rson save one's preceptor or one
that is old in years or one that is righteous or one that is possessed of
wisdom. They that are wise should never see themselves in an unpolished
or dirty mirror. One should never have sexual congress with a woman that
is unknown or with one that is quick with child. One should never sleep
with head turned towards the north or the west. One should not lie down
upon a bed-stead that is broken or rickety. One should not sleep on a bed
without having examined it first with the aid of a light. Nor should one
sleep on a bed with another (such as wife) by one's side. One should
never sleep in a transverse direction. One should never make a compact
with atheists or do anything in conjunction with them.[464] One should
never drag a seat with the foot and sit on it. One should never bathe in
a state of nudity, nor at night. One possessed of intelligence should
never suffer one's limbs to be rubbed or pressed after bathing. One
should never smear unguents upon one's body without having first taken
bath. Having bathed, one should never wave one's cloth in the air (for
drying it). One should not always wear wet clothes. One should never take
off one's body the garlands of flowers one may wear. Nor should one wear
such garlands over one's outer garments. One should never even talk with
a woman during the period of her functional change. One should not answer
a call of nature on a field (where crops are grown) or at a place too
near an inhabited village. One should never answer a call of nature on a
water. One should first wash one's mouth thrice with water before eating
any food. Having finished one's meals, one should wash one's mouth thrice
with water and twice again. One should eat, with face turned eastwards,
one's food, restraining speech the while and without censuring the food
that is eaten. One should always leave a remnant of the food that is
placed before one for eating. Having finished one's meals, one should
mentally touch fire. If one eats with face turned eastwards, one becomes
endued with longevity. By eating with face turned southwards, one
acquires great fame. By eating with face turned westwards, one acquires
great wealth. By eating with face turned northwards, one becomes truthful
in speech. Having finished one's meals one should wash all the upper
holes of one's body with water.[465] Similarly, all the limbs, the navel,
and the palms of the hands should be washed with water. One shou