When Andhaka was curbed and restrained, the power¬ ful son of the noble-souled Prahlada, named Virocana, became the king.

A Brahmana should not eat food offered by a Sudra whether out of delusion or otherwise. He who eats it, except in an emergency, is born as a Sudra.

The Brahmana who partakes of the condemned food of a Sudra for six months becomes a Sudra even while he is alive, and after death he becomes a dog {v.l. as a Sudra).

After conquering Devas including Devendra, the great Asura righteously protected the three worlds including the mobile and immobile beings, for many years.

While he was reigning thus, once, the holy lord, the great sage, Sanatkumara came to his city at the instance of Visnu.

O leading sages, a person is reborn as a Brahmana, a Ksatriya, a Vaisya or a Sudra according as the food offered by these is still in his belly when he dies, (e.g. he dies with the food of a Brahmana in his stomach, he is reborn as a Brahmana, so on).

The great Asura who had been seated on the throne, got up and went near the son of Brahma. He bent down his head and with palms joined in reverence, spoke these words.

One should avoid the cooked food of six groups of people viz. : the actor, the dancer, the carpenter, the smith, a gang of rogues and the prostitute.^

“Blessed I am and favoured with grace, since the glorious Lord of Yogins, the expert knower of the Vedas or Brahman, has today personally visited my excellent town.

One should avoid food offered by an oil-monger, washerman, thief and the vendor of spirituous liquors. He should avoid the food of a minstrel, a blacksmith or an impure person.

O scholarly Brahmana, why have you come ? You are the lord Pitamaha himself. O son of Brahma, tell me, what behest shall I carry out for you ?

He should avoid the food offered by a potter, a painter, a usurer, a fallen man, a goldsmith, a dancer, a hunter, an imprisoned fellow or an ailing person. Vrddha-Harita XI. 122-123 and Bs. P. as quoted by Apararka (P. 241) give the following classification of “pollutions" and hence prohi¬ bition of food articles:

The holy lord spoke to the great Asura endowed with piety : I have come here to see you. You are very fortunate.

He should avoid the food offered by a physician, an unchaste woman, a staff-bearer (a police-man ?), a thief, an atheist or a person who blasphemes gods.

One should avoid the food offered by a person who sells Soma juice and especially of Candala. He should avoid food offered by one who is hen-pecked or one who allows the paramour of his wife to remain in his house.

O excellent Daitya, this sort of policy is very rare among Daityas. There is certainly no other righteous person like you in the three worlds.

One should avoid taking these cooked-stuff, viz.; that of one who is defiled by Ucchifta, that of miser, that of one who partakes of the leaving of others’ food-stuffs, the cooked food of a person who is inferior—not worth allowing to sit in row for dinner, the cooked food meant for a multitude and that of one who maintains himself by means of weapons.

The king of Asuras who had been addressed thus, spoke again to the great sage—O holy one, the most excel¬ lent among the knowers of Brahman, elucidate unto me the greatest of all virtues.

The glorious Yogi imparted to the noble-sou led king of Daityas the secret-most perfect knowledge of the Atman which is the highest Dharma.

One should avoid food offered by an ascetic, by a eunuch, the food of an insane or a drunkard fellow, of a fright¬ ened one or a crying person, the food that is of inferior quality and that offered as charitable gift.

One should avoid food offered in Sraddha or, offered by an hater of Brahmanas, one who is interested in sins and a man who is defiled by the impurity of birth (sutaka, the. food of one who cooks in vain (?) the food of a rogue and that of the shrewd fellow, (v.l. father-in-law).

Having obtained the greatest knowledge and given Dakfina (money by way of fees) unto the preceptor, he entrusted the burden of kingdom to his son and he became interested in the regular practice of Yoga^. pervader* who was then identified with the sun-god. The legend of Bali and Vamana which developed out of this (as will be seen later) is not creditable to Visnu despite the defence of Purana-writers as is found in the Bh. P.

One should avoid the cooked food of all these:—viz: women without children, a servant, a mason and one who sells weapons.

That son of his was the great and intelligent Asura named Bali. He was favourably disposed towards Brahmanas. He was extremely virtuous. Then he conquered Purandara.

Indra, surrounded by all Devas fought a great battle with him. On being defeated, he sought refuge in lord Visnu, Acyuta (the infallible).

The cooked food served by these should be avoided- one who is addicted to drinking wine, a murderer, the physi¬ cian, one whose organ of generation is mutilated and person who, though a younger brother, married earlier than the elder brother.

In the meanwhile, the gentle lady Aditi, the extremely distressed mother of Devas, performed a very severe penance thinking like this—“May a son be born to me for slaying the leading Daityas”. She resorted to the unmanifest Visnu, Hari, the most worthy of being the refuge.

One should particularly avoid the food served by a widowed woman who has remarried, nor should he partake of the food served by one who carnally enjoys the wife of his dead brother. Similarly, he should avoid partaking of the food served with contempt or anger, spurning, dislike or arrogance or astonishment.

In the meanwhile, the gentle lady Aditi, the extremely distressed mother of Devas, performed a very severe penance thinking like this—“May a son be born to me for slaying the leading Daityas”. She resorted to the unmanifest Visnu, Hari, the most worthy of being the refuge.

Even the cooked food served by the preceptor should not be eaten if it is devoid of due consecration. All the evil deeds of man are stabilised in his food.

In the filament of the lotus of her heart, she con¬ centrated her mind on Vasudeva, the unsullied great region, devoid of beginning and end, the blissful, unique firmament.

If a person partakes of the food of anyone he shares his sins too. The following persons viz. : A farm-labourer, a friend of the family, cowherd, barber, musician, potter, ploughman of the fields. After eating food among these Sudras, some money is given to them by the wise. The following things can be taken on payment, from a Sudra^ viz.:—Milk pudding, articles fried in oil. Milk products, Saktu (Powdered fried grain), oilcake and oil.

The delighted lord Visnu, Hari the wielder of a conch, a discus and a mace {Sankha, Cakra and Gada), the Yogic Atman appeared in front of the mother of Devas.

If a person partakes of the food of anyone he shares his sins too. The following persons viz. : A farm-labourer, a friend of the family, cowherd, barber, musician, potter, ploughman of the fields. After eating food among these Sudras, some money is given to them by the wise. The following things can be taken on payment, from a Sudra^ viz.:—Milk pudding, articles fried in oil. Milk products, Saktu (Powdered fried grain), oilcake and oil.

On seeing Visnu arrived, Aditi endowed with devotion considered herself as having attained her objects. She propitiated Kesava with the following eulogy. Aditi said^:

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

Be victorious, O sole cause of destruction of all (lit. the floods of) miseries; Hail to you. Hail to you, O Lord, endowed with the advent of infinite greatness, glory to you. O Lord, with perfect knowledge as your physical form, O Lord devoid of beginning, middle and end. Victory to you, O one resembling the Ether; O one with unsullied bliss as your form

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

One should avoid these plants:^ Vrntaka (a kind of Brinjal), JdlikdSdka (a kind of green), the Safflower, the Asmantaka (the plant) the fibres of which are used to make the girdle (Mekhald) of a Brahmana. He should avoid onion, garlic, sour articles and thick exudations from trees. He should avoid Chatraka (Mushroom), Vidvaraha (a plant growing in filth), saila (Slesmantaka fruit ?), beestings, Vilaya (a milk product ? Simukha and Kavaka (Mushrooms). A Brahmana eating Grnjana (the meat of an animal killed by a poisoned arrow), a fowl, the gourds, the Kirnsuka, the Udumbara etc. undergoes downfall. One must scrupulously avoid (purposelessly prepared i.e. not for offering to deity), the Krsara (rice cooked with gingelly seeds), the wheatcake. Milk pudding, pie, cooked meat but not conse¬ crated, food offerings to gods, Yavdgu (rice gruel), Mdtulinga (Citrons), non-consecrated fish, the Kadamba tree, wood-apple and Plaksa (Indian fig tree). During daytime* he should avoid. *divadhana is probably a mistake for deva-dhanya ‘God’s grain’, recorded as v.l.

During night, he should scrupulously avoid every¬ thing connected with gingelly seeds as well as curds. One should not take in milk and butter milk together.

One should avoid food polluted by action, served indifferently (bhava-dusta) and polluted by bad contact (as with dogs) and by falling therein of hair, insects and dis¬ respectfully given.

One shall avoid an article once smelt by a dog and cooked again. So also the article seen by a Candala, or a woman in her menses, or smelt by a cow, or seen by fallen men, shall be avoided. 27-28a. He should avoid these articles as well—that with which no worship has been performed, that which is stale, that which has been touched by crows and fowls, that which is infested by germs, that which is smelt by men or touched by a leper. 28b-30a. One should not make use of any article given by a women in her menses, or by an unchaste woman, or by a woman angrily. Manu has said that the milk of a cow whose calf has died should not be drunk. Similarly, the milk of a camel, within ten days of her calving, shall not be drunk. So also the milk of a ewe and that of a cow milked unseasonably.^ 30b-33. The following birds and animals shall not be eaten viz.® the crane, the swan, the watercrow, the sparrow, the parrot, the osprey, the tusk of a hog, the webfooted birds, the cuckoo, the Cafa (blue jay), the Khanjarita (the wag-tail), the falcon, the vulture, the owl^ the ruddy goose, the cock, the dove, the pigeons, the Tittibha (lapwing), the village fowl, the

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One shall eat meat in accordance with the injunc¬ tions or as enjoined at a time when life is in danger. One who eats the remainder (i.e. what is left after worship) or as a medi¬ cine or when one is powerless or is deputed, he is not affected by sin.

If a person invited for the Sraddha or the worship of a deity eschews meat he may have to be in the hell as many years as there are hairs on the body of the animal.®

The established rule is that, wine should not be drunk, should not be touched and should never be thought of by the twice-born.

Hence, one shall scrupulously avoid wine which is despicable. By drinking it, one incurs downfall and loses his merits (good acts) nor should he be talked to by Brahmin.

(Partly defective) By eating foodstuffs that should not be eaten and drinking that should not be drunk, a Brah- mana loses his rights. He then faces downfall.

(Partly defective) By eating foodstuffs that should not be eaten and drinking that should not be drunk, a Brah- mana loses his rights. He then faces downfall.

Hence, one should scrupulously avoid forbidden food¬ stuffs. He goes alone after elevation* (?). And after death goes to the hell Raurava.