vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṃ pradiṣṭam
atyeti tat sarvam idaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānam upaiti cādyam
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vedeṣu (in the Vedas) yajñeṣu (in sacrifices) tapaḥsu (in austerities) dāneṣu ca eva (and indeed in charity) yat puṇya-phalam (whichever auspicious fruit) pradiṣṭam (ordained),
yogī (a yogī) idam (this) viditvā (after knowing) tat sarvam (this all) atyeti (he surpasses),
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ca (and then) ādyam (first) param sthānam (the supreme place) upaiti (he attains).
vedeṣu |
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veda 7n.3 m. – in the Vedas (√vid – to know, to understand); |
yajñeṣu |
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yajña 7n.3 m. – in sacrifices, in worship (from: √yaj – to consecrate, to sacrifice, to worship); |
tapaḥsu |
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tapas 7n.3 n. – in heat, in austerity (from: √tap – to scorch); |
ca |
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av. – and; |
eva |
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av. – certainly, just, merely; |
dāneṣu |
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dāna 7n.3 n. – in gifts, in charity (from: √dā – to give); |
yat |
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yat sn. 2n.1 n. – which; |
puṇya-phalam |
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puṇya-phala 2n.1 n.; TP: puṇyasya phalam iti – the fruit of pious [acts] (from: √pū – to purify, or √puṇ – to act piously, puṇya – good, meritorious, virtuous act, purity; √phal – to ripen; phala – fruit, result); |
pradiṣṭam |
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pra-diṣta (pra-√diś – to point out) PP 2n.1 n. – pointed, ordained; |
atyeti |
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ati-√i (to pass over) Praes. P 1v.1 – he surpasses; |
tat |
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tat sn. 2n.1 n. – that; |
sarvam |
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sarva sn. 2n.1 n. – all, whole (sarvam idam – mostly used to mean ‘this world’); |
idam |
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idam sn. 2n.1 n. – this; |
viditvā |
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√vid (to know, to understand) absol. – after knowing; |
yogī |
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yogin 1n.1 m. – a yogī, engaged (√yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage, yoga – yoga, yoking, application, a means, one of the schools of Hindu philosophy); |
param |
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para 1n.1 n. – beyond, ancient, final, the best, the supreme; |
sthānam |
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sthāna 2n.1 n. – state, place, position (from: √sthā – to stand); |
upaiti |
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upa-√i (to go near, to attain) Praes. P 1v.1 – he attains; |
ca |
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av. – and; |
ādyam |
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ādya 2n.1 n. – first, main, excellent; |
dāneṣu → dāne ca (and in charity);
puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam → puṇya-phala-pradiṣṭam (fruit of the pious ordained);
atyeti → abhyeti / abhyetya / anveti (he comes near / after coming to / he follows);
cādyam → divyaṁ / śāṁtaṁ (divine / tranquil);
śṛṇu tasya yogasya māhātmyaṃ—
vedeṣu samyag-adhīteṣu yajñeṣu ca sādguṇyenānutiṣṭhiteṣu tapaḥsu ca sutapteṣu dāneṣu ca samyag-datteṣu yad eteṣu puṇya-phalaṃ puṇyasya phalaṃ puṇya-phalaṃ pradiṣṭaṃ śāstreṇa, atyety atītya gacchati sat sarvaṃ phala-jātam | idaṃ viditvā sapta-praśna-nirṇaya-dvāreṇoktam arthaṃ samyag avadhāryānuṣṭhāya yogī paraṃ prakṛṣṭam aiśvaraṃ sthānam upaiti ca pratipadyate | ādyam ādau bhavaṃ kāraṇaṃ brahmety arthaḥ
athādhyāyadvayoditaśāstrārthavedanaphalam āha
ṛgyajussāmātharvarūpavedābhyāsayajñatapodānaprabhṛtiṣu sarveṣu puṇyeṣu yat phalaṃ nirdiṣṭam, idam adhyāyadvayoditaṃ bhagavanmāhātmyaṃ viditvā tat sarvam atyeti etadvedanasukhātirekeṇa tat sarvaṃ tṛṇavan manyate / yogī jñānī ca bhūtvā jñāninaḥ prāpyaṃ param ādyaṃ sthānam upaiti
adhyāyārtham aṣṭa-praśnārtha-nirṇayaṃ saphalam upasaṃharati vedeṣv iti | vedeṣv adhyayanādibhḥ | yajñeṣv anuṣṭhānādibhiḥ | tapaḥsu kāya-śoṣaṇādibhiḥ | dāneṣu sat-pātre ‚rpaṇādibhiḥ | yat puṇya-phalam upadiṣṭaṃ śāstreṣu tat sarvam atyeti | tato ‚pi śreṣṭhaṃ yogaiśvaryaṃ prāpnoti | kiṃ kṛtvā ? idam aṣṭa-praśnārtha-nirṇayenoktaṃ tattvaṃ viditvā | tataś ca yogī jñānī bhūtvā param utkṛṣṭam ādyaṃ jagan mūla-bhūtaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padaṃ prāpnoti
punaḥ śraddhānu-vṛddhy-arthaṃ yogaṃ stauti vedeṣv iti | vedeṣu darbha-pavitra-pāṇitva-prāṅ-mukhatva-gurv-adhīnatvādibhiḥ samyag-adhīteṣu, yajñeṣv aṅgopāṅga-sāhityena śraddhayā samyag-anuṣṭhiteṣu | tapaḥsu śāstrokteṣu mano-buddhy-ādyaikāgryeṇa śraddhayā sutapteṣu | dāneṣu tulā-puruṣādiṣu deśe kāle pātre ca śraddhayā samyag-dattesu yat-puṇya-phalaṃ puṇyasya dharmasya phalaṃ svarga-svārājyādi pradiṣṭaṃ śāstreṇa | atyety atikrāmati tat sarvam idaṃ pūrvokta-sapta-praśna-nirūpaṇa-dvāreṇoktaṃ viditvā samyag-anuṣṭhāna-prayantam avadhāryānuṣṭhāya ca yogī dhyāna-niṣṭhaḥ | na kevalaṃ tad atikrāmati paraṃ sarvotkṛṣṭam aiśvaraṃ sthānam ādyaṃ sarva-kāraṇam upaiti ca pratipadyate ca sarva-kāraṇaṃ brahmaiva prāpnotīty arthaḥ | tad anenādhyāyena dhyeyatvena tat-padārtho vyākhyātaḥ
etad-adhyāyoktārtha-jñāna-phalam āha vedeṣv iti | tat sarvam atyeti atikramya ca yogī bhaktimān tato ‚pi śreṣṭhaṃ sthānam ādyam aprākṛtaṃ nityaṃ prāpnoti
saptamāṣṭamādhyāya-dvaya-jñāna-prakāram āha vedeṣv iti | vedeṣu brahmacarya-guru-śuśrūṣaṇādi-vidhinā samyag-adhīteṣu sarvāṅgoaa-saṃhāreṇa samyag-anuṣṭhiteṣu | tapaḥsu śāstroktena vidhinā samyak cariteṣu | dāneṣu deśa-kāla-pātra-parīkṣayā śraddhayā ca samyag-datteṣu yat puṇya-phalaṃ svarga-rājyādi-lakṣaṇaṃ pradiṣṭam uktam | tat sarvam abhyety atikramati | kiṃ kṛtvety āha idam iti | idam adhyāya-dvayoktaṃ bhagavato mama mad-bhakteś ca māhātmyaṃ sat-prasaṅgena viditvā tad-vedana-sukhātiriktaṃ tat sarvaṃ tṛṇāya manyata ity arthaḥ | tato yogī mad-bhaktimān bhūtvādyam anādi-parama-māyikaṃ mat-sthānam upaiti