नाऽऽयासो नोपवासश्च कायक्लेशो न विद्यते । नैवाऽऽचारादिनियमो नोपचाराश्च भूरिशः ॥ ५३ ॥
nā’’yāsō nōpavāsaśca kāyaklēśō na vidyatē | naivā’’cārādiniyamō nōpacārāśca bhūriśaḥ || 53 ||
Translation
In his worship there is no toil, no fasting, no mortification of the body, no rules of conduct and the like, nor a great many offerings;
Word by word
- nā’’yāsō
- no toil
- nōpavāsaśca
- and no fasting
- kāyaklēśō
- mortification of the body
- na
- not
- vidyatē
- there is
- naivā’’cārādiniyamō
- no rules of conduct and the like
- nōpacārāśca
- nor offerings
- bhūriśaḥ
- in great number
Meaning
Āyāsa is glossed as exertion. The ease of this worship answers the Goddess's question about people of an age that cannot bear hardship.