Gopathabrahmana 1.2.4
Gopathabrāhmaṇa (ed. Gaastra 1919) 1.2.4
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1.2.4
pañca ha vā ete brahmacāriṇy agnayo dhīyante
dvau pṛthagghastayor mukhe hṛdaya upastha eva pañcamaḥ
sa yad dakṣiṇena pāṇinā striyaṃ na spṛśati tenāharaharyājināṃ lokam avarunddhe
yat savyena tena pravrājinām_
yan mukhena tenāgnipraskandinām_
yad dhṛdayena tena śūrāṇām_
yad upasthena tena gṛhamedhinām_
taiś cet striyaṃ parāharaty anagnir iva śiṣyate
sa yad aharahar ācāryāya kule 'nutiṣṭhate so 'nuṣṭhāya brūyād dharma gupto mā gopāyeti
dharmo hainaṃ gupto gopāyati
tasya ha prajā śvaḥ śvaḥ śreyasī śreyasīha bhavati
dhāyyaiva pratidhīyate
svarge loke pitṝn nidadhāti
tāntavaṃ na vasīta
yas tāntavaṃ vaste kṣatraṃ vardhate na brahma
tasmāt tāntavaṃ na vasīta brahma vardhatāṃ mā kṣatram iti
nopary āsīta
yad upary āste prāṇam eva tadātmano 'dharaṃ kurute yad vāto vahati_
adha evāsītādhaḥ śayītādhas tiṣṭhed adho vrajet_
evaṃ ha sma vai tat pūrve brāhmaṇā brahmacaryaṃ caranti
taṃ ha sma tatputraṃ bhrātaraṃ vopatāpinam āhur upanayetainam iti_
ā samiddhārāt svar eṣyanto 'nnam adyāt_
athāha jaghanam āhuḥ snāpayetainam itiy ā samiddhārāt_