किं तस्य वैदिकाचारैस्तान्त्रिकैर्वाऽपि तस्य किम् । ब्रह्मनिष्ठस्य विदुषः स्वेच्छाचारो विधिः स्मृतः ॥ ९७ ॥
kiṁ tasya vaidikācāraistāntrikairvā’pi tasya kim | brahmaniṣṭhasya viduṣaḥ svēcchācārō vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ || 97 ||
Translation
What need has he of Vedic observances, or of Tantric ones? For the wise one devoted to Brahman, acting as he wishes is the rule.
Word by word
- kiṁ
- what
- tasya
- for him
- vaidikācāraistāntrikairvā’pi
- of Vedic observances, or of Tantric ones
- kim
- what
- brahmaniṣṭhasya
- of the one devoted to Brahman
- viduṣaḥ
- of the wise
- svēcchācārō
- acting as one wishes
- vidhiḥ
- the rule
- smṛtaḥ
- is held
Meaning
The wise one is glossed as the one who knows that all is Brahman.