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ARDHA-MAGADHT READER kanda, Ambada, Parásara ; Kaşba, Díváyana, Devagutta and Náraya. Among them these are eight kshatriya ascetics viz. Silai, Sasibára, Naggai, Bhag. gai: Videha, Ráyaráyá, King Ráma and Bala.
4. Now these ascetics fully understood, went through, retained and guarded the four Vedas : the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Sámaveda, Atharvaveda--with Itihása as a fifth and the Nighantu as a sixth Veda--together with their Amgas and Upamgas, and the Rahasyaş; they knew the six Amgas, were proficient in the doctrine of sixty categories, and well grounded in arithmetic, in phonetics, ceremonial, grammar, metrics, etymology and astronomy, and in many other Brahmanical and monastic sciences besides.
5. Now these ascetics used to preach, declare, and profess the law of alms, the law of cleanliness and of ablutions. at holy places. Whatever is unclean about us will be purified when cleaned by water and earth. Thus becoming pure, pious, neat and clean we will reach heaven without any hindrance having our souls purified by a bath in water.
6. It is not allowed to these ascetics to enter a well, tank, stream, reservoir, lotus.pool, lakes of various kinds, or sea except in making a journey. It is not allowed to travel mounted on a cart or (down to) a car.
7. It is not allowed to these ascetios to see entertainments given by actors or bards. It is not allowed to these ascetios to press against, to push, to pull, to rub or to uproot vegetables.
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