संक्षेपपूजा, संक्षेपपुरश्चरणम्Worship in brief, the preparatory rite in brief
Verse 78
यतो हि निरनुष्ठानात् स्वल्पानुष्ठानमुत्तमम् । संक्षेपपूजनं भद्रे तत्रादौ शृणु कथ्यते ॥ ७८ ॥
yatō hi niranuṣṭhānāt svalpānuṣṭhānamuttamam | saṁkṣēpapūjanaṁ bhadrē tatrādau śṛṇu kathyatē || 78 ||
Translation
For a little practice is better than none at all: hear, good lady, the brief worship, which is told first.
Word by word
- yatō
- (yataḥ) for
- hi
- indeed
- niranuṣṭhānāt
- than no practice
- svalpa
- a little
- anuṣṭhānam
- practice
- uttamam
- is better
- saṁkṣēpa
- brief
- pūjanaṁ
- worship
- bhadrē
- good lady
- tatra
- there
- ādau
- first
- śṛṇu
- hear
- kathyatē
- is told
Meaning
The principle behind the concession: "a little practice is better than none" (nirantuṣṭhānāt svalpānuṣṭhānam uttamam). The commentary says this is the reason for allowing brevity. It is a generous and practical rule. The text would rather have a sincere short practice than an abandoned long one. The reader with little time is not excluded.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
He gives the reason for doing the worship and the rest in brief, with "yato hi…".