Duties in Vdnaprastha (Hermit’s) Stage'- Vydsa said : - Verse 8
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 27 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
चीरवासा भवेन्नित्यं स्नायात त्रिषवणं शुचिः। सर्वभूतानुकम्पी स्यात प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः।।
cīravāsā bhavennityaṃ snāyāt triṣavaṇaṃ śuciḥ| sarvabhūtānukampī syāt pratigrahavivarjitaḥ||
He should always wear bark-garments. He should be pure, taking bath three times a day. He should be kind and considerate towards all living beings. He should avoid taking Pratigrahas (monetary gifts) 9-10a. The Brahmana should perform regularly the sacrifices (specifically meant for) on Darsa and Paurnima (New Moon and Full Moon) days, on the proper Naksatra, as also the Agrayana iffi Caturmasya sacrifices. He should observe (the holy rites) in the period of summer and winter solstices. 1 Ob-12a. He should prepare separately Purorfafar (sacri¬ ficial offerings of ground rice offered in earthen dishes— Kapalas) and Caru (oblation of boiled rice and barley) with pure (offerable as oblations in sacrifice) wild grains (rice grown naturally in spring and Autumn) and gathered by himself.