VISHNU PURANA. - BOOK
III. CHAP. XII.
CHAP.
XII.--Miscellaneous obligations--purificatory, ceremonial, and moral.
Miscellaneous
obligations--purificatory, ceremonial, and moral.
AURVA
continued.--"Let a respectable householder ever venerate the gods, kine,
Brahmans, saints, aged persons, and holy teachers. Let him observe the two
daily Sandhyas, and offer oblations to fire. Let him dress in untorn garments,
use delicate herbs and flowers, wear emeralds and other precious stones, keep
his hair smooth and neat, scent his person with agreeable perfumes, and always
go handsomely attired, decorated with garlands of white flowers. Let him never
appropriate another's property, nor address him with the least unkindness. Let
him always speak amiably and with truth, and never make public another's
faults. Let him not desire another's prosperity, nor seek his enmity. Let him
not mount upon a crazy vehicle, nor take shelter under the bank of a river
(which may fall upon him). A wise man will not form a friendship nor walk in
the same path with one who is disesteemed, who is a sinner or a drunkard, who
has many enemies, or who is lousy, with a harlot or her gallant, with a pauper
or a liar, with a prodigal, a slanderer, or a knave. Let not a man bathe
against the strength of a rapid stream, nor enter a house on fire, nor climb to
the top of a tree; nor (in company) clean his teeth or blow his nose, nor gape
without covering his mouth, nor clear his throat, nor cough, nor laugh loudly,
nor emit wind with noise, nor bite his nails, nor cut grass, nor scratch the
ground, nor put his beard into his mouth, nor crumble a clod of clay; nor look
upon the chief planetary bodies when he is unclean. Let him not express disgust
at a corpse, for the odour of a dead body is the produce of the moon. Let a
decent man ever avoid by night the place where four roads meet, the village tree,
the grove adjacent to the place where bodies are burnt, and a loose woman. Let
him not pass across the shadow of a venerable person, of an image, of a deity,
of a flag, of a heavenly luminary. Let him not travel alone through a forest,
nor sleep by himself in an empty house. Let him keep remote from hair, bones,
thorns, filth, remnants of offerings, ashes, chaff, and earth wet with water in
which another has bathed. Let him not receive the protection of the unworthy,
nor attach himself to the dishonest. Let him not approach a beast of prey; and
let him not tarry long when he has risen from sleep. Let him not lie in bed
when he is awake, nor encounter fatigue when it is time to rest. A prudent man
will avoid, even at a distance, animals with tusks and horns; and he will shun
exposure to frost, to wind, and to sunshine. A man must neither bathe, nor
sleep, nor rinse his mouth whilst he is naked: he must not wash his mouth, or
perform any sacred rite, with his waistband unfastened: and he must not offer
oblations to fire, nor sacrifice to the gods, nor wash his mouth, nor salute a
Brahman, nor utter a prayer, with only one garment on. Let him never associate
with immoral persons: half an instant is the limit for the intercourse of the
righteous with them. A wise man will never engage in a dispute with either his
superiors or inferiors: controversy and marriage are to be permitted only
between equals. Let not a prudent man enter into contention: let him avoid
uprofitable enmity. A small loss may be endured; but he should shun the wealth
that is acquired by hostility.
"When a man has
bathed, he must not wipe his limbs with a towel nor with his hands, nor shake
his hair, nor rinse his mouth before he has risen. Let him not (when sitting)
put one foot over another, nor stretch forth his foot, in the presence of a
superior, but sit with modesty in the posture called Virasana (or on his
knees). He must never pass round a temple upon his left hand, nor perform the
ceremony of circumambulating any venerable object in the reverse direction. A
decent man will not spit, nor eject any impurity, in front of the moon, fire,
the sun, water, wind, or any respectable person; nor will he void urine
standing, nor upon the highway: he will never step over phlegm, ordure, urine,
or blood; nor is the expectoration of the mucus of the throat allowable at the
time of eating, offering sacrifices or oblations, or repeating prayers, or in
the presence of a respectable person.
"Let not a man
treat women with disrespect, nor let him put entire faith in them. Let him not
deal impatiently with them, nor set them over matters of importance. A man who
is attentive to the duties of his station will not go forth from his house
without saluting the chaplets, flowers, gems, clarified butter, and venerable
persons in it. At proper seasons he will salute respectfully the places where
four roads meet, when engaged in offering oblations with fire. Let him
liberally relieve the virtuous who are poor, and reverence those who are
learned in the Vedas. He who is a worshipper of the gods and sages, who gives
cakes and water to the manes, and who exercises hospitality, obtains the
highest regions after death. He who speaks wisely, moderately, and kindly, goes
to those worlds which are the inexhaustible sources of happiness. He who is
intelligent, modest, devout, and who reverences wisdom, his superiors, and the
aged, goes to heaven.
"On the days
called Parvas, on periods of impurity, upon unseasonable thunder, and the
occurrence of eclipses or atmospheric portents, a wise man must desist from the
study of the Vedas. The pious man who suppresses anger and envy, who is
benevolent to all, and allays the fears of others, secures, as the least of his
rewards, enjoyment in Swarga. A man should carry an umbrella, as a defence
against sun and rain; he should bear a staff when he goes by night, or through
a wood; and he should walk in shoes, if he desires to keep his body from harm.
As he goes along he should not look up, nor about him, nor afar off, but keep
his eyes upon the ground to the extent of a couple of yards.
"The
householder who expels all sources of imperfection is in a great degree
acquitted of the three ordinary objects of existence, desire, wealth, and virtue;
sinless amongst the sinful; speaking amicably to all men; his whole soul
melting with benevolence; final felicity is in his grasp. The earth is upheld
by the veracity of those who have subdued their passions, and, following
righteous practices, are never contaminated by desire, covetousness, and wrath.
Let therefore a wise man ever speak the truth when it is agreeable, and when
the truth would inflict pain let him hold his peace. Let him not utter that
which, though acceptable, would be detrimental; for it were better to speak
that which would be salutary, although it should give exceeding offence. A
considerate man will always cultivate, in act, thought, and speech, that which
is good for living beings, both in this world and in the next."
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. XI.
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. X
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. IX
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. VIII
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. VII.
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. VI
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. V
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III. CHAP. IV
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III.- CHAP. III
VISHNU
PURANA. - BOOK III.- CHAP. II.
चंद्रकांता
(उपन्यास) पहला अध्याय : देवकीनन्दन खत्री
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KUNDALINI,
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श्वेतकेतु और
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यजुर्वेद
मंत्रा हिन्दी व्याख्या सहित, प्रथम अध्याय 1-10,
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उषस्ति की
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_4 -GVB the uiversity of veda
वैराग्यशतकम्, योगी
भर्तृहरिकृत, संस्कृत काव्य, हिन्दी
व्याख्या, भाग-1, gvb the university of Veda
G.V.B. THE
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