापन्ने त्यक्त्वैकं काष्ठलोष्टवत्

ekalaḥ sukṛtaṁ bhuṁkte bhuṁkte duṣkṛtamekalaḥ dehe pañcatvamāpanne tyaktvaikaṁ kāṣṭhaloṣṭavat

Alone he enjoys the fruit of his good deeds, and alone he suffers for his bad ones. When the body dissolves into the five elements, all abandon it alone, like a piece of wood or a clod of earth.

Verse 26 (skanda.3.57.26)

बांधवा विमुखा यांति धर्मो यांतमनु व्रजेत् । अतः संचिनुयाद्धर्म्ममत्राऽमुत्र सहायिनम्

bāṁdhavā vimukhā yāṁti dharmo yāṁtamanu vrajet ataḥ saṁcinuyāddharmamatrāmutra sahāyinam

Kinsfolk turn away and depart, but dharma follows the departing soul. Therefore one should accumulate dharma, the helper both here and in the world beyond.

Verse 27 (skanda.3.57.27)

धर्मं सहायिनं लब्ध्वा संतरेद्दुस्तरं तमः । संबंधानाचारेन्नित्यमुत्तमैरुत्तमैः सुधीः

dharmaṁ sahāyinaṁ labdhvā saṁtareddustaraṁ tamaḥ saṁbaṁdhānācarennityamuttamairuttamaiḥ sudhīḥ

Having gained dharma as his companion, one crosses the otherwise impassable darkness. The wise man should always maintain relations with the best of the best —

Verse 28 (skanda.3.57.28)

अधमानधमांस्त्यक्त्वा कुलमुत्कर्षतां नयेत् । उत्तमानुत्तमानेव गच्छेद्धीनांश्च वर्जयेत् । ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठतामेति प्रत्यवायेन शूद्रताम्

adhamānadhamāṁstyaktvā kulamutkarṣatāṁ nayet uttamānuttamāneva gacchedhīnāṁśca varjayet brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhatāmeti pratyavāyena śūdratām

— abandoning the low and the lowest, he should raise his family's standing. He should keep company only with the best and shun the base; thus a brahmin attains excellence, but through contrary conduct falls to the state of a shudra.

Verse 29 (skanda.3.57.29)

अनध्ययनशीलं च सदाचारविलंघिनम् । सालसं च दुरन्नादं ब्राह्मणं बाधतेंऽतकः

anadhyayanaśīlaṁ ca sadācāravilaṁghinam sālasaṁ ca durannādaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ bādhateṁtakaḥ

The brahmin who neglects study, transgresses right conduct, is indolent, and eats forbidden food — him death afflicts swiftly.

Verse 30 (skanda.3.57.30)

अतोऽभ्यस्येत्प्रयत्नेन सदाचारं सदा द्विजः । तीर्थान्यप्यभिलष्यंति सदाचारिसमागमम्

ato'bhyasyetprayatnena sadācāraṁ sadā dvijaḥ tīrthānyapyabhilaṣyaṁti sadācārisamāgamam

Therefore a twice-born should always diligently practise right conduct; even the sacred fords long for union with a man of good conduct.

Verse 31 (skanda.3.57.31)

रजनीप्रांतयामार्द्धं ब्राह्मः समय उच्यते । स्वहितं चिंतयेत्प्राज्ञस्तस्मिंश्चोत्थाय सर्वदा

rajanīprāṁtayāmārddhaṁ brāhmaḥ samaya ucyate svahitaṁ ciṁtayetprājñastasmiṁścotthāya sarvadā

The latter half of the last watch of night is called the Brahma-hour; the wise man should always rise at that time and reflect on his own welfare.

Verse 32 (skanda.3.57.32)

गजास्यं संस्मरेदादौ तत ईशं सहांबया । श्रीरंगं श्रीसमेतं तु ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्

gajāsyaṁ saṁsmaredādau tata īśaṁ sahāṁbayā śrīraṁgaṁ śrīsametaṁ tu brahmāṇaṁ kamalodbhavam

First one should remember Ganesha, the elephant-faced; then the Lord together with Ambika; then Shriranga together with Shri; and Brahma, born of the lotus.

Verse 33 (skanda.3.57.33)

इंद्रादीन्सकलान्देवान्वसिष्ठादीन्मुनीनपि । गंगायाः सरितः सर्वाः श्रीशैलायखिलान्गिरीन्

iṁdrādīnsakalāndevānvasiṣṭhādīnmunīnapi gaṁgāyāḥ saritaḥ sarvāḥ śrīśailāyakhilāṁgirīn

One should remember all the gods headed by Indra, the sages headed by Vasishtha, all the rivers beginning with the Ganga, and all the mountains beginning with Shrishaila.

Verse 34 (skanda.3.57.34)

क्षीरोदादीन्समुद्रांश्च मानसादिसरांसि च । वनानि नंदनादीनि धेनूः कामदुघादयः

kṣīrodādīnsamudrāṁśca mānasādisarāṁsi ca vanāni naṁdanādīni dhenūḥ kāmadughādayaḥ

One should remember the oceans beginning with the Ocean of Milk, the lakes beginning with Lake Manasa, the groves beginning with Nandana, and the cows beginning with Kamadhenu.

Verse 35 (skanda.3.57.35)

कल्पवृक्षादिवृक्षांश्च धातून्कांचनमुख्यतः । दिव्यस्त्रीरुर्वशीमुख्याः प्रह्रादावद्यान्हरेः प्रियान्

kalpavṛkṣādivṛkṣāṁśca dhātūnkāṁcanamukhyataḥ divyastrīrurvaśīmukhyāḥ prahrādāvadyānhareḥ priyān

One should remember the trees beginning with the wish-fulfilling Kalpavriksha, the metals chief among which is gold, the celestial women headed by Urvashi, and the beloved devotees of Hari beginning with Prahlada.

Verse 36 (skanda.3.57.36)

जननीचरणौ स्मृत्वा सर्वतीर्थोक्त्तमोत्तमौ । पितरं च गुरूंश्चापि हदि ध्यात्वा प्रसन्नधीः

jananīcaraṇau smṛtvā sarvatīrthoktamottamau pitaraṁ ca gurūṁścāpi hadi dhyātvā prasannadhīḥ

Having remembered his mother's two feet, declared the best of all sacred fords, and having meditated in his heart upon his father and teachers as well, with a serene mind —

Verse 37 (skanda.3.57.37)

ततश्चावश्यकं कर्त्तुं नैर्ऋतीं दिशमाव्रजेत् । ग्रामाद्धनुःशतं गच्छेन्नगराच्च चतुर्गुणम्

tataścāvaśyakaṁ karttuṁ nairṛtīṁ diśamāvrajet grāmāddhanuḥśataṁ gacchennagarācca caturguṇam

— he should then go in the southwest direction to attend to nature's call, going a hundred bow-lengths from a village, and four times that from a town.

Verse 38 (skanda.3.57.38)

तृणैराच्छाद्य वसुधां शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा । कर्णोपवीत उदग्वक्त्रो दिवसे संध्ययोरपि

tṛṇairācchādya vasudhāṁ śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā karṇopavīta udagvaktro divase saṁdhyayorapi

Covering the ground with grass, veiling the head with cloth, looping the sacred thread over the ear, he should face north during the day and at both twilights.

Verse 39 (skanda.3.57.39)

विण्मूत्रे विसृजेन्मौनी निशायां दक्षिणामुखः । न तिष्ठन्नाशु नो विप्र गोवन्ह्यनिलसंमुखः

viṇmūtre visṛjenmaunī niśāyāṁ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ na tiṣṭhannāśu no vipra govahnyanilasaṁmukhaḥ

He should void urine and excrement in silence, facing south at night. O brahmin, one should never do so standing, hastily, or facing a cow, fire, or the wind.

Verse 40 (skanda.3.57.40)

न फालकृष्टे भूभागे न रथ्यासेव्यभूतले । नालोकयेद्दिशो भागञ्ज्योतिश्चक्रं नभो मलम्

na phālakṛṣṭe bhūbhāge na rathyāsevyabhūtale nālokayeddiśo bhāgañjyotiścakraṁ nabho malam

Not on ploughed ground, nor on a well-used roadway should one relieve oneself; nor while looking toward the directions, the wheel of luminaries, or the sky, should one pass waste.

Verse 41 (skanda.3.57.41)

वामेन पाणिना शिश्नं धृत्वोत्तिष्ठेत्प्रयत्नवान् । अथो मृदं समादद्याज्जंतुकर्क्करवर्जिताम्

vāmena pāṇinā śiśnaṁ dhṛtvottiṣṭhetprayatnavān atho mṛdaṁ samādadyājjaṁtukarkaravarjitām

Holding the organ with the left hand, he should rise carefully; then he should take earth free of insects and gravel.

Verse 42 (skanda.3.57.42)

विहाय मूषकोत्खातां चोच्छिष्टां केशसंकुलाम् । गुह्ये दद्यान्मृदं चैकां प्रक्षाल्य चांबुना ततः

vihāya mūṣakotkhātāṁ cocchiṣṭāṁ keśasaṁkulām guhye dadyānmṛdaṁ caikāṁ prakṣālya cāṁbunā tataḥ

Avoiding earth dug up by rats, contaminated, or full of hair, he should apply earth once to the private parts and then wash it off with water.

Verse 43 (skanda.3.57.43)

पुनर्वामकरेणेति पंचधा क्षालयेद्गुदम् । एकैक पादयोर्दद्यात्तिस्रः पाण्योर्मृदस्तथा

punarvāmakareṇeti pañcadhā kṣālayedgudam ekaika pādayordadyāttisraḥ pāṇyormṛdastathā

Then with the left hand he should wash the anus five times; he should apply earth once to each foot and thrice to each hand.

Verse 44 (skanda.3.57.44)

इत्थं शौचं गृही कुर्याद्गंधलेपक्षयावधि । क्रमाद्वैगुण्यतः कुर्याद्ब्रह्मचर्यादिषु त्रिषु

itthaṁ śaucaṁ gṛhī kuryādgaṁdhalepakṣayāvadhi kramādvaiguṇyataḥ kuryādbrahmacaryādiṣu triṣu

Thus a householder should purify himself until the smell and residue are gone. In the three states beginning with celibate studenthood, this should be done in progressively doubled measure.

Verse 45 (skanda.3.57.45)

दिवाविहितशौचाच्च रात्रावर्द्धं समाचरेत् । परग्रामे तदर्धं च पथि तस्यार्धमेव च

divāvihitaśaucācca rātrāvarddhaṁ samācaret paragrāme tadardhaṁ ca pathi tasyārdhameva ca

Of the purification prescribed for the daytime, half suffices at night; in another village, half of that; and on a journey, half of that again.

Verse 46 (skanda.3.57.46)

तदर्धं रोगिणां चापि सुस्थे न्यूनं न कारयेत् । अपि सर्वनदीतोयैर्मृत्कूटैश्चाप्यगोपमैः

tadardhaṁ rogiṇāṁ cāpi susthe nyūnaṁ na kārayet api sarvanadītoyairmṛtkūṭaiścāpyagopamaiḥ

For the sick too, half suffices; but for one in health it should never be reduced — even with the waters of every river and heaps of earth as vast as mountains at hand.

Verse 47 (skanda.3.57.47)

आपातमाचरेच्छौचं भावदुष्टो न शुद्धिभाक् । आर्द्रधात्रीफलोन्माना मृदः शौचे प्रकीर्तिताः

āpātamācarecchaucaṁ bhāvaduṣṭo na śuddhibhāk ārdradhātrīphalonmānā mṛdaḥ śaucе prakīrtitāḥ

One who performs purification merely for show, with a corrupted disposition, does not partake of purity. In this rite, the lump of earth used should be the size of a moist amalaki fruit.

Verse 48 (skanda.3.57.48)

सर्वाश्चाहुतयोऽप्येवं ग्रासाश्चांद्रायणेपि च । प्रागास्य उदगास्यो वा सूपविष्टः शुचौ भुवि

sarvāścāhutayo'pyevaṁ grāsāścāṁdrāyaṇepi ca prāgāsya udagāsyo vā sūpaviṣṭaḥ śucau bhuvi

In the same way the measure applies to all oblations and to the morsels of the chandrayana fast. Facing east or north, seated well on pure ground —

Verse 49 (skanda.3.57.49)

उपस्पृशेद्विहीनाभिस्तुषांगारास्थिभस्मभिः । अतिस्वच्छाभिरद्भिश्च यावद्धृद्गाभिरत्वरः

upaspṛśedvihīnābhistuṣāṁgārāsthibhasmabhiḥ atisvacchābhiradbhiśca yāvaddhṛdgābhiratvaraḥ

Without haste, he should sip water that is entirely free of husk, embers, bone, or ash, and utterly clear, until it reaches the heart.

Verse 50 (skanda.3.57.50)

ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मतीर्थेन दृष्टिपूताभिराचमेत् । कण्ठगाभिर्नृपः शुध्येत्तालुगाभिस्तथोरुजः

brāhmaṇo brahmatīrthena dṛṣṭipūtābhirācamet kaṇṭhagābhirnṛpaḥ śudhyettālugābhistathorujaḥ

A brahmin should sip through the Brahma-tirtha, with water first purified by sight; a king is purified by water reaching the throat, and a vaishya by water reaching the palate.

Verse 51 (skanda.3.57.51)

स्त्रीशूद्रावाथ संस्पर्शमात्रेणापि विशुध्यतः । शिरः शब्दं सकंठं वा जले मुक्तशिखोऽपि वा

strīśūdrāvātha saṁsparśamātreṇāpi viśudhyataḥ śiraḥ śabdaṁ sakaṁṭhaṁ vā jale muktaśikho'pi vā

A woman or a shudra is purified by mere touch of water. One may also sip while making a sound with the head in water, or immersed to the throat, or even with the topknot loosened.

Verse 52 (skanda.3.57.52)

अक्षालितपदद्वंद्व आचांतोऽप्यशुचिर्मतः । त्रिः पीत्वांबु विशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः खानि विशोधयेत्

akṣālitapadadvaṁdva ācāṁto'pyaśucirmataḥ triḥ pītvāṁbu viśuddhyarthaṁ tataḥ khāni viśodhayet

One whose two feet have not been washed is considered impure even after sipping. For purification he should drink water thrice, then purify the openings of the body.

Verse 53 (skanda.3.57.53)

अंगुष्ठमूलदेशेन ह्यधरोष्ठौ परिमृजेत् । स्पृष्ट्वा जलेन हृदयं समस्ताभिः शिरः स्पृशेत्

aṁguṣṭhamūladeśena hyadharoṣṭhau parimṛjet spṛṣṭvā jalena hṛdayaṁ samastābhiḥ śiraḥ spṛśet

With the base of the thumb he should wipe both lips; having touched the heart with water, he should then touch the head with all the fingers.

Verse 54 (skanda.3.57.54)

अंगुल्यग्रैस्तथा स्कन्धौ सांबु सर्व्वत्र संस्पृशेत् । आचांतः पुनराचामेत्कृत्वा रथ्योपसर्पणम्

aṁgulyagraistathā skandhau sāṁbu sarvatra saṁspṛśet ācāṁtaḥ punarācāmetkṛtvā rathyopasarpaṇam

With the fingertips he should touch both shoulders, and with water every part of the body. Having sipped once, he should sip again if he must walk upon a road.

Verse 55 (skanda.3.57.55)

स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा पयः पीत्वा प्रारंभे शुभकर्मणाम् । सुप्त्वा वासः परीधाय दृष्ट्वा तथाप्यमंगलम्

snātvā bhuktvā payaḥ pītvā prāraṁbhe śubhakarmaṇām suptvā vāsaḥ parīdhāya dṛṣṭvā tathāpyamaṁgalam

After bathing, after eating, after drinking milk, at the start of auspicious rites, after sleeping, after dressing, and likewise after seeing something inauspicious —

Verse 56 (skanda.3.57.56)

प्रमादादशुचि स्मृत्वा द्विराचांतः शुचिर्भवेत् । दंतधावनं प्रकुर्वीत यथोक्त धर्मशास्त्रतः । आचांतोऽप्यशुचिर्यस्मादकृत्वा दंतधावनम्

pramādādaśuci smṛtvā dvirācāṁtaḥ śucirbhavet daṁtadhāvanaṁ prakurvīta yathokta dharmaśāstrataḥ ācāṁto'pyaśuciryasmādakṛtvā daṁtadhāvanam

— and if he recalls having become impure through carelessness, sipping twice makes him pure again. He should clean his teeth as prescribed in the dharma-shastras, for even after sipping water, one remains impure without having cleaned the teeth.

Verse 57 (skanda.3.57.57)

प्रतिपद्दर्शषष्ठीषु नवम्यां रविवासरे । दंतानां काष्ठसंयोगो दहेदासप्तमं कुलम्

pratipaddarśaṣaṣṭhīṣu navamyāṁ ravivāsare daṁtānāṁ kāṣṭhasaṁyogo dahedāsaptamaṁ kulam

Using a tooth-twig on the first lunar day, the new moon, the sixth, the ninth, or on Sunday burns up one's family to the seventh generation.

Verse 58 (skanda.3.57.58)

अलाभे दंतकाष्ठानां निषिद्धे वाथ वासरे । गंडूषा द्वादश ग्राह्या मुखस्य परिशुद्धये

alābhe daṁtakāṣṭhānāṁ niṣiddhe vātha vāsare gaṇḍūṣā dvādaśa grāhyā mukhasya pariśuddhaye

When a tooth-twig cannot be had, or the day is a forbidden one, twelve mouthfuls of water should be taken and rinsed for the complete purification of the mouth.

Verse 59 (skanda.3.57.59)

कनिष्ठाग्रपरीमाणं सत्वचं निर्व्रणारुजम् । द्वादशांगुलमानं च सार्द्रं स्याद्दंतधावनम्

kaniṣṭhāgraparīmāṇaṁ satvacaṁ nirvraṇārujam dvādaśāṁgulamānaṁ ca sārdraṁ syāddaṁtadhāvanam

The tooth-twig should be as thick as the tip of the little finger, retain its bark, be free of blemish, twelve finger-widths in length, and moist.

Verse 60 (skanda.3.57.60)

एकेकांगुलमानं तच्चर्वयेद्दंतधावनम् । प्रातः स्नानं चरित्वा च शुद्ध्यै तीर्थे विशेषतः

ekekāṁgulamānaṁ taccarvayeddaṁtadhāvanam prātaḥ snānaṁ caritvā ca śuddhyai tīrthe viśeṣataḥ

He should chew that tooth-twig a finger-width at a time. Thereafter, for purification, he should bathe at dawn, especially at a sacred ford.

Verse 61 (skanda.3.57.61)

प्रातः स्नानाद्यतः शुद्ध्येत्कायोऽयं मलिनः सदा । यन्मलं नवभिश्छिद्रैः स्रवत्येव दिवानिशम्

prātaḥ snānādyataḥ śuddhyetkāyo'yaṁ malinaḥ sadā yanmalaṁ navabhiśchidraiḥ sravatyeva divāniśam

By the morning bath this body, which is always impure — its filth flowing ceaselessly, day and night, through nine openings — is purified.

Verse 62 (skanda.3.57.62)

उत्साहमेधासौभाग्यरूपसंपत्प्रवर्द्धकम् । प्राजापत्यसमं प्राहुस्तन्महाघविनाशकृत्

utsāhamedhāsaubhāgyarūpasaṁpatpravarddhakam prājāpatyasamaṁ prāhustanmahāghavināśakṛt

It increases vigour, intellect, good fortune, beauty, and prosperity; it is declared equal to the Prajapatya vow, and it destroys great sin.

Verse 63 (skanda.3.57.63)

प्रातः स्नानं हरेत्पापमलक्ष्मीं ग्लानिमेव च । अशुचित्वं च दुःस्वप्नं तुष्टिं पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति

prātaḥ snānaṁ haretpāpamalakṣmīṁ glānimeva ca aśucitvaṁ ca duḥsvapnaṁ tuṣṭiṁ puṣṭiṁ prayacchati

The morning bath removes sin, misfortune, and weariness; it removes impurity and bad dreams too, and it bestows contentment and vigour.

Verse 64 (skanda.3.57.64)

नोपसर्पंति वै दुष्टाः प्रातस्नायिजनं क्वचित् । दृष्टादृष्टफलं यस्मात्प्रातःस्नानं समाचरेत्

nopasarpaṁti vai duṣṭāḥ prātasnāyijanaṁ kvacit dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalaṁ yasmātprātaḥsnānaṁ samācaret

Evil beings never approach a person who bathes at dawn. Since the morning bath yields fruit both seen and unseen, one should always observe it.

Verse 65 (skanda.3.57.65)

प्रसंगतः स्नानविधिं प्रवक्ष्यामि नृपोत्तमाः । विधिस्नानं यतः प्राहुः स्नानाच्छतगुणोत्तरम्

prasaṁgataḥ snānavidhiṁ pravakṣyāmi nṛpottamāḥ vidhisnānaṁ yataḥ prāhuḥ snānācchataguṇottaram

O best of kings, on this occasion I shall tell the procedure of bathing, for a bath performed according to prescribed rite is said to be a hundred times more efficacious than an ordinary one.

Verse 66 (skanda.3.57.66)

विशुद्धां मृदमादाय बर्हिषस्तिलगोमयम् । शुचौ देशे परिस्थाप्य ह्याचम्य स्नानमाचरेत्

viśuddhāṁ mṛdamādāya barhiṣastilagomayam śucau deśe paristhāpya hyācamya snānamācaret

Taking pure earth, sacred grass, sesame, and cow-dung, he should set them at a pure spot, and then, having sipped water, perform the bath.

Verse 67 (skanda.3.57.67)

उपग्रही बद्धशिखो जलमध्ये समाविशेत् । स्वशाखोक्तविधानेन स्नानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि

upagrahī baddhaśikho jalamadhye samāviśet svaśākhoktavidhānena snānaṁ kuryādyathāvidhi

Holding these articles and with the topknot tied, he should enter the water and bathe duly, according to the procedure prescribed in his own Vedic branch.

Verse 68 (skanda.3.57.68)

स्नात्वेत्थं वस्त्रमापीड्य गृह्णीयाद्धौतवाससी । आचम्य च ततः कुर्यात्प्रातःसंध्यां कुशान्वितः

snātvetthaṁ vastramāpīḍya gṛhṇīyāddhautavāsasī ācamya ca tataḥ kuryātprātaḥsaṁdhyāṁ kuśānvitaḥ

Having bathed thus, he should wring out his cloth and put on two washed garments. Then, having sipped water and taken darbha grass in hand, he should perform the morning twilight rite.

Verse 69 (skanda.3.57.69)

प्राणायामांश्चरन्विप्रो नियम्य मानसं दृढम् । अहोरात्रकृतैः पापैर्मुक्तो भवति तत्क्षणात्

prāṇāyāmāṁścaranvipro niyamya mānasaṁ dṛḍham ahorātrakṛtaiḥ pāpairmukto bhavati tatkṣaṇāt

A brahmin practising breath-control, firmly restraining his mind, is instantly freed from the sins committed day and night.

Verse 70 (skanda.3.57.70)

दश द्वादशसंख्या वा प्राणायामाः कृता यदि । नियम्य मानसं तेन तदा तप्तं महत्तपः

daśa dvādaśasaṁkhyā vā prāṇāyāmāḥ kṛtā yadi niyamya mānasaṁ tena tadā taptaṁ mahattapaḥ

If ten or twelve breath-controls are performed with the mind thus restrained, it is as if a great austerity has been undertaken.

Verse 71 (skanda.3.57.71)

सव्याहृतिप्रणवकाः प्राणायामास्तु षोडश । अपि भ्रूणहनं मासात्पुनंत्यहरहः कृताः

savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ prāṇāyāmāstu ṣoḍaśa api bhrūṇahanaṁ māsātpunaṁtyaharahaḥ kṛtāḥ

Sixteen breath-controls accompanied by the vyahritis and the pranava, if performed daily, purify even the killer of an embryo within a month.

Verse 72 (skanda.3.57.72)

यथा पार्थिवधातूनां दह्यते धमनान्मलाः । तथेंद्रियैः कृता दोषा ज्वाल्यंते प्राणसंयमात्

yathā pārthivadhātūnāṁ dahyate dhamanānmalāḥ tatheṁdriyaiḥ kṛtā doṣā jvālyaṁte prāṇasaṁyamāt

As the impurities of metals are burnt away by smelting, so the faults committed through the senses are consumed by the restraint of breath.

Verse 73 (skanda.3.57.73)

एकाक्षरं परं ब्रह्म प्राणायामः परं तपः । गायत्र्यास्तु परं नास्ति पावनं च नृपोत्तम

ekākṣaraṁ paraṁ brahma prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṁ tapaḥ gāyatryāstu paraṁ nāsti pāvanaṁ ca nṛpottama

The single syllable Om is the supreme Brahman, and breath-control is the supreme austerity; O best of kings, there is nothing more purifying than the Gayatri.

Verse 74 (skanda.3.57.74)

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यद्रात्रौ कुरुते त्वघम् । उत्तिष्ठन्पूर्वसंध्यायां प्राणायामैर्विशोधयेत्

karmaṇā manasā vācā yadrātrau kurute tvagham uttiṣṭhanpūrvasaṁdhyāyāṁ prāṇāyāmairviśodhayet

Whatever sin is committed at night through action, thought, or speech, one should purify by breath-control on rising for the morning twilight rite.

Verse 75 (skanda.3.57.75)

यदह्ना कुरुते पापं मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः । आसीनः पश्चिमां संध्यां प्राणायामैर्व्यपोहति । पश्चिमां तु समासीनो मलं हंति दिवाकृतम्

yadahnā kurute pāpaṁ manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ āsīnaḥ paścimāṁ saṁdhyāṁ prāṇāyāmairvyapohati paścimāṁ tu samāsīno malaṁ haṁti divākṛtam

Whatever sin is committed by day through the actions of mind, speech, and body, one should remove, seated, at the evening twilight rite through breath-control; seated in the evening, one destroys the impurity accumulated through the day.

Verse 76 (skanda.3.57.76)

नोपतिष्ठेत्तु यः पूर्व्वां नोपास्ते यस्तु पश्चिमाम् । स शूद्रवद्बहिष्कार्यः सर्वस्माद्द्विजकर्मणः

nopatiṣṭhettu yaḥ pūrvāṁ nopāste yastu paścimām sa śūdravadbahiṣkāryaḥ sarvasmāddvijakarmaṇaḥ

One who neither observes the morning rite nor attends the evening one should, like a shudra, be excluded from all the rites of the twice-born.

Verse 77 (skanda.3.57.77)

अपां समीपमासाद्य नित्यकर्म समाचरेत् । तत आचमनं कुर्याद्यथाविध्यनुपूर्वशः

apāṁ samīpamāsādya nityakarma samācaret tata ācamanaṁ kuryādyathāvidhyanupūrvaśaḥ

Having gone near water, he should perform the daily rites; then he should sip water in the proper order, according to rule.

Verse 78 (skanda.3.57.78)

आपोहिष्ठेति तिसृभिर्मार्जनं तु ततश्चरेत् । भूमौ शिरसि चाकाश आकाशे भुवि मस्तके

āpohiṣṭheti tisṛbhirmārjanaṁ tu tataścaret bhūmau śirasi cākāśa ākāśe bhuvi mastake

Then he should perform the sprinkling with the three verses beginning 'Āpo hi ṣṭhāḥ' — upon the earth, upon the head, into the sky; and again into the sky, upon the earth, upon the head.

Verse 79 (skanda.3.57.79)

मस्तके च तथाकाशं भूमौ च नवधा क्षिपेत् । भूमिशब्देन चरणावाकाशं हृदयं स्मृतम् । शिरस्येव शिरःशब्दो मार्जनं तैरुदाहृतम्

mastake ca tathākāśaṁ bhūmau ca navadhā kṣipet bhūmiśabdena caraṇāvākāśaṁ hṛdayaṁ smṛtam śirasyeva śiraḥśabdo mārjanaṁ tairudāhṛtam

Thus he should sprinkle water nine times over the head, into the sky, and upon the earth. By the word 'earth' the feet are meant, by 'sky' the heart, and by 'head' the head itself — the sprinkling is thus explained by these terms.

Verse 80 (skanda.3.57.80)

वारुणादपि चाग्नेयाद्वायव्यादपि चेंद्रतः । मंत्रस्थानादपि परं ब्राह्मं स्नानमिदं परम् । ब्राह्मस्नानेन यः स्नातः स बाह्याभ्यंतरं शुचिः

vāruṇādapi cāgneyādvāyavyādapi ceṁdrataḥ maṁtrasthānādapi paraṁ brāhmaṁ snānamidaṁ param brāhmasnānena yaḥ snātaḥ sa bāhyābhyaṁtaraṁ śuciḥ

Higher than the bath of Varuna, of Agni, of Vayu, or of Indra, and higher even than the bath by mantra, is this supreme Brahma-bath. He who bathes with the Brahma-bath becomes pure both outwardly and inwardly.

Verse 81 (skanda.3.57.81)

सर्वत्र चार्हतामेति देवपूजादिकर्मणि । नक्तंदिनं निमज्ज्याप्सु कैवर्ताः किमु पावनाः

sarvatra cārhatāmeti devapūjādikarmaṇi naktaṁdinaṁ nimajjyāpsu kaivartāḥ kimu pāvanāḥ

He becomes fit everywhere for the rites of worshipping the gods and the like. Fishermen, immersed in water night and day, are hardly made pure by it.

Verse 82 (skanda.3.57.82)

शतशोऽपि तथा स्नाता न शुद्धा भावदूषिताः । अंतःकरणशुद्धांश्च तान्विभूतिः पवित्रयेत्

śataśo'pi tathā snātā na śuddhā bhāvadūṣitāḥ aṁtaḥkaraṇaśuddhāṁśca tānvibhūtiḥ pavitrayet

Those of corrupted intention are not made pure even by bathing a hundred times; but for those whose inner heart is pure, even sacred ash suffices to purify them.

Verse 83 (skanda.3.57.83)

किं पावनाः प्रकीर्त्यंते रासभा भस्मधूसराः । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु मलैः सर्वैर्विवर्जितः

kiṁ pāvanāḥ prakīrtyaṁte rāsabhā bhasmadhūsarāḥ sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu malaiḥ sarvairvivarjitaḥ

Are donkeys grey with ash therefore called pure? He alone who is free from every kind of impurity is as one who has bathed in all the sacred fords.

Verse 84 (skanda.3.57.84)

तेन क्रतुशतैरिष्टं चेतो यस्येह निर्मलम् । तदेव निर्मलं चेतो यथा स्यात्तन्मुने शृणु

tena kratuśatairiṣṭaṁ ceto yasyeha nirmalam tadeva nirmalaṁ ceto yathā syāttanmune śṛṇu

He whose mind is pure in this world has, as it were, performed a hundred sacrifices. Hear now, O sage, how that mind becomes pure.

Verse 85 (skanda.3.57.85)

विश्वेशश्चेत्प्रसन्नः स्यात्तदा स्यान्नान्यथा क्वचित् । तस्माच्चेतो विशुद्ध्यर्थं काशीनाथं समाश्रयेत्

viśveśaścetprasannaḥ syāttadā syānnānyathā kvacit tasmāccetо viśuddhyarthaṁ kāśīnāthaṁ samāśrayet

Only when the Lord of the Universe is pleased does the mind become pure, never otherwise. Therefore, for the purification of the mind, one should take refuge in the Lord of Kashi.

Verse 86 (skanda.3.57.86)

इदं शरीरमुत्सृज्य परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति । द्रुपदांतं ततो जप्त्वा जलमादाय पाणिना

idaṁ śarīramutsṛjya paraṁ brahmādhigacchati drupadāṁtaṁ tato japtvā jalamādāya pāṇinā

Having relinquished this body, he attains the supreme Brahman. Then, having recited the verse beginning 'Drupadād iva,' and taking water in the hand —

Verse 87 (skanda.3.57.87)

कुयादृतं च मंत्रेण विधिज्ञस्त्वघमर्षणम् । निमज्ज्याप्सु च यो विद्वाञ्जपेत्त्रिरघमर्षणम्

kuryādṛtaṁ ca maṁtreṇa vidhijñastvaghamarṣaṇam nimajjyāpsu ca yo vidvāñjapettriraghamarṣaṇam

One skilled in the rite should perform the Aghamarshana with the mantra beginning 'Ṛtaṁ ca.' Whoever, learned, immerses himself in water and recites the Aghamarshana mantra thrice —

Verse 88 (skanda.3.57.88)

जले वापि स्थले वापि यः कुर्यादघमर्षणम् । तस्याघौघो विनश्येत यथा सूर्योदये तमः

jale vāpi sthale vāpi yaḥ kuryādaghamarṣaṇam tasyāghaugho vinaśyeta yathā sūryodaye tamaḥ

Whether in water or on dry ground, whoever performs the Aghamarshana — his accumulated mass of sin is destroyed, just as darkness vanishes at sunrise.

Verse 89 (skanda.3.57.89)

गायत्रीं शिरसा हीनां महाव्याहृतिपूर्व्विकाम् । प्रणवाद्यां जपंस्तिष्ठन्क्षिपेदंभोंजलित्रयम्

gāyatrīṁ śirasā hīnāṁ mahāvyāhṛtipūrvikām praṇavādyāṁ japaṁstiṣṭhankṣipedaṁbhoṁjalitrayam

Reciting the Gayatri, without its head-mantra but preceded by the great vyahritis and beginning with the pranava, he should stand and pour out three handfuls of water.

Verse 90 (skanda.3.57.90)

तेन वज्रोदकेनाशु मंदेहा नाम राक्षसाः । सूर्यतेजः प्रलोपंते शैला इव विवस्वतः

tena vajrodakenāśu maṁdehā nāma rākṣasāḥ sūryatejaḥ pralopaṁte śailā iva vivasvataḥ

By that thunderbolt-water, the demons named Mandeha are swiftly destroyed by the sun's radiance, as mountains once were by it.

Verse 91 (skanda.3.57.91)

सहायार्थं च सूर्यस्य यो द्विजो नांजलित्रयम् । क्षिपेन्मंदेहनाशाय सोपि मंदेहतां व्रजेत्

sahāyārthaṁ ca sūryasya yo dvijo nāṁjalitrayam kṣipenmaṁdehanāśāya sopi maṁdehatāṁ vrajet

The twice-born who fails to pour those three handfuls of water in aid of the sun, for the destruction of the Mandehas, himself falls into a Mandeha-like state.

Verse 92 (skanda.3.57.92)

प्रातस्तावज्जपंस्तिष्ठेद्यावत्सूर्यस्य दर्शनम् । उपविष्टो जपेत्सायमृक्षाणामाविलोकनात्

prātastāvajjapaṁstiṣṭhedyāvatsūryasya darśanam upaviṣṭo japetsāyamṛkṣāṇāmāvilokanāt

In the morning he should stand and recite until the sun is seen; in the evening he should sit and recite until the stars appear.

Verse 93 (skanda.3.57.93)

काललोपो न कर्त्तव्यो द्विजेन स्वहितेप्सुना । अर्द्धोदयास्तसमये तस्माद्वज्रोदकं क्षिपेत्

kālalopo na karttavyo dvijena svahitepsunā ardhodayāstasamaye tasmādvajrodakaṁ kṣipet

A twice-born desiring his own good should never let the time lapse. Therefore he should cast the thunderbolt-water precisely at the mid-point of sunrise or sunset.

Verse 94 (skanda.3.57.94)

विधिनापि कृता संध्या कालातीता ऽफला भवेत् । अयमेव हि दृष्टांतो वंध्यास्त्रीमैथुनं यथा

vidhināpi kṛtā saṁdhyā kālātītā'phalā bhavet ayameva hi dṛṣṭāṁto vaṁdhyāstrīmaithunaṁ yathā

Even a twilight rite performed according to rule becomes fruitless if the proper time has passed. The very example for this is union with a barren woman.

Verse 95 (skanda.3.57.95)

जले वामकरं कृत्वा या संध्याऽऽचरिता द्विजैः । वृषली सा परिज्ञेया रक्षोगणमुदावहा

jale vāmakaraṁ kṛtvā yā saṁdhyācaritā dvijaiḥ vṛṣalī sā parijñeyā rakṣogaṇamudāvahā

The twilight rite performed by the twice-born with the left hand placed in the water should be known as base, like a shudra woman's, and it gladdens the hosts of demons.

Verse 96 (skanda.3.57.96)

उपस्थानं ततः कुर्याच्छाखोक्तविधिना ततः । सहस्रकृत्वो गायत्र्याः शतकृत्वोथवा पुनः

upasthānaṁ tataḥ kuryācchākhoktavidhinā tataḥ sahasrakṛtvo gāyatryāḥ śatakṛtvothavā punaḥ

Then he should perform the upasthana rite according to the procedure of his own branch, reciting the Gayatri a thousand times, or else a hundred times.

Verse 97 (skanda.3.57.97)

दशकृत्वोऽथ देव्यै च कुर्यात्सौरीमुपस्थितिम् । सहस्रपरमां देवीं शतमध्यां दशावराम्

daśakṛtvo'tha devyai ca kuryātsaurīmupasthitim sahasraparamāṁ devīṁ śatamadhyāṁ daśāvarām

Or, reciting it ten times, he should offer the solar salutation to the Goddess. That Goddess is to be worshipped at most a thousand times, in the middle measure a hundred times, and at the least ten times.

Verse 98 (skanda.3.57.98)

गायत्रीं यो जपेद्विप्रो न स पापैः प्रलिप्यते । रक्तचंदनमिश्राभिरद्भिश्च कुसुमैः कुशैः

gāyatrīṁ yo japedvipro na sa pāpaiḥ pralipyate raktacaṁdanamiśrābhiradbhiśca kusumaiḥ kuśaiḥ

The brahmin who recites the Gayatri is not tainted by sins. With water mixed with red sandal, with flowers and darbha grass —

Verse 99 (skanda.3.57.99)

वेदोक्तैरागमोक्तैर्वा मंत्रैरर्घं प्रदापयेत् । अर्चितः सविता येन तेन त्रैलोक्यमर्च्चितम्

vedoktairāgamoktairvā maṁtrairarghaṁ pradāpayet arcitaḥ savitā yena tena trailokyamarccitam

With mantras enjoined by the Veda or by the Agamas, he should offer the water-oblation. By whomever the sun is worshipped, by him the three worlds are, as it were, worshipped.

Verse 100 (skanda.3.57.100)

अर्चितः सविता दत्ते सुतान्पशुवसूनि च । व्याधीन्हरेद्ददात्यायुः पूरयेद्वांछितान्यपि

arcitaḥ savitā datte sutānpaśuvasūni ca vyādhīnharedadadātyāyuḥ pūrayedvāṁchitānyapi

The worshipped sun grants sons, cattle, and wealth; he removes diseases, bestows longevity, and fulfils all desired wishes as well.

Verse 101 (skanda.3.57.101)

अयं हि रुद्र आदित्यो हरिरेष दिवाकरः । रविर्हिरण्यरूपोऽसौ त्रयीरूपोऽयमर्यमा

ayaṁ hi rudra ādityo harireṣa divākaraḥ ravirhiraṇyarūpo'sau trayīrūpo'yamaryamā

This sun is indeed Rudra; this maker of the day is Hari himself; this sun is of golden form; this Aryaman embodies the threefold Veda.

Verse 102 (skanda.3.57.102)

ततस्तु तर्पणं कुर्यात्स्वशाखोक्तविधानतः । ब्रह्मादीनखिलान्देवान्मरीच्यादींस्तथा मुनीन्

tatastu tarpaṇaṁ kuryātsvaśākhoktavidhānataḥ brahmādīnakhilāndevānmarīcyādīṁstathā munīn

Then he should perform the water-offering according to the procedure of his own branch — for Brahma and all the gods, and likewise for the sages beginning with Marichi.

Verse 103 (skanda.3.57.103)

चंदनागुरुकर्प्पूरगंधवत्कुसमैरपि । तर्पयेच्छुचिभिस्तोयैस्तृप्यंत्विति समुच्चरेत्

caṁdanāgurukarppūragaṁdhavatkusamairapi tarpayecchucibhistoyaistṛpyaṁtviti samuccaret

He should offer the water-libation with pure water accompanied by sandal, aloewood, camphor, and fragrant flowers, uttering 'may they be satisfied.'

Verse 104 (skanda.3.57.104)

सनकादीन्मनुष्यांश्च निवीती तर्पयेद्यवैः । अंगुष्ठद्वयमध्ये तु कृत्वा दर्भानृजून्द्विजः

sanakādīnmanuṣyāṁśca nivītī tarpayedyavaiḥ aṁguṣṭhadvayamadhye tu kṛtvā darbhānṛjūndvijaḥ

Wearing the sacred thread as a garland, he should offer libation of barley to Sanaka and the other sages, and to human ancestors. Placing straight darbha blades between the two thumbs —

Verse 105 (skanda.3.57.105)

कव्यवाडनलादींश्च पितॄन्दिव्यान्प्रतर्प्पयेत् । प्राचीनावीतिको दर्भैर्द्विगुणैस्तिलमिश्रितैः

kavyavāḍanalādīṁśca pitṝndivyānpratarppayet prācīnāvītiko darbhairdviguṇaistilamiśritaiḥ

— the twice-born should offer libation to the divine ancestors headed by the fire Kavyavahana. With the sacred thread over the right shoulder, using double darbha blades mixed with sesame —

Verse 106 (skanda.3.57.106)

रवौ शुक्ले त्रयोदश्यां सप्तम्यां निशि संध्ययोः । श्रेयोर्थी ब्राह्मणो जातु न कुर्यात्तिलतर्प्पणम्

ravau śukle trayodaśyāṁ saptamyāṁ niśi saṁdhyayoḥ śreyorthī brāhmaṇo jātu na kuryāttilatarppaṇam

On Sunday, on the thirteenth of the bright fortnight, on the seventh, at night, or during the two twilights, a brahmin desiring his own welfare should never perform the sesame-libation.

Verse 107 (skanda.3.57.107)

यदि कुर्यात्ततः कुर्याच्छुक्लैरेव तिलैः कृती । चतुर्दश यमान्पश्चात्तर्पयेन्नाम उच्चरन्

yadi kuryāttataḥ kuryācchuklaireva tilaiḥ kṛtī caturdaśa yamānpaścāttarpayennāma uccaran

If it must be done, a skilled man should use only white sesame. Afterward he should offer libation to the fourteen Yamas, uttering their names.

Verse 108 (skanda.3.57.108)

ततः स्वगोत्रमुच्चार्य तर्पयेत्स्वान्पितॄन्मुदा । सव्यजानुनिपातेन पितृतीर्थेन वाग्यतः

tataḥ svagotramuccārya tarpayetsvānpitṝnmudā savyajānunipātena pitṛtīrthena vāgyataḥ

Then, having uttered his own gotra, he should joyfully offer libation to his own ancestors, kneeling on the left knee, using the Pitri-tirtha, remaining silent.

Verse 109 (skanda.3.57.109)

एकैकमंजलिं देवा द्वौद्वौ तु सनकादिकाः । पितरस्त्रीन्प्रवांछंति स्त्रिय एकैकमंजलिम्

ekaikamaṁjaliṁ devā dvaudvau tu sanakādikāḥ pitarastrīnpravāṁchaṁti striya ekaikamaṁjalim

The gods desire one handful each, Sanaka and the others two each, the ancestors long for three each, and women one handful each.

Verse 110 (skanda.3.57.110)

अंगुल्यग्रेण वै दैवमार्षमंगुलिमूलगम् । ब्राह्ममंगुष्ठमूले तु पाणिमध्ये प्रजापतेः

aṁgulyagreṇa vai daivamārṣamaṁgulimūlagam brāhmamaṁguṣṭhamūle tu pāṇimadhye prajāpateḥ

At the tips of the fingers lies the tirtha of the gods, at the base of the fingers that of the sages, at the base of the thumb the Brahma-tirtha, and in the middle of the palm that of Prajapati.

Verse 111 (skanda.3.57.111)

मध्येंगुष्ठप्रदेशिन्योः पित्र्यं तीर्थं प्रचक्षते । आब्रह्मस्तंबपर्यंतं देवर्षिपितृमानवाः

madhyeṁguṣṭhapradeśinyoḥ pitryaṁ tīrthaṁ pracakṣate ābrahmastaṁbaparyaṁtaṁ devarṣipitṛmānavāḥ

Between the thumb and the forefinger is declared to be the Pitri-tirtha. From Brahma down to a blade of grass — gods, sages, ancestors, and men —

Verse 112 (skanda.3.57.112)

तृप्यंतु सर्व्वे पितरो मातृमातामहादयः । अन्ये च मंत्राः प्रोक्ता ये वेदोक्ताः पुराणसंभवाः

tṛpyaṁtu sarve pitaro mātṛmātāmahādayaḥ anye ca maṁtrāḥ proktā ye vedoktāḥ purāṇasaṁbhavāḥ

— may all be satisfied. May all the ancestors, the mother's forebears and the maternal grandfather among them, be satisfied. And whatever other mantras have been declared, whether enjoined by the Veda or arising from the Puranas —

Verse 113 (skanda.3.57.113)

सांगं च तर्प्पणं कुर्यात्पितॄणां च सुखप्रदम् । अग्निकार्यं ततः कृत्वा वेदाभ्यासं ततश्चरेत्

sāṁgaṁ ca tarppaṇaṁ kuryātpitṝṇāṁ ca sukhapradam agnikāryaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā vedābhyāsaṁ tataścaret

— with these he should perform the water-offering completely, bringing comfort to the ancestors. Then, having performed the fire-rite, he should proceed to the study of the Veda.

Verse 114 (skanda.3.57.114)

श्रुत्यभ्यासः पंचधा स्यात्स्वीकारोऽर्थविचारणम् । अभ्यासश्च तपश्चापि शिष्येभ्यः प्रतिपादनम्

śrutyabhyāsaḥ paṁcadhā syātsvīkāro'rthavicāraṇam abhyāsaśca tapaścāpi śiṣyebhyaḥ pratipādanam

The study of the Veda is fivefold: acceptance of the text, reflection on its meaning, repeated practice, austerity, and instruction of pupils.

Verse 115 (skanda.3.57.115)

लब्धस्य प्रतिपालार्थमलब्धस्य च लब्धये । प्रातःकृत्यमिदं प्रोक्तं द्विजातीनां नृपोत्तम

labdhasya pratipālārthamalabdhasya ca labdhaye prātaḥkṛtyamidaṁ proktaṁ dvijātīnāṁ nṛpottama

This is done both to preserve what has already been learned and to gain what has not yet been attained. O best of kings, this has been declared as the morning duty of the twice-born.

Verse 116 (skanda.3.57.116)

अथवा प्रातरुत्थाय कृत्वावश्यकमेव च । शौचाचमनमादाय भक्षयेद्दन्तधावनम्

athavā prātarutthāya kṛtvāvaśyakameva ca śaucācamanamādāya bhakṣayeddantadhāvanam

Or else, rising at dawn, having attended to nature's call, and after purification and sipping water, he should chew the tooth-twig.

Verse 117 (skanda.3.57.117)

विशोध्य सर्वगात्राणि प्रातःसंध्यां समाचरेत् । वेदार्थानधिगच्छेद्वै शास्त्राणि विविधान्यपि

viśodhya sarvagātrāṇi prātaḥsaṁdhyāṁ samācaret vedārthānadhigacchedvai śāstrāṇi vividhānyapi

Having purified all his limbs, he should perform the morning twilight rite, and should master the meanings of the Veda as well as the various shastras.

Verse 118 (skanda.3.57.118)

अध्यापयेच्छुचीञ्छिष्यान्हितान्मेधासमन्वितान् । उपेयादीश्वरं चापि योगक्षेमादिसिद्धये

adhyāpayecchucīñchiṣyānhitānmedhāsamanvitān upeyādīśvaraṁ cāpi yogakṣemādisiddhaye

He should teach pupils who are pure, well-disposed, and endowed with intelligence, and he should also approach the Lord in worship for the attainment of security and prosperity.

Verse 119 (skanda.3.57.119)

ततो मध्याह्नसिद्ध्यर्थं पूर्वोक्तं स्नानमाचरेत् । स्नात्वा माध्याह्निकीं संध्यामुपासीत विचक्षणः

tato madhyāhnasiddhyarthaṁ pūrvoktaṁ snānamācaret snātvā mādhyāhnikīṁ saṁdhyāmupāsīta vicakṣaṇaḥ

Then, for the accomplishment of the midday rites, he should perform the bath already described. Having bathed, the discerning man should attend to the midday twilight rite.

Verse 120 (skanda.3.57.120)

देवतां परिपूज्याथ नैमित्तिकं विधिं चरेत् । पवनाग्निं समुज्ज्वाल्य वैश्वदेवं समाचरेत्

devatāṁ paripūjyātha naimittikaṁ vidhiṁ caret pavanāgniṁ samujjvālya vaiśvadevaṁ samācaret

Having duly worshipped the deity, he should perform the occasional rites. Kindling the fire with the aid of the wind, he should perform the Vaishvadeva offering.

Verse 121 (skanda.3.57.121)

निष्पावान्कोद्रवान्माषान्कलापांश्चणकांस्त्यजेत् । तैलपक्वमपक्वान्नं सर्वं लवणयुक्त्यजेत्

niṣpāvānkodravānmāṣānkalāpāṁścaṇakāṁstyajet tailapakvamapakvānnaṁ sarvaṁ lavaṇayuktyajet

In the Vaishvadeva offering, he should avoid beans, kodo millet, black gram, field peas, and chickpeas; he should likewise avoid food fried in oil, uncooked food, and anything mixed with salt.

Verse 122 (skanda.3.57.122)

आढक्यन्नं मसूरान्नं वर्तुलधान्यसंभवम् । भुक्तशेषं पर्युषितं वैश्वदेवे विवर्जयेत्

āḍhakyannaṁ masūrānnaṁ vartuladhānyasaṁbhavam bhuktaśeṣaṁ paryuṣitaṁ vaiśvadeve vivarjayet

Food made from pigeon-pea, from lentils, from round grains, the leftover part of a meal, and stale food — all of these should be excluded from the Vaishvadeva offering.

Verse 123 (skanda.3.57.123)

दर्भपाणिः समाचम्य प्राणायामं विधाय च । पृषोदिवीति मंत्रेण पर्य्युक्षणमथाचरेत्

darbhapāṇiḥ samācamya prāṇāyāmaṁ vidhāya ca pṛṣodivīti maṁtreṇa paryyukṣaṇamathācaret

With darbha grass in hand, he should sip water and perform breath-control, and then, with the mantra beginning 'pṛṣadājyam,' sprinkle the vessels.

Verse 124 (skanda.3.57.124)

प्रदक्षिणं च पर्युक्ष्य द्विः परिस्तीर्य वै कुशान् । रापोर्द्ध(?) देवमन्त्रेण कुर्याद्वह्निं स्वसंमुखे

pradakṣiṇaṁ ca paryukṣya dviḥ paristīrya vai kuśān rāpordha(?) devamantreṇa kuryādvahniṁ svasaṁmukhe

Having sprinkled in the clockwise direction and spread the darbha grass twice, he should, with the deity-mantra rāordha(?), place the fire before himself.

Verse 125 (skanda.3.57.125)

वैश्वानरं समभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैस्तथा । स्वशाखोक्तप्रकारेण होमं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः

vaiśvānaraṁ samabhyarcya gaṁdhapuṣpākṣataistathā svaśākhoktaprakāreṇa homaṁ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ

Having worshipped Vaishvanara with fragrance, flowers, and unbroken rice, the discerning man should perform the fire-oblation according to the procedure of his own branch.

Verse 126 (skanda.3.57.126)

अध्वगः क्षीणवृत्तिश्च विद्यार्थी गुरुपोषकः । यतिश्च ब्रह्मचारी च षडेते धर्मभिक्षकाः

adhvagaḥ kṣīṇavṛttiśca vidyārthī gurupoṣakaḥ yatiśca brahmacārī ca ṣaḍete dharmabhikṣakāḥ

The traveller, one whose livelihood has failed, the student, one who supports his teacher, the renunciant, and the celibate student — these six are entitled to beg by right of dharma.

Verse 127 (skanda.3.57.127)

अतिथिः पांथिको ज्ञेयोऽनूचानः श्रुतिपारगः । मान्यावेतौ गृहस्थानां ब्रह्मलोकमभीप्सताम्

atithiḥ pāṁthiko jñeyo'nūcānaḥ śrutipāragaḥ mānyāvetau gṛhasthānāṁ brahmalokamabhīpsatām

An 'atithi' should be understood as a wayfarer, and one versed in the Veda to its farthest limit is an 'anuchana' — for householders desiring the world of Brahma, both of these deserve honour.

Verse 128 (skanda.3.57.128)

अपि श्वपाके शुनि वा नैवान्नं निष्फलं भवेत् । अत्रार्थिनि समायाते पात्रापात्रं न चिंतयेत्

api śvapāke śuni vā naivānnaṁ niṣphalaṁ bhavet atrārthini samāyāte pātrāpātraṁ na ciṁtayet

Even food given to an outcaste or to a dog never goes without fruit. When a supplicant has come, one should not stop to consider whether he is a worthy or unworthy recipient.

Verse 129 (skanda.3.57.129)

शुनां च पतितानां च श्वपचां पापरोगिणाम् । काकानां च कृमीणां च बहिरन्नं किरेद्भुवि

śunāṁ ca patitānāṁ ca śvapacāṁ pāparogiṇām kākānāṁ ca kṛmīṇāṁ ca bahirannaṁ kiredbhuvi

For dogs, for outcastes, for those born to outcaste work, for those afflicted with sinful diseases, for crows, and for worms, he should scatter food outside upon the ground.

Verse 130 (skanda.3.57.130)

ऐन्द्रवारुणवायव्याः सौम्या वै नैर्ऋताश्च ये । प्रतिगृह्णंत्विमं पिंडं काका भूमौ मयार्पितम्

aiṁdravāruṇavāyavyāḥ saumyā vai nairṛtāśca ye pratigṛhṇaṁtvimaṁ piṁḍaṁ kākā bhūmau mayārpitam

'May the crow-hosts of Indra, Varuna, Vayu, Soma, and Nirriti accept this offering of food which I have set down upon the earth.'

Verse 131 (skanda.3.57.131)

इत्थं भूतबलिं कृत्वा कालं गोदोहमात्रकम् । प्रतीक्ष्यातिथिमायातं विशद्भोज्यगृहं ततः

itthaṁ bhūtabaliṁ kṛtvā kālaṁ godohamātrakam pratīkṣyātithimāyātaṁ viśadbhojyagṛhaṁ tataḥ

Having thus performed the offering to the beings, he should wait for the time it takes to milk a cow, watching for an arriving guest, and only then enter the dining hall.

Verse 132 (skanda.3.57.132)

अदत्त्वा वायसबलिं नित्यश्राद्धं समाचरेत् । नित्यश्राद्धे स्वसामर्थ्यात्त्रीन्द्वावेकमथापि वा

adattvā vāyasabaliṁ nityaśrāddhaṁ samācaret nityaśrāddhe svasāmarthyāttrīndvāvekamathāpi vā

Without having offered the crow-oblation, one should not perform the daily shraddha. In the daily shraddha, according to his means, he should feed three, two, or even just one brahmin.

Verse 133 (skanda.3.57.133)

भोजयेत्पितृयज्ञार्थं दद्यादुद्धत्य वारि च । नित्यश्राद्धं दैवहीनं नियमादिविवर्जितम्

bhojayetpitṛyajñārthaṁ dadyāduddhatya vāri ca nityaśrāddhaṁ daivahīnaṁ niyamādivivarjitam

He should feed them for the sake of the ancestral rite, and offer water lifted up in the hand. The daily shraddha is free of the portion for the gods, and is also free from other formal restrictions.

Verse 134 (skanda.3.57.134)

दक्षिणारहितं त्वेतद्दातृभोक्तृसुतृप्तिकृत् । पितृयज्ञं विधायेत्थं स्वस्थबुद्धिरनातुरः

dakṣiṇārahitaṁ tvetaddātṛbhoktṛsutṛptikṛt pitṛyajñaṁ vidhāyetthaṁ svasthabuddhiranāturaḥ

This rite is without a priestly fee, yet it fully satisfies both giver and receiver. Having thus performed the ancestral sacrifice, with a composed mind and free of affliction —

Verse 135 (skanda.3.57.135)

अदुष्टासनमध्यास्य भुंजीत शिशुभिः सह । सुगन्धिः सुमनाः स्रग्वी शुचिवासोद्वयान्वितः

aduṣṭāsanamadhyāsya bhuṁjīta śiśubhiḥ saha sugaṁdhiḥ sumanāḥ sragvī śucivāsodvayānvitaḥ

— he should sit on a flawless seat and eat together with the children of the house — fragrant, cheerful of mind, garlanded, and clad in two clean garments.

Verse 136 (skanda.3.57.136)

प्रागास्य उदगास्यो वा भुंजीत पितृसेवितम् । विधायान्नमनग्नं तदुपरिष्टादधस्तथा

prāgāsya udagāsyo vā bhuṁjīta pitṛsevitam vidhāyānnamanagnaṁ tadupariṣṭādadhastathā

Facing east or north, he should eat food that the ancestors have partaken of, taking care not to overcook it, arranging it duly above and below.

Verse 137 (skanda.3.57.137)

आपोशानविधानेन कृत्वाश्नीयात्सुधीर्द्विजः । भूमौ बलित्रयं कुर्यादपो दद्यात्तदोपरि

āpośānavidhānena kṛtvāśnīyātsudhīrdvijaḥ bhūmau balitrayaṁ kuryādapo dadyāttadopari

The wise twice-born should eat only after performing the rite of aposhana. He should offer the food-bali three times upon the ground, and pour water over it as well.

Verse 138 (skanda.3.57.138)

सकृच्चाप उपस्पृश्य प्राणाद्याहुतिपंचकम् । दद्याजठरकुंडाग्नौ दर्भपाणिः प्रसन्नधीः

sakṛccāpa upaspṛśya prāṇādyāhutipaṁcakam dadyājaṭharakuṁḍāgnau darbhapāṇiḥ prasannadhīḥ

Having touched water once, with darbha grass in hand and a serene mind, he should offer the fivefold oblation beginning with 'prana' into the fire-pit that is his stomach.

Verse 139 (skanda.3.57.139)

दर्भपाणिस्तु यो भुंक्ते तस्य दोषो न विद्यते । केशकीटादिसंभूतस्तदश्नीयात्सदर्भकः

darbhapāṇistu yo bhuṁkte tasya doṣo na vidyate keśakīṭādisaṁbhūtastadaśnīyātsadarbhakaḥ

One who eats with darbha grass in hand incurs no fault. Even if the food happens to be contaminated by hair or an insect, one holding darbha may still eat it without harm.

Verse 140 (skanda.3.57.140)

ततो मौनेन भुञ्जीत न कुर्याद्दंतघर्षणम् । प्रक्षालितव्यहस्तस्य दक्षिणांगुष्ठमूलतः

tato maunena bhuñjīta na kuryāddaṁtagharṣaṇam prakṣālitavyahastasya dakṣiṇāṁguṣṭhamūlataḥ

He should then eat in silence, without clicking the teeth. Afterward the hand should be washed, beginning from the base of the right thumb.

Verse 141 (skanda.3.57.141)

रौरवेऽपुण्यनिलये अधोलोकनिवासिनाम् । उच्छिष्टोदकमिच्छूनामक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्

raurave'puṇyanilaye adholokanivāsinām ucchiṣṭodakamicchūnāmakṣayyamupatiṣṭhatām

For those dwelling in the ill-fated abode called Raurava, and for the beings who live in the nether worlds, longing for the leftover water and standing in wait — it becomes for them an inexhaustible offering.

Verse 142 (skanda.3.57.142)

पुनराचम्य मेधावी शुचिर्भूत्वा प्रयत्नतः । मुखशुद्धिं ततः कृत्वा पुराणश्रवणादिभिः

punarācamya medhāvī śucirbhūtvā prayatnataḥ mukhaśuddhiṁ tataḥ kṛtvā purāṇaśravaṇādibhiḥ

The wise man should then sip water again, become pure through diligence, cleanse his mouth, and thereafter engage in listening to the Puranas and the like.

Verse 143 (skanda.3.57.143)

अतिवाह्य दिवाशेषं ततः संध्यां समाचरेत् । गृहेषु प्राकृता संध्या गोष्टे दशगुणा स्मृता

ativāhya divāśeṣaṁ tataḥ saṁdhyāṁ samācaret gṛheṣu prākṛtā saṁdhyā goṣṭhe daśaguṇā smṛtā

Having thus passed the rest of the day, he should perform the evening rite. The twilight rite performed at home yields ordinary fruit, but performed in a cow-pen it is reckoned tenfold.

Verse 144 (skanda.3.57.144)

नद्यामयुतसंख्या स्यादनंता शिवसन्निधौ । अनृतं मद्यगन्धं च दिवामैथुनमेव च । पुनाति वृषलस्थानं संध्या बहिरुपासिता

nadyāmayutasaṁkhyā syādanaṁtā śivasannidhau anṛtaṁ madyagaṁdhaṁ ca divāmaithunameva ca punāti vṛṣalasthānaṁ saṁdhyā bahirupāsitā

Performed by a river it yields ten-thousandfold, and performed in Shiva's presence it yields fruit without limit. The twilight rite, performed outdoors, purifies even the degradation born of falsehood, the smell of liquor, or daytime intercourse.

Verse 145 (skanda.3.57.145)

उद्देशतः समाख्यात एष नित्यतनो विधिः । इत्थं समाचरन्विप्रो नावसीदति कर्हिचित्

uddeśataḥ samākhyāta eṣa nityatano vidhiḥ itthaṁ samācaranvipro nāvasīdati karhicit

Thus, in brief, this daily rite has been described. The brahmin who conducts himself in this manner never comes to grief.