1. When he shows his respect to Gurus or aged persons or guests, when he offers a burnt-oblation (or other sacrifice), when he murmurs prayers at dinner, when sipping water and during the (daily) recitation of the Veda, his garment (or his sacrificial thread) shall pass over his left shoulder and under his right arm. 2. By sipping (pure) water, that has been collected on the ground, he becomes pure. 3. Or he, whom a pure person causes to sip water, (becomes also pure). 4. He shall not sip rain-drops. 5. (He shall not sip water) from a (natural) cleft in the ground. 6. He shall not sip water heated (at the fire) except for a particular reason (as sickness). 7. He who raises his empty hands (in order to scare) birds, (becomes impure and) shall wash (his hands). 8. If he can (find water to sip) he shall not remain impure (even) for a muhūrta. 9. Nor (shall he remain) naked (for a muhūrta if he can help it). 10. Purification (by sipping water) shall not take place whilst he is (standing) in the water. 11. Also, when he has crossed a river, he shall purify himself by sipping water. 12. He shall not place fuel on the fire, without having sprinkled it (with water). 13. (If he is seated in company with) other unclean persons on a seat consisting of a confused heap of straw, and does not touch them, he may consider himself pure. 14. (The same rule applies, if he is seated) on grass or wood fixed in the ground. 15. He shall put on a dress, (even if it is clean,) only after having sprinkled it with water. 16. If he has been touched by a dog, he shall bathe, with his clothes on; 17. Or he becomes pure, after having washed that part (of his body) and having touched it with fire and again washed it, as well as his feet, and having sipped water. 18. Unpurified, he shall not approach fire, (so near that he can feel the heat).