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Now the householder, having got up in the morning and performed his necessary duties,5 should
wash his teeth, apply a limited quantity of ointments and perfumes to his body, put some ornaments
on his person and collyrium on his eyelids and below his eyes, colour his lips with alacktaka,6 and
look at himself in the glass. Having then eaten betel leaves, with other things that give fragrance to
the mouth, he should perform his usual business. He should bathe daily, anoint his body with oil
every other day, apply a lathering substance7 to his body every three days, get his head (including
face) shaved every four days and the other parts of his body every five or ten days.8 All these things
should be done without fail, and the sweat of the armpits should also be removed. Meals should be
taken in the forenoon, in the afternoon, and again at night, according to Charayana. After breakfast,
parrots and other birds should be taught to speak, and the fighting of cocks, quails, and rams should
follow. A limited time should be devoted to diversions with Pithamardas, Vitas, and Vidushakas, 9
and then should be taken the midday sleep. 10 After this the householder, having put on his clothes
and ornaments, should, during the afternoon, converse with his friends. In the evening there should
be singing, and after that the householder, along with his friend, should await in his room,
previously decorated and perfumed, the arrival of the woman that may be attached to him, or he
may send a female messenger for her, or go for her himself. After her arrival at his house, he and
his friend should welcome her, and entertain her with a loving and agreeable conversation. Thus
end the duties of the day.
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