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कर्मापवर्गे ब्राह्मणभोजनं १

At the end of the sacrificial acts (follows) the distribution of food to Brāhmaṇas.

वाग्रूपवयःश्रुतशीलवृत्तानि गुणाः २

Voice, (pleasantness of) form, age, learning, moral character, (right) conduct are the qualities (required in the Brāhmaṇas who are to be invited thereto).

श्रुतं तु सर्वानत्येति ३

न श्रुतमतीयात् ४

अधिदैवमथाध्यात्ममधियज्ञमिति त्रयम् मन्त्रेषु ब्राह्मणे चैव श्रुतमित्यभिधीयते ५

‘The threefold (knowledge, viz. that) which refers to the deities, that which refers to the Ātman, and that which refers to sacrifice,

‘(Handed down) in the Mantras and in the Brāhmaṇa: this is called learning.

क्रियावन्तमधीयानं श्रुतवृद्धं तपस्विनम् भोजयेत्तं सकृद्यस्तु न तं भूयः क्षुदश्नुते ६

‘A performer of the sacred rights, a man who has studied (the Veda), who is old in learning and devoted to austerities:

‘He who gives food (even) once to such (a Brāhmaṇa), hunger will not befall that man any more.

यां तितर्पयिषेत्काञ्चिद्देवतां सर्वकर्मसु तस्या उद्दिश्य मनसा दद्यादेवंविधाय वै ७

‘Destining it to that (deity) in his mind, he shall give (the food) to a person like that.

नैवंविधे हविर्न्यस्तं न गच्छेद्देवतां क्वचित् निधिरेष मनुष्याणां देवानां पात्रमुच्यते ८

‘An oblation deposited in a person like that will never miss its way to the deity;

‘Treasure of men, vessel of gods (in which they receive what is given to them) he is called.’