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56 NARADA. 1,57.
the mode of livelihood prescribed for a member of
the lowest caste.
57. At no time must a Brahman follow the occu-
pations of a man of vile caste, or a vile man the
occupations of a Brahman. In either case, expul-
sion from caste would be the immediate conse-
quence.
■* 58. For neither of them are such occupations
permitted as are either far above or far below their
own rank. Those two occupations are lawful for them
which lie between these two extremes; for they are
common to all (castes).
59. When a Brahman has lived through the times
of distress, with the wealth acquired by following
the occupations of a Kshatriya, he must perform
a penance and relinquish the occupations of a
Kshatriya.
60. When, however, a Brahman takes delight in
those occupations and persists in them, he is de-
clared a KaWapzz'shzFza (professional soldier) and
must be expelled from society, because he has
swerved from the path of duty.
57. By the term ‘a vile man,’ a member of the «Sudra caste is
referred to. The occupations of such a man, i.e. the acceptance
of food from everybody and the sale of all sorts of commodities,
must never be resorted to by a Brahman, even in times of distress.
And so must a 6udra avoid the occupation of a Brahman, such as
wearing the sacred thread, study of the Vedas, pronouncing sacred
benedictions, offering burnt-oblations, and the rest. A.
58. ‘ Such occupations as are either far above or far below their
own rank,’ i.e. the occupations of a Brahman and of a Audra
respectively. ‘Those two occupations,’ i.e. those peculiar to the
Kshatriya and Vauya. A. hitva seems a faulty reading (for hite).
59. Ya^navalkya III, 35.
60. ‘Ejected from society,’ i.e. he must not be admitted to
obsequial repasts and other religious ceremonies. A.
the mode of livelihood prescribed for a member of
the lowest caste.
57. At no time must a Brahman follow the occu-
pations of a man of vile caste, or a vile man the
occupations of a Brahman. In either case, expul-
sion from caste would be the immediate conse-
quence.
■* 58. For neither of them are such occupations
permitted as are either far above or far below their
own rank. Those two occupations are lawful for them
which lie between these two extremes; for they are
common to all (castes).
59. When a Brahman has lived through the times
of distress, with the wealth acquired by following
the occupations of a Kshatriya, he must perform
a penance and relinquish the occupations of a
Kshatriya.
60. When, however, a Brahman takes delight in
those occupations and persists in them, he is de-
clared a KaWapzz'shzFza (professional soldier) and
must be expelled from society, because he has
swerved from the path of duty.
57. By the term ‘a vile man,’ a member of the «Sudra caste is
referred to. The occupations of such a man, i.e. the acceptance
of food from everybody and the sale of all sorts of commodities,
must never be resorted to by a Brahman, even in times of distress.
And so must a 6udra avoid the occupation of a Brahman, such as
wearing the sacred thread, study of the Vedas, pronouncing sacred
benedictions, offering burnt-oblations, and the rest. A.
58. ‘ Such occupations as are either far above or far below their
own rank,’ i.e. the occupations of a Brahman and of a Audra
respectively. ‘Those two occupations,’ i.e. those peculiar to the
Kshatriya and Vauya. A. hitva seems a faulty reading (for hite).
59. Ya^navalkya III, 35.
60. ‘Ejected from society,’ i.e. he must not be admitted to
obsequial repasts and other religious ceremonies. A.