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(making) sacrifices, penances, and gists, is called 'Sat;' and (all) action, too, of which that is the object, is also called 'Sat.' Whatever oblation is offered, whatever is given, whatever penance is performed, and whatever is done, without faith”, that, O son of Pritha! is called 'Asat,' and that is nought, both after death and here.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Arguna said: O you of mighty arms! O Hrishikesa! O destroyer of Kesin! I wish to know the truth about renunciation and abandonment distinctly.
The Deity said : By renunciation the sages understand the rejection of actions done with desires. The wise call the abandonment of the fruit of all actions (by the name) abandonment. Some wise men say, that action should be abandoned as being full of evil; and others, that the actions of sacrifice, gift, and penance
--- - - - -- -- ' I.c. either the Bralıman itself, or sacrifice, penance, and gift. • Cl. Sutia Nipata, p. 69. "The meaning of this whole passage seems to be that these three words, which designate the Brahman, have distinct uses, as specified. Om,' says Nilakartha, is employed whether the action is done with any special desire or not. Those who study the Brahman there means 'study the Vedas.' Tad' is employed in case of actions without desires only. Sat' is employed, according to Sankara, in case of existence, such as the birth of a first son;
goodness,' the reclamation of a bad man; 'auspicious acts,' mar. riage, &c. The intelligent use of these terms as here specified is mid to cure any defects in the actions, the various classes of which are mentioned before.
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