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VISHNU.
XLVI, 10.
10. Let a man for three days eat in the evening only; for other three days, in the morning only; for further three days, food (given to him) unsolicited ; (and let him fast entirely for three days): that is the Prâgâpatya (the penance invented by Pragâpati).
11. Let him drink for three days hot water; for other three days, hot clarified butter; and for further three days, hot milk; and let him fast for three days : that is the Taptakrikkhra (hot penance).
12. Taking the same (liquids) cold is called the Sitakrikkhra (cold penance).
13. The Krikkhrâtikrikkhra (the most difficult penance) consists in subsisting on milk only for twenty-one days.
14. Eating (nothing but) ground barley mixed with water for a whole month is called the Udakakrikkhra (water penance).
15. Eating nothing but lotus-fibres (for a whole month) is called the Múlakrikkhra (root penance).
16. Eating nothing but Bèl fruit (for a whole month) is called the Sriphalakrikkhra (Bèl fruit penance).
17. Or? (this penance is performed) by (eating) lotus-seeds.
18. A total fast for twelve days is called Parâka.
19. Subsisting for one day on the urine and fæces of a cow, milk, sour milk, butter, and water here, and refers to another kind of Aghamarshana penance at the same time, which is described by Sankha, and consists simply in fasting for three days and muttering the Aghamarshana hymn three times.
17. 1 According to Nand., the particle vâ, 'or,' here indicates another alternative, that of performing this penance with Âmalakas (Emblica Officinalis Gaertn.)
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |