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Paraskaragrihyasutra 2.7.6

Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 2.7.6

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Sanskrit

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.'

Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29)

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