atithiṃ cānanujñāpya mārute vāti vā bhṛśam / rudhire ca srute gātrāc chastreṇa ca parikṣate // sāmadhvanāv ṛgyajuṣī nādhīyīta kadā cana / vedasyādhītya vāpy antam āraṇyakam adhītya ca //
Nor without receiving permission from a guest (who stays in his house), nor while the wind blows vehemently, nor while blood flows from his body, nor when he is wounded by a weapon. Let him never recite the Rig-veda or the Yagur-veda while the Saman (melodies) are heard; (let him stop all Veda-study for a day and a night) after finishing a Veda or after reciting an Aranyaka.