पुण्यायन्ते क्रियाः सर्वाः सुषुप्तिः सुकृतायते । स्वेच्छाचारोऽत्र विहितो महामन्त्रस्य साधने ॥ ९६ ॥
puṇyāyantē kriyāḥ sarvāḥ suṣuptiḥ sukṛtāyatē | svēcchācārō’tra vihitō mahāmantrasya sādhanē || 96 ||
Translation
In the practice of the great mantra every action becomes meritorious, even sleep becomes a good deed; here acting as one wishes is prescribed.
Word by word
- puṇyāyantē
- become meritorious
- kriyāḥ
- actions
- sarvāḥ
- all
- suṣuptiḥ
- sleep
- sukṛtāyatē
- becomes a good deed
- svēcchācārō’tra
- acting as one wishes, here
- vihitō
- is prescribed
- mahāmantrasya
- of the great mantra
- sādhanē
- in the practice
Meaning
The commentary: even actions not meritorious in themselves become as if meritorious. Svecchācāra, "acting by one's own will", means freedom from the outer rules of time, place and purity listed above, not from conduct, which verses 99 to 104 set out.