History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.127

v2.c24.s1.127

*Brahmacāri-dharmāḥ* :—Certain rules and observances are prescribed for all brahmacārins⁷²². They are of two kinds, some are prescribed for a very short time and some have to be observed for all the years of studenthood. The Āśv. gṛ. I. 22. 17⁷²³ says “for three nights, or twelve nights or a year, after upanayana the brahmacārī should not eat ‘kṣāra’ and ‘lavaṇa’ and should sleep on the ground”. The same rule is stated by Baud. gṛ. II. 5. 55 (adding the maintenance of the fire kindled at the upanayana for three days), Bhār. gṛ. I. 10, Pār. gṛ. II. 5, Khādira gṛ. II. 4. 33 (adding avoidance of milk also for three days). Hir. gṛ. (I. 8. 2) specially prescribes for the first three days the avoidance of kṣāra, of lavaṇa and vegetables, and the duty of sleeping on the ground, of not drinking out of an earthen vessel, of not giving the remnants of his food to śūdras and several other observances which he has to continue throughout the period of student-hood. These latter are briefly indicated in Manu II. 108 and 176 viz. offering *samidhs* into fire, begging for food, not using a cot, working for the teacher, daily bath, *tarpaṇa* of gods, sages and pitṛs &c.