{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/sbe14/sbe1482.htm","path":"hin/sbe14/sbe1482.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe14/sbe1482.htm","text":"1. The law of castes and of orders has been declared. 1\n2. Now, indeed, man (in) this (world is polluted) by a vile action or acts wrongly, (e.g.) sacrifices for men. unworthy to offer a sacrifice, accepts presents from those whose gifts ought not to be accepted, eats the food of those whose food ought not to be eaten, (and) practises what is forbidden. 2\n3. They are in doubt if he shall perform a penance for such (a deed) or if he shall not do it.\n4. (They declare that he shall not do it) because the deed does not perish.\n5. (The correct opinion is) that he shall perform (a penance). 5\n6. It is declared in the Veda, 'Let him offer a Punastoma; (those who offer it, may) again come to (partake of) the libations of Soma.' 6\n7. He who offers a horse-sacrifice conquers all sin, he effaces the guilt of the murder of a Br\u00e2hmana.' 7\n8. Moreover, 'He who is being accused (of a heinous crime) shall perform an Agnishtut sacrifice.'\n9. Reciting the Veda, austerity, a sacrifice, fasting, giving gifts are the means for expiating such (a blamable act).\n10. The purificatory (texts are), the Upanishads, the initial (verses) of the Vedas, the ends of the Vedas (ved\u00e2ntas), the Samhit\u00e2s of all the Vedas, (the Anuv\u00e2kas called) Madhu, (the hymn of) Aghamarshana, the Atharvasiras, (the Anuv\u00e2kas called the) Rudras, the Purusha hymn, the two S\u00e2mans (called) R\u00e2gina and Rauhineya, the Brihat (S\u00e2man) and the Rathantara, the Purushagati (S\u00e2man), the Mah\u00e2n\u00e2mn\u00ees, the Mah\u00e2vair\u00e2ga (S\u00e2man), the Mah\u00e2div\u00e2k\u00eertya (S\u00e2man), any of the Gyeshtha S\u00e2mans, the Bahishpavam\u00e2na S\u00e2man, the K\u00fbshm\u00e2nd\u00ees, the P\u00e2vam\u00e2n\u00ees, and the S\u00e2vitr\u00ee. 10\n11. To live on milk alone, as if one were fasting, to eat vegetables only, to eat fruit only, (to live on) gruel prepared of a handful of barley-grains, to eat gold, to eat clarified butter (are the modes of subsistence) which purify.\n12. All mountains, all rivers, holy lakes, bathing-places, the dwellings of Rishis, cowpens, (holy) plains and temples of the gods (are) places (which destroy sin) 12\n13. Abstention from injuring living beings, truthfulness, abstention from theft (or unrighteously appropriating anything), bathing in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, obedience towards Gurus, continence, sleeping on the ground, dressing in one garment only, and abstaining from food (are the various kinds of) austerity.\n14. Gold, a cow, a dress, a horse, land, sesamum, clarified butter, and food (are) the gifts.\n15. A year, six months, four (months), three (months), two (months), one (month), twenty-four days, twelve days, six days, three days, a day and a night, (and) one day are the periods (for penances).\n16. These (acts) may be optionally performed if no (particular penance) has been prescribed,\n17. (Viz.) for great crimes difficult (penances) and for trivial faults easy ones.\n18. The Krikkhra and the Atikrikkhra, as well as the K\u00e2ndr\u00e2yana, are penances for all (offences).\n310:1 10. As stated formerly, Sacred Books of the East, vol. ii, p. li this chapter is borrowed from Gautama XIX. I have therefore adopted the same division of the S\u00fbtras as in the translation of the latter work.\n310:2 I read, with the MSS. of the commentary, atha khalvayam purusho y\u00e2pyena karman\u00e2 mithy\u00e2 v\u00e2karaty ay\u00e2gyam v\u00e2 y\u00e2gayaty apratigr\u00e2hyasya v\u00e2 pratigrihn\u00e2ty an\u00e2sy\u00e2nnasya v\u00e2nnam asn\u00e2ty akaran\u00eeyena v\u00e2karati. M. reads y\u00e2gayitv\u00e2, and the Dekhan MSS. y\u00e2gayitv\u00e2 and pratigrihya.\n310:5 The Dekhan MSS. read k\u00fbry\u00e2d ity eva, M. k\u00fbry\u00e2d eva, and Govinda kury\u00e2t tv eva.\n310:6 All the MSS. of the text omit the word vig\u00f1\u00e2yate, 'it is declared in the Veda,' which is given by Govinda.\n310:7 All the MSS. of the text give at the beginning of this S\u00fbtra p. 311 ath\u00e2py ud\u00e2haranti, 'now they quote also,' which Govinda omits, and which is inappropriate, because the following passages are taken from the Veda.\n311:10 The word ved\u00e2dayah, which occurs also in some MSS. of Vasishtha (XXII, 9), must be explained, according to the analogy of karm\u00e2di, the beginning of the sacrifices' (S\u00e2yana on Taitt. \u00c2r. II, 7, 5), by 'the initial verses of the Vedas.' The P\u00e2vam\u00e2n\u00ees are added on the authority of Govinda alone.\n311:12 'Kshetra, (holy) plains, e.g. the Kurukshetra.'--Govinda.","title":"SBE 14: Baudh\u00e2yana: Prasna III, Adhy\u00e2ya 10","type":"page"}