Skandapurana 3.2.40.40.2

3.2.40.40.2

paṃcaprasthānbalīndadyātsavastrāñchrīphalairyutān .. 15 ..
kuṃkumādibhirabhyarcya śrīmātre bhaktipūrvakam ..
vitaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta kule saṃtativṛddhaye .. 16 ..
taddhi cārpayatā dravyaṃ vṛddhau yaddhrīṇitaṃ punaḥ ..
janmano naṃtaraṃ kāryaṃ jātakarma yathāvidhi .. 17 ..
viprānukīrtitā yāśca vṛttiḥ sāpi vibhajyate ..
prathamā labhyamānā ca vṛttirvai yāvatī punaḥ .. 18..
tasyā vṛtterarddhabhāgo gotradevyai tu kalpyatām ..
dviguṇaṃ vaṇijā caiva putraṃ jāte bhavediti .. 19 ..
māṃḍalīyāśca ye śūdrāsteṣāmarkakaraṃ tvidam ..
aḍālajānāṃ triguṇaṃ gobhujānāṃ caturguṇam .. 3.2.40.20 ..
ityetatkathitaṃ sarvamanyacca śūdrajātiṣu ..
yasya doṣastu hatyāyāḥ samudbhūto vidhervaśāt .. 21 ..
daṇḍastu vidhivattasya karttavyo vedaśāstribhiḥ ..
anyāyo nyāyavādī syānnirddoṣe doṣadāyakaḥ .. 22 ..
paṃktibhedasya kartā ca gosahasravadhaḥ smṛtaḥ ..
vṛttibhāgavibhajanaṃ tathā nyāyavicāraṇam ..
śrīrāmadūtakasyāgre karttavyamiti niścayaḥ .. 23 ..
tasya pūjāṃ prakurvīta tadā kāle'thavā sadā..
tailena lepayettasya dehe vai vighnaśāṃtaye .. 24 ..
dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ phalaṃ dadyātpuṣpairnānāvidhaiḥ kila ..
pūjito hanumāneva dadāti tasya vāṃchitam .. 25 ..
pratiputraṃ tu tasyāgre kuryānnānyatra kutracit ..
śrīmātābakulasvāmibhāgadheyaṃ tu pūrvataḥ .. 26 ..
paścātpratigrahaṃ vipraiḥ karttavyamiti niścitam ..
samāgameṣu viprāṇāṃ nyāyānyāyavinirṇaye .. .. 27 ..
nirṇayaṃ hṛdaye dhṛtvā tatrasthaṃ śrāvayeddvijān ..
kevalaṃ dharmabuddhyā ca pakṣapātaṃ vivarjayet .. 28 ..
sarveṣāṃ saṃmataṃ kāryaṃ taddhyavikṛtameva ca ..

He should offer five prastha measures of offerings, accompanied by cloths and coconuts. / Having worshipped the Holy Mother with devotion using saffron and other offerings, / he should not practice deceit in matters of family wealth for the increase of offspring. / That wealth which was borrowed during prosperous times must surely be given back. / Immediately after birth, the natal rite must be performed according to the rule. / And whatever livelihood was specified for the brahmins, that too is divided: / indeed, whatever initial livelihood is obtained, / half of that livelihood should be allocated to the family goddess. / And from a merchant it shall be double when a son is born. / And for the Śūdras of Māṇḍala, this is twelve coins; / for those of Aḍālaja, three times as much; for the Gobhujas, four times as much. / All this has been stated, and similarly for the other Śūdra castes. / When the guilt of homicide arises in a person by the power of fate, / a punishment must be imposed upon him according to rule by those learned in the Veda and Śāstras. / One who speaks unrighteousness in place of righteousness, or casts blame on the blameless, / and one who creates division in the dining-row, is considered equal to the killer of a thousand cows. / The division of livelihood shares, as well as the determination of justice, / must be executed in front of Śrī Rāma’s messenger—this is the decision. / One should perform his worship at that time or always; / one should anoint his body with oil indeed for the pacification of obstacles. / One should offer incense, a lamp, fruit, and various kinds of flowers. / Hanumān, when worshipped, surely grants his desired wish. / For each son, one should perform [rites] before him and nowhere else. / The share for the Holy Mother and Bakulasvāmin should be given first; / afterwards, the acceptance of gifts by the brahmins is to be made—this is settled. / In the assemblies of the brahmins for deciding justice and injustice, / holding the verdict in one's heart, one stationed there should announce it to the twice-born. / Purely through the sense of righteousness, he must avoid bias. / That which is agreed upon by all, and indeed unaltered, is to be enacted.