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आचम्य प्रयतो नित्यं जपेदशुचिदर्शने । सौरान् मन्त्रान् यथोत्साहं पावमानीश्च शक्तितः ॥ ८६ ॥

He who has purified himself by sipping water shall, on seeing any impure (thing or person), always mutter the sacred texts, addressed to Surya, and the Pavamani (verses).

english translation

नारं स्पृष्ट्वाऽस्थि सस्नेहं स्नात्वा विप्रो विशुध्यति । आचम्यैव तु निःस्नेहं गामालभ्यार्कमीक्ष्य वा ॥ ८७ ॥

A Brahmana who has touched a human bone to which fat adheres, becomes pure by bathing; if it be free from fat, by sipping water and by touching (afterwards) a cow or looking at the sun.

english translation

आदिष्टी नोदकं कुर्यादा व्रतस्य समापनात् । समाप्ते तूदकं कृत्वा त्रिरात्रेणैव शुध्यति ॥ ८८ ॥

He who has undertaken the performance of a vow shall not pour out libations (to the dead) until the vow has been completed; but when he has offered water after its completion, he becomes pure in three days only.

english translation

वृथासङ्करजातानां प्रव्रज्यासु च तिष्ठताम् । आत्मनस्त्यागिनां चैव निवर्तेतोदकक्रिया ॥ ८९ ॥

Libations of water shall not be offered to those who (neglect the prescribed rites and may be said to) have been born in vain, to those born in consequence of an illegal mixture of the castes, to those who are ascetics (of heretical sects), and to those who have committed suicide,

english translation

पाषण्डमाश्रितानां च चरन्तीनां च कामतः । गर्भभर्तृद्रुहां चैव सुरापीनां च योषिताम् ॥ ९० ॥

To women who have joined a heretical sect, who through lust live (with many men), who have caused an abortion, have killed their husbands, or drink spirituous liquor.

english translation