भक्तिभावः परा प्रीतिर्धर्मो धर्मैकभावनः
Devotion, supreme affection, righteousness, and the contemplation of righteousness alone—
श्रद्धया विधिवत्पात्रे प्रतिपादितमुत्तमम् 1.189.
That which is given with faith, properly, to a worthy recipient, is supreme.
यद्दानं श्रद्धया पात्रे विधिवत्प्रतिपादितम्
That gift which is given with faith, to a worthy recipient, in the proper manner—
आर्तेषु दीनेषु गुणान्वितेषु यः श्रद्धया स्वल्पमपि प्रदद्यात्
Whoever gives even a little, with faith, to those who are distressed, poor, or endowed with virtue—
श्रद्धा दानं परं ज्ञेयं श्रद्धा एव तपः परम्
Know that faith is the highest form of giving; faith alone is the supreme austerity.
अथाहिंसा क्षमा सत्यं ह्रीः श्रद्धेंद्रियसंयमः
Nonviolence, forgiveness, truthfulness, modesty, faith, and control of the senses—
हंतव्यस्तैः समस्तैर्वा सूर्यधर्मैरनुष्ठितैः
One must destroy all these faults by means of the practices prescribed by the solar tradition.
परस्त्रीद्रव्यसंकल्पं यः सापेक्षं करोति च अरिभिः परिभूतं च संत्यजेच्चैव पापकृत्
Whoever, with desire, contemplates another's wife or property, or abandons someone insulted by enemies, is a wrongdoer.
तद्भार्यामित्रपुत्रेषु यश्चावज्ञां करोति च
And whoever shows contempt toward the wife, friend, or son of such a person—
ब्रह्मघ्नश्च सुरापश्च स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः
A killer of a Brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a thief, or one who violates the teacher's bed—
क्रोधाद्द्वेषाद्भयाल्लोभाद्ब्राह्मणस्य वदेत यः 1.189.
Whoever, out of anger, hatred, fear, or greed, would harm a Brahmin—
ब्राह्मणं च समाहूय याचमानमकिंचनम्
And whoever, having summoned a Brahmin who is begging and destitute—
देवद्विजगवां भूमिं पूर्वदत्तां हरेत यः
Whoever seizes land previously given to gods, Brahmins, or cows—
अधीत्य यो रवेर्ज्ञानं परित्यजति मंदधीः
Whoever, having studied the knowledge of the Sun, then abandons it, being dull-minded—
अग्निहोत्रपरित्यागः पंचयज्ञियकर्मणाम्
The abandonment of the Agnihotra and the rites of the five great sacrifices—
अप्रियं सूर्यभक्तानामभक्ष्यस्य च भक्षणम्
The consumption of what is forbidden, or what is unpleasing to the devotees of the Sun—
सर्वाधिपत्यमेतेषां नास्ति देवपुरोत्तमे
None of these have any sovereignty in the presence of the supreme Lord among the gods.
केचिदत्रैव मुच्यन्ते ज्ञानयोगपरा नराः
Some, even here, are liberated—those men devoted to knowledge and yoga.
तस्माद्विमोक्षमन्विच्छन्भोगासक्तिं विवर्जयेत्
Therefore, one who seeks liberation should abandon attachment to enjoyment.
यच्चाप्यसक्तहृदया जपन्तीमं प्रसंगतः
And whatever is recited by those whose hearts are unattached, in this context—
तन्नार्चयन्ति ये भानुं सकृदुच्छिष्टदेहिनः 1.189.
Those who worship the sun even once while their bodies are impure after eating.
द्विर्जपंति च ये भानुं क्रूराः संक्रुद्धलोचनाः
Those cruel ones, with angry eyes, who recite to the sun twice.
त्रिरर्चयन्ति ये भानुं मद्यमांसरता नराः
Those men who worship the sun three times, indulging in wine and meat.
ये नृत्यगीतं कुर्वंति त्रिश्चतुर्धा यदृच्छया
Those who perform dance and song, three or four times, as they please.
लोकाः ख्यातिं समुद्दिश्य पूजयंति च गोपतिम्
People who, seeking fame, worship the protector of cows.
कामासक्तेन चित्तेन यः षडर्चयते रविम्
He who worships Ravi six times with a mind attached to desire.
नवकृत्वोर्चयेद्यस्तु चित्रभानुं खगाधिप
He who worships Citrabhānu, lord of birds, nine times.
तस्मादपि परं स्थानं यद्भूतानां मनोहरम्
There is a place even higher than that, delightful to all beings.
असंख्यैर्वस्तुभिर्व्याप्तं गैरिकै रक्तचित्रकैः
That place is filled with countless objects, adorned with red and variegated gems.
तत्स्थानं ते प्रगच्छंति अर्चयन्ति च ये द्विजान् तस्मादपि परं स्थानं ज्योतिष्कं सौरमुच्यते
Those who worship the twice-born reach that place; and there is a place even higher, called the solar world of light.