Angirasasmriti 2.11: ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Āṅgirasasmṛti 2.11
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- 2.11.11 — 1 part
ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
2.11.1
upapātakarmasakto goghno muñjīta yāvakam /
akṣāralavaṇaṃ rūkṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhe kāle 'sya bhojanam //
Involved in a minor sin, a cow-killer should eat barley gruel; / his food shall be free of alkali and salt, coarse, at the sixth mealtime.
2.11.2
kṛtāvāpo vane goṣṭhe carmaṇā tena saṃvṛtaḥ /
dvau māsau snānamabhyaṅgaṃ gomūtreṇa vidhīyate //
Having shaved his hair, covered with that hide in the forest or in a cowpen, / bathing and anointing with cow urine is prescribed for two months.
2.11.3
pādaśaucakriyā kāryā adbhiḥ kurvīta kevalam /
vrativaddhārayedaṇḍaṃ samantrāṃ mekhalāṃ tathā //
The act of washing his feet must be done; he should do it with water alone; / like an observer of vows, he should hold a staff and wear a girdle with mantras.
2.11.4
gāścaivānuvrajennityaṃ rajastāsāṃ sadā pibet /
tiṣṭhantīṣvanutiṣṭhecca vrajantīṣvapyanuvrajet //
He should constantly follow cows, and always swallow their dust; / he should stand when they stand, and follow when they walk.
2.11.5
śuśrūṣitvā namaskṛtvā rātrau vīrāsanaṃ vaset /
gomatīṃ ca japedvidvān okāraṃ vedameva ca //
Having served them and bowed down, he should spend the night in the hero's posture; / and the wise man should mutter the Gomatī hymn, the syllable Oṃ, and the Veda.
2.11.6
āturāmabhiśastāṃ vā coravyāghrādibhirbhayaiḥ /
patitāṃ paṅkalagnāṃ vā sarvaprāṇairvimokṣayet //
Afflicted, or accused, or endangered by thieves, tigers, and other perils, / fallen or stuck in mud, he should free [her] with all his strength.
2.11.7
uṣṇe varṣati śīte vā mārute vāti vā bhṛśam /
na kurvītātmanastrāṇaṃ gorakṛtvā svaśaktitaḥ //
In heat, when it rains, in cold, or when the wind blows violently, / he should not protect himself without having protected the cow according to his ability.
2.11.8
ātmano yadi vānyeṣāṃ gṛhekṣetre 'thavā khale /
bhakṣayantīṃ na kathayet pibantaṃ caiva vatsakam //
Whether in his own or others' house, field, or threshing floor, / he should not announce [a cow] that is eating, nor a calf that is drinking.
2.11.9
anena vidhinā goghno yastu gā anugacchati /
sa gohatyātmakāt pāpān mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ //
The cow-killer who follows cows according to this rule / is freed from the sin consisting of cow-slaughter; of this there is no doubt.
2.11.10
ṛṣabhaikādaśā gāśca dadyātsucaritavrataḥ /
avidyamāne sarvasvaṃ vedavidbhyo nivedayet //
Having well performed the observance, he should give eleven cows with a bull; / if [they are] not available, he should offer all his possessions to those learned in the Veda.
2.11.11
eteṣāṃ vihitaṃ puṇyaṃ kṛcchramaṅgirasā svayam /
dharmavidbhiranūcānair upapātakanāśanam //
This sacred penance, which destroys minor sins, / was prescribed by Aṅgiras himself for those who know religious duty and are versed in the Veda.
2.11.11.p1
ityāṅgirasadharmaśāstre govadhaprāyaścittaṃ nāmaikādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the eleventh chapter, entitled “Expiation for Cow-Slaughter,” in the Treatise on Religious Duty of Aṅgiras.
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Linked texts (3)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Parāśarasmṛti — Parāśara, Sanskrit
- Prāyaścittamayūkha — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit