NAMBUTIRI BRAHMAN
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- (10) You must bathe if you happen to be near another, i.e., a Chandala.
- (11) You must bathe if you touch polluted wells or tanks.
- (12) You must not tread over a place that has been cleaned with a broom, unless it is sprinkled with water.
- (13) A particular mode of marking the forehead with ashes (otherwise described as putting three horizontal lines on the forehead with pure burnt cow-dung).
- (14) You must repeat charms yourself. (You must not allow someone else to do it.)
- (15) You must avoid cold rice, etc. (food cooked on the previous day).
- (16) You must avoid leavings of meals by children.
- (17) You must not eat anything that has been offered to Siva.
- (18) You must not serve out food with your hands.
- (19) You must not use the ghī of buffalo cows for burnt offerings.
- (20) You must not use buffalo milk or ghī for funeral offerings.
- (21) A particular mode of taking food (not to put too much in the mouth, because none must be taken back).
- (22) You must not chew betel while you are polluted.
- (23) You must observe the conclusion of the Brahmachāri period (the samāvarttanam ceremony).
This should be done before consorting with Nāyar women.
- (24) You must give presents to your guru or preceptor. (The Brahmachāri must do so.)
- (25) You must not read the Vēdas on the road.
