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IV, 44. HOUSEHOLDER; RULES FOR A SNÂTAKA.
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37. Let him never look at the sun, when he sets or rises, is eclipsed or reflected in water, or stands in the middle of the sky
38. Let him not step over a rope to which a calf is tied, let him not run when it rains, and let him not look at his own image in water; that is a settled rule.
39. Let him pass by (a mound of) earth, a cow, an idol, a Brahmana, clarified butter, honey, a crossway, and well-known trees, turning his right hand towards them.
* 40. Let him, though mad with desire, not approach his wife when her courses appear; nor let him sleep with her in the same bed.
41. For the wisdom, the energy, the strength, the sight, and the vitality of a man who approaches a woman covered with menstrual excretions, utterly perish.
42. If he avoids her, while she is in that condition, his wisdom, energy, strength, sight, and vitality will increase.
43. Let him not eat in the company of his wife, nor look at her, while she eats, sneezes, yawns, or sits at her ease.
44. A Brâhmana who desires energy must not
37. Âp. I, 31, 20; Vas. XII, 10; Baudh. II, 6, 10; Vi. LXXI, 17-21; Yâgñ. I, 135.
38. Ap. I, 31, 15; Vas. XII, 9; Baudh. II, 6, 15; Vi. LXXI, 23; LXIII, 41-43.
39. Gaut. IX, 66; Vi. LXIII, 26–28; Yâgñ. I, 133. 40-42. Gaut. IX, 29–30; Vas. XII, 7; Vi. LXIX, 11. 42. Medh. and Nand. read lakshmî, “luck,' instead of tegah, energy.' 43. Vas. XII, 31; Vi. LXVIII, 46; Yâgñ. I, 131; Gaut. IX, 32. 44. Gaut. IX, 32.
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |