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15. He shall remain chaste. 6. His heart shall be full of meekness. 7. He shall honour guests coming to his hermitage with alms (consisting of) reots and fruit. 8. He shall only give, not receive (presents). 9. He shall bathe at morn, noon, and eve. 10. Kindling a fire according to the (rule of the) Sramazaka (Sitra), he shall offer the Agnihotra. 11, After (living in this manner during) six months, may also mean ‘who always wears his upper in the manner required at a sacrifice,’ i.e. passes it over the left and under the right arm. IX. 1. Vishzu XCIV, 8-9; Gautama III, 34. Krishzapazdita takes Aira, ‘bark,’ to mean ‘(made of) grass,’ e.g. of Mufga or Balvaga. 2. Gautama III, 33. The particle ‘and’ probably indicates that the hermit is not to enter any other inhabited place. 3. Gautama III, 32. 4. Vishzu XCV, 5. 5. Vishzu XCV, 7. 6. Manu VI, 8. 4. Gautama III, 30. 9. Vishau XCV, to. 10, Gautama III, 27. Krishnapandita and MSS. B. F. read sravanakena, and the rest 4varzakena, I read sramamakena, ‘according to the rule of the Sramamaka Sfitra,’ in accordance with Gautama’s text. Baudhdyana, too, uses the same word. 11, Manu VI, 25. 46 VASISHTHA. IX, 12. he shall dwell at the root of a tree, keeping no fire and having no house. 12. He (who in this manner) gives (their due) to gods, manes, and men, will attain endless (bliss in) heaven. CuHarTer X. 1. Let an ascetic depart from his house, giving a promise of safety from injury to all animated beings. 2. Now they quote also (the following verses): ‘That ascetic who wanders about at peace with all creatures, forsooth, has nothing to fear from any nine being.” ‘But he who becomes an ascetic and does not promise safety from injury to all beings, destroys the born and the unborn; and (so does an ascetic) who accepts presents.’ ‘Let him discontinue the performance of all religious ceremonies, but let him never discontinue the recitation of the Veda. By neglecting the Veda he becomes a Sidra; therefore he shall not neglect it.’ ‘(To pronounce) the one syllable (Om) is the best (mode of reciting the) Veda, to suppress the breath is the highest (form of) austerity ; (to subsist on) alms is better than fasting ; compassion is preferable to liberality.’ 6. (Let the ascetic) shave (his head); let him have no property and no home.. X. 1. Manu VI, 39; Yagfavalkya III, 61. 2. Manu VI, 40. 3. ‘The born and the unborn,’ i.e. his ancestors who lose heaven, and his descendants who lose their caste. 4. Manu VI, 39. g. Manu II, 83. 6. Gautama III, 11,22. The term parigraha, ‘home,’ includes the wife, the family, attendants, and a house. X, 20. ASCETIC, 47 7. Let him beg food at seven houses which he has not selected (beforehand), 8. (At the time) when the smoke (of the kitchenfire) has ceased and the pestle lies motionless. g. Let him wear a single garment, 10. Or cover his body with a skin or with grass that has been nibbled at by a cow. 11. Let him sleep on the bare ground.
2(At the time) when the smoke (of the kitchenfire) has ceased and the pestle lies motionless. g. Let him wear a single garment, 10. Or cover his body with a skin or with grass that has been nibbled at by a cow. 11. Let him sleep on the bare ground. 12. Let him frequently change his residence, 13. (Dwelling) at the extremity of the village, in a temple, or in an empty house, or at the root of a tree. 14. Let him (constantly) seek in his heart the knowledge (of the universal soul). 15. (An ascetic) who lives constantly in the forest, 16. Shall not wander about within sight of the village-cattle. 17. ‘Freedom from future births is certain for him who constantly dwells in the forest, who has subdued his organs of sensation and action, who has renounced all sensual gratification, whose mind is fixed in meditation on the Supreme Spirit, and who is (wholly) indifferent (to pleasure and pain).’ 18. (Let him) not (wear) any visible mark (of his order), nor (follow) any visible rule of conduct. 19. Let him, though not mad, appear like one out of his mind. 20. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘There is no salvation for him who is addicted to 7. Vishnu XCVI, 3. 8, Vishmu XCVI, 6; Manu VI, 56. g. Vishnu XCVI, 13. It is very probable that the single garment mentioned in the Sftra is, as Krishnapaxdita thinks, a small strip of cloth to cover the ascetic’s nakedness, 12-13. Vishvu XCVI, 10-12. 14. Manu VI, 43, 65. 20. Iread ‘ramyAvasathapriyasya,’ with the majority of the MSS. 48 VASISHTHA. X, 21. the pursuit of the science of words, nor for him who rejoices in captivating men, nor for him who is fond of (good) eating and (fine) clothing, nor for him who loves a pleasant dwelling.’ 21. ‘Neither by (explaining) prodigies and omens, nor by skill in astrology and palmistry, nor by casuistry and expositions (of the SAstras), let him ever seek to obtain alms.’ 22. ‘Let him not be dejected when he obtains nothing, nor glad when he receives something. Let him only seek as much as will sustain life, without caring for household property.’ 23. ‘But he, forsooth, knows (the road to) salvation who cares neither for a hut, nor for water, nor for clothes, nor for the three Pushkaras’ (holy tanks), nor for a house, nor for a seat, nor for food.’ 24. In the morning and in the evening he may eat as much (food) as he obtains in the house of one Brahmana, excepting honey and meat, 25. And he shall not (eat so much that he is quite) satiated. 26. At his option (an ascetic) may (also) dwell in a village. 27. Let him not be crooked (in his ways); (let him) not (observe the rules of) impurity on account 21. Identical with Manu VI, 50. 22. Vishnu XCVI, 4. Identical with Manu VI, 57. 23. There are three Tirthas called Pushkara; see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishau LXXXV, 1. 24. Krishnapandita thinks that this rule is a concession to those ascetics who are unable to subsist on one meal a day, as Manu VI, 55 prescribes.
322. Vishnu XCVI, 4. Identical with Manu VI, 57. 23. There are three Tirthas called Pushkara; see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishau LXXXV, 1. 24. Krishnapandita thinks that this rule is a concession to those ascetics who are unable to subsist on one meal a day, as Manu VI, 55 prescribes. 25. Manu VI, 59. 26. Manu VI, 94-95. 27. The text is here probably corrupt. But I follow Krishnapandita. Several MSS. read asaého, ‘he shall not be a rogue,’ for asavo, ‘he shall not observe the rules of impurity.’ XI, 3. RECEPTION OF GUESTS. 49 of deaths (or births); let him not have a house; let him be of concentrated mind. 28. Let him not enjoy any object of sensual gratification. 29. Let him be (utterly) indifferent, avoiding to do injury or to show kindness to any living being. 30. To avoid backbiting, jealousy, pride, self-consciousness, unbelief, dishonesty, self-praise, blaming others, deceit, covetousness, delusion, anger, and envy is considered to be the duty of (men of) all orders. 31. A Br&éhmaza who wears the sacred thread, who holds in his hand a gourd filled with water, who is pure and avoids the food of Sddras will not fail (to gain) the world of Brahman. Cuarter XI. 1, Six persons are (particularly) worthy to receive the honey-mixture (madhuparka), 2. (Viz.)an officiating priest, the bridegroom of one’s daughter, a king, a paternal uncle, a Snataka, a maternal uncle, as well as (others enumerated elsewhere). 3. (A householder) shall offer, both at the morning and the evening (meals, a portion) of the prepared (food) to the Visve Devas in the (sacred) domestic fire. go. Vishzu II, 16-17. 31. Krishnapazdita believes that this Stra again refers to ascetics. But that is hardly possible, as ascetics are not allowed to wear a sacrificial thread (see above, Sitra 18). I think that it is meant to emphatically assert that a Brahmama who is free from the shortcomings enumerated in the preceding Sfitra, and who follows the rule of conduct, will obtain salvation, whether he passes through the order of Samny4sins or not. XI. 1-2. Gautama V, 27-30. The persons enumerated elsewhere are the teacher, the father-in-law, and so forth. Regarding the Sndtaka, see Apastamba I, 11, 30, 1-4. 3. Vishau LXVII, 1-3. [14] E 50 VASISHTHA. XI, 4. 4. Let him give a Bali-offering to the (guardian) deities of the house, 5. (Thereafter) let him give a portion, one Pala in weight, to a Srotriya or to a student, (and afterwards an offering) to the manes. 6. Next let him feed his guests in due order, the worthiest first, 7. (Thereafter) the maidens, the infants, the aged, the half-grown members of his family, and pradatas, 8. Then the other members of his family. 9. (Outside the house) he shall throw (some food) on the ground for the dogs, KAzdalas, outcasts, and crows. 10. He may give to a Sidra either the fragments (of the meal) or (a portion of) fresh (food). 11, The master of the house and his wife may eat what remains. 4. Vishnu LXVII, 4-22.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
15. He shall remain chaste. 6. His heart shall be full of meekness. 7. He shall honour guests coming to his hermitage with alms (consisting of) reots and fruit. 8. He shall only give, not receive (presents). 9. He shall bathe at morn, noon, and eve. 10. Kindling a fire according to the (rule of the) Sramazaka (Sitra), he shall offer the Agnihotra. 11, After (living in this manner during) six months, may also mean ‘who always wears his upper in the manner required at a sacrifice,’ i.e. passes it over the left and under the right arm. IX. 1. Vishzu XCIV, 8-9; Gautama III, 34. Krishzapazdita takes Aira, ‘bark,’ to mean ‘(made of) grass,’ e.g. of Mufga or Balvaga. 2. Gautama III, 33. The particle ‘and’ probably indicates that the hermit is not to enter any other inhabited place. 3. Gautama III, 32. 4. Vishzu XCV, 5. 5. Vishzu XCV, 7. 6. Manu VI, 8. 4. Gautama III, 30. 9. Vishau XCV, to. 10, Gautama III, 27. Krishnapandita and MSS. B. F. read sravanakena, and the rest 4varzakena, I read sramamakena, ‘according to the rule of the Sramamaka Sfitra,’ in accordance with Gautama’s text. Baudhdyana, too, uses the same word. 11, Manu VI, 25. 46 VASISHTHA. IX, 12. he shall dwell at the root of a tree, keeping no fire and having no house. 12. He (who in this manner) gives (their due) to gods, manes, and men, will attain endless (bliss in) heaven. CuHarTer X. 1. Let an ascetic depart from his house, giving a promise of safety from injury to all animated beings. 2. Now they quote also (the following verses): ‘That ascetic who wanders about at peace with all creatures, forsooth, has nothing to fear from any nine being.” ‘But he who becomes an ascetic and does not promise safety from injury to all beings, destroys the born and the unborn; and (so does an ascetic) who accepts presents.’ ‘Let him discontinue the performance of all religious ceremonies, but let him never discontinue the recitation of the Veda. By neglecting the Veda he becomes a Sidra; therefore he shall not neglect it.’ ‘(To pronounce) the one syllable (Om) is the best (mode of reciting the) Veda, to suppress the breath is the highest (form of) austerity ; (to subsist on) alms is better than fasting ; compassion is preferable to liberality.’ 6. (Let the ascetic) shave (his head); let him have no property and no home.. X. 1. Manu VI, 39; Yagfavalkya III, 61. 2. Manu VI, 40. 3. ‘The born and the unborn,’ i.e. his ancestors who lose heaven, and his descendants who lose their caste. 4. Manu VI, 39. g. Manu II, 83. 6. Gautama III, 11,22. The term parigraha, ‘home,’ includes the wife, the family, attendants, and a house. X, 20. ASCETIC, 47 7. Let him beg food at seven houses which he has not selected (beforehand), 8. (At the time) when the smoke (of the kitchenfire) has ceased and the pestle lies motionless. g. Let him wear a single garment, 10. Or cover his body with a skin or with grass that has been nibbled at by a cow. 11. Let him sleep on the bare ground.
2(At the time) when the smoke (of the kitchenfire) has ceased and the pestle lies motionless. g. Let him wear a single garment, 10. Or cover his body with a skin or with grass that has been nibbled at by a cow. 11. Let him sleep on the bare ground. 12. Let him frequently change his residence, 13. (Dwelling) at the extremity of the village, in a temple, or in an empty house, or at the root of a tree. 14. Let him (constantly) seek in his heart the knowledge (of the universal soul). 15. (An ascetic) who lives constantly in the forest, 16. Shall not wander about within sight of the village-cattle. 17. ‘Freedom from future births is certain for him who constantly dwells in the forest, who has subdued his organs of sensation and action, who has renounced all sensual gratification, whose mind is fixed in meditation on the Supreme Spirit, and who is (wholly) indifferent (to pleasure and pain).’ 18. (Let him) not (wear) any visible mark (of his order), nor (follow) any visible rule of conduct. 19. Let him, though not mad, appear like one out of his mind. 20. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘There is no salvation for him who is addicted to 7. Vishnu XCVI, 3. 8, Vishmu XCVI, 6; Manu VI, 56. g. Vishnu XCVI, 13. It is very probable that the single garment mentioned in the Sftra is, as Krishnapaxdita thinks, a small strip of cloth to cover the ascetic’s nakedness, 12-13. Vishvu XCVI, 10-12. 14. Manu VI, 43, 65. 20. Iread ‘ramyAvasathapriyasya,’ with the majority of the MSS. 48 VASISHTHA. X, 21. the pursuit of the science of words, nor for him who rejoices in captivating men, nor for him who is fond of (good) eating and (fine) clothing, nor for him who loves a pleasant dwelling.’ 21. ‘Neither by (explaining) prodigies and omens, nor by skill in astrology and palmistry, nor by casuistry and expositions (of the SAstras), let him ever seek to obtain alms.’ 22. ‘Let him not be dejected when he obtains nothing, nor glad when he receives something. Let him only seek as much as will sustain life, without caring for household property.’ 23. ‘But he, forsooth, knows (the road to) salvation who cares neither for a hut, nor for water, nor for clothes, nor for the three Pushkaras’ (holy tanks), nor for a house, nor for a seat, nor for food.’ 24. In the morning and in the evening he may eat as much (food) as he obtains in the house of one Brahmana, excepting honey and meat, 25. And he shall not (eat so much that he is quite) satiated. 26. At his option (an ascetic) may (also) dwell in a village. 27. Let him not be crooked (in his ways); (let him) not (observe the rules of) impurity on account 21. Identical with Manu VI, 50. 22. Vishnu XCVI, 4. Identical with Manu VI, 57. 23. There are three Tirthas called Pushkara; see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishau LXXXV, 1. 24. Krishnapandita thinks that this rule is a concession to those ascetics who are unable to subsist on one meal a day, as Manu VI, 55 prescribes.
322. Vishnu XCVI, 4. Identical with Manu VI, 57. 23. There are three Tirthas called Pushkara; see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishau LXXXV, 1. 24. Krishnapandita thinks that this rule is a concession to those ascetics who are unable to subsist on one meal a day, as Manu VI, 55 prescribes. 25. Manu VI, 59. 26. Manu VI, 94-95. 27. The text is here probably corrupt. But I follow Krishnapandita. Several MSS. read asaého, ‘he shall not be a rogue,’ for asavo, ‘he shall not observe the rules of impurity.’ XI, 3. RECEPTION OF GUESTS. 49 of deaths (or births); let him not have a house; let him be of concentrated mind. 28. Let him not enjoy any object of sensual gratification. 29. Let him be (utterly) indifferent, avoiding to do injury or to show kindness to any living being. 30. To avoid backbiting, jealousy, pride, self-consciousness, unbelief, dishonesty, self-praise, blaming others, deceit, covetousness, delusion, anger, and envy is considered to be the duty of (men of) all orders. 31. A Br&éhmaza who wears the sacred thread, who holds in his hand a gourd filled with water, who is pure and avoids the food of Sddras will not fail (to gain) the world of Brahman. Cuarter XI. 1, Six persons are (particularly) worthy to receive the honey-mixture (madhuparka), 2. (Viz.)an officiating priest, the bridegroom of one’s daughter, a king, a paternal uncle, a Snataka, a maternal uncle, as well as (others enumerated elsewhere). 3. (A householder) shall offer, both at the morning and the evening (meals, a portion) of the prepared (food) to the Visve Devas in the (sacred) domestic fire. go. Vishzu II, 16-17. 31. Krishnapazdita believes that this Stra again refers to ascetics. But that is hardly possible, as ascetics are not allowed to wear a sacrificial thread (see above, Sitra 18). I think that it is meant to emphatically assert that a Brahmama who is free from the shortcomings enumerated in the preceding Sfitra, and who follows the rule of conduct, will obtain salvation, whether he passes through the order of Samny4sins or not. XI. 1-2. Gautama V, 27-30. The persons enumerated elsewhere are the teacher, the father-in-law, and so forth. Regarding the Sndtaka, see Apastamba I, 11, 30, 1-4. 3. Vishau LXVII, 1-3. [14] E 50 VASISHTHA. XI, 4. 4. Let him give a Bali-offering to the (guardian) deities of the house, 5. (Thereafter) let him give a portion, one Pala in weight, to a Srotriya or to a student, (and afterwards an offering) to the manes. 6. Next let him feed his guests in due order, the worthiest first, 7. (Thereafter) the maidens, the infants, the aged, the half-grown members of his family, and pradatas, 8. Then the other members of his family. 9. (Outside the house) he shall throw (some food) on the ground for the dogs, KAzdalas, outcasts, and crows. 10. He may give to a Sidra either the fragments (of the meal) or (a portion of) fresh (food). 11, The master of the house and his wife may eat what remains. 4. Vishnu LXVII, 4-22.
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