I shall now describe the conduct of the Parivrajakas, which is as follows : alienating themselves from attachment to the sacred fire, wealth, wife and children, and robes, seats, beds, and such other objects of enjoyment, and snapping the fetters of affection, they walk about, regarding with an equal eye a clump of earth or rock and gold. They never think of acquiring or enjoying the threefold objects of life. They regard impartially foes and friends and neutrals or strangers. They never injure, in thought, word, or deed, immobile objects, or creatures that are viviparous, or oviparous, or born of fifth, or called vegetables. They have no homes. They road over hills and mountains, upon shores of rivers or oceans, under shades of trees, and among temples of gods, They may go to towns or villages for living. In one town, however, they should not live for more than five nights, while in the same village they should not live for more than one night. Entering a town or a village, they should , for maintaining their life, go to the houses of liberal Brahmanas only. They should never ask for any alms but accept what is put into the bowls they carry. They should free themselves from lust, anger, pride, cupidity, delusion, miserliness, deceit, slander, vanity, and injury to creatures.
परिव्राजकानां पुनराचार:-तद् यथा विमुच्याग्निधनकलत्रपरिबर्हणं संगेष्वात्मनः स्नेहपाशानवधूय परिव्रजन्ति। समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनास्त्रिवर्गप्रवृत्तेष्वसक्तबुद्धयो ऽरिमित्रोदासीनानां तुल्यदर्शनाः स्थावरजरायुजाण्डजस्वेदजोद्भिज्जानां भूतानां वाङ्मनः कर्मभिरनभिद्रोहिणो ऽनिकेताः पर्वतपुलिनवृक्षमूल देवतायतनान्यनुचरन्तो वासार्थमुपेयुर्नगरं ग्रामं वा नगरे पञ्चरात्रिका ग्रामे चैकरात्रिकाः प्रविश्य च प्राणधारणार्थं द्विजातीनां भवनान्यसंकीर्णकर्मणामुपतिष्ठेयुः पात्रपतितायाचितभैक्ष्याः काम क्रोधदर्पलोभमोहकार्पण्यदम्भपरिवादाभिमानहिंसानिवृत्ता इति॥