संक्षेपपूजा, संक्षेपपुरश्चरणम्Worship in brief, the preparatory rite in brief
Verse 92
यावन्न चित्तकलिलं हातुमुत्सहते व्रती । तावत् कर्म प्रकुर्वीत कुलभक्तिसमन्वितः ॥ ९२ ॥
yāvanna cittakalilaṁ hātumutsahatē vratī | tāvat karma prakurvīta kulabhaktisamanvitaḥ || 92 ||
Translation
As long as the vow-keeper cannot cast off the turbidity of the mind, so long should he perform the rites, endowed with devotion to the kula.
Word by word
- yāvan
- (yāvat) as long as
- na
- not
- citta
- of the mind
- kalilaṁ
- the turbidity
- hātum
- to cast off
- utsahatē
- can
- vratī
- the vow-keeper
- tāvat
- so long
- karma
- the rites
- prakurvīta
- should perform
- kula
- to the kula
- bhakti
- devotion
- samanvitaḥ
- endowed with
Meaning
The place of ritual is defined exactly. The commentary: for as long as he is unable to give up the impurity of the mind (citta-kalila), for just so long the disciplined practitioner, devoted to the kula, should perform the rites; and not after that. Ritual is a means, like a ladder, used until the mind is pure, and then no longer needed. Verse 94 completes the thought.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Yāvat…" and the rest. For as long (yāvat) as he is unable (notsahate, na śaknoti) to give up (hātum, tyaktum) the turbidity of the mind (citta-kalila, the mind's impurity), for just so long, being endowed with devotion to the kula and keeping his vows (vratī), being disciplined, the practitioner should perform the rites (karma), and not after that. He gives the reason for this with "yathāvat…": hi means "because". (This explanation covers verses 92 to 94.)