V : p. 24 V. 1. Great criminals should all be put to death. [7-10. These names refer to weights of gold. V. 2, 3. M. VIII, 124; IX, 239, 241; Gaut. XII, 46, 47.--3-7. M. IX, 237.--8. M. IX, 241; VIII, 380.--9, 11. M. IX, 232.--12, 13. M. VIII, 320, 321.--18. M. VIII, 371.--19. M. VIII, 279; Y. II, 215;...
Lxx : p. 223 LXX. 1. He must not sleep with his feet wet; 2. Nor facing the north or the west; 3. Nor naked; 4. Nor on wet (fresh) bamboo; 5. Nor in the open air; 6. Nor on a bedstead made of Pal"s"a-wood; 7. Nor on one made of the wood of five trees; 8. Nor on one made of the wood of a tree which h...
Lxxxiv : p. 255 LXXXIV. 1. He must not offer a "S"rddha in a country inhabited by barbarians. 2. He must not visit a country, inhabited by barbarians (excepting on a pilgrimage). 3. By (constantly) drinking water from (or bathing in) a pool situated in a foreign (barbarous) country, he becomes equal to its...
Xliii : p. 140 XLIII. 1. Now follow the hells. (They are called:) 2. Tmisra (darkness); 3. Andhatmisra (complete darkness); 4. Raurava (place of howling); 5. Mahraurava (place of much howling); 6. Klastra (thread of time or death); 7. Mahnaraka (great hell); 8. Sa"g"vana (restoring to life); 9. Av"k"i...
Xcviii : p. 291 XCVIII. 1. When Vish"n"u had finished his speech, the goddess of the earth inclined her knees and her head before him and said: 2. 'O Bhagavat! Four (out of the five) grosser elements are receiving their support from thee, and are constantly about thee: the ether, in the form of the shell;...
L : p. 157 L. 1. Let a man make a hut of leaves in a forest and dwell in it; 2. And let him bathe (and perform his prayers) three times a day; 3. And let him collect alms, going from one village to another, and proclaiming his own deed; 4. And let him sleep upon grass: 5. This is called a Mahvr...
Lxxvii : p. 241 LXXVII. 1. The sun's passage from one sign of the zodiac, to another; 2. The two equinoctial points; 3. The two solstitial points particularly; 4. The (Yoga) Vyatpta; 5. The constellation under which (the sacrificer himself, or his wife, or his son) is born; 6. A time of rejoicing (as, when...
Xxv : p. 110 XXV. 1. Now the duties of a woman (are as follows): 2. To live in harmony with her husband; 3. To show reverence (by embracing their feet and such-like attentions) to her mother-in-law, father-in-law, to Gurus (such as elders), to divinities, and to guests; 4. To keep household articles...
Vi : p. 42 VI. 1. A creditor shall receive his principal back from his debtor exactly as he had lent it to him. 2. (As regards the interest to be paid), he shall take in the direct order of the castes two, three, four, or five in the hundred by the month (if no pledge has been given). 3. Or let debtors...
Lxxi : p. 224 LXXI. 1. Now he must not contemn any one (whether of equal rank, or of higher or lower rank than himself). [LXXI. 1. M. IV, 135; Y. I, 153.--2. M. IV, 141.--3. Gaut. II, 17.--4. Gobh. III, 5, 29.--4-6. M. IV, 17, 18; Y. I, 129, 123.--8. M. IV, 19.--9. M. IV, 34; past. I, 11, 30, 13; Gaut. IX...
Xc : p. 265 XC. 1. If on the fifteenth of the bright half of the month Mrga"s"rsha the moon enters the lunar asterism. M"ri"ga"s"iras, he must give at the time when the moon rises (a vessel with) a golden centre, containing a Prastha of ground salt, to a Brhma"n"a. 2. By (performing) this rite he...
Xvii : p. 67 XVII. 1. If a father makes a partition with his sons, he may dispose of his self-acquired property as he thinks best. [XVII. I. Y. II, 114.--2. Y. II, 121.--3. M. IX, 216; Y. II, 122; Gaut. XXVIII, 29; Colebrooke, Dig. V, 2, CII.--4-16. M. IX, 185-189; Y. II, 135-137; past. II, 6, 14, 2-5;...
Xxiv : p. 106 XXIV. 1. Now a Brhma"n"a may take four wives in the direct order of the (four) castes; 2. A Kshatriya, three; 3. A Vai"s"ya, two; 4. A "S"dra, one only. 5. Among these (wives), if a man marries one of his own caste, their hands shall be joined. 6. In marriages with women of a different class...
Lxxxi : p. 250 LXXXI. 1. He must not place the food upon a chair. 2. He must not touch it with his foot. 3. He must not sneeze upon it. 4. He must drive the Ytudhnas away by means of sesamum or mustard-seeds. 5. Let him perform the "S"rddha in an enclosed place. 6. He must not look at a woman in her...
Xlix : p. 155 XLIX. 1. After having fasted during the eleventh day of the bright half of the month Mrga"s"rsha, let a [XLIX. 1. 'He must worship Vsudeva either with sixteen acts, muttering one out of the sixteen verses of the Purushaskta with each single act, the first act being the invocation of the gods...
Xlviii : p. 153 XLVIII. 1. Now if a man feels his conscience charged with some guilty act (such as performing a sacrifice for, or accepting a gift from, unworthy persons, or eating excrements) committed by himself (or if his conscience tells him that he has done more evil than good, or if he thinks himself...
Xxxiii : p. 131 XXXIII. 1. Now man has three most dangerous enemies, called carnal desire, wrath, and greed. [17. 1 I. e. a Brhma"n"a for whom the ceremony of initiation has been performed (Nand.) This proverb is also found in the Nti"s"stra 1,55, in the Mahbhrata II, 1385 seq., &c., and in other works. See...
Lvi : p. 184 LVI. 1. Now then follow the purifying Mantras from all the Vedas. [LVI. M. XI, 250-260; Y. III, 302-305; Gaut. XIX, 12; XXIV. 1. 1 'Now then,' i. e. the previous chapter containing an enumeration of secret sins, an enumeration of the purifying Mantras, by which they may be expiated, follows...
Viii : p. 48 VIII. 1. Now follow (the laws regarding) witnesses. 2. The king cannot be (made a witness); nor a learned Brhma"n"a; nor an ascetic; nor a gamester; nor a thief; nor a person not his own master; nor a woman; nor a child; nor a perpetrator of the acts called shasa (violence); nor one over-aged...
Lxxv : p. 239 LXXV. 1. He who makes a "S"rddha-offering while his father is alive, must offer it to those persons to whom his father offers (his "S"rddhas). 2. (If he offers a "S"rddha) while both his father and grandfather are alive, (he must offer it to those persons) to whom his grandfather (offers his...
Lxxxv : p. 256 LXXXV. 1. A "S"rddha offered at the (Trtha or place of pilgrimage called) Pushkaras confers eternal bliss upon the giver; 2. And so does the muttering of prayers, the offering of burnt-oblations, and the practice of austerities in that place. 3. Even by merely bathing at Pushkara he is...
Xxii : p. 87 XXII. 1. The impurity of a Brhma"n"a caused by the birth or death of Sapindas lasts ten days. 2. In the case of a Kshatriya (it lasts) twelve days. 3. In the case of a Vai"s"ya (it lasts) fifteen days. 4. In the case of a "S"dra (it lasts) a month. 5. The relationship of Sapi"nd"a ceases with...
Xvi : p. 66 XVI. 1. On women equal in caste (to their husbands) sons are begotten, who are equal in caste (to their fathers). 2. On women of lower caste than their husbands sons are begotten, who follow the caste of their mothers. 3. On women of higher caste than their husbands sons are begotten, who are...
Xiii : p. 60 XIII. Now follows the (rule regarding the ordeal by) poison. 2. All (other) sorts of poison must be avoided (in administering this ordeal), 3. Except poison from the "Sri"nga tree, which grows on the Himlayas. 4. (Of that) the judge must give seven grains, mixed with clarified butter...
Xlii : p. 140 XLII. 1. Miscellaneous crimes are those which have not been mentioned before. 2. Having committed one out of the number of miscellaneous crimes, a prudent man should always perform a penance, by the advice of a Brhma"n"a, after the higher or less degree of his guilt has been ascertained.
Xxviii : p. 116 XXVIII. 1. Now students shall dwell at their Guru's (spiritual teacher's) house. 2. They shall recite their morning and evening prayers. 3. (A student) shall mutter the morning prayer standing, and the evening prayer sitting. 4. He shall perform twice a day (in the mornings and evenings)...
Lxxxviii : p. 264 LXXXVIII. 1. A cow in the act of bringing forth a young one is (comparable to) the earth. 2. By bestowing such a cow upon a Brhma"n"a, after having decked her with ornaments, he obtains the same reward as if he were to bestow the earth (upon him), [6. 1 See LXVIII, 6, note. LXXXVIII. 1. Y. I...
Lxxx : p. 249 LXXX. 1. Sesamum, rice, barley, beans, water, roots, fruits, vegetables, "S"ymka grain, millet, wild rice, kidney-beans, and wheat satisfy (the manes) for a month; 2. The flesh of fishes (excepting those species that are forbidden), for two months; 3. The flesh of the common deer, for three...
X : p. 55 X. 1. Now follows the (rule regarding the ordeal by) balance. [29. Nand. infers from a text of Nrada (not found in his Institutes), that the plural is made use of in this Stra in order to include women, children, sickly, old, and feeble persons. 32. According to Nand., the particle "k"a is...
Lxv : p. 208 LXV. 1. Now then, after having duly bathed, and duly washed his hands and feet, and duly sipped water, he must worship Bhagavat Vsudeva (Vish"n"u), who is without beginning and end, before an idol or on the sacrificial ground. 2. Having called up in his mind (Vish"n"u to life, with...
Xi : p. 57 XI. 1. Now follows the (rule regarding the ordeal by) fire. 2. He must make seven circles, sixteen Angulas in breadth each, the intervals being of the same breadth. 3. Thereupon he must place seven leaves of the [XI. 2-9. Y. II, 103, 105-107.--11. Y. II, 104. 2. 1 See X, 2, note. 3. N...
Lxxxix : p. 265 LXXXIX. 1. The month Krttika is sacred to the god Agni. 2. Agni is the first of all gods. 3. Therefore is that man purified from every sin committed during the past year, who persists during the month Krttika in bathing (daily) out of the village, in muttering the Gyatr, and in taking...
Xxx : p. 123 XXX. 1. After having performed the Upkarman ceremony on the full moon of the month "S"rva"n"a, or of the month Bhdra, the student must (pass over the two next days without studying, and then) study for four months and a half. 2. After that, the teacher must perform out of town the ceremony...
Lxxvi : p. 240 LXXVI. 1. The (twelve) days of new moon, the three Ash"t"aks, the three Anvash"t"aks, a Mgha day (i.e. 'day on which the moon enters the lunar asterism Magh'), which falls on the thirteenth of the dark half of the month Praush"th"apada, and the two seasons when rice and barley grow ripe...
Lxvi : p. 210 LXVI. 1. He must not make an oblation to the gods or to the manes with water collected at night. 2. He must not give any other fragrant substance than sandal, or musk, or (fragrant) wood (of the odoriferous Devadru tree), or camphor, or saffron, or the wood of the "G"tphala tree; 3. N...
Xxxvii : p. 131 XXXVII. 1. Setting one's self up by false statements (as by saying, 'I have done this,' or the like). 2. Making statements, which will reach the ears of the king, regarding a (minor) offence committed by some one; 3. Unjustly upbraiding a Guru (as by saying 'You have neglected such...
Xcii : p. 271 XCII. 1. Protecting (one attacked by robbers, or by tigers, or otherwise in danger) is more meritorious than any (other) gift. [XCII. 1, 2. M. IV, 232; Y. I, 211.--3. M. IV, 230-5. M. {footnote p. 272} IV, 231; Y. I, 208.--8, 9. Y. I, 204, 205.--10. Y. I, 210.--10-12. M. IV, 231.--12, 13. Y...
Xciii : p. 274 XCIII. 1. What is given to another than a Brhma"n"a produces the same fruit in the world to come. 2. (What is given) to one who calls himself a Brhma"n"a (because he was born and initiated as such, but who does not perform his daily duties) produces twice the same fruit. 3. (What is given)...
Xii : p. 59 XII. 1. Now follows the (rule regarding the ordeal by) water. 2. (The defendant must enter) water which is free from mud, aquatic plants, (crabs and other) vicious animals, (porpoises or other) large rapacious animals living in water, fish, leeches, and other (animals or plants), 3. The water...
Ix : p. 52 IX. 1. Now follows (the rule regarding) the performance of ordeals. [39. Nand. takes the term dvi"g"ottama, 'the best among the twice-born,' as an equivalent for 'Brhma"n"as.' Kullka (on M. VIII, 73) refers it to 'twice-born men, who are particularly active in the discharge of their religious...
Lxvii : p. 211 LXVII. 1. After having swept the place around the (kitchen) fire, sprinkled it with water all around, [9. The particle "k"a indicates that fragrant oleander and the like is also permitted. (Nand.) 13. See LI, 38. 14. This prohibition refers to those species of five-toed animals, fish...
Lxxxiii : p. 253 LXXXIII. 1. The following persons sanctify a company: 2. A Tri"n"k"iketa; [27. See LXIV, 5, note. 29. The particle "k"a here refers to the following further persons mentioned in a Sm"ri"ti, a shepherd, one who lives by the prostitution of his own wife, the husband of a woman who had another...
Lvii : p. 186 LVII. 1. Now (the following persons) must be avoided: [16. Sma-veda II, 1,87. 17. Sma-veda, I, 91. 18. Sma-veda I, 122. 19. The same text as in the preceding Stra. 20. Sma-veda I, 350. Nand. infers from a passage of Vsish"th"a (XXVIII, 12) that "k"a refers to Sma-veda II, 812, and I, 153. 21...
Untitled : THE INSTITUTES OF VISHNU TRANSLATED BY JULIUS JOLLY Sacred Books Of The East, Vol. 7 Oxford, The Clarendon Press [1880] Title Page Contents Introduction VISH"N"U AND THE GODDESS OF THE EARTH I. THE FOUR CASTES II. DUTIES OF A KING III. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IV. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW V. LAW OF DEBT...
Xlvi : p. 149 XLVI. 1. Now follow the penances. 2. Let a man fast for three days; 3. And let him perform each day the three ablutions (at dawn, noon, and sunset); 4. And let him, at every ablution, plunge into the water three times; 5. And let him mutter the Aghamarsha"n"a three times, after having...
Xci : p. 270 XCI. 1. The digger of a well has (the consequences of) the half of his evil acts taken from him as soon as the water comes forth from it. 2. A digger of pools is for ever freed from thirst, and attains the world of Varu"n"a. 3. A giver of water shall never stiffer from thirst (in heaven...
Vii : p. 46 VII. 1. Documents are of three kinds: 2. Attested by the king, or by (other) witnesses, or unattested. 3. A document is (said to be) attested by the king when it has been executed (in a court of judicature), on the king ordering it, by a scribe, his [42. In the first case the agreement is...
Lviii : p. 189 LVIII. 1. The property of householders is of three kinds: 2. White, mottled, and black. 3. By those obsequies which a man performs with white property, he causes (his departed ancestor) to be born again as a god. 4. By performing them with mottled property, he causes him to be born as a m...
Xlv : p. 147 XLV. 1. Now after having undergone the torments inflicted in the hells, and having passed through the animal bodies, the sinners are born as human beings with (the following) marks (indicating their crime): 2. A criminal in the highest degree shall have leprosy; 3. A killer of a Brhma"n"...
Xcvi : p. 279 XCVI. 1. After having passed through the first three orders and annihilated passion, he must offer an oblation to Pra"g"pati, in which he bestows all his wealth (upon priests) as fee for the performance of the sacrifice, and enter the order of ascetics. 2. Having reposited the fires in his...
Xxxix : p. 138 XXXIX. 1. Killing domestic or wild animals are crimes degrading to a mixed caste. 2. He who has committed a crime degrading to a mixed caste shall eat barley-gruel for a month (if he has committed it knowingly), or perform the penance K"rikkh"rtik"rikkh"ra (if he has committed it unawares)...
Lxxii : p. 231 LXXII. 1. He must persist in keeping his mind and his organs of sense under restraint. 2. Restraint of the mind implies restraint of the senses. 3. One who has acquired complete command over himself, gains this world and the next. 4. One who has no command over himself, reaps no fruit...
Xxxv : p. 132 XXXV. 1. Killing a Brhma"n"a, drinking spirituous liquor, [6. This proverb is also found in the Bhagavad-gt, XVI, 21, and in the Mahbhrata, V, 1036. See Bhtlingk, Ind. Sprche, 2645. XXXV. 1. M. IX, 235; XI, 55; Y. III, 227; past. I, 7, 21, 8; Gaut. XXI, 1.--2, 3. M. XI, 181; Y. III, 227...
Lxii : p. 199 LXII. 1. The part at the root of the little finger of a twice-born man is called the Trtha sacred to Pra"g"pati. 2. The part at the root of the thumb is called the Trtha sacred to Brahman. 3. The part at the tops of the fingers is called the Trtha sacred to the gods. 4. The part at the root...
Liii : p. 174 LIII. 1. One who has (unawares) had illicit sexual intercourse, must perform the Pr"g"patya penance for a year, according to the rule of the Mahvrata, clad in a garment of bark, and living in a forest. 2. The same (penance is ordained) for sexual intercourse with the wife of another man (who...
Lxxxvii : p. 263 LXXXVII. 1. Now on the day of full moon in the month Vai"s"kha he must spread out upon a woollen blanket the skin of a black antelope (together with the horns and hoofs), after having adorned the former with gold and the latter with silver, and after having ornamented the tail with a string...
Lxiii : p. 199 LXIII. 1. In order to obtain wealth and for the sake of security he shall apply to a lord. 2. He must not travel alone; 3. Nor with wicked companions; 4. Nor with "S"dras; 5. Nor with enemies; 6. Nor too early in the morning; 7. Nor too late in the evening; 8. Nor in the twilight; [9. N...
Li : p. 162 LI. 1. A drinker of spirituous liquor must abstain from all religious rites and subsist on grains separated from the husk for a year. 2. If a man has (knowingly) tasted any of the (twelve) unclean excretions of the body, or of the (twelve) intoxicating drinks, he must perform...
Additions And Corrections : p. 302 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. I, 17 (p. 4) "read" Rkshasas--I, 22 (p. 5) "for" bow "read" shaft--V, 48 (p. 29) "and" V, 77 (p. 31) "for" or one "read" and one--VIII, 9 (p. 49) "before" one "add" and approved by both (parties)--XIV, 4 (p. 61) "close before" an--XVIII, 19, 22 (p. 72) "for S"dr...
Xxxiv : p. 132 XXXIV. 1. Sexual connection with one's mother, or daughter, or daughter-in-law are crimes in the highest degree. 2. Such criminals in the highest degree should proceed into the flames; for there is not any other way to atone for their crime.
Xcvii : p. 287 XCVII. 1. Sitting with the feet stretched out and crossed so as to touch the thighs, with the right hand (stretched out and) resting upon the left, with the tongue fixed in the palate, and without bringing the one row of teeth in contact with the other, with the eyes directed to the tip...
Lii : p. 172 LII. 1. He who has stolen the gold (of a Brhmana), must bring a club to the king, proclaiming his deed. 2. Whether the king kills him with it, or dismisses him unhurt, he is purified. 3. Or (in case he committed the theft unawares), he must perform the Mahvrata for twelve years. 4. He who...
Lxxviii : p. 242 LXXVIII. 1. By performing a "S"rddha on Sunday he procures everlasting freedom from disease. 2. (By performing a "S"rddha) on Monday he becomes beloved. 3. (By performing it) on Tuesday (he procures) success in battle. 4. (By performing it) on Wednesday (he enjoys) all his desires. 5. (By...
Iv : p. 23 IV. 1. The (very small mote of) dust which may be discerned in a sun-beam passing through a lattice is called trasare"n"u (trembling dust). 2. Eight of these (trasare"n"us) are equal to a nit. 3. Three of the latter are equal to a black mustard-seed. 4. Three of these last are equal...
Xxvi : p. 111 XXVI. 1. If a man has several wives of his own caste, [14. Nand. states that the self-immolation of widows (Sattee) is a specially meritorious act, and not obligatory. Besides, he quotes several passages from other Smritis and from the B"ri"hannradyapur"n"a, to the effect that in case...
Iii : p. 13 III. 1. Now the duties of a king, are: 2. To protect his people, [14. According to Nand., the use of the term sarva, 'all,' implies that "S"dras may also follow the occupations of a Vai"s"ya, tillage and the rest, as ordained by Devala. 16. The term Guru, 'superior,' generally denotes...
Lxxxvi : p. 260 LXXXVI. 1. Now follows the ceremony of setting a bull at liberty, (which should take place) 2. On the days of full moon in Krttika or "s"vina. When performing this rite, he must first examine the bull. [63. The term mano"g"a, 'a pleasant spot,' means 'a place close by the house, where sacred...
Lxxix : p. 246 LXXIX. 1. He must not perform a "S"rddha with water collected at night. 2. On failure of Ku"s"a grass he must employ K"s"a or Drv grass instead. 3. Instead of a garment (he may give) cotton thread. 4. He must avoid (giving) the fringe of cloth, though it be of cloth not yet used. 5. And (he...
Xxxii : p. 129 XXXII. 1. A king, a priest, a learned Brhma"n"a, one who stops wicked proceedings, an Updhyya, a paternal uncle, a maternal grandfather, a maternal uncle, a father-in-law, an eldest brother, and the parents-in-law of a son or a daughter are equal to a teacher; 2. And so are their wives, who...
Lxix : p. 222 LXIX. 1. He must not have connection with his wife on the eighth, or fourteenth, or fifteenth day of the half-month. 2. And (he must avoid connubial intercourse) after having partaken of a "S"rddha; 3. And after having given (a "S"rddha); 4. And after having been invited to a "S"rddha; 5...
Lv : p. 180 LV. 1. Now follow the penances for secret sins. [30. For the Atik"rikkh"ra penance, see M. XI, 214. 33. 1 Nand. adds, that a youth under the age of sixteen, who has not been initiated, and old women, as well as girls who have not yet attained maturity, must only perform a quarter of it...
Xviii : p. 70 XVIII. 1. If there are four sons of a Brhma"n"a (springing from four different wives) of the four castes, they shall divide the whole estate of their father into ten parts. 2. Of these, let the soil of the Brhma"n"a wife take four parts; 3. The son of the Kshatriya wife, three parts; 4...
Xix : p. 75 XIX. 1. He must not cause a member of a twice-born caste to be carried out by a "S"dra (even though he be a kinsman of the deceased); 2. Nor a "S"dra by a member of a twice-born caste. 3. A father and a mother shall be carried out by their sons (who are equal in caste to their parents). 4...
Ii : p. 12 II. 1. Brhma"n"as, Kshatriyas, Vai"s"yas, and "S"dras are the four castes. 2. The first three of these are (called) twice-born. 3. For them the whole number of ceremonies, which begin with the impregnation and end with the ceremony of burning the dead body, have to be performed with...
Liv : p. 175 LIV. 1. If a man associates with one guilty of a crime, he must perform the same penance as he. 2. A Brhma"n"a who has drunk water from a well in which a five-toed animal has perished, or which has been defiled in the highest degree, must fast for three days. 3. A Kshatriya (must fast)...
Xxvii : p. 112 XXVII. 1. The Nishekakarman (ceremony of impregnation) [XXVII. 1-14. "s"v. I, 4-18; Gobh. II, 1-9; Pr. I, 4-11, 1; "S"nkh. I, 12-28; M. II, 29-35, 66, 67; Y. I, 11-13; Gaut. VIII, 14.--15-24, 26, 27. Weber, Ind. Stud. X, 21; M. II, 38-47; Y. I, {footnote p. 113} 14, 37, 38; past. I, 1, 1...
Xiv : p. 60 XIV. 1. Now follows the (rule regarding the ordeal by) sacred libation. 2. Having invoked terrible deities (such as Durg, the dityas or others, the defendant) must drink three handfuls of water in which (images of) those deities have been bathed, [XIII. 3, 5-7. Y. II, 110, 111. XIV. 2, 4, 5...
Lix : p. 190 LIX. 1. A householder must perform the Pkaya"g"as [11. 1 Nand. interprets the term pr"s"vika by 'moving a chowrie to and fro before one's master, while standing by his side.' LIX. 1. M. IV, 67, Gaut. V, 7-9.--1, 2. M. IV, 25; Y. I, 97.--3, 4. "s"v. I, 9; I, 10; Gobh. I, 3, 5-9; Pr. I, 9; I...
Introduction : p. ix INTRODUCTION. THE Vish"n"u-sm"ri"ti or Vaish"n"ava Dharma"s"stra or Vish"n"u-stra is in the main a collection of ancient aphorisms on the sacred laws of India, and as such it ranks with the other ancient works of this class which have come down to our time. It may be styled a Dharma-str...
Xcv : p. 277 XCV. 1. An hermit must dry up his frame by the practice of austerities. 2. In summer he must expose himself to five fires. [6. The use of the particle "k"a implies, according to Nand., that the practice of distributing gifts should likewise be continued. 11. The particle v here refers...
Xxxviii : p. 138 XXXVIII. 1. Causing (bodily) pain to a Brhma"n"a; 2. Smelling at things which ought not to be smelt (such as excrements), or at spirituous liquor; 3. Dishonest dealing; 4. Sexual connection with cattle; 5. And (sexual connection) with a man (or unnatural intercourse with a woman): 6. Such...
Xxiii : p. 97 XXIII. 1. What has been defiled by the impure excretions of the body, by spirits, or by intoxicating drinks, is impure in the highest degree. [XXIII. 2. past. I. 5, 17, 10; Gaut. I, 29.--4. Y. I. 185; Gaut. I. 29, 31.--5. M. V, 123; Gaut. I, 34-7-11. M. V, 111, 112, 116, 117; Y. I, 182, 183...
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Xxxi : p. 128 XXXI. 1. A man has three Atigurus (or specially venerable superiors): 2. His father, his mother, and his spiritual teacher. 3. To them he must always pay obedience. 4. What they say, that he must do. 5. And he must do what is agreeable and serviceable to them. 6. Let him never do anything...
Lxxiv : p. 238 LXXIV. 1. After having worshipped, on each Ash"t"ak, the gods and performed, with vegetables, meat, and cakes respectively, a "S"rddha (according to the rules given in the last chapter), he must, on each Anvash"t"ak, worship the gods and offer a burnt-oblation in the same way ...
Lxiv : p. 204 LXIV. 1. He must not bathe in another man's pool; 2. In cases of distress (if there is no other water at hand) he may bathe (in another man's pool), after having offered up five (or seven, or four) lumps of clay and (three jars with) water. 3. (He must not bathe) during an indigestion; 4...
Lx : p. 194 LX. 1. In (the last watch of the night, which is called) [27. Nand. refers the term bhikshu, which has been rendered by 'ascetic,' i. e. a member of the fourth order, to the six sorts of beggars enumerated by Par"s"ara. But as the first three orders are mentioned in this "S"loka, it is...
Xli : p. 139 XLI. 1. Killing birds, amphibious animals, and aquatic animals (such as fish); 2. And worms or insects; 3. Eating (nutmegs or other) plants similar to intoxicating drinks (in their effect upon the system): [XL. 1. M. XI, 70. 2. Regarding the penances mentioned here, see XLVI, II, 12, 20. XLI...
Xxix : p. 121 XXIX. 1. He who having initiated a youth and instructed him in the Vratas, teaches him (one branch of) the Veda (together with its Angas, such as that relating to phonetics, and the rest) is called "k"rya (teacher). [51. Taitt. ra"n"y. I, 30. XXIX. 1. past. I, 1, 1, 13; Gaut., I, 9.--13. M...
Xliv : p. 144 XLIV. 1. Now after having suffered the torments inflicted in the hells, the evil-doers pass into animal bodies. 2. Criminals in the highest degree enter the bodies of all plants successively. 3. Mortal sinners enter the bodies of worms or insects. 4. Minor offenders enter the bodies of birds...
Xv : p. 61 XV 1. Now there are twelve kinds of sons. 2. The first is the son of the body, viz. he who is begotten (by the husband) himself on his own lawfully wedded wife. 3. The second is the soil begotten on a wife, viz. one begotten by a kinsman allied by funeral oblations, or by a member...
Lxi : p. 196 LXI. 1. A householder must not use Pal"s"a-wood for cleaning his teeth. 2. Nor (must he use the twigs of) the "S"leshmntaka [20, 'I. e. in an apartment on the roof or in any other such place.' (Nand.) LXI. past. I, 11, 32, 9; Gaut. IX, 44. [1. 1 Literally 'eat,' adyt. In 16 and 17...
Xl : p. 139 XL. 1. Receiving anything from a (Mle"kkh"a or other) despicable person (even though not as a present, but in the form of interest, &c.), traffic (even with articles that are not forbidden to sell), subsisting by money-lending (even without exceeding the legitimate rate of interest), telling...
Lxxiii : p. 232 LXXIII. 1. One desirous of celebrating a "S"rddha must invite the Brhma"n"as on the day before (it is to take place). 2. On the next day, in the forenoon, if it falls in the bright half of the month, and in the afternoon, if it falls in the dark half of the month, the Brhma"n"as, who must...
C : p. 301 C. 1. Those among the twice-born who will act according to (the precepts promulgated in) this excellent law-code, which has been proclaimed by the god himself, shall obtain a most excellent abode in heaven. 2. It purifies from sin, it is auspicious, it leads to heaven, procures long life...
Xciv : p. 176 XCIV. 1. A householder, when he sees his skin has become wrinkled and his hair turned grey, must go to live in a forest. 2. Or (he must do so) when he sees the son of his son. 3. Let him (before going into the forest) entrust the care of his wife to his sons, or let her accompany him. 4. Let...
Xlvii : p. 151 XLVII. 1. Now follows the "K"ndrya"n"a (lunar penance). 2. Let a man eat single mouthfuls (of food) unchanged in size; [XLVII. 1-10. M. XI, 217-222.--1-3. 9. Y. III, 324, 325.--1-4. Gaut. XXVII, 12-15. 2. 'Unchanged in size' means of that size precisely which the law prescribes.' Y"g"avalky...
Xx : p. 77 XX. 1. The northern progress of the sun is a day, with the gods. 2. The southern progress of the sun is (with them) a night. 3. A year is (with them) a day and a night; 4. Thirty such are a month; 5. Twelve such months are a year. 6. Twelve hundred years of the gods are a Kaliyuga. [XX. 1-3...
Lxxxii : p. 251 LXXXII. 1. At a ("S"rddha) offering to the Vi"s"vedevs let him not enquire (into the qualities or descent of) a Brhma"n"a (whom he means to invite). [LXXXII. 1, 2. M. III, 149.--3-29. M. III, 150 166; Y. I, 222-224; past. II, 7, 17, 21; Gaut. XV, 16-18.] p. 252 2. But at a ("S"rddh...
Xxi : p. 83 XXI. 1. Now then , (on the day) after the impurity is over, let him bathe duly (during the recitation of Mantras), wash his hands and feet duly, and sip water duly, (and having invited some Brhma"n"as), as many as possible, who must cleanse themselves in the same way and turn their faces...
Lxviii : p. 217 LXVIII. 1. He must not eat during an eclipse of the moon or of the sun. [45. 'For the rules regarding the reception of a guest, see "s"v. I, 2 4, and the other G"ri"hya-stras; M. III, 119 seq., and the other Dharma"s"stras. LXVIII. 12. M. IV, 55.--14. M. IV, 45; Y. I, 131; past. II, 8, 19...
I : p. 1 VISH"N"U I. 1. THE night of Brahman being over, and the God sprung from the lotus (Brahman) having woke from his slumber, Vish"n"u purposing to create living beings, and perceiving the earth covered with water, 2. Assumed the shape of a boar, delighting to sport in water, as at the beginning...
Xcix : p. 297 XCIX. 1. After having seen Sri (Lakshm), the goddess of the earth, highly pleased, questioned (in the following manner) that goddess, who was stroking the feet of Vish"n"u, the god of the gods, who was shining with the splendour of her austerities, and whose face was radiant like melted gold...
Xxxvi : p. 133 XXXVI. 1. Killing a Kshatriya or Vai"s"ya engaged in a sacrifice, or a woman in her courses, or a pregnant woman, or a woman (of the Brhma"n"a caste) who has bathed after temporary uncleanness, or an embryo [5. 'Intercourse of marriage' means sexual connection with an outcasted man or wom...
