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4.148. By daily reciting the Veda, by (the observance of the rules of) purification, by (practising) austerities,
and by doing no injury to created beings, one (obtains the faculty of) remembering former births.
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4.149. He who, recollecting his former existences, again recites the Veda, gains endless bliss by the continual
study of the Veda.
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4.150. Let him always offer on the Parva-days oblations to Savitri and such as avert evil omens, and on the
Ashtakas and Anvashtakas let him constantly worship the manes.
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4.151. Far from his dwelling let him remove urine (and ordure), far (let him remove) the water used for washing
his feet, and far the remnants of food and the water from his bath.
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4.152. Early in the morning only let him void faeces, decorate (his body), bathe, clean his teeth, apply collyrium
to his eyes, and worship the gods.
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4.153. But on the Parva-days let him go to visit the (images of the) gods, and virtuous Brahmanas, and the ruler
(of the country), for the sake of protection, as well as his Gurus.
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4.154. Let him reverentially salute venerable men (who visit him), give them his own seat, let him sit near them
with joined hands and, when they leave, (accompany them), walking behind them.
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4.155. Let him, untired, follow the conduct of virtuous men, connected with his occupations, which has been
fully declared in the revealed texts and in the sacred tradition (Smriti) and is the root of the sacred law.
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4.156. Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through
virtuous conduct imperishable wealth; virtuous conduct destroys (the effect of) inauspicious marks.
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4.157. For a man of bad conduct is blamed among people, constantly suffers misfortunes, is afflicted with
diseases, and short-lived.
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