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1Let him wait for the time of her courses; by her temporary uncleanness she becomes pure. 4. Women (possess) an unequalled means of purification; they never become (entirely) foul. For month by month their temporary uncleanness removes their sins. 5. Women belong first to three gods, Soma (the moon), the Gandharva, and Fire, and come afterwards into the possession of men; according to the law they cannot be contaminated. 6. Soma gave them cleanliness, the Gandharva their melodious voice, and Fire purity of all (limbs); therefore women are free from stains. 7. Those versed in the sacred law state that there are three acts (only) which make women outcasts, (viz.) the murder of the husband, slaying a learned Brahmaza, and the destruction of the fruit of their womb. 8. A calf is pure when the milk flows, a bird when it causes fruit to fall, women during dalliance, and a dog when he catches a deer. 9. Pure is the mouth of a goat and of a horse, pure is the back of a cow, pure are the feet of a Brahmaza, but women are pure in all (limbs). performing. a penance, provided her lover was a man of equal caste.—Krishnapanaita. 2-3. For the last clause compare YAgviavalkya I, 72. 4. See above, V, 3-4. 5. Paraskara Grzhya-sfitra I, 4, 16. 6. YAagiavalkya I, 71. 4. YAgtavalkya I, 72. 8. Vishvu XXIII, 49. g. Vishnu XXIII, 40. 134 VASISHTHA. XXVIII, ro. 10. I will now declare the purificatory texts (which are found) in each Veda; by muttering them or reciting them at a burnt-oblation (men) are doubtlessly cleansed (from sin). 11. (They are) the Aghamarshama, the Devakrzta, the Suddhavatts, the Taratsamas, the Kfishm4zdas, the Pavamants, and the Durgds4vitrt ; 12. The Attshangas, the Padastobhas, and the Sd4mans (called) Vy4hvzti, the Bharuzda Sdmans, the Gayatra (Sdman), and the Raivata ; 13. The Purushavrata and the Bhasa, and likewise the Devavrata (SAmans), the Ablinga, the Barhaspatya, the hymn addressed to VAd, likewise the Rikas (called) Madhu ; 14. The Satarudriya, the Atharvasiras, the Trisuparza, the Mahavrata, the Gosikta, and the Asvasdkta, and the two SAmans (called) Suddh4suddhiya. 15. The three (SAmans called) Agyadohas, the Rathantara, the Agnervrata, the Vamadevya, and the Brzhat, being muttered, purify (all) living beings. (He who sings them) may obtain the recollection of former existences, if he desires it. 16. Gold is the firstborn of Fire, through Vishzu exists the earth, and the cows are children of the 10-15. Vishzu LVI, and preface, p. xviii. The explanation of the various terms used will be found in the notes to Professor Jolly’s translation of Vishzu. 12. MSS. and Krishnapandita, Abhishangas. Krishnapandita and MS. B. bharadamdani; E. bhadani; Bh. and F. omit wv. 12 and 13a. 13. Krishnapandita and B, artvigam; Bh. E. F. as above. The Bhasa begins, according to Krishvapandita, agne vratapate. 14. Krishnapandita and B. indrasuddhe ; Bh. E. F. suddhamsuddhena. XXVIII, 22. GIFTS, 135
2Krishnapandita and MS. B. bharadamdani; E. bhadani; Bh. and F. omit wv. 12 and 13a. 13. Krishnapandita and B, artvigam; Bh. E. F. as above. The Bhasa begins, according to Krishvapandita, agne vratapate. 14. Krishnapandita and B. indrasuddhe ; Bh. E. F. suddhamsuddhena. XXVIII, 22. GIFTS, 135 Sun; he who bestows as gifts gold, a cow, and land will obtain rewards without end for them. 17. A cow, a horse, gold, (and) land, bestowed on an unlearned Brahmamza who neglects his sacred duties, prevent the giver (from attaining heaven). 18-19. (If he presents), on the full moon of the month of Vaisakha, (to) seven or five Brahmazas, black or white sesamum grains (mixed) with honey, (saying), ‘ May the king of justice (Yama) rejoice!’ or (expressing) some other (wish) which he may have in his mind, the guilt which he has incurred during his (whole) life will instantly vanish. 20. But hear (now) the reward of the merit acquired by that man who gives the skin of a black antelope, to which the hoofs are (still) attached and the navel of which is adorned with gold, covering it with sesamum grains. 21. ‘Without doubt he has bestowed (through that gift) the four-faced earth, together with its caves filled with gold, and together with its mountains, groves, and forests.’ 22. ‘He who, placing on the skin of a black antelope, sesamum, gold, honey, and butter, gives it to a Brahmaza, overcomes all sin.’ 17. Manu IV, 190, 193-194. Krishnapandita and MSS. B. and E. read uparudanti data4ram, MSS. Bh. and F. uparundanti. Ichange the latter reading to uparundhanti. 18-19. Vishnu XC, ro. 20-22, Vishnu LXXXVII, 8-10, and Professor Jolly’s preface, p. xviii. 21. ‘The four-faced earth,’ i.e. the earth which is surrounded by the four oceans. 136 VASISHTHA. XXIX, 1. CuarTeR X XIX. 1. Through liberality (man) obtains all his desires, 2. (Even) longevity, (and he is born again as) a student of the Veda, possessed of beauty. 3. He who abstains from injuring (sentient beings) obtains heaven. 4. By entering a fire the world of Brahman (is gained). 5. By (a vow of) silence (he obtains) happiness. 6. By staying (constantly) in water he becomes a lord of elephants. 7. He who expends his hoard (in gifts) becomes free from disease. 8. A giver of water (becomes) rich by (the fulfilment of) all his desires. 9. A giver of food (will have) beautiful eyes and a good memory. 10. He who gives a promise to protect (somebody) from all dangers (becomes) wise. 11. (To bestow gifts) for the use of cows (is equal to) bathing at all sacred places, 12. By giving a couch and a seat (the giver becomes) master of a harem. 13. By giving an umbrella (the giver) obtains a house. XXIX. 4. This Sfitra, which recommends self-cremation, is of some importance, as it confirms the teaching of the Purazas and explains the accounts of the Greeks regarding the self-immolation of Bréhmaaas who visited Europe. 9. Vishzu XCII, 21.
3By giving an umbrella (the giver) obtains a house. XXIX. 4. This Sfitra, which recommends self-cremation, is of some importance, as it confirms the teaching of the Purazas and explains the accounts of the Greeks regarding the self-immolation of Bréhmaaas who visited Europe. 9. Vishzu XCII, 21. 12. Vishvu XCII, 27; Manu IV, 232. ‘Master of a harem,’ i.e. the possessor of many beautiful wives and concubines. XXIX, 21. GIFTS. 137 14. He who gives a house obtains a town. 15. He who gives a pair of shoes obtains a vehicle. 16. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘Whatever sin a man distressed for livelihood commits, (from that) he is purified by giving land, (be it) even “a bull’s hide.”’ 17. ‘He who gives to a Brahmama a vessel filled with water for sipping, will obtain after death complete freedom from thirst and be born again as a drinker of Soma.’ 18. ‘Ifa gift of one thousand oxen fit to draw a carriage (has been bestowed) according to the rule on a perfectly worthy man, that is equal to giving a maiden.’ 19. ‘ They declare that cows, land, and learning are the three most excellent gifts. For to give learning is (to bestow) the greatest of all gifts, and it surpasses those (other gifts).’ 20. ‘A learned man who, free from envy, follows this rule of conduct which procures endless rewards, and which through final liberation frees him from transmigration ;’ 21. ‘Or who, full of faith, pure, and subduing his 14. Vishvu XCII, 31. 15. Vishnu XCII, 28. 16. Vishzu XCII, 4. Kriéshnapandita quotes a passage of the Matsya-purava according to which ‘a bull’s hide’ is a measure equal to 140 square hastas; see, however, notes to Vishzu loc. cit. and V, 183. 17. Manu IV, 229. 18, Read in the text vidhivaddanam kany4danena tatsamam. 19. Krishnapandita wrongly makes two Sftras out of this verse. 20. Krishnapandita and MS. B. read, against the metre and sense, yoginam sampfiritam vidvan, another reading yogindm sammatam vidvan. F, reads yonasamyurimam vidvan. I read yo’nashyurimam vidvan. 138 VASISHTHA. XXX, r. senses, remembers or even hears it, will, freed from all sin, be exalted in the highest heaven.’ CuHaPTER XXX. 1. Practise righteousness, not unrighteousness ; speak truth, not untruth; look far, not near; look towards the Highest, not towards that which is not the Highest. 2. A Bréhmaza is a fire. 3. For the Veda (says), ‘Agni, forsooth, is a Brahmazaaa.’ 4. And how is that ?
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.
1Let him wait for the time of her courses; by her temporary uncleanness she becomes pure. 4. Women (possess) an unequalled means of purification; they never become (entirely) foul. For month by month their temporary uncleanness removes their sins. 5. Women belong first to three gods, Soma (the moon), the Gandharva, and Fire, and come afterwards into the possession of men; according to the law they cannot be contaminated. 6. Soma gave them cleanliness, the Gandharva their melodious voice, and Fire purity of all (limbs); therefore women are free from stains. 7. Those versed in the sacred law state that there are three acts (only) which make women outcasts, (viz.) the murder of the husband, slaying a learned Brahmaza, and the destruction of the fruit of their womb. 8. A calf is pure when the milk flows, a bird when it causes fruit to fall, women during dalliance, and a dog when he catches a deer. 9. Pure is the mouth of a goat and of a horse, pure is the back of a cow, pure are the feet of a Brahmaza, but women are pure in all (limbs). performing. a penance, provided her lover was a man of equal caste.—Krishnapanaita. 2-3. For the last clause compare YAgviavalkya I, 72. 4. See above, V, 3-4. 5. Paraskara Grzhya-sfitra I, 4, 16. 6. YAagiavalkya I, 71. 4. YAgtavalkya I, 72. 8. Vishvu XXIII, 49. g. Vishnu XXIII, 40. 134 VASISHTHA. XXVIII, ro. 10. I will now declare the purificatory texts (which are found) in each Veda; by muttering them or reciting them at a burnt-oblation (men) are doubtlessly cleansed (from sin). 11. (They are) the Aghamarshama, the Devakrzta, the Suddhavatts, the Taratsamas, the Kfishm4zdas, the Pavamants, and the Durgds4vitrt ; 12. The Attshangas, the Padastobhas, and the Sd4mans (called) Vy4hvzti, the Bharuzda Sdmans, the Gayatra (Sdman), and the Raivata ; 13. The Purushavrata and the Bhasa, and likewise the Devavrata (SAmans), the Ablinga, the Barhaspatya, the hymn addressed to VAd, likewise the Rikas (called) Madhu ; 14. The Satarudriya, the Atharvasiras, the Trisuparza, the Mahavrata, the Gosikta, and the Asvasdkta, and the two SAmans (called) Suddh4suddhiya. 15. The three (SAmans called) Agyadohas, the Rathantara, the Agnervrata, the Vamadevya, and the Brzhat, being muttered, purify (all) living beings. (He who sings them) may obtain the recollection of former existences, if he desires it. 16. Gold is the firstborn of Fire, through Vishzu exists the earth, and the cows are children of the 10-15. Vishzu LVI, and preface, p. xviii. The explanation of the various terms used will be found in the notes to Professor Jolly’s translation of Vishzu. 12. MSS. and Krishnapandita, Abhishangas. Krishnapandita and MS. B. bharadamdani; E. bhadani; Bh. and F. omit wv. 12 and 13a. 13. Krishnapandita and B, artvigam; Bh. E. F. as above. The Bhasa begins, according to Krishvapandita, agne vratapate. 14. Krishnapandita and B. indrasuddhe ; Bh. E. F. suddhamsuddhena. XXVIII, 22. GIFTS, 135
2Krishnapandita and MS. B. bharadamdani; E. bhadani; Bh. and F. omit wv. 12 and 13a. 13. Krishnapandita and B, artvigam; Bh. E. F. as above. The Bhasa begins, according to Krishvapandita, agne vratapate. 14. Krishnapandita and B. indrasuddhe ; Bh. E. F. suddhamsuddhena. XXVIII, 22. GIFTS, 135 Sun; he who bestows as gifts gold, a cow, and land will obtain rewards without end for them. 17. A cow, a horse, gold, (and) land, bestowed on an unlearned Brahmamza who neglects his sacred duties, prevent the giver (from attaining heaven). 18-19. (If he presents), on the full moon of the month of Vaisakha, (to) seven or five Brahmazas, black or white sesamum grains (mixed) with honey, (saying), ‘ May the king of justice (Yama) rejoice!’ or (expressing) some other (wish) which he may have in his mind, the guilt which he has incurred during his (whole) life will instantly vanish. 20. But hear (now) the reward of the merit acquired by that man who gives the skin of a black antelope, to which the hoofs are (still) attached and the navel of which is adorned with gold, covering it with sesamum grains. 21. ‘Without doubt he has bestowed (through that gift) the four-faced earth, together with its caves filled with gold, and together with its mountains, groves, and forests.’ 22. ‘He who, placing on the skin of a black antelope, sesamum, gold, honey, and butter, gives it to a Brahmaza, overcomes all sin.’ 17. Manu IV, 190, 193-194. Krishnapandita and MSS. B. and E. read uparudanti data4ram, MSS. Bh. and F. uparundanti. Ichange the latter reading to uparundhanti. 18-19. Vishnu XC, ro. 20-22, Vishnu LXXXVII, 8-10, and Professor Jolly’s preface, p. xviii. 21. ‘The four-faced earth,’ i.e. the earth which is surrounded by the four oceans. 136 VASISHTHA. XXIX, 1. CuarTeR X XIX. 1. Through liberality (man) obtains all his desires, 2. (Even) longevity, (and he is born again as) a student of the Veda, possessed of beauty. 3. He who abstains from injuring (sentient beings) obtains heaven. 4. By entering a fire the world of Brahman (is gained). 5. By (a vow of) silence (he obtains) happiness. 6. By staying (constantly) in water he becomes a lord of elephants. 7. He who expends his hoard (in gifts) becomes free from disease. 8. A giver of water (becomes) rich by (the fulfilment of) all his desires. 9. A giver of food (will have) beautiful eyes and a good memory. 10. He who gives a promise to protect (somebody) from all dangers (becomes) wise. 11. (To bestow gifts) for the use of cows (is equal to) bathing at all sacred places, 12. By giving a couch and a seat (the giver becomes) master of a harem. 13. By giving an umbrella (the giver) obtains a house. XXIX. 4. This Sfitra, which recommends self-cremation, is of some importance, as it confirms the teaching of the Purazas and explains the accounts of the Greeks regarding the self-immolation of Bréhmaaas who visited Europe. 9. Vishzu XCII, 21.
3By giving an umbrella (the giver) obtains a house. XXIX. 4. This Sfitra, which recommends self-cremation, is of some importance, as it confirms the teaching of the Purazas and explains the accounts of the Greeks regarding the self-immolation of Bréhmaaas who visited Europe. 9. Vishzu XCII, 21. 12. Vishvu XCII, 27; Manu IV, 232. ‘Master of a harem,’ i.e. the possessor of many beautiful wives and concubines. XXIX, 21. GIFTS. 137 14. He who gives a house obtains a town. 15. He who gives a pair of shoes obtains a vehicle. 16. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘Whatever sin a man distressed for livelihood commits, (from that) he is purified by giving land, (be it) even “a bull’s hide.”’ 17. ‘He who gives to a Brahmama a vessel filled with water for sipping, will obtain after death complete freedom from thirst and be born again as a drinker of Soma.’ 18. ‘Ifa gift of one thousand oxen fit to draw a carriage (has been bestowed) according to the rule on a perfectly worthy man, that is equal to giving a maiden.’ 19. ‘ They declare that cows, land, and learning are the three most excellent gifts. For to give learning is (to bestow) the greatest of all gifts, and it surpasses those (other gifts).’ 20. ‘A learned man who, free from envy, follows this rule of conduct which procures endless rewards, and which through final liberation frees him from transmigration ;’ 21. ‘Or who, full of faith, pure, and subduing his 14. Vishvu XCII, 31. 15. Vishnu XCII, 28. 16. Vishzu XCII, 4. Kriéshnapandita quotes a passage of the Matsya-purava according to which ‘a bull’s hide’ is a measure equal to 140 square hastas; see, however, notes to Vishzu loc. cit. and V, 183. 17. Manu IV, 229. 18, Read in the text vidhivaddanam kany4danena tatsamam. 19. Krishnapandita wrongly makes two Sftras out of this verse. 20. Krishnapandita and MS. B. read, against the metre and sense, yoginam sampfiritam vidvan, another reading yogindm sammatam vidvan. F, reads yonasamyurimam vidvan. I read yo’nashyurimam vidvan. 138 VASISHTHA. XXX, r. senses, remembers or even hears it, will, freed from all sin, be exalted in the highest heaven.’ CuHaPTER XXX. 1. Practise righteousness, not unrighteousness ; speak truth, not untruth; look far, not near; look towards the Highest, not towards that which is not the Highest. 2. A Bréhmaza is a fire. 3. For the Veda (says), ‘Agni, forsooth, is a Brahmazaaa.’ 4. And how is that ?
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.
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