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astapuṣpī samakhyātā svargamokṣaprasādhanī. aśuddhetarabhedena dvidhā tattvārthadarśibhiḥ. The Seers of the truth described eight-fold worship as means of heaven and liberation. It is two-fold impure and different from that, i.e., pure.
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śuddhagamairyathālābhaṁ pratyagraiḥ śucibhājanaiḥ. stokairvā bahubhirvā'pi puspairjätyādisambhavaiḥ.
aṣṭāpāyavinirmuktatadutthaguṇabhūtaye. dīyate devadevāya yā sā'śuddhetyudahṛtā.
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The worship, performed to adore the Great Lord, who is free from the eight impurities (karmas ), excelled in infinite qualities such as eternal knowledge etc. with the flowers of Jasminum, Grandiflorum etc., as acquired with pure means, fresh and put in pure vessels (baskets) whether little or much, is called as impure worship, because it involves little violence of one sensed beings such as vegetable kingdom.
sankīrṇaiṣā svarūpeṇa dravyādbhāvaprasaktitaḥ. punyabandhanimittatvād vijñeyā sarvasādhanī.
This, impure worship be regarded as means of attaining heaven, innately mingled with little violence in acquiring flowers etc. because of generating the feeling of devotion and the cause of auspicious bondage.
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