Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.7
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 16.7 · 16 · Verse 7
Sanskrit Original
।।16.7।।प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च अभ्युदयसाधनं मोक्षसाधनं च वैदिकं धर्मम् आसुरा न विदुः न जानन्ति। न च शौचं वैदिककर्मयोग्यत्वं शास्त्रसिद्धम् तद् बाह्यम् आभ्यन्तरं च असुरेषु न विद्यते। न अपि च आचारः? तद् बाह्याभ्यन्तरशौचं येन सन्ध्यावन्दनादिना आचारेण जायते? स अपि आचारः तेषु न विद्यते। तथा उक्तम् -- सन्ध्याहीनोऽशुचिनित्यमनर्हः सर्वकर्मसु। (दक्षस्मृति 2।23) इति।तथा सत्यं च तेषु न विद्यते सत्यं यथार्थज्ञानं भूतहितरूपभाषणं तेषु न विद्यते।किं च --
16.7 The demoniac men do not know the 'path of action and renunciation,' viz., the Vedic Dharma that leads to prosperity and final release. 'Cleanliness' is the competence for performing Vedic rites as established in the Sastras. That 'cleanliness,' be it external or internal, is alien to the demoniac. Nor 'right conduct,' viz., that right conduct such as twilight prayers (Sandhya-vandana) etc., by means of which this internal and external cleanliness arises - even that right conduct is alien to them. For it is declared in: 'He who does not perform twilight prayers, is always unholy and is unfit for any rites' (Daksha Sm., 2.23). Likewise, 'truth' is not found among them, viz., that truthful speech, which is conducive to the welfare of beings and which is in accordance with one's actual knowledge, does not characterise them. Moreover: