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III, 2. MODES OF SUBSISTENCE FOR HOUSEHOLDERS. 287
21. For such (a man the duty of) teaching, sacrificing for others, accepting gifts, and (performing) other sacrifices (than those mentioned) ceases.
22. (The use of) sacrificial food fit to be eaten during the performance of a vow is seen;
23. That is as follows: (his food may be) mixed with clarified butter or sour milk, it must) not (contain) pungent condiments or salt, nor meat, nor (be) stale.
24. (He shall remain) chaste, or approach (his wife) in season.
25. (It is necessary) to have the hair of his head, his beard, the hair on his body, and his nails cut on each Parva day, and the rules of purification (are obligatory on him).
26. Now they quote also (the following verses) : Two kinds of purification, which the Sishtas reverentially practise, are mentioned in the Veda, - external (purification), which consists in the removal of impure stains and foul smells, and internal (purification), which consists in the abstention from injuring live creatures.'
27. “The body is purified by water, the understanding by knowledge, the soul of beings by abstention from injuring, (and) the internal organ by truth.
PRASNA III, Adhyâya 2.
1. As regards (the mode of subsistence called) Shannivartanî, (that) is (as follows):
21. Govinda adds that the obligation of performing other meritorious deeds, such as digging wells and tanks (pûrta), also ceases.
27. Vasishtha III, 60.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |