Let good conduct be thy fasting. |
Let him always bathe in rivers, in ponds, dug by the gods ,themselves , in lakes, and in waterholes or springs. |
Let him always delight in truthfulness, ,obedience to the sacred law, conduct worthy of an Aryan, and purity, let him chastise his pupils according to the sacred law, let him keep his speech, his arms, and his belly under control. |
Let him avoid ,in anger to lay hold of ,his own or other men s hair, or to strike ,himself or others on the head. When he has bathed ,submerging his head, he shall not touch any of his limbs with oil. |
Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts which may cause pain in the future or are offensive to men. |
Let him carefully avoid all undertakings ,the success of which depends on others, but let him eagerly pursue that ,the accomplishment of which depends on himself. |
Let him eat while his feet are ,yet wet ,from the ablution , but let him not go to bed with wet feet. He who eats while his feet are ,still wet, will attain long life. |
Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let him zealously give food to all created beings. |
Let him feed even one learned man at the sacrifice to the gods, and one at the sacrifice to the manes, thus he will gain a rich reward, not if he entertains many who are unacquainted with the Veda. |
Let him gently pour out the remainder of the water near the cakes, and, with fixed attention, smell those cakes, in the order in which they were placed on the ground . |
Let him know ,that among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom ,which have been enumerated in due order, each earlier ,named is more important and ,its destruction the greater calamity. |
Let him never bathe in tanks belonging to other men, if he bathes ,in such a one , he is tainted by a portion of the guilt of him who made the tank. |
Let him never eat ,food given by intoxicated, angry, or sick ,men , nor that in which hair or insects are found, nor what has been touched intentionally with the foot. |
Let him never enter a place, difficult of access, which is impervious to his eye, let him not look at urine or ordure, nor cross a river ,swimming with his arms. |
Let him never look at the sun, when he sets or rises, is eclipsed or reflected in water, or stands in the middle of the sky. |