युक्तौ च सम्परायात्
And in union, from the transition.
शक्तित्वान्नानृतं वेद्यम्
Because of its power, what is known is not false.
तत्परिशुद्धिश्च गम्या लोकवल्लिङ्गेभ्य:
Its purity is inferred from worldly signs.
सम्मानबहुमानप्रीतिविरहेतरविचिकित्सामहिमख्यातितदर्थप्राणस्थानतदीयतासर्वतद् भावा प्रातिकूल्यादीनि च स्मरणेभ्यो बाहुल्यात्
Respect, honor, affection, absence of hostility, doubt, fame, recognition of purpose, devotion, offering, and all such states, as well as opposition and the like, are frequent in recollection.
द्वेषादयस्तु नैवम्
But hatred and the like are not so.
यद्वाक्यशेषात् प्रादुर्भावेष्वपि सा
From the remainder of the statement, even in manifestations, it is so.
जन्मकर्मविदश्चाजन्मशब्दात्
And the knower of birth and action, because of the term 'unborn.'
तच्च दिव्यं स्वशक्तिमात्रोद्भवात्
And that is divine, arising solely from its own power.
मुख्यं तस्य हि कारुण्यम्
For compassion is its primary quality.
प्राणित्वान्न विभूतिषु
Because it is living, not among the manifestations.
द्यूतराजसेवयो: प्रतिषेधाच्च
And because of the prohibition of gambling and service to kings.
वासुदेवेऽपीति चेन्नाकरमात्रत्वात्
If it is said to be in Vāsudeva, it is only as a non-action.
प्रत्यभिज्ञानाच्च
And because of recognition.
वृष्णिषु श्रैष्ठ्येन तत्
Among the Vṛṣṇis, it is by excellence.
एवं प्रसिद्धेषु च
Thus, among those that are well established,
भक्त्या भजनोपसंहाराद्गौण्या परायैतद्धेतुत्वात्
Because devotion, through the conclusion of worship, is secondary to the supreme, being the cause of this.
रागार्थप्रकीर्त्तिसाहचर्याच्चेतरेषाम्
And for others, due to association with the mention of passion and purpose.
अन्तराले तु शेषा: स्युरुपास्यादौ च काण्डत्वात्
However, the remaining ones are intermediate; and at the beginning of worship, because of their partial nature.
ताभ्य: पावित्र्यमुपक्रमात्
From these, purity arises at the outset.
तासु प्रधानयोगात् फ़लाधिक्यमेके
Among them, due to predominant connection, some assert greater fruit.
नाम्नेति जैमिनि: सम्भवात्
Jaimini says, 'Not so,' because it is possible.
अत्राङ्गप्रयोगाणां यथाकालसम्भवो गृहादिवत्
Here, the application of subsidiary rites occurs as appropriate, just as in household matters.
ईश्वरतुष्टेरेकोऽपि बली
Even one act, if it pleases the Lord, is powerful.
अबन्धोऽर्पणस्य मुखम्
The offering is not binding; it is the gateway.
ध्याननियमस्तु दृष्टसौकर्यात्
The rule of meditation is established because of its evident convenience.
तद्यजि: पूजयामितरेषां नैवम्
For that sacrifice, worship is not so for the others.
पादोदकं तु पाद्यमव्याप्ते:
The water for washing the feet is the same as the water for offering, when not pervaded.
स्वयमर्पितं ग्राह्यमविशेषात्
What is offered by oneself is acceptable without distinction.
निमित्तगुणाव्यपेक्षणादपरधेषु व्यवस्था
In cases of faults, the determination is made by considering the cause and quality.
पत्रादेर्दानमत्यथा हि वैशिष्ट्यम्
The giving of leaves and the like, if not prescribed, indeed has special significance.