शास्त्रोपदेशसौजन्यप्रज्ञातज्ज्ञसमागमैः । अन्तरान्तरसम्पन्नधर्मार्थोपार्जनक्रियः ॥ ८ ॥
śāstrōpadēśasaujanyaprajñātajjñasamāgamaiḥ | antarāntarasampannadharmārthōpārjanakriyaḥ || 8 ||
Translation
With the teaching of the scriptures, with goodness, with understanding, and in the company of those who know That, one should, from time to time, take up the gaining of dharma and of wealth for its sake;
Word by word
- śāstra
- of the scriptures
- upadēśa
- with the teaching
- saujanya
- with goodness
- prajñā
- with understanding
- tajjña
- of those who know That
- samāgamaiḥ
- in the company
- antarāntara
- from time to time
- sampanna
- taken up
- dharma
- of dharma
- artha
- and of wealth
- upārjana
- the gaining
- kriyaḥ
- one who carries out
Meaning
The means are listed, and the commentary takes the list as a sequence: the teaching of true scriptures, a gentle nature, understanding, and the company of the learned and of those who know the Self, each inner discipline joined to the one before. "From time to time" it explains by the duties of the stages of life, such as daily hearing of Vedānta with devotion and the service of the teacher, which it supports with lines from the smṛti, and by gaining the means those duties need: the wealth that serves them, and the meanings that are the scriptures' purpose. The seeker does not drop the life of dharma; he keeps it as a support while he inquires.