Chapter 63

Vishnu Smriti 63

Now, for the sake of security and prosperity, he shall go to the Lord (the king). // Vi_63.1 //

He shall not undertake a journey alone. // Vi_63.2 //

Not with unrighteous men. // Vi_63.3 //

Not with vṛṣalas (low-caste men). // Vi_63.4 //

Not with enemies. // Vi_63.5 //

Not very early in the morning. // Vi_63.6 //

Not very late in the evening. // Vi_63.7 //

Not at the twilights. // Vi_63.8 //

Not at midday. // Vi_63.9 //

Not when water is close at hand. // Vi_63.10 //

Not too quickly. // Vi_63.11 //

Not constantly with beasts of burden that are young, sick, or afflicted. // Vi_63.12 //

Not with those that have missing limbs. // Vi_63.13 //

Not with those that are wretched. // Vi_63.14 //

Not with cows. // Vi_63.15 //

Not with untamed animals. // Vi_63.16 //

Without having given fodder and water to his beasts of burden, he shall not relieve his own hunger and thirst. // Vi_63.17 //

He shall not stand at a crossroads. // Vi_63.18 //

Not at the root of a tree at night. // Vi_63.19 //

Not in a deserted house. // Vi_63.20 //

Not on grass. // Vi_63.21 //

Not in a place where animals are tied up. // Vi_63.22 //

Not on hair, husks, potsherds, bones, ashes, or embers. // Vi_63.23 //

Not on cotton seeds. // Vi_63.24 //

He shall circumambulate a crossroads. // Vi_63.25 //

And an image of a deity. // Vi_63.26 //

And well-known trees. // Vi_63.27 //

And a fire, a Brāhmaṇa, a courtesan, a full pitcher, a mirror, an umbrella, a banner, a flag, a Śrīvṛkṣa tree, a Vardhamāna vessel, and a Nandyāvarta symbol. // Vi_63.28 //

And a palm-leaf fan, a chowrie, a horse, an elephant, a goat, curd, milk, honey, and mustard seeds. // Vi_63.29 //

And a lute, sandalwood, a weapon, fresh cow-dung, a fruit, a flower, fresh vegetables, gorocanā (a bright yellow pigment), and sprouts of dūrvā grass. // Vi_63.30 //

And a turban, an ornament, a gem, gold, silver, a garment, a seat, a vehicle, and meat. // Vi_63.31 //

Having seen a water-jar, earth turned up by a plough, a single animal tied up, a maiden, and fish, he shall proceed. // Vi_63.32 //

Now, having seen an intoxicated person, a madman, or a person with a missing limb, he shall turn back. // Vi_63.33 //

And one who has vomited or purged, a shaven-headed man, a man with matted hair, and a dwarf. // Vi_63.34 //

And one wearing reddish-brown garments, a religious mendicant, and an unclean person. // Vi_63.35 //

And oil, molasses, dry cow-dung, fuel, grass, Palāśa leaves, ashes, and embers. // Vi_63.36 //

And salt, a eunuch, liquor, an impotent man, cotton, a rope, a fetter, and loose hair. // Vi_63.37 //

But a lute, sandalwood, fresh vegetables, a turban, an ornament, and a maiden, he shall welcome at the time of departure. // Vi_63.38 //

He shall not step on the shadow of a deity, a Brāhmaṇa, a preceptor, a tawny-colored animal, or an initiated person. // Vi_63.39 //

And not on spittle, vomit, blood, feces, urine, or water from a bath. // Vi_63.40 //

He shall not step over the rope to which a calf is tied. // Vi_63.41 //

When it is raining hard, he shall not run. // Vi_63.42 //

He shall not cross a river for no reason. // Vi_63.43 //

Not without having offered water to the gods and ancestors. // Vi_63.44 //

Not with his arms. // Vi_63.45 //

Not in a broken boat. // Vi_63.46 //

He shall not stand on the bank. // Vi_63.47 //

He shall not look into a well. // Vi_63.48 //

He shall not jump over it. // Vi_63.49 //

To an old man, one carrying a burden, a king, a Vedic graduate, a woman, a sick person, a bridegroom, and one in a chariot, / The path is to be given; but the king is to be honored among them, and the Vedic graduate by the king. || Vi_63.50 ||