In that ,country , where the king avoids taking the property of ,mortal sinners, men are born in ,due time ,and are long lived, |
In the sacred texts which refer to marriage the appointment ,of widows is nowhere mentioned, nor is the re marriage of widows prescribed in the rules concerning marriage. |
In the True Court of the Lord, they are approved. They are approved by their Lord and Master, and acclaimed as supreme, they are attuned to the Lord s Love. |
In the world hereafter, no one s commands will be obeyed. According to their actions, each and every person proceeds. |
In this world seeds of different kinds, sown at the proper time in the land, even in one field, come forth ,each according to its kind. |
In water, during the middle part of the night, while he voids excrements, or is impure, and after he has partaken of a funeral dinner, a man must not even think in his heart ,of the sacred texts . |
Infants, aged, poor and sick men must be considered as rulers of the middle sphere, the eldest brother as equal to one s father, one s wife and one s son as one s own body. |
Intuitively embellished are those, who with their tongues chant the Name of the Lord. |
Inwardly and outwardly, they are imbued with devotion, they enshrine love for the True Name. |
Keeping his hair, nails, and beard clipped, subduing his passions by austerities, wearing white garments and ,keeping himself pure, he shall be always engaged in studying the Veda and ,such acts as are conducive to his welfare. |
Know that ,the Veda study must be interrupted for a day and a night, when cattle, a frog, a cat, a dog, a snake, an ichneumon, or a rat pass between ,the teacher and his pupil . |
Know that such is the law concerning the offspring of cows, mares, slave girls, female camels, she goats, and ewes, as well as of females of birds and buffalo cows. |
Knowing that the ,performance of the sacrifice in their speech and their breath yields imperishable ,rewards , some always offer their breath in their speech, and their speech in their breath. |
Knowing their disposition, which the Lord of creatures laid in them at the creation, to be such, ,every man should most strenuously exert himself to guard them. |
Leaving the dead body on the ground like a log of wood, or a clod of earth, the relatives depart with averted faces, but spiritual merit follows the ,soul . |