Manu Smriti - Hindu Online

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2.20. From a Brahmana, born in that country, let all men on earth learn their several usages.
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2.21. That (country) which (lies) between the Himavat and the Vindhya (mountains) to the east of Prayaga and
to the west of Vinasana (the place where the river Sarasvati disappears) is called Madhyadesa (the central
region).
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2.22. But (the tract) between those two mountains (just mentioned), which (extends) as far as the eastern and the
western oceans, the wise call Aryavarta (the country of the Aryans).
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2.23. That land where the black antelope naturally roams, one must know to be fit for the performance of
sacrifices; (the tract) different from that (is) the country of the Mlekkhas (barbarians).
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2.24. Let twice-born men seek to dwell in those (above-mentioned countries); but a Sudra, distressed for
subsistence, may reside anywhere.
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2.25. Thus has the origin of the sacred law been succinctly described to you and the origin of this universe;
learn (now) the duties of the castes (varna).
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2.26. With holy rites, prescribed by the Veda, must the ceremony on conception and other sacraments be
performed for twice-born men, which sanctify the body and purify (from sin) in this (life) and after death.
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2.27. By burnt oblations during (the mother’s) pregnancy, by the Gatakarman (the ceremony after birth), the
Kauda (tonsure), and the Maungibandhana (the tying of the sacred girdle of Munga grass) is the taint, derived
from both parents, removed from twice-born men.
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2.28. By the study of the Veda, by vows, by burnt oblations, by (the recitation of) sacred texts, by the
(acquisition of the) threefold sacred science, by offering (to the gods, Rishis, and manes), by (the procreation
of) sons, by the great sacrifices, and by (Srauta) rites this (human) body is made fit for (union with) Brahman.
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2.29. Before the navel-string is cut, the Gatakarman (birth-rite) must be performed for a male (child); and while
sacred formulas are being recited, he must be fed with gold, honey, and butter.