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110. The four P&akayag#as and those sacrifices which are enjoined by the rules of the Veda are all together not equal in value to the sixteenth part of a sacrifice consisting of muttered prayers. 11. But, undoubtedly, a Brahmaza reaches the highest goal by muttering prayers only; whether he perform other (rites) or neglect them, he is called a Brahmavza who befriends all creatures (maitra). 12. The sins of those who are intent on muttering prayers, of those who offer burnt-oblations, of those who are given to meditation, of those who reside in sacred places, and of those who have bathed after performing the vows called Siras, do not remain. 13. Asa fire, fanned by wind, burns brighter, and (as its flame grows) through offerings (of butter), even so a Brahmaza who is daily engaged in 9. Manu II, 85; Vishvu LV, 19. The term Arambhayagiia, translated by ‘an offering at which animals are slain,’ is taken by Krishnapandita to mean pashayagiia, ‘an offering consisting of Vedic mantras recited aloud.’ The word may be taken in several ways, but the various reading vidhiyagfia in Manu’s verse induces me to adopt the translation given above. 1o. Identical with Manu II, 86, and Vishzu LV, 20. Regarding the four Pakayagfias, see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishvu. In my opinion the four classes of rites huta, ahuta, prahuta, and prasita are meant. 11. Identical with Manu II, 87. 12. ‘After performing the vows (called) Siras,’ i.e. those which are known in the Upanishads, which are called agnidharava and so forth, and whose head (siras) consists in the worship of the teacher.—Krishnapandita. Mundaka Upanishad IT], 2, ro. XXVII, 1. SECRET PENANCES. 129 muttering sacred texts shines with a brilliant lustre. 14. The destruction of those who fulfil the duty of daily study, who constantly restrain themselves, who mutter prayers and offer sacrifices has never been known (to happen). 15. Let him who is desirous of purification repeat, though he be charged with all sins, the divine (Gayatri), at the most one thousand times, or one hundred times as a medium (penance), or at least ten times (for trivial faults). 16. A Kshatriya shall pass through misfortunes which have befallen him by the strength of his arms, a Vaisya and Sddra by their wealth, the highest among twice-born men by muttered prayers and burnt-oblations. 17. As horses (are useless) without a chariot, as chariots(are useless) without horses, even so austerity (is useless) to him who is destitute of sacred learning, and sacred learning to him who practises no austerities. 18. As food mixed with honey, or honey mixed with food, even so are austerities and learning, joined together, a powerful medicine. 19. No guilt taints a Brahmaza who possesses learning, practises austerities, and daily mutters sacred texts, though he may constantly commit sinful acts. CHaPTER XXVII. 1. If a hundred improper acts, and even more, have been committed, and the (knowledge of the)
219. No guilt taints a Brahmaza who possesses learning, practises austerities, and daily mutters sacred texts, though he may constantly commit sinful acts. CHaPTER XXVII. 1. If a hundred improper acts, and even more, have been committed, and the (knowledge of the) 14. Manu IV, 146. XXVIL. 1-2. Manu XI, 247. [14] K 130 VASISHTHA. XXVII, 2. Veda is retained, the fire of the Veda destroys all (the guilt) of that man just as a (common) fire consumes fuel. : 2. As a fire that burns strongly consumes even green trees, even so the fire of the Veda destroys one’s guilt caused by (evil) deeds. 3. A Brahmaza who remembers the Rig-veda is not tainted by any guilt, though he has destroyed these (three) worlds and has eaten the food of all, (even of the most sinful) men. 4. If (a Brahmaza) relies on the power of the Veda, he cannot find pleasure in sinful acts. Guilt (incurred) through ignorance and negligence is destroyed, not (that of) other (intentional offences). 5. Ifa hermit subsisting on roots and fruit practises austerities in a forest, and (a householder) recites a single Az, the merit of the acts of the one and of the other is equal. 6. Let him strengthen the Veda by (studying) the Itih4sas and Purazas. For the Veda fears a man of little learning, (thinking) ‘ He will destroy me.’ 7. The daily recitation of the Veda and the performance, according to one’s ability, of the series of Mahayag#as quickly destroy guilt, even that of mortal sins. 8. Let him daily perform, without tiring, his particular rites which the Veda enjoins. For if he does that according to his ability, he will reach the most blessed state. g. Through sacrificing for wicked people, through teaching them, through intermarrying with them, and through receiving gifts from them, (learned) 3. Identical with Manu XI, 262. 8. ‘The most blessed state,’ i.e. final liberation, or moksha. XXVII, 16. SECRET PENANCES. I3I Brahmazas do not contract guilt, for (a learned Bréhmaza) resembles a fire and the sun. 10. I will now declare the purification prescribed for (eating) food, regarding which doubts have arisen, whether it may be called fit to be eaten or not. Listen to my words! 11. Let a Brahmaza drink during three days the astringent decoction of the Brahmasuvaréala plant, unmixed with salt or pungent condiments, and (a decoction of)the Sankhapushpi plant, together with milk. 12. Let him drink water, after boiling in it Palasa and Bilva leaves, Kusa grass, and (leaves of) lotuses and Udumbara trees; after three days and no more he becomes pure. 13. (Subsisting) during one day on each (of the following substances), cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, butter, and water in which Kusa grass has been boiled, and fasting on the seventh day purify even (him who fears that he has partaken of the food of) a Svapaka. ,
313. (Subsisting) during one day on each (of the following substances), cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, butter, and water in which Kusa grass has been boiled, and fasting on the seventh day purify even (him who fears that he has partaken of the food of) a Svapaka. , 14. He who lives during five days on cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, and clarified butter, is purified by means of (that) Pa#agavya, (the five products of the cow.) 15. He who, in accordance with the rule, uses barley (for his food), becomes pure even by ocular proof. (For) if he is pure, those (barley grains) will be white, if he is impure they will be discoloured. 16. (If he makes) three morning meals of food 12, Vishnu XLVI, 23. I read abhogyabhogyasamgiiake. 13. Vishnu XLVI, 19. 15. The rule is described by Vishau XLVIII. 16. The meaning of the Sfitra is that each mode of subsistence is to be continued during three days. K 2 132 VASISHTHA. XXVII, 17. fit for a sacrifice and three evening meals in like manner, and if food given without asking (is his subsistence) in the same manner, (he will thus perform) three fasts. 17. Now if he is in haste to make (himself pure), (let him) subsist on air during a day, and pass the night standing in water; (that penance) is equal to a Pragdpatya (Kvzeehra). 18. But if at sunrise he mutters the Gayatri eight thousand times, he will be freed from all mortal sins, provided he be not the slayer of a Brahmama. 19. He, forsooth, who has stolen (the gold of a Braéhmama), has drunk spirituous liquor, has slain a learned Brdhmaza, or has violated his Guru’s bed, will become free from all (these) mortal sins if he studies the Institutes of the sacred law. 20. For unlawful acts, for unlawful sacrifices, and for great sins (let him perform) a Kvééfra and a K4ndrayama, which destroy all guilt. 21. Let him add daily one mouthful (to his food) during the bright (half of the month), let him diminish it (daily by one mouthful) during the dark (half), and let him fast on the new-moon day; that is the rule for the KAndrayama (or lunar penance). CuarteR XXVIII. 1. A woman is not defiled by a lover, nor a Brahmaza by Vedic rites, nor water by urine and ordure, nor fire by consuming (impure substances). 18, Ash/asahasram, ‘eight thousand times,’ may also mean ‘one thousand and eight times.’ 21. See above, XXIII, 44-47. XXVIIL 1. ‘Is not defiled by a lover,’ i.e. does not become irrevocably an outcast, but may be restored to her position after XXVIII, 9. SECRET PENANCES. 133 2-3. A wife, (though) tainted by sin, whether she be quarrelsome, or have left the house, or have suffered criminal force, or have fallen into the hands of thieves, must not be abandoned; to forsake her is not prescribed (by the sacred law). Let him wait for the time of her courses; by her temporary uncleanness she becomes pure.
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
110. The four P&akayag#as and those sacrifices which are enjoined by the rules of the Veda are all together not equal in value to the sixteenth part of a sacrifice consisting of muttered prayers. 11. But, undoubtedly, a Brahmaza reaches the highest goal by muttering prayers only; whether he perform other (rites) or neglect them, he is called a Brahmavza who befriends all creatures (maitra). 12. The sins of those who are intent on muttering prayers, of those who offer burnt-oblations, of those who are given to meditation, of those who reside in sacred places, and of those who have bathed after performing the vows called Siras, do not remain. 13. Asa fire, fanned by wind, burns brighter, and (as its flame grows) through offerings (of butter), even so a Brahmaza who is daily engaged in 9. Manu II, 85; Vishvu LV, 19. The term Arambhayagiia, translated by ‘an offering at which animals are slain,’ is taken by Krishnapandita to mean pashayagiia, ‘an offering consisting of Vedic mantras recited aloud.’ The word may be taken in several ways, but the various reading vidhiyagfia in Manu’s verse induces me to adopt the translation given above. 1o. Identical with Manu II, 86, and Vishzu LV, 20. Regarding the four Pakayagfias, see Professor Jolly’s note on Vishvu. In my opinion the four classes of rites huta, ahuta, prahuta, and prasita are meant. 11. Identical with Manu II, 87. 12. ‘After performing the vows (called) Siras,’ i.e. those which are known in the Upanishads, which are called agnidharava and so forth, and whose head (siras) consists in the worship of the teacher.—Krishnapandita. Mundaka Upanishad IT], 2, ro. XXVII, 1. SECRET PENANCES. 129 muttering sacred texts shines with a brilliant lustre. 14. The destruction of those who fulfil the duty of daily study, who constantly restrain themselves, who mutter prayers and offer sacrifices has never been known (to happen). 15. Let him who is desirous of purification repeat, though he be charged with all sins, the divine (Gayatri), at the most one thousand times, or one hundred times as a medium (penance), or at least ten times (for trivial faults). 16. A Kshatriya shall pass through misfortunes which have befallen him by the strength of his arms, a Vaisya and Sddra by their wealth, the highest among twice-born men by muttered prayers and burnt-oblations. 17. As horses (are useless) without a chariot, as chariots(are useless) without horses, even so austerity (is useless) to him who is destitute of sacred learning, and sacred learning to him who practises no austerities. 18. As food mixed with honey, or honey mixed with food, even so are austerities and learning, joined together, a powerful medicine. 19. No guilt taints a Brahmaza who possesses learning, practises austerities, and daily mutters sacred texts, though he may constantly commit sinful acts. CHaPTER XXVII. 1. If a hundred improper acts, and even more, have been committed, and the (knowledge of the)
219. No guilt taints a Brahmaza who possesses learning, practises austerities, and daily mutters sacred texts, though he may constantly commit sinful acts. CHaPTER XXVII. 1. If a hundred improper acts, and even more, have been committed, and the (knowledge of the) 14. Manu IV, 146. XXVIL. 1-2. Manu XI, 247. [14] K 130 VASISHTHA. XXVII, 2. Veda is retained, the fire of the Veda destroys all (the guilt) of that man just as a (common) fire consumes fuel. : 2. As a fire that burns strongly consumes even green trees, even so the fire of the Veda destroys one’s guilt caused by (evil) deeds. 3. A Brahmaza who remembers the Rig-veda is not tainted by any guilt, though he has destroyed these (three) worlds and has eaten the food of all, (even of the most sinful) men. 4. If (a Brahmaza) relies on the power of the Veda, he cannot find pleasure in sinful acts. Guilt (incurred) through ignorance and negligence is destroyed, not (that of) other (intentional offences). 5. Ifa hermit subsisting on roots and fruit practises austerities in a forest, and (a householder) recites a single Az, the merit of the acts of the one and of the other is equal. 6. Let him strengthen the Veda by (studying) the Itih4sas and Purazas. For the Veda fears a man of little learning, (thinking) ‘ He will destroy me.’ 7. The daily recitation of the Veda and the performance, according to one’s ability, of the series of Mahayag#as quickly destroy guilt, even that of mortal sins. 8. Let him daily perform, without tiring, his particular rites which the Veda enjoins. For if he does that according to his ability, he will reach the most blessed state. g. Through sacrificing for wicked people, through teaching them, through intermarrying with them, and through receiving gifts from them, (learned) 3. Identical with Manu XI, 262. 8. ‘The most blessed state,’ i.e. final liberation, or moksha. XXVII, 16. SECRET PENANCES. I3I Brahmazas do not contract guilt, for (a learned Bréhmaza) resembles a fire and the sun. 10. I will now declare the purification prescribed for (eating) food, regarding which doubts have arisen, whether it may be called fit to be eaten or not. Listen to my words! 11. Let a Brahmaza drink during three days the astringent decoction of the Brahmasuvaréala plant, unmixed with salt or pungent condiments, and (a decoction of)the Sankhapushpi plant, together with milk. 12. Let him drink water, after boiling in it Palasa and Bilva leaves, Kusa grass, and (leaves of) lotuses and Udumbara trees; after three days and no more he becomes pure. 13. (Subsisting) during one day on each (of the following substances), cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, butter, and water in which Kusa grass has been boiled, and fasting on the seventh day purify even (him who fears that he has partaken of the food of) a Svapaka. ,
313. (Subsisting) during one day on each (of the following substances), cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, butter, and water in which Kusa grass has been boiled, and fasting on the seventh day purify even (him who fears that he has partaken of the food of) a Svapaka. , 14. He who lives during five days on cow’s urine, cowdung, milk, sour milk, and clarified butter, is purified by means of (that) Pa#agavya, (the five products of the cow.) 15. He who, in accordance with the rule, uses barley (for his food), becomes pure even by ocular proof. (For) if he is pure, those (barley grains) will be white, if he is impure they will be discoloured. 16. (If he makes) three morning meals of food 12, Vishnu XLVI, 23. I read abhogyabhogyasamgiiake. 13. Vishnu XLVI, 19. 15. The rule is described by Vishau XLVIII. 16. The meaning of the Sfitra is that each mode of subsistence is to be continued during three days. K 2 132 VASISHTHA. XXVII, 17. fit for a sacrifice and three evening meals in like manner, and if food given without asking (is his subsistence) in the same manner, (he will thus perform) three fasts. 17. Now if he is in haste to make (himself pure), (let him) subsist on air during a day, and pass the night standing in water; (that penance) is equal to a Pragdpatya (Kvzeehra). 18. But if at sunrise he mutters the Gayatri eight thousand times, he will be freed from all mortal sins, provided he be not the slayer of a Brahmama. 19. He, forsooth, who has stolen (the gold of a Braéhmama), has drunk spirituous liquor, has slain a learned Brdhmaza, or has violated his Guru’s bed, will become free from all (these) mortal sins if he studies the Institutes of the sacred law. 20. For unlawful acts, for unlawful sacrifices, and for great sins (let him perform) a Kvééfra and a K4ndrayama, which destroy all guilt. 21. Let him add daily one mouthful (to his food) during the bright (half of the month), let him diminish it (daily by one mouthful) during the dark (half), and let him fast on the new-moon day; that is the rule for the KAndrayama (or lunar penance). CuarteR XXVIII. 1. A woman is not defiled by a lover, nor a Brahmaza by Vedic rites, nor water by urine and ordure, nor fire by consuming (impure substances). 18, Ash/asahasram, ‘eight thousand times,’ may also mean ‘one thousand and eight times.’ 21. See above, XXIII, 44-47. XXVIIL 1. ‘Is not defiled by a lover,’ i.e. does not become irrevocably an outcast, but may be restored to her position after XXVIII, 9. SECRET PENANCES. 133 2-3. A wife, (though) tainted by sin, whether she be quarrelsome, or have left the house, or have suffered criminal force, or have fallen into the hands of thieves, must not be abandoned; to forsake her is not prescribed (by the sacred law). Let him wait for the time of her courses; by her temporary uncleanness she becomes pure.
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