Paraskaragrihyasutra 2.7
Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 2.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.7.1
snātasya yamānvakṣyāmaḥ \1\
We shall state the rules of conduct for a Snâtaka.
2.7.2
kāmāditaraḥ \2\
Another (may observe those rules) optionally.
2.7.3
nṛtyagītavāditrāṇi na kuryānna ca gacchet \3\
Dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments, let him neither perform himself nor go (to see or hear it).
2.7.4
kāmaṃ tu gītaṃ gāyati vaiva gīte vā ramata iti śruterhyaparam \4\
Sing, however, he may at his pleasure, for there is another saying, 'He sings either or he rejoices in (other people's) singing.'
2.7.5
kṣeme naktaṃ grāmāntaraṃ na gacchenna ca dhāvet \5\
If everything goes well, he shall not go by night to another village, and shall not run.
2.7.6
udapānāvekṣaṇavṛkṣārohaṇaphalaprapatanasaṃdhisarpaṇavivṛtasnānaviṣamalaṅghanaśuktavadanasaṃdhyādityaprekṣaṇabhaikṣaṇāni na kuryāt na ha vai snātvā bhikṣetāpaha vai snātvā bhikṣāṃ jayatīti śruteḥ \6\
He shall avoid looking into a well, climbing up a tree, gathering fruits, crawling through narrow openings, bathing naked, jumping over uneven ground, using harsh language, looking at the sun while it is rising or setting, and begging. For there is a Sruti: 'After he has bathed, he should not beg. For he who bathes, drives away from himself begging.'
2.7.7
varṣatyaprāvṛto vrajet ayaṃ me vajraḥ pāpmānamapahanaditi \7\
If it rains, he shall go without an upper garment, and shall say, 'May this, my thunderbolt, drive away evil.'
2.7.8
apsvātmānam nāvekṣeta \8\
He shall not look at himself in water.
2.7.9
ajātalomnīṃ vipuṃsīṃ ṣaṇḍhaṃ ca nopahaset \9\
Agâtalomnîm vipumsîm shandham ka nopahaset.
2.7.10
garbhiṇīṃ vijanyeti brūyāt \10\
Let him call a pregnant woman 'viganyâ' (one who will give birth to a child);
2.7.11
sakulamiti nakulam \11\
An ichneumon (nakula), sakula;
2.7.12
bhagālamiti kapālam \12\
A skull (kapâla), bhagâla;
2.7.13
maṇidhanuritīndradhanuḥ \13\
A rainbow (Indra-dhanu, Indra's bow), manidhanu (the jewelled bow).
2.7.14
gāṃ dhayantīṃ parasmai nācakṣīta \14\
A cow that suckles (her calf) he should not point out to another (person).
2.7.15
urvarāyāmanantarhitāyāṃ bhūmāvutsarpaṃstiṣṭhanna mūtrapurīṣe kuryāt \15\
Let him not void urine or excrements on a ploughed field, on uncovered ground, or while rising up or standing.
2.7.16
svayaṃ praśīrṇena kāṣṭhena gudaṃ pramṛjīta \16\
He shall wipe himself with wood that has fallen off by itself.
2.7.17
vikṛtaṃ vāso nācchādayīta \17\
He should not wear a dyed garment.
2.7.18
dṛḍhavrato vadhatraḥ syāt sarvata ātmānaṃ gopāyet sarveṣāṃ mitramiva śukriyamadhyeṣyamāṇaḥ \18\ \\7\\
He should be fixed in his intentions, protect everybody's life, and be everybody's friend, as it were.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Pāraskaragṛhyasūtrabhāṣya (Harihara) — Harihara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Saṃskārabhāskara (Ṛṣibudha) — Ṛṣibudha, Sanskrit
- Saṃskārabhāskara (Khaṇḍabhaṭṭa) — Khaṇḍabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Saṃskārabhāskara (Siddheśvara) — Siddheśvara 1630, Sanskrit
- Nityācārapaddhati (Vidyākara vājapeyin) — Vidyākara vājapeyin, Sanskrit